Simpplr Closes $6M in Series A Funding

Simpplr, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of internal communication, knowledge management, and employee services, closed $6m in Series A funding.In conjunction with the funding, Promod Haque, senior managing partner at Norwest, will join Simpplr’s board of directors.Founded in 2014 by CEO Dhiraj Sharma, Simpplr provides companies with a platform that connects employees with information and applications across all departments in a company, while providing personalized information for all users based on their roles, interests and permissions.It is pre-integrated into workplace applications including Box, Okta, Salesforce and Workday.Its second product, Simpplr Employee Help Desk, is a Salesforce Bolt Solution built on the Salesforce Lightning Bolt Framework, which enables employee self-service and case creation, and automates cross-department workflows.