<s>
Huddle	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
privately	O
held	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
collaboration	B-Application
software	I-Application
company	O
founded	O
in	O
London	O
in	O
2006	O
by	O
Alastair	O
Mitchell	O
and	O
Andy	O
McLoughlin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Huddle	B-Protocol
announced	O
its	O
desktop	O
integrations	O
with	O
Huddle	B-Protocol
for	O
Mac	O
,	O
Huddle	B-Protocol
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Huddle	B-Protocol
for	O
Outlook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
of	O
Huddle	B-Protocol
Note	O
followed	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
enabling	O
simple	O
content	O
creation	O
in	B-Architecture
the	I-Architecture
cloud	I-Architecture
,	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
redesigned	O
iOS	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Huddle	B-Protocol
for	O
Office	O
integration	O
launched	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Huddle	B-Protocol
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
secured	O
a	O
global	O
enterprise-wide	O
agreement	O
with	O
Grant	O
Thornton	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
make	O
the	O
secure	O
cloud	O
collaboration	O
technology	O
available	O
to	O
member	O
firms	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Williams	O
Lea	O
,	O
the	O
global	O
business	O
process	O
outsourcing	O
(	O
BPO	O
)	O
company	O
,	O
signed	O
an	O
enterprise-wide	O
agreement	O
with	O
Huddle	B-Protocol
,	O
adding	O
it	O
to	O
its	O
suite	O
of	O
online	O
tools	O
to	O
further	O
increase	O
the	O
speed	O
at	O
which	O
it	O
collaborates	O
internally	O
and	O
externally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Huddle	B-Protocol
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Turn/River	O
Capital	O
,	O
a	O
San	O
Francisco-based	O
private	O
equity	O
firm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huddle	B-Protocol
is	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Energy	O
&	O
Climate	O
Change	O
and	O
the	O
charity	O
Barnardo	O
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Huddle	B-Protocol
is	O
used	O
by	O
80%	O
of	O
central	O
UK	O
government	O
departments	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Justice	O
(	O
MoJ	O
)	O
,	O
Department	O
of	O
Environment	O
,	O
Food	O
and	O
Rural	O
Affairs	O
(	O
DEFRA	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Department	O
of	O
Energy	O
and	O
Climate	O
Change	O
and	O
the	O
Department	O
for	O
Business	O
Innovation	O
and	O
Skills	O
(	O
BIS	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
Huddle	B-Protocol
had	O
secured	O
206	O
contracts	O
via	O
the	O
G-Cloud	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Huddle	B-Protocol
announced	O
that	O
a	O
FISMA-certified	O
instance	O
of	O
its	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
content	O
collaboration	B-Application
platform	I-Application
is	O
being	O
developed	O
for	O
U.S.	O
government	O
agencies	O
and	O
organizations	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
a	O
strategic	O
partnership	O
and	O
technology	O
development	O
agreement	O
with	O
In-Q-Tel	O
,	O
the	O
non-profit	O
,	O
strategic	O
investment	O
firm	O
that	O
identifies	O
innovative	O
technology	O
solutions	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
missions	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Intelligence	O
Community	O
.	O
</s>
