Automation Anywhere
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| type = Private
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| industry = Software
| products = RPA tools
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| area_served = Worldwide
| founded = {{Start date and age|2003}}
| founder = Mihir Shukla, Neeti Mehta Shukla, Ankur Kothari, Rushabh Parmani
| hq_location = San Jose, California, U.S.
| num_locations = 15 offices
| key_people = {{ubl|Mihir Shukla (CEO)}}
| num_employees = 2,200+
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| website = {{URL|https://www.automationanywhere.com/}}
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Automation Anywhere is an American global software company that develops robotic process automation (RPA) software.{{cite web |last=Clifford |first=Catherine |date=July 6, 2018 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/05/goldman-sachs-funds-automation-anywhere-at-billion-dollar-valuation.html |title=Silicon Valley company that automates 'mundane' tasks with robots gets nearly $2 billion valuation] |website=CNBC |access-date=December 18, 2019}}
Founded in 2003, the company is headquartered in San Jose, California.
History
Automation Anywhere was originally founded as Tethys Solutions, LLC{{cite web |url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/Document/RetrievePDF?Id=200323510010-396935 |title=Limited Liability Company Articles of Organization, Tethys Solutions |access-date=May 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925033237/https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/Document/RetrievePDF?Id=200323510010-396935 |archive-date=September 25, 2021 |url-status=dead}} in San Jose, by Mihir Shukla, Neeti Mehta Shukla, Ankur Kothari and Rushabh Parmani. The company rebranded itself as Automation Anywhere, Inc. in 2010.{{cite web |last=Von Rombourgh |first=Marlize |date=November 21, 2019 |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2019/11/21/san-jose-automation-unicorn-catapults-to-6-8b.html |title=San Jose automation unicorn catapults to $6.8B valuation with Salesforce-led funding |website=Silicon Valley Business Journal |access-date=May 19, 2020}}
As of early 2021, the company reported some 2,800 client firms around the world. Customers cited in 2020 included Volkswagen, Whirlpool, and other organizations.{{cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=November 21, 2019 |url=https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/21/rpa-startup-automation-anywhere-raises-290-million-at-a-6-8-billion-valuation/ |title=Automation Anywhere raises $290 million at a $6.8 billion valuation |website=Venture Beat |access-date=May 21, 2020}}{{cite press release |date=April 8, 2020 |url=https://www.automationanywhere.com/company/press-room/automation-anywhere-launches-new-rpa-solutions-to-respond-to-global-covid-19-pandemic |title=Automation Anywhere Launches New RPA Solutions to Respond to Global COVID-19 Pandemic |publisher=Automation Anywhere |access-date=August 1, 2023}}
The company's 2,100+ partner relationships {{cite press release |date=March 30, 2020 |url=https://www.automationanywhere.com/company/press-room/automation-anywhere-recognized-with-5-star-rating-in-2020-crn-partner-program-guide |title=Automation Anywhere Recognized with 5-Star Rating in 2020 CRN Partner Program Guide |publisher=Automation Anywhere}} include collaborations with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon Web Services to advance intelligent automation,{{cite press release |date=September 4, 2018 |url=https://www.automationanywhere.com/company/press-room/automation-anywhere-launches-cloud-strategy-with-leading-global-cloud-companies |title=Automation Anywhere Launches Cloud Strategy with Leading Global Cloud Companies |publisher=Autonation Anywhere |access-date=August 1, 2023}} and with Salesforce, to help its customers automate their front-office business processes. In early 2021, the company had 110+ customers who are also partners.
Between 2018 and 2019, Automation Anywhere received a total of $840 million in Series A and Series B investments at a post-money valuation of $6.9 billion. In 2018 the company announced a total of Series A investments of $550 million from General Atlantic, Goldman Sachs, NEA, World Innovation Lab, SoftBank Investment Advisers, and Workday Ventures.{{cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=July 2, 2018 |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/07/02/automation-anywhere-raises-250-million-to-automate-businesses-processes/ |title=Automation Anywhere Raises $250 Million to Make Business Processes Self-Running |website=VentureBeat |access-date=May 19, 2020}}{{cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=November 15, 2018 |url=https://venturebeat.com/2018/11/15/rpa-startup-automation-anywhere-raises-300-million-from-softbanks-vision-fund/ |title=Automation Anywhere Raises $300 Million from SoftBank's Vision Fund |website=VentureBeat |access-date=May 19, 2020}} In late 2019, a Series B round, led by Salesforce Ventures, raised $290 million.
In 2019, the company acquired Klevops, a privately owned company based in Paris that works in the finance, banking and telecommunications industries.{{cite web |date=August 7, 2019 |url=https://www.cio.com/article/3491434/automation-anywhere-acquires-klevops.html |title=Automation Anywhere Acquires Klevops |website=CIO.com |access-date=May 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217014915/https://www.cio.com/article/3491434/automation-anywhere-acquires-klevops.html |archive-date=February 17, 2020 |url-status=dead}}
In December 2021, Automation Anywhere announced it intends to acquire process discovery startup FortressIQ.{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Ron |title=Automation Anywhere expands into process discovery with FortressIQ acquisition |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/23/automation-anywhere-expands-into-process-discovery-with-fortressiq-acquisition/ |website=TechCrunch |date=December 23, 2021 |access-date=December 26, 2021}}
Automation Anywhere's co-founder, Neeti Mehta Shukla, received the Women's Entrepreneurship Day Organization’s Technology Pioneer Award at the United Nations in 2022.{{cite journal |first=Grace |last=Meng |title=WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY 2022 |journal=Congressional Record |volume=117: 178 |date=November 17, 2022 |page=E1163 |url=https://www.congress.gov/117/crec/2022/11/17/168/178/CREC-2022-11-17-pt1-PgE1163-4.pdf}}