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Drift Announces Strategic Investment From Vista Equity Partners; Partnership Will Help Customers Accelerate Revenue Via B2B Conversational Commerce

PRIVATESep 01, 2021

Round Type

Corporate Round

BostonFinancial ServicesMobileSoftware Development

Description

Drift®, the leader in Conversational Commerce for B2B, today announced a strategic partnership with Vista Equity Partners ("Vista)", a leading global investment firm focused exclusively on enterprise software, data and technology-enabled businesses. Vista's strategic growth investment in Drift will further accelerate the company's mission to make business buying frictionless, more enjoyable and more human.

Quick answer

Drift raised an undisclosed amount in a Corporate Round round, dated September 1, 2021. Drift is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

How much did Drift raise?
Drift raised an undisclosed amount in a Corporate Round round on September 1, 2021.
What does Drift do?
Drift® is the leader in Conversational Commerce for B2B, making business buying frictionless, more enjoyable and more human.
Where is Drift based and how big is it?
Drift is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Fundz records about 501 employees.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Financial Services and Mobile around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Drift that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Betterment raised $160M (Funding Round) on September 29, 2021.
  • QED Investors raised an undisclosed amount (Funding Round) on September 16, 2021.
  • NMI raised an undisclosed amount on September 9, 2021.
  • Notabene raised $2.3M (Seed) on August 26, 2021.
  • Notabene raised $9.3M on August 26, 2021.
  • Pagos Solutions, Inc. raised $10M (Funding Round) on October 15, 2021.

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Company Information

Company

Drift

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

About

Drift® is the leader in Conversational Commerce for B2B, making business buying frictionless, more enjoyable and more human. Drift combines Conversational Marketing and Conversational Sales into a single platform that integrates chat, email, video and artificial intelligence (AI) to power the right conversations at the right time between buyers and sellers. More than 50,000 customers use Drift to deliver a unified customer experience that builds trust and accelerates revenue. Representing less than 1% of unicorns led by Latino founders, Drift is building an equitable, enduring company to transform the way businesses buy from businesses. For more information, visit www.drift.com and follow @drift.

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