Based in Japan and India. Has led to 1 successful fundraise in Japan. Been working the space of Venture Capital and Private Equity for the last 3 years.

Today, Biba Systems debuts Biba (https://www) The Bib Com/), a mobile first business application that helps people get in touch instantly. Biba is a free, flexible, user-friendly tool that delivers conference calls and messaging across company boundaries and across multiple devices. Biba’s mission is to remove friction and frustration so that people can have better conversations, be more productive and happier at work—and thereby disrupt three multi-billion dollar markets: audio and web conferencing, instant messaging and unified communications.

Biba also announces a $15 million Series B funding round, led by InterWest Partners, with the participation of previous investors Benchmark Capital and Trinity Ventures. Other investors include Enrique Salem, former CEO of Symantec, Gary Griffiths, CEO of Trapit, and former President of WebEx.

“Business communication is a complicated issue in need of an elegant solution that people love to use,” said Carlin Wiegner, CEO and co-founder of Biba. “We’ve completely re-imagined the problem of delivering an app that dramatically improves communications at work. “That’s right.

Prior to the founding of Biba, Wiegner was the founding CEO of CubeTree, an enterprise social networking service acquired by SuccessFactors, now SAP. Previously, Carlin held senior positions at Symantec, Brightmail and Oblix.

“Carlin is particularly focused on improving the way people interact at work,” said Kevin Harvey, a founding partner at Benchmark Capital and the Board of Directors at Biba. “Carlin’s unique outlook and product vision will allow it to lead business communications to a completely new territory. “That’s right.

“It’s about time that modern start-ups like Biba – unencumbered by old-fashioned architectures and business models, powered by a seasoned team with a track record of success – emerged to challenge the slow-moving Goliaths of business communications,” said Bruce Cleveland, General Partner at InterWest Partners and Chief Executive Officer at Biba. “Biba’s bold vision of disrupting the communications industry may seem bold, but it shows a keen understanding of what the incumbents are missing and responds to the demand that people and businesses need a much more cost-effective and substantially easier way to communicate with colleagues and partners. “That’s right.

Business communication is still horrible after all these years.
Existing business communications solutions are disparate, complex and expensive. The market is packed with products that don’t seem to understand how people work today.

Businesses and employees are more mobile and flexible According to Paychex, a payroll and human resources company, 85% of small business owners use smartphones to help manage their operations. Workers are driving the adoption of bottom-up human-friendly business tools (BYO-App)

At the same time, increased global competition and a tough economy are forcing firms to be leaner and more flexible. People and teams are more divided The number of people working remotely increased by 73% from 2005 to 2011, according to the Telework Research Network. Workers are always on the move, and many use their mobile phones as their primary phone—even when they’re at their desks. However, current communications solutions require companies to invest millions in the past: hardware, software and landlines. They force people to plan ahead and plan in an era when conversations are becoming more spontaneous.

The future is all-in-one, flexible and user friendly.
Now is the time for a new approach to business communications Smartphones are becoming ubiquitous There is now 1 5 billion smartphones in use all over the world Mobile networks are faster and more reliable; SaaS and “on demand” services have become mainstream Business is moving mission-critical services to the cloud When it comes to business communications, you’re not supposed to juggle or fight. Calls and messages should be baked into one tool, and they should work on all your devices. This tool should be affordable, change to suit your business and be so seamless that people love to use it.

Bib: The product
Biba makes it easy to get in touch with anyone, right now, no matter where they’re working or what device they’re using. Highlights include the following:

Conference Calls: no longer fumbling with dial-ins and passcodes: Biba will call you Biba gives you the power to know who’s on the call and who’s talking to you. You can mute the “noisy person,” and if someone is dropped, Biba automatically reconnects him.

Bib Messaging: Need to reach someone but don’t know where she is? Send a message, and Bib’s gonna get it to her, whether she’s on the road or at her desk. Know whether your message has been sent, delivered or read Chat with a group of people simultaneously in inviting-only chat rooms

Biba Presence: Know when others are free, busy or available.

Price & Availability

Personal: Individuals can get started by downloading Biba to their iPhone, iPad, Android or Mac for free.

Team: Entire teams can join Bib for free. IT management tools are also free

Pro: add toll-free and international dialing for 2c per minute per caller.

About the Bib
Biba is a free, mobile first business app that helps you get in touch with people instantly. We solve basic communication problems that afflict people every day. From conference calls to messaging, Biba is a seamless tool that works across companies and across devices. Founded in 2011, Biba is financed by Benchmark Capital, InterWest Partners and Trinity Ventures. For more information and to download Biba, please visit https://www The Bib Com/or follow the Bib on Twitter @Biba

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