Jopari Completes Financing Round with Sierra Angels
Investment Speeds Deployment of Latest Payment Automation Technology Promising Greatly Reduced Administrative Costs For Insurance Payers
Concord, CA (PRWEB) May 11, 2005 -- Jopari Solutions, Inc., the leader in
proprietary payments automation and advanced web portal services for the
insurance industry, today disclosed successful closing of a venture funding
round through Sierra Angels, a group of angel investors specializing in early
stage companies with highly experienced management teams who offer unique
technology products in rapidly growing markets. Specific terms were not made
part of the announcement, other than revealing the round as over-subscribed.
Jopari will use the capital proceeds to ramp up and execute on existing
contracts, expand its engineering teams, secure additional technical support and
reinforce customer support.
Stated Bill Deters of Sierra Angels: “Our
criteria for investment in high technology growth companies are demanding. We
support companies whose unique proprietary products demonstrate rapid and
profitable growth, which is realistic and achievable. We are impressed with
Jopari Solutions’ proven management team. Jopari has unique domain knowledge,
particularly in workers’ compensation and the auto insurance industry.”
“We are extremely gratified for the financial vote of confidence by the
Sierra Angels,” said Steve Stevens, Jopari’s Chairman and CEO. “We bring to the
table an innovative business strategy supported by state-of-the-art payment
automation engineering and a highly scalable, recurrent monthly revenue model
which is very attractive to investors. Our services save insurance payers of all
types an average of 50% to 70% against end-to-end costs of conventional paper
check processing.”
Commented Ric Cesped of the Sierra Angels, “In Jopari
Solutions, Sierra Angels recognized a company with a mission to bring the
Property & Casualty industry into the 21st century in terms of the
elimination of paper dependent business processes. We believe Jopari’s services
could not be more timely, considering the recent legislative mandates for
electronic bill submission, electronic disbursements and payment data
reporting.”
Leading market indicators point to business process
improvement initiatives dominating strategic technology investments for Property
& Casualty industry participants in 2005 and beyond. Manual workflow
reduction and claims process automation have been identified as key areas where
internal development costs and time-to-market uncertainties are rapidly giving
way to hosted services. Jopari is among the pioneer hosted services companies
combining multi-channel claim disbursements, secure payment and remittance
portals, and connected payer/payee workflow.
According to a TowerGroup
forecast, 2005 insurance industry IT spending will concentrate in the Property
& Casualty sector and hit $36.5 billion for the year. TowerGroup identified
improved efficiency of operations among the industry’s top three investment
components. Jopari’s payment automation and portal services, which reduce claim
payers’ conventional disbursement expense factors by 60%, are well positioned to
attract a portion of this spending.
About Sierra Angels
The Sierra
Angels is the premier group of angel investors in the Northern Sierra region.
Sierra Angels members hold significant ownership positions in 27 portfolio
companies. Members of Sierra Angels are independent business owners and senior
corporate executives experienced in financing and developing emerging
enterprises. We provide seed-stage investments in promising local technology
ventures that satisfy our rigorous investment criteria, and support the
entrepreneurial companies we fund with mentoring and business connections. Our
portfolio companies operate in rapidly growing markets, demonstrate potential
annual revenues exceeding $50 million, and are characterized by unique products,
with proprietary technology, that meet important needs. (www.sierraangels.com)
About Jopari Solution,
INC.
Jopari Solutions, Inc. provides industry-leading disbursement automation
and web services. The company has unique expertise in enterprise level payment
and remittance processing solutions, cash flow controls and back office
financial reporting. Jopari’s web portal services generate significant direct
and indirect administrative savings. “Powered by JopariPay™” services comply
with state/federal regulations and HIPAA. Jopari also offers alternative benefit
payment services, including direct deposit and stored value card programs. (www.jopari.com)
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