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Consona Fact Sheet

Consona Corporation is a business software and service provider dedicated to becoming your valued business partner by helping your company continuously improve business processes over time. Toward this mission, Consona invests in the people, processes, technology and tools needed to provide you with a unique and effective combination of customer care, product fit, industry expertise, and a broad range of consulting, IT and business services.

The Consona product portfolio consists of customer relationship management product lines (CRM software) and both industry-specific and cross-industry enterprise resource planning solutions (ERP software). Consona provides CRM and ERP business solutions to more than 4,500 customers worldwide and across a variety of industries, including manufacturing and professional services.

A number of elements work together to make Consona a standout in the industry. Backed by an experienced management team and deep financial resources, Consona melds an aggressive acquisition program, strong balance sheet, solid customer relationships, and high-fit solutions into a value proposition that is unmatched by other vendors—but well-matched to you and your business.


Company Facts

  Employees 700+
  Customers 4500
  Ownership Privately held by Battery Ventures VI L.P. and Thoma Cressey Bravo
  Executive Leadership Team Jeff Tognoni, CEO
Kathy Kinder, Vice President, Finance and Administration
Scott Malia, Chief Operating Officer
Satyadeep Prasanna, Vice President, Corporate Development
Milt Volosyn, Chief Information Officer
  Headquarters Indianapolis, IN
  Locations Consona has more than 40 operating units across North and South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East
  Company Milestones 2002: Current CEO Jeff Tognoni joins Battery Ventures as entrepreneur in residence with an investment thesis that proposes to shift software companies to a profitable, customer-centric operating model.
2003: Tognoni and Battery Ventures create M2M Holdings via acquisition and privatization of Made2Manage Systems.
2004: M2M Holdings acquires its first industry-specific ERP application, DTR ERP.
2005: M2M Holdings acquires Cimnet Systems, a provider of ERP applications for printed circuit board manufacturers. Thoma Cressey Equity Partners becomes a minority shareholder.
2006: During the first half of 2006, M2M Holdings acquires five additional ERP product lines, including Intuitive ERP. In the second half, M2M Holdings acquires and subsequently privatizes publicly-held Onyx Software Corporation, creating the core of its CRM solution portfolio.
2007: In March 2007, M2M Holdings changes its name to Consona Corporation and acquires KNOVA Software, augmenting its existing CRM offering with knowledge management and service resolution management solutions.
2008: Consona Corporation splits into two divisions, Consona ERP and Consona CRM.  The Consona ERP division acquires Configuration Solutions in March.
2009: Consona Corporation acquires the enterprise software assests of SupportSoft in June and strengthens its service and support product offering.
2010: Consona Corporation acquires leading open-source and cloud ERP provider Compiere Inc. in June, giving Consona its first cloudy-ready ERP solution and entry into the distribution market.