Domo (company)

Domo, Inc. is a cloud software company based in American Fork, Utah, United States. It specializes in business intelligence tools and data visualization.[1]

Domo, Inc.
Public
Traded asNASDAQ: DOMO (Class B)
Russell 2000 Index component
IndustryComputer Software
FounderJosh James
Headquarters
American Fork, Utah
,
US
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Josh James (Founder),(CEO)
Websitedomo.com

History

Domo, Inc. was founded by Josh James in 2010.[2][3][4] In October 2010, after leaving Adobe, James started Shacho, Inc.[5] In December 2010, Shacho purchased Lindon-based Corda Technologies.[6] James changed Shacho's name to Domo.[7]

In March 2020, Domo was named on the Women Tech Council (WTC) 2020 Shatter List for the third consecutive year for hiring and retaining women in IT careers.[8]

Investors

Initial investors in Domo include Benchmark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Ron Conway and David Lee of SV Angel, Hummer Winblad, salesforce.com’s Marc Benioff, and Fraser Bullock of Sorenson Capital.[2][9][10] In 2011, $20 million came from Silicon Valley-based Institutional Venture Partners, which also invested in Josh James’ previous start-up, Omniture.[2][9] In 2013, the company announced a Series B investment of $60 million from GGV Capital, Greylock, Bezos Expeditions, and Co-CEOs of Workday, Aneel Bhusri and Dave Duffield.[11]

In February 2014, Domo announced Series C funding of an additional $125 million from multiple investors including TPG Growth, T. Rowe Price, and Viking Global Investors. Existing investors GGV Capital, Greylock Partners, IVP, and Mercato Partners also participated.[12]

In April 2015, Domo, Inc raised another $200 million in Series D financing with a $2 billion valuation. The round was led by BlackRock and Glynn Capital Management, Capital Group and existing investor GGV also participated.[13] In March 2016, the company closed a Series D investment round of $131 million with its existing investors and new investors, including Credit Suisse and Capital Advisors.[14]

On April 27, 2017, Domo raised $200 million in Series D funding led by Blackrock, with participation from Capital Group, Glynn Capital Management, and GGV Capital.[15] Domo, Inc. was listed on the NASDAQ Global Exchange June 29, 2018, with an initial offering of 9,200,000 shares at $21.00 USD per share.[16]

Overview

Domo, Inc is a cloud-based platform designed to provide direct, simplified, real-time access to business data for decision makers across the company with minimal IT involvement.[17][18][9][19][20] It is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) venture.[2][17] The company's board of directors includes Matt Cohler and Mark Gorenberg.[17] Domo integrates with multiple data sources, including spreadsheets, databases, social media and other cloud-based or on-premise software programs.

References
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  4. "Domo's Josh James: We're Making Every Employee Embrace Social Media, And It's Paying Off". TechCrunch. June 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  5. Ferguson, Joey. "Omniture founder Josh James launches Domo, Inc. business intelligence with $43 million". Deseret News. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  6. "Shacho Gets $10M, Buys Corda - silicontap.com". www.techrockies.com. Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  7. "Omniture founder obtains $33 mln for start-up". Reuters. July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  8. "Talent Innovation Summit". Women Tech Council. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  9. "Business intelligence startup Domo pulls in another $20M". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  10. "Series A Whopper: Benchmark Invests $33M in New BI Company Domo". TechCrunch. July 13, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  11. "Exclusive: Omniture co-founders, business intelligence, SAAS company domo raises $60m". TechCrunch. March 11, 2013.
  12. "Josh James's Domo, Inc raises $125 million from TPG, others". Reuters. February 5, 2014. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  13. "Domo valued at $2 billion in latest funding, prepares for IPO". Wall Street Journal Blogs. April 8, 2015.
  14. Chapman, Lizette (2016-03-22). "Domo Raises $131 Million, Creates Fund for App Developers". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  15. "Domo Raises Funding From BlackRock With IPO Plans on Hold". Bloomberg.com. 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
  16. "DOMO, INC. (DOMO) IPO". NASDAQ.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  17. "Omniture Co-Founder Launches New Business Intelligence Venture". Enterprise Apps Today. July 14, 2011. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  18. "What We Do :: Overview". DOMO. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  19. "Utah's Josh James among 192 Young Global Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
  20. Hardy, Quentin (October 24, 2011). "The Big Business of 'Big Data'". The New York Times Blogs. Retrieved 2012-09-06.


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