Skynamo, a South African mobile-first sales operations platform for manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors, has been acquired by Klipboard, a global provider of vertically focused business management software, the companies said on Monday.
The acquisition aims to strengthen Skynamo’s ability to support nearly 1,000 businesses across Sub-Saharan Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States, while continuing to manage more than $70 million in monthly order value and millions of customer interactions.
Founded in 2012 as Honeybee, Skynamo initially offered a field sales application but has evolved into a unified sales operations platform that integrates field sales, customer ordering, product and pricing data, financial visibility, and sales analytics in a single cloud-based environment.
Sam Clarke, Skynamo’s Chief Executive Officer, said the acquisition marked “an exciting next chapter” and would allow the company to leverage Klipboard’s global reach and complementary software solutions.
For customers, the deal is expected to provide continued platform innovation, greater integration with enterprise resource planning (ERP) and business management systems, and access to a broader ecosystem of solutions for distributors and wholesalers.
Ian Bendelow, Chief Executive Officer of Klipboard, said the acquisition strengthened Klipboard’s presence in Sub-Saharan Africa and aligned with its strategy to invest in innovative solutions for global customers.
Klipboard serves more than 55,000 enterprise and small-to-medium business customers across 74 countries. Skynamo currently facilitates nearly 1,000 clients and over $70 million in monthly order value through its cloud-based platform.