Cortera
{{Short description|American business services company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Moody's Analytics
| logo = Image:Cortera-logo.PNG
| type = Subsidiary
| foundation = Dedham, Massachusetts 1993
| location = Boca Raton, Florida
| key_people = {{ubl|James P. Swift, CEO|Michael Landis, CFO{{Cite web |url=https://pulse.moodysanalytics.com/about-cortera/management-team/ |title=Cortera Management Team | Cortera |access-date=2008-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705160544/http://www.cortera.com/about-cortera/management-team/ |archive-date=2008-07-05 |url-status=dead }}}}
| num_employees = >100
| products = Business information, services, research, software
| parent = Moody's Analytics
| homepage = {{url|https://pulse.moodysanalytics.com/}}
}}
Moody's Analytics, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, U.S., is a provider of credit information on businesses and corporations. The company provides business information with a database containing a number of private and public U.S. companies, analytics about each of those companies, and workflow software.
Typical users include business analysts, sales and marketing experts and credit & collections professionals who need to research their prospects, customers, and partners. Principal customers include transportation providers, manufacturers and wholesalers, telcos, banks, and other credit and financial institutions.
History
Cortera was founded in 1993 as SRR Solutions by Northeastern University professor, Venkat Srinivasan,{{cite web |url=http://www.creditpointe.com/management%20team.htm |title=Financial Insight and Information | CreditPointe |access-date=2008-09-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731171312/http://www.creditpointe.com/management%20team.htm |archive-date=2012-07-31 }} to provide credit & collections software. Over the years, the company raised tens of millions in venture capital funding, dabbled with the creation of an online B2B debt exchange and changed its name to eCredit in 1998. In December 2006 the company was acquired{{cite web |title=Fidelity Ventures invests $11 million in eCredit |url=http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2006/12/18/daily12.html |website=American City Business Journals |date=2006-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091115224853/http://boston.bizjournals.com:80/boston/stories/2006/12/18/daily12.html |archive-date=2009-11-15 |url-status=live}} by an investment group that ultimately included Fidelity Ventures, Battery Ventures, and CIBC. The company name was changed from eCredit to Cortera in early 2008.[https://web.archive.org/web/20080915053912/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS150542+15-Apr-2008+PRN20080415 Reuters]
Moody's Analytics acquired Cortera in 2021.{{Cite web |date=2021-02-10 |title=Moody’s to Acquire Cortera, a Leader in Credit Data and Insights |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210210005251/en/Moody%E2%80%99s-to-Acquire-Cortera-a-Leader-in-Credit-Data-and-Insights |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}
Products and services
- Business information
- Credit & Collections software[http://businessfinancemag.com/article/breed-apart-0701 A Breed Apart | Business Finance]
- Analytics
- B2B Payment Data
Partners
The company primarily partners with other providers of business information to include their information in its software. Partners include:
- Bureau van Dijk
- Moodys Analytics
- LexisNexis Risk Solutions
References
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External links
- [https://pulse.moodysanalytics.com/ Official website]
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Category:Business services companies established in 1993
Category:Business services companies of the United States