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Design Software Company VividWorks Lands $1M Deal

By TechTaffy Desk

VividWorksVividWorks, a company that is in the online design-to-purchase space for interior design, has landed a $1 million contract. The deal is the third inked this year, and brings the total contracts landed by the company in the US to over $2 million.

VividWorks’ customers now include a top 10 furniture retailer and a NYSE listed corporation with over $2 billion in revenues, says the company.

VividWorks is headquartered in Finland, with offices in USA, Denmark, Singapore and Japan.

[Image courtesy: VividWorks]

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