6. Podium $125.0M
Round: Series C
Description: Lehi-based Podium is a customer communication platform for businesses that interact with customers on a local level. Founded by Dennis Steele and Eric Rea in 2014, Podium has now raised a total of $217.6M in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include Accel, Alkeon Capital, GV, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Recruit Corporation, Sapphire Ventures, Summit Partners, and Y Combinator Continuity Fund.
Investors in the round: Accel, Alkeon Capital, GV, IVP (Institutional Venture Partners), Recruit Corporation, Sapphire Ventures, Summit Partners, Y Combinator Continuity Fund
Industry: Consumer Reviews, Local Business, Messaging, Reputation, SaaS, Small and Medium Businesses, Software
Founders: Dennis Steele, Eric Rea
Founding year: 2014
Location: Lehi
Total equity funding raised: $217.6M
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