In an industry long dominated by regional players and fragmented software ecosystems, the acquisition of Signagelive by merger of Navori Labs is a strong sign for consolidation. This is not just another M&A transaction - it’s a strategic alignment of scale, and an ambition to create a truly global, independent digital signage software leader.
Op-Ed: Navori and Signagelive – Building A Global Digital Signage Software Powerhouse
The combination of Navori and Signagelive is intended to form the foundation for a new, independent global market leader. Unlike other software providers, the new Navori Labs Group is pure-play partner-only. With the third-largest active base of active licenses worldwide and development hubs across EMEA, the Middle East, and APAC, the group is poised to challenge the status quo in a market led by Stratacache, Samsung – with Magicinfo and VXT -, and Uniguest.
While integrators like Ricoh, Econocom, and Trison have scaled into hundred-million euro businesses, software providers have remained relatively small players – until now. Vertiseit, the Swedish SaaS contender, is making waves with over 300,000 active licenses. But Navori Labs Group enters the arena with three times that footprint, and a global infrastructure to match.
This transaction brings together two distinct but complementary forces:
- Signagelive, known for its API-first architecture, agile development, and progressive leadership under Jason Cremins (CEO), Marc Benson (CTO), and Frank Larsen (CCO).
- Navori, a quietly powerful force in the industry, founded by Jerome Moeri and now led by Jeff Weitzman, built over two decades into a highly profitable, globally recognized digital signage software leader.
Together, they aim to cross the million-license threshold expanding particularly in continental Europe and pursue further acquisitions to solidify their leadership.
In the invidisxword video, the invidis experts discuss the deal in full detail, including interviews with Jeff Weitzman and Jason Cremins.
