Executive Summary: Social Business Software vendors (Startups that offer social technology software for corporations to use to interact with employees, customers, and beyond) have raised on average $14m with the most common round being an A-Round at $5.2m.  A few vendors have received large D-Rounds, however most are receiving $5-10m rounds from a series of investors.  Brands must ask vendors at least 5 questions on who and how this money is and will be used, to understand the strategy before buying.Above: Figure 1 indicates that across these 55 startups, the total funding amount was $765. Please read method and scope below to understand this