<p>If Esso puts a tiger in your tank then what does TigerText put into your mobile? Thanks to an infusion of $21 million in Series B, the company hopes to create "industrial grade" SMS for enterprises, allowing employees at big companies to share data and messages in a secure, encrypted environment.</p><p>The $21 million Series B financing was led by Shasta Ventures, which has invested in companies like Care.com, Zuora and Zenprise. Joining Shasta in TigerText's Series B were strategic investors OrbiMed, Reed Elsevier Ventures, and TELUS Corporation, along with returning Series A investors, Easton Capital, New Leaf Venture Partners and New Science Ventures. The round brings the company's total funding to just under $30 million.</p><p>While SMS is fast-becoming a staple both in and outside of the workplace to enable more efficient workflow, nowhere is there a greater need for realtime mobile communication tools than in the health industry. As the healthcare industry embraces technology in effort to reduce its soaring costs, it is quickly moving to a adopt more patient-centric models, where providers will be judged on how well they can improve the outcomes of "We, The Patient."</p><p>These outcomes are becoming increasingly dependent on fast and efficient communication between doctors and patients, and a secure, realtime mobile communication platform can help doctors to more effectively deliver the kind of care we all want. Not surprisingly then, TigerText CEO Brad Brooks says that upwards of 70% of healthcare enterprises are now regularly using SMS for workplace communication.</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/27/tigertext-raises-21-million-series-b-to-bring-secure-realtime-messaging-to-the-enterprise-and-healthcare/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.socaltech.com/tigertext_raises___m_for_secure_messaging/s-0053245.html">TigerText Raises $ 21M For Secure Messaging</a> (socalTech.com)</p><p><a href="http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140127006207/en/TigerText-Caps-Record-Year-21-Million-Series">TigerText Caps Record Year with $ 21 Million Series B Investment to Accelerate ...</a> (Business Wire (press release))</p><p><a href="http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/27/tigertext-funding/">TigerText gives doctors a safe way to text in the hospital with $ 21M</a> (VentureBeat)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dhhE8q3YP_Q4xOMQUVuDha3SsNzvM&authuser=0&ned=us">12 additional articles.</a></p>