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Nubera

Nubera is a Barcelona, Spain-based software review company that was founded in 2010 by Christophe Primault and Manuel Jaffrin. The company was acquired by Gartner in 2015, and is now operated as a subsidiary of Gartner's.

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Nubera
TypeFor-profit
Founded2010 (2010)
FoundersChristophe Primault (CEO) and Manuel Jaffrin (COO)1
HeadquartersBarcelona, Spain
ParentGartner2
WebsiteOfficial website

Nubera is a Barcelona, Spain-based software review company342 that was founded in 2010 by Christophe Primault and Manuel Jaffrin. The company was acquired by Gartner in 2015, and is now operated as a subsidiary of Gartner's.5

History

Nubera was founded in 2010 in Barcelona, Spain by Christophe Primault (a marketing professional) and Manuel Jaffrin (a computer engineer).3 Nubera published an app review website called GetApp,1 focussing on apps for business usage.36 The company was initially funded by Christophe and Manual,7 and then received a $1.1M investment in 2011 from Nauta Capital, a Spanish-American investment firm.8

In October 2012, Nubera acquired Tarpipe, a company that specialized in integrating cloud apps.9 In 2013, Nubera launched a business listing for mobile section for iOS and Android devices.1011 According to TechCrunch, "by 2013, the app listed 5,000+ apps from 20,000 vendors including Basecamp, Salesforce, Dropbox and Zoho, among many others".12 The company launched a number of other apps and searching tools such as GetApp Lab, AppStorm, AppAppeal and Cloudwork (a cloud apps integration platform)13 that were integrated in its online marketplace.5

On July 1, 2015, Nubera (GetApp) was acquired by the IT advisory company Gartner.14 The sale price is undisclosed and Nubera became a subsidiary of Gartner as a result.215

References

References

  1. "Gartner acquires software app review channel Nubera". ConsultancyUK. 6 August 2015.
  2. "Gartner Acquires Nubera eBusiness SL". Mergr.
  3. "GetApp.com aims to become the premier 'appstore' for business software". TechCrunch.
  4. "One Way to Navigate the Business App Marketplace". Entrepreneur. 2 January 2012.
  5. "Gartner acquires Barcelona-based Nubera (GetApp)". NovoBrief. July 2015.
  6. "GetApp Provides Directory Of Business Apps". InformationWeek. 24 August 2010.
  7. "GetApp's business solution was so good that Google copied it". Mixergy.
  8. "GetApp.com raises $1.1 million for cloud-based business app store". TechCrunch.
  9. "Nubera acquires Tarpipe and launches CloudWork, automating tasks across different cloud apps". The Next Web. 17 October 2012.
  10. "GetApp's Web-based marketplace for business apps gets a mobile section covering iOS and Android". TNW. 25 June 2013.
  11. "Marketplace features 1,200-plus mobile apps for SMBs". ZDNet.
  12. "With Fijitsu's latest move, GetApp's cloud-based app platform just got interesting". TechCrunch. 11 April 2013.
  13. "GetApp.com". Nauta Capital.
  14. "Gartner, Inc. (IT) Acquires GetApp Provider Nubera". StreetInsider.
  15. "Gartner Acquisitions". Gartner.