Mary Ainsworth

Callidus Software, Inc. provides cloud-based sales, marketing, learning and customer experience solutions. It offers a suite of Software-as-a-Service solutions that identifies leads, trains personnel, implements territory and quota plans, enables sales forces, automates configuration pricing and quoting, manages contracts, streamlines sales compensation, captures customer feedback, and provides predictive analytics for competitive advantage. The firm’s products include sales performance management, sales automation, execution and customer engagement. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Dublin, CA.

Medallia, Inc. engages in the provision of customer experience management software. Its products include surveys, CX profiles, CX journeys, action intelligence, and alerts and reporting. The firm also offers CX professionals, EX professionals, account management, contact centers, location-based operations, and research and insights solutions. It serves industries including automotive, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, nonprofit, retail, and telecommunications and media. The company was founded by Borge Hald and Amy Pressman in 2000 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.