Existing investors IDG Ventures India, India Angel Network (IAN), Yournest Fund and Stata Venture Partners also participated in this round of funding. "Continuing on my theme of backing inclusive innovations, I am optimistic of the success of Uniphore," Kris Gopalakrishnan said in a statement.
The big deal news has been on Microsoft's 8.5 billion dollar acquisition of Skype. In an interview with CNBC US, Tony Bates, CEO of Skype and Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, gave more details on the deal.