Digimind Explained

Onclusive Social
Former Name:Digimind
Type:Privately held company
Founder:Paul Vivant (CEO)
Patrice François (Associate Director)
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Computer software
Services:Competitive Intelligence
Num Employees:> 200 (2019)
Subsid:New York, Singapore, Rabat, Madrid
Website:https://digimind.com
Foundation:1998, Grenoble, France

Onclusive Social, formerly Digimind,[1] is a global social listening and competitive intelligence product providing information on businesses' competitive standing in the market.[2] Now part of global media intelligence provider Onclusive,[3] Digimind was founded in 1998. As of 2019, the company had more than 200 employees across offices in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. In 2022 Digimind was acquired by global media monitoring company Onclusive.[4] In October 2022, Digimind rebranded to Onclusive Social.[5]

History

Digimind was founded in 1998 by Paul Vivant, Patrice François, Gerald Navarette and Romain Laboisse in Grenoble, France. Within a year, they launched vStrat, a collaborative market intelligence software tool for Lotus Notes (now IBM Notes). This was followed by the release of Strategic Finder, a meta search engine, in 1999.[6] By the end of 1999, the software had reached over 60,000 users.

In 2003 the company launched Digimind Evolution, a competitive intelligence software application. The company's subsequent success and expansion in both French- and English-speaking markets facilitated the opening of a Research & Development centre in Rabat, Morocco in 2006, and an office in Cambridge, MA in 2008. In 2007, Digimind launched Digimind 7, an application providing real-time visual analysis of news stories.

In July 2024, Digimind was acquired by Onclusive,[7] a portfolio company of Symphony Technology Group. Later that year, Digimind rebranded[8] to Onclusive Social reflecting it's full integration with media intelligence provider Onclusive.[9]

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Manjur . Rezwana . 30 October 2024 . Social media intelligence firm Digimind rebrands to Onclusive Social . Marketing-Interactive.
  2. News: Knight . Jan . Digimind: Competitive intelligence monitoring software with a twist . Freepint . 23 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131007055009/http://web.freepint.com/go/features/68631 . 2013-10-07 .
  3. Web site: 25 July 2022 . Onclusive acquires Digimind . ResearchLive.
  4. Web site: Wilcox . Kylie . 2 August 2022 . Stellus Capital Management, LLC Supports Onclusive's Acquisition of Digimind with Incremental Debt Financing and an Equity Co-Investment. . BusinessWire.
  5. Web site: Cambosa . Teddy . 29 October 2024 . Digimind rebrands as Onclusive Social, marking full integration with Onclusive . MARKETECH APAC.
  6. News: Gautheron. Isabelle. Usages innovants d'Internet et outils intelligents. Bulletin des Bibliothèques de France. 2000.
  7. News: Wilcox . Kylie . 2 August 2022 . Stellus Capital Management, LLC Supports Onclusive's Acquisition of Digimind with Incremental Debt Financing and an Equity Co-Investment . BusinessWire.
  8. News: Manjur . Rezwana . 30 October 2024 . Social media intelligence firm Digimind rebrands to Onclusive Social . Marketing Interactive.
  9. Web site: 28 October 2024 . Digimind Rebrands as Onclusive Social, Marking Full Integration with Onclusive to Transform Global Media Intelligence .
  10. Web site: The Forrester New Waveâ„¢: Market And Competitive Intelligence Platforms, Q4 2019. www.forrester.com. 2019-12-20.
  11. Web site: Digimind Named a Leader in Market and Competitive Intelligence Platforms Evaluation by Independent Research Firm. 2019-10-22. www.businesswire.com. en. 2019-12-20.