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A year after its $190 million Series D, is back with an even bigger round, closing on $500 million in Series E financing to value the company at $2.8 billion.

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led the new funding and joins existing investors , , , 听补苍诲 , as well as funds and accounts managed by , all of which also participated in the round. The Series E brings Contentsquare鈥檚 total funding to $810 million since forming in 2012, the company said.

As part of the investment, , president of SoftBank Group International, will join Contentsquare鈥檚 board of directors.

Paris-based Contentsquare developed a cloud-based platform for businesses to create better customer experiences by analyzing customer behavior via anonymous web, mobile and app interactions. It then provides intelligent recommendations aimed at increasing user conversion, revenue, engagement and growth.

Company founder and CEO told 附近上门 News that despite the tough year, one positive that emerged was the acceleration of digitization globally.

He points to data that shows China is expected to this year, and he expects the U.S. to grow as well. hit 21.3 percent in the U.S. in 2020, up from 15.8 percent in 2019.

鈥淭here is a momentum and good opportunity with this market,鈥� he added. 鈥淲e found the best way to improve online sales is through customer acquisition. Traffic is all on mobile, so retailers needed to think about improving the experience. It went from a nice to have to a must have.鈥�

Contentsquare saw 100 percent year-over-year revenue growth over the past four years, with 50 percent of the business currently being generated in the U.S., Cherki said. The company is working with 750 customers, about a third of which are among the Fortune 500, he added. Within the past year, it also acquired two companies 鈥� and .

It also analyzed tens of billions of customer interactions every day across sites that process $1.5 billion in transactions daily.

The new funding will enable the company to expand in the U.S. and Europe, with plans to launch in new territories including Asia and Latin America. It also wants to do more M&A activities and further develop its go-to-market strategy. To do this, Contentsquare intends to hire 1,500 people in three years, Cherki said.

鈥淭hat is one of the rationales of getting SoftBank on board,鈥� he added. 鈥淭hey have great experience in international expansion.鈥�

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