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Enterprise software company whose "micro apps" surfaced tasks and data from legacy systems; acquired by Citrix in 2018.
Also known as sapho.com
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries BApr 2017
Caffeinated Capital (lead), Alsop Louie Partners, AME Cloud, Bloomberg Beta, Felicis Ventures, Morado Ventures, SoftTech VC
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Alsop Louie Partners (lead), AME Cloud, Bloomberg Beta, Caffeinated Capital, Morado Ventures, SoftTech VC
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026Sapho built a "micro app" platform that layered modern, task-focused interfaces on top of existing enterprise systems of record. IT teams used the platform to create micro apps that surfaced relevant tasks and data to employees on any device, intranet or messenger, an approach the company described as a Modern Portal Experience (MPX), with the aim of simplifying workflows and data access so employees could complete work faster and make better-informed decisions.
Typical use cases addressed by Sapho's integrations included expense reporting, sales software, IT support tickets and HR tasks. The platform fed data from legacy and cloud back ends — including Oracle EBS, SAP ERP, Salesforce, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics, Google Drive — and delivered it into destinations such as Microsoft Teams. Positioning centered on letting large organizations adopt more modern work practices without replacing their installed enterprise software.
The company was acquired by Citrix in November 2018 for approximately $200 million in cash, with Citrix planning to embed the Sapho product into Citrix Workspace.
Founding story
Sapho was co-founded by Peter Yared and Fouad ElNaggar, a Silicon Valley-based founder pair who built the company over roughly four years before its sale, with a significant portion of product development carried out in Prague, Czechia.
Business model
Sapho sold its micro app platform to enterprises, where IT organizations built micro apps on top of the company's existing systems and delivered them to employees across devices, intranets and messaging tools.
Traction
At acquisition the company had about 90 employees and an existing enterprise business and product line that Citrix took on in full; several shared customers requesting deeper Citrix integration prompted Citrix to approach Sapho.
Latest developments
Citrix acquired Sapho in November 2018 for around $200 million in an all-cash deal, bringing over the entire team and product portfolio and planning to embed Sapho in Citrix Workspace, which Citrix said was used by more than 400,000 companies.
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Market position
Sapho addressed the gap between legacy enterprise software and modern user experiences; ahead of the Citrix deal, IBM and Microsoft were also reported to have entered early talks about the company.
Technology
A platform for building and delivering micro apps that connect to enterprise systems of record and push relevant tasks and data into end-user surfaces. Documented integrations spanned Oracle EBS, SAP ERP, Salesforce, Workday, Microsoft Dynamics, Google Drive and Microsoft Teams.
Go-to-market
Large enterprises with substantial legacy and hybrid software estates, and their IT departments and employees; Sapho's customer base overlapped strongly with Citrix's.
Geography
Team of about 90 people based mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a development office in Prague, Czechia.
History
Founded by Peter Yared and Fouad ElNaggar, Sapho raised just under $28 million from 2014 onward from investors including AME Cloud Ventures, Felicis Ventures and Louie Alsop. The product was listed on Product Hunt in 2017. In November 2018, after roughly four years of operation, the company was acquired by Citrix for approximately $200 million.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsCitrix announced the acquisition of Sapho in an all-cash deal understood to be worth around $200 million. Sapho's entire team of about 90 people, based mainly in the Bay Area with a development office in Prague, and all existing business and products moved to Citrix, which planned to embed Sapho into Citrix Workspace.
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In the news
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- sapho.com Product Information and Latest Updates (2025) | Product Huntproducthunt.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Sapho do?
- Enterprise software company whose "micro apps" surfaced tasks and data from legacy systems; acquired by Citrix in 2018.
- Who are Sapho's investors?
- Sapho's investors include Alumni Ventures, Alsop Louie Partners, AME Cloud Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Caffeinated Capital, Felicis Ventures, Morado Ventures, Social Leverage and 1 more.