Second Century Ventures Makes Strategic Investment in DocuSign

We’re excited to announce that Second Century Ventures (SCV) has made a strategic investment in DocuSign, the leading electronic signature service provider. As part of the investment, the president of Second Century Ventures and chief executive officer of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), Dale A. Stinton will join the DocuSign Board of Directors.

Our capital investment and guidance will serve as a catalyst for [DocuSign] to become the standard and meet the market demand for legally binding electronic signatures that help REALTORS close more deals at a faster rate, and offer the convenience and flexibility buyers require. – Dale A. Stinton, President of SCV and CEO of NAR

The funds are invested to accelerate and extend our leadership position as a core technology solution for residential and commercial real estate professionals. We join an exclusive group of SCV portfolio companies including ePropertyData as well as representative investments made by NAR in Move Inc., zipLogix and SentriLock, that all provide leading technology solutions for REALTORS®. Second Century Ventures is the strategic investment arm of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), America’s largest trade organization with more than1.2 million members.

Second Century Ventures’ strategic investment underscores the success and value of DocuSign’s electronic signature service to the real estate community and will assure we can meet the growing demand for our technology solution across the industry. – Matthew J. Schiltz, CEO and President of DocuSign.

More than 18,000 real estate professionals have used DocuSign to accelerate their business, with thousands more subscribing each month. Rather than driving across town to get a signature or forcing their clients to find a fax machine, real estate professionals use DocuSign to execute agreements with buyers and sellers electronically, eliminating the old process of printing, faxing, and waiting for the return fax. DocuSign real estate professional subscribers achieve higher sales, increase client satisfaction and maintain a competitive edge. Safe and secure, the DocuSign e-signature process is also easy to use and legally compliant.