Getting a Year's Work done in One Month
nGenera was started in early 2007 by Steve Papermaster and a small team that shared his vision of the Next Generation Enterprise. We've put together a quick timeline that enumerates the milestones we've achieved since those early days.
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| January 2007 |
BSG Alliance is formed in Austin, Texas by Steve Papermaster, Colby Thames, Brian Magierski and a dozen other innovators. |
| February 2007 | Work begins with our first set of customers, and the foundations for the Next Generation Enterprise are laid. |
| March 2007 |
We acquire Kalivo, Inc., maker of Web 2.0, on-demand collaboration software. |
| May 2007 | BSG Alliance raises $20 million from Foundation Capital and Hummer Winblad Partners. Warren Weiss and Mitchel Kertzman join the BSG Alliance board. |
| May 2007 |
We acquire The Concours Group, a highly respected research and executive education firm in Houston, Texas. |
| July 2007 |
Edward Mello and Stephen Douty, two technology industry veterans, join the BSG Alliance management team. |
| October 2007 |
We acquire Houston-based Industrial Science, maker of sophisticated business simulation software. |
| December 2007 |
We acquire Toronto-based New Paradigm, whose leader Don Tapscott is a world-renown visionary of how technological trends impact the enterprise. Of note are New Paradigm's flagship research projects Enterprise 2.0 and Talent 2.0. |
| February 2008 |
Dr. Jim Cash, former James E. Robinson Professor, Harvard Business School and board member of General Electric, Microsoft, Wal*Mart, and Chubb, joins BSG Alliance's board of directors. |
| March 2008 |
BSG Alliance raises $50 million from Oak Investment Partners, Foundation Capital and Hummer Winblad. Ren Riley joins the board of directors. |
| March 2008 |
We acquire Houston-based Iconixx Corporation, industry leader in compensation strategy and services. |
| April 2008 | BSG Alliance becomes nGenera Corporation and launches a fully-integrated on-demand product suite focusing on leadership performance, talent management and development and the customer experience. |