Resource Guru, the cloud-based team scheduling company, today announced that it has closed $870,000 in funding to fuel the company’s growth. The new funds will be used to accelerate hiring, product development and customer acquisition. Index Ventures led the investment, with participation from both existing and new investors including Rob Keve. With this investment, Resource Guru has now raised a total of $1.14 million.

Thousands of companies all over the world use team scheduling systems that don't satisfy their needs. Many use nothing more sophisticated than a spreadsheet while others use bloated, clunky or expensive solutions - frequently leading to inefficiency and frustration. With its simple drag and drop interface, Resource Guru provides a user-friendly alternative that is leading the way to increased productivity and better collaboration online.

Since its launch in May 2012, Resource Guru has attracted an impressive list of customers including Saatchi & Saatchi, Vodafone, Intel, Roche, ASOS and National Geographic Channel. Clearly demonstrating a global demand for increasing efficiency when it comes to managing staff and resource time.

“We spent years struggling to juggle resources using spreadsheets and eventually decided to do something about it,” said Andrew Rogoff, Co-founder. “Resource Guru was the end result. Judging by our recent growth and the quality of our customers, we are clearly hitting the mark. Customers are choosing Resource Guru because our insights have resulted in a unique app that’s simple to use yet powerful. Our focus on delivering a great user experience seems to be paying off.”

"Most managers still rely on complicated spreadsheets or cumbersome software to manage their teams and resources, neither of which makes allocating resources particularly easy and efficient," said Robin Klein, partner at Index Ventures. "We've been impressed how Resource Guru tackled this problem with its simple to use online tool that leads to huge time savings and increased productivity."