Monetate
Monetate is an American software company founded in 2008 that provides e-commerce solutions for online retailers.
Private | |
Industry | Software, Website Optimization |
Founded | 2008 |
Founder | David Brussin, David Bookspan |
Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Lucinda Duncalfe, CEO David Brussin, CPO Bob Lawson, CFO Brian O'Neil, CTO |
Production output | Monetate Intelligent Personalization Engine; Monetate Test & Segment; Monetate Intelligent Recommendations |
Number of employees | 220 (as of April 2014)[1] |
Parent | Kibo |
Website | http://www.monetate.com |
History
Headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania with offices in Palo Alto and London, England, Monetate was founded in 2008 by David Brussin and David Bookspan.
In January, 2008, Monetate raised a $600,000 seed round from First Round Capital.[2]
In December, 2010 Monetate raised $5.1 million in Series A round funding, led by First Round Capital and FLOODGATE.[2]
In August, 2011, Monetate raised $15 million in Series B round funding, led by OpenView Venture Partners.[2]
In February, 2013 Monetate raised $17.3 million Series C round funding. In December, 2013, Monetate raised $8 million in Series C round funding from Common Fund, First Round Capital, FLOODGATE, Lead Edge Capital, and OpenView Venture Partners.[3]
In April, 2014, Bob Lawson became Monetate's Chief Financial Officer.[4] In July, 2014, Monetate had about 230 employees.[5] Lucinda Duncalfe was named CEO in August, 2014.[4]
In 2019, Monetate was acquired by Kibo, a cloud commerce provider wholly owned by Vista Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum.[6][7]
References
- "From two employees to 220, in only six years". Fortune. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- "Monetate - CrunchBase".
- "Dec 5, 2013: Monetate - Funding Round - Series C - CrunchBase".
- "Monetate Appoints New CEO Lucinda Duncalfe to Help Company Meet Growing Demand for Digital Personalization - Monetate".
- "Q&A: David Brussin of Monetate".
- Friday, James Hercher //; October 11th; Pm, 2019-12:51 (11 October 2019). "Kibo Buys Monetate In Its Vista-Backed Bid To Be The Next Ecom Cloud". AdExchanger. Retrieved 14 May 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "Kibo to Acquire Monetate to Personalize the Entire Customer Journey". RIS News. Retrieved 14 May 2020.