Big Data Analytics Startup Gainsight Gets New CEO, Raises $9 Million

Founder Jim Eberlin is now president and will focus on product strategy and sales development, the company said. The Gainsight name is a change from the company's original name, JBara Software.

Gainsight will use the funding to accelerate its product development work and "drive its aggressive go-to-market strategy," the company said in a statement.

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Mountain View, Calif.-based GainSight develops predictive analytics software that's integrated with Salesforce.com's CRM applications. The tools help businesses analyze customer data for customer retention, and identify cross-sell and upsell opportunities.

Symantec acquired LiveOffice last year for $115 million.

PUBLISHED APRIL 18, 2013