
Sidetrade Acquisition (IKO System) offers predictive sales automation software designed to optimize lead outreach and improve sales pipeline predictability. Their solution targets and automates lead outreach in one click, allowing salespeople to focus on meetings rather than administrative tasks. Key features include predictive scoring based on AI and machine learning to rank new leads, a REACH score to identify the most responsive leads from millions of decision-makers, and automated outreach sequences that mimic human emails for better engagement rates. The platform is suitable for startups, SMBs, and enterprises, offering services like onboarding, performance consulting, and sales workshops to enhance user adoption and sales best practices. They claim to be trusted by over 400 sales & marketing teams.

Sidetrade Acquisition (IKO System) offers predictive sales automation software designed to optimize lead outreach and improve sales pipeline predictability. Their solution targets and automates lead outreach in one click, allowing salespeople to focus on meetings rather than administrative tasks. Key features include predictive scoring based on AI and machine learning to rank new leads, a REACH score to identify the most responsive leads from millions of decision-makers, and automated outreach sequences that mimic human emails for better engagement rates. The platform is suitable for startups, SMBs, and enterprises, offering services like onboarding, performance consulting, and sales workshops to enhance user adoption and sales best practices. They claim to be trusted by over 400 sales & marketing teams.
Product: Predictive sales automation and outbound prospecting platform
Founded: 2010 (Paris)
Acquisition: Acquired by Sidetrade in December 2016
Funding: Series A (Feb 2016), total funding reported ~$3.46M USD
Customers: Claims to serve 400+ sales & marketing teams
B2B lead generation, outbound prospecting, email engagement, sales automation
2010
Sales automation / B2B marketing software
Early seed round reported in May 2011; reported amounts vary across sources.
€2.5M
Series A announced Feb 22, 2016; investors reported include Naxicap Partners and Bpifrance.
Acquired by Sidetrade in December 2016.
“Naxicap Partners; Bpifrance”