ClearSlide
ClearSlide was a SaaS-based Sales Engagement platform that let users share content / sales materials via email links or their viewer's link in a ‘Live Pitch’. ClearSlide was designed for sales and marketing teams, accessible primarily via an annual subscription model. Clearslide was acquired by Bigtincan in December 2020.
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| Type of business | Private |
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| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Founder(s) | Al Lieb, Jim Benton |
| CEO | Patrick Nichols |
| Industry | Enterprise Software (Cloud-based) |
| Products | Annual Web Based Software Subscription |
| Services | Sales Engagement Platform |
| URL | www |
History
ClearSlide was founded in October 2009, funded by the founders and through initial subscribers. The company did not raise funds until the year following its launch.[1] In August 2012, ClearSlide raised a $28 million series B round of financing, announcing that it was to fuel their rapid growth and expansion plans. On March 5, 2013, the company bought SlideRocket from VMware.[2] A second acquisition was announced on July 2, 2013, when ClearSlide bought Crunched, a rival cloud-based sales engagement platform.[3] In February 2014, ClearSlide raised $50 million in Series C funding from their partnership with Social+Capital Partnership. This led to additional contributions from Greylock Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and Felicis Ventures.[4]
The company's products include Microsoft Dynamics Integration, Gong Integration, My ClearSlide, Slack Integration, and Salesforce Integration.
References
- "San Francisco Business Times article on ClearSlide - ClearSlide raises $11 million".
- "ClearSlide Acquires SlideRocket".
- "Sales platform ClearSlide buys up rival Crunched". 2 July 2013.
- Darrow, Barb (February 27, 2014). "ClearSlide snags $50M to make sales pitches easier — and smarter". Gigaom. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019.