This MGI 360 Rating™ is designed to help buyers, suppliers, and investors assess the product functionality, management teams, channel breadth, marketing strategy, and financial positioning of the LinkSquares CLM tool.
MGI Research initiates coverage of LinkSquares in the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) market with an MGI 360 Rating of 51 and a Neutral analyst outlook. Management, Strategy, and Finance are the strongest pillar dimensions for LinkSquares. LinkSquares is aiming its market focus at in-house legal teams with use cases in Compliance, HR, Finance, and Sales in midsize, North America-based organizations. The company has grown rapidly in recent years, through aggressive sales and marketing initiatives, while marketing itself as an AI-powered CLM – a now rather common claim in a relatively crowded contract management software market
Who Is LinkSquares?
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, and founded in 2015, LinkSquares has attracted over $161M in venture funding. LinkSquares is backed by G Squared and G2 Venture Partners. The core product serves a broad set of use cases across legal, sales, HR, and finance.
What Is Contract Management?
Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) is the process of strategically managing and leveraging the entire lifespan of legally binding agreements between two or more parties within a business context. CLM tools are evolving rapidly. Not long ago, CLM software described a relatively simple system for document management and e-signature. Today, mature CLM solutions employ AI/ML data capture capabilities to turn the contract management process into an intelligent, real-time system of record. For more about the evolution of CLM software, read The Six Stages of CLM Maturity.
What Are MGI 360 Ratings?
MGI 360 Ratings™ are a comprehensive structured system for evaluating technology companies. The MGI 360 scores reflect analyst opinions based on a scale of 0 to 100, combined with an analyst outlook (Positive, Negative, or Neutral). The 360 Rating system is comprised of 149 unique data points across five pillars:
- PRODUCT: How strong is the product’s competitive position?
- MANAGEMENT: How competent and experienced is the management team?
- CHANNELS: Does the company have a sales capability and channels needed to bring products to market?
- STRATEGY: Does the company have a realistic view of the opportunity and a compelling strategy for success?
- FINANCE: Is the company growing and profitable?
360 Ratings in Contract Lifecycle Management condense hours of research and customer references into simple, easy to understand ratings and recommendations to clearly demonstrate strengths, weaknesses, and differences among CLM software vendors. All 360 Ratings in Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) are available in the CLM Top 35 Buyer’s Guide.
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