Salesloft
{{Short description|US sales engagement platform since 2011}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Salesloft
| logo = File:Salesloft-new-logo.png
| logo_size = 100px
| type = Private
| industry = Sales Engagement
| foundation = 2011
| founder = Kyle Porter, Rob Forman, Tim Dorr, and David Cummings
| location_city = Atlanta, Georgia
| locations =
| area_served =
| key_people = Kyle Porter, Rob Forman, Tim Dorr, David Cummings and Tom Noonan
| products = Sales Engagement Platform
| website = [https://salesloft.com/ salesloft.com]
| location_country = U.S.
}}
Salesloft is a sales engagement platform. The company was founded in September 2011.{{cite web |title=Top 5 Lead Generation Companies That Help Businesses To Grow – NextColumn |url=https://www.nextcolumn.com/top-5-lead-generation-companies-that-help-businesses-to-grow/ |website=NextColumn |access-date=17 July 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=235728284|title=Company Overview of Salesloft|last=|first=|date=2018-08-17|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2018-08-17}} Though its original product offering focused on sales development, the company has since expanded its platform to offer functionality for the entire sales organization.{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/salesloft-kyle-porter-interview-2017-1|title=This startup killed its most profitable product because customers were using it for evil — now it's worth $100 million|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-08-17}}
History
The company's founders, Kyle Porter and David Cummings, met at Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center and incorporated Salesloft in September 2011.{{Cite web|title=Why the founder of this buzzworthy startup tore everything down and started over|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/salesloft-decides-to-start-over-2015-6|last=Weinberger|first=Matt|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-05-07}} Shortly thereafter, Salesloft graduated from renowned startup accelerator, TechStars, in Boulder, Colorado. The company moved into its new offices in The Atlanta Tech Village in Buckhead, Atlanta. The company continued to grow quickly, surpassing the 100 employee mark in early 2016. By 2020, the company employed over 450 people.{{Cite web|title=How A Culture Reboot Set Salesloft On A Path To Success|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/brettonputter/2020/02/24/how-a-culture-reboot-set-salesloft-on-a-path-to-success-culturegene/|last=Putter|first=Bretton|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-05-07}} The company relocated to its new office in Regions Plaza in Midtown Atlanta in August 2017.{{Cite web|title=Salesloft moving HQ to Midtown, adding 250 jobs|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/02/03/salesloft-moving-hq-to-midtown-adding-250-jobs.html|last=|first=|date=|website=Atlanta Business Chronicle|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2018-08-17}}
Based in Atlanta, Georgia, with additional offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Singapore and Guadalajara, Mexico, Salesloft has more than 700 employees and was recognized as the #1 best place to work in Atlanta.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/business/growing-software-firm-built-core-values/Xjnm3EnCNe4Cub0JNbPOZL/|title=Salesloft: Top Midsize Workplace|work=ajc|access-date=2018-08-21}} The company was also named the 7th Fastest-Growing Technology Company in North America by Deloitte.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/fast500-winners-press-release.html|title=2017 North America Technology Fast 500 winners – Press Release {{!}} Deloitte US|website=Deloitte United States|language=en|access-date=2018-08-21}} In April 2019, Salesloft raised a $70M venture round, led by Insight Venture Partners.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/25/salesloft-funding/|title=Salesloft nabs $70M at around $600M valuation for its sales engagement platform|website=Techcrunch|language=en|access-date=2019-09-04}}
Acquisition
2018
- Acquired North Carolina startup Noteninja for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite web|url=https://martechseries.com/sales-marketing/sales-intelligence/salesloft-acquires-noteninja-transform-sales-meeting-intelligence/|title=Salesloft Acquires Noteninja to Bring AI-based Sales Meeting Intelligence|website=martechseries.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-11}}{{Cite news|url=https://hypepotamus.com/news/salesloft-noteninja-acquisition/|title=Salesloft Acquires North Carolina Meeting Intelligence Startup - Hypepotamus|date=2018-05-22|work=Hypepotamus|access-date=2018-06-11|language=en-US}}
2019
- Acquired Indianapolis-based sales assistant software company Costello for an undisclosed amount.{{Cite web|url=https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/salesloft-acquires-opportunity-management-provider-costello-1028655426|title=Salesloft Acquires Opportunity Management Provider Costello {{!}} Markets Insider|last=GmbH|first=finanzen net|website=markets.businessinsider.com|access-date=2020-03-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/41270144/salesloft-acquires-indy-based-costello|title=Salesloft Acquires Indy-based Costello|website=www.insideindianabusiness.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-03}}
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