Acquia
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | 2007[1] |
| Founder | Dries Buytaert Jay Batson |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Steve Reny Dries Buytaert Chris Andersen Alberto Andrade Chris Doggett Jennifer Griffin Smith Heather Hartford Vangie Cleversey Jim Shaw Mark Picone Matthew Gonnering |
| Revenue | Over $200 million (FY 2018) |
Number of employees | 1,200 |
| Website | acquia.com |
Acquia is a software-as-a-service company co-founded by Dries Buytaert and Jay Batson to provide enterprise products, services, and technical support for the open-source web content management platform Drupal.
Overview[edit]
The company is venture capital backed, having received $173.5 million in eight rounds. The most recent Series G round of funding raised $55 million in September 2015, led by Centerview Capital.[3] Other investors include Amazon,[4] New Enterprise Associates, Investor Grown Capital, and North Bridge Venture Partners.[5] In February 2015 Acquia announced it had surpassed $100 million in revenue for 2014, up 46 percent from 2013.[6]
In 2013, Acquia was named the Fastest Growing Private Technology Company in North America by Deloitte[7] and remained in the Deloitte's Fastest 500 the next year.[8] On August 21, 2012, Acquia was named #8 on the Inc. 500 list for 2012, the #1 software company and the #8 company in Boston.[9] On August 22, 2013, Inc. (magazine) 500 fastest growing private companies list, Acquia was ranked #8 in Software and overall #109 in the list.[10][11]
Acquia has received industry recognition, including being identified as a Leader by the 2014 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Web Content Management[12] and a Strong Performer in the 2015 Forrester Wave for Web Content Management Systems.[13]
In 2019, Vista Equity Partners bought a controlling stake in Acquia, valuing the company at $1 billion.[14]
In February 2020, Acquia was positioned in the Leaders quadrant by Gartner, Inc. in the 2020 Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Platforms.[15]
In September 2021, Acquia acquired Widen Enterprises, an American privately held technology company that designs, develops and provides digital asset management and product information management software as well as digital asset management services.[16]
Products and services[edit]
Source:[17]
- Acquia Cloud
- Acquia Cloud Site Factory
- Acquia Drupal Cloud[18]
- Acquia Search
- Acquia Edge
- Acquia Lift
- Acquia AgilOne
- Acquia Content Hub
- Acquia DAM
- Acquia Commerce
- Acquia Lightning
- Acquia Dev Desktop
- Acquia Cohesion
- Mautic
- Maestro
References[edit]
- ^ "Acquia raises $7M for Drupal platform". venturebeat.com. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ "Contact Us". acquia.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ "Online Content Manager Acquia Raises $55 Million For Online Customer Relationships". boston.com. 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
- ^ Duryee, Tricia (13 August 2014). "Amazon makes an undisclosed investment in cloud services company Acquia". www.geekwire.com. Geek Wire. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ^ "Michael Skok on Why He Left North Bridge and What's Next". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ^ "IPO-bound Acquia reaches $100M annual revenue".
- ^ "Technology Fast 500 2013 Ranking". deloitte.com. 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ Harris, David. "28 Mass. firms make Deloitte 500 fastest-growing companies list". bizjournals.com.
- ^ "America's 10 Fastest Growing Private Companies". inc.com. 2011-04-21. Archived from the original on 2012-09-20. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ^ "Companies on the Inc.5000 include Sparc and Telogis". Inc.com. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "The 2013 Inc. 5000 List - BlueSquare Resolutions through iSirona". Inc.com. 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Gartner Magic Quadrant for WCM".
- ^ "Forrester Wave for Web Content Management Systems".
- ^ "Vista Equity Partners buys Acquia for $1B". 24 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ "Acquia Named a Leader in Gartner's 2020 Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Platforms". MarTechSeries. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
- ^ "Acquia Open DXP with Widen maximizes the value of digital content | Acquia". www.acquia.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
- ^ "CMS Platform for Content, Community, Commerce | Acquia". acquia.com. Retrieved 2017-04-19.
- ^ "New Acquia platform looks to bring together developers, marketers and data". techcrunch. 14 July 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-07-14. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
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