A 拢288听million funding round has valued London-based听Hopin听补迟听around 拢4听产颈濒濒颈辞苍.听听
Just one year after launch, the听virtual events platform听has听scaled听to serve an incredible 85,000 organisations听and is now the听fastest-growing start-up in Europe.听It has gone from 23 employees to 400 鈥� remote workers distributed around the world 鈥� in less than a year.听
In the four months since it听announced a Series B round听of 拢94m,听it has added 30,000 customers,听including American Express, The Financial Times and Hewlett Packard,听putting it on course to achieve听$100m annual recurring revenue.听The company is already profitable.听
This Series C round was led by听Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst, with听IVP, Coatue, DFJ Growth,听Northzone, Salesforce Ventures and Tiger Global also participating.听
Writing candidly听last听year after a 拢32m Series A round, CEO听Johnny听Boufarhat听revealed how听a rare and severe reaction to medication听made him 鈥渁llergic to the world鈥�听–听and led ultimately to听Hopin.听
In recent months,听Hopin听has also听acquired two businesses听鈥撎�mobile app development company Topi,听for an undisclosed amount,听and video streaming company听StreamYard,听for $250m听鈥�听which听Boufarhat听said听was part of a strategic expansion. For instance, it has added听厂迟谤别补尘驰补谤诲鈥檚听3.6m video content creators to its base.听
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鈥淲e鈥檙e now trying to expand into a multi-product company, with the greater mission of being the company that drives accessibility around the workplace,鈥� he told CNBC.听
He added in a statement: 鈥淲e are creating a portfolio of products to build the future of live video collaboration and remote community.听听
鈥淎s we鈥檝e seen, the importance of providing unparalleled virtual and hybrid event experiences has never been greater and this latest funding听is a reflection of听how critical it is as brands look for ways to connect with people and avenues of growth.听听
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we are investing more in video innovation, the core medium of digital collaboration. We鈥檙e incredibly appreciative of the confidence from our investors who share听贬辞辫颈苍鈥檚听vision for a听better, connected听world.听听
鈥淭his is a testament to the dedication of the听Hopin听team, which works hard to deliver for our customers.鈥�听
The company has also announced three executive hires.听Anthony听Kennada,听most recently CMO at customer communication company听Front, joins as CMO.听
Sarah Manning听is the new听vice president of people, having held senior HR roles at Zendesk and BT.听
Jonathan Killeen, who joins from Dropbox,听has been named the head of remote,听and will oversee programmes to support听贬辞辫颈苍鈥檚听fully-remote听workforce.听
As part of the Series C round, Andreessen Horowitz general partner Sriram Krishnan, who has previously led product teams at Twitter, Snap and Facebook, will join听贬辞辫颈苍鈥檚听board.听听
鈥�贬辞辫颈苍鈥檚听leadership team brings together business, event and software expertise that puts them in a unique position to dramatically transform the way we connect and interact with each other through events,鈥� said听Krishnan.听听
鈥淲e believe that听Hopin听is the leader in this space and couldn鈥檛 be more excited to partner with the team on their bold vision.鈥�听
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听Quentin Clark, managing director at General Catalyst, added:听鈥淛ohnny and the team have built one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history by turning a period of unprecedented disruption into an opportunity to redefine how we gather virtually, in-person, and on the entirely new spectrum of experiences that fall in between.听
鈥淭he scale and speed at which they鈥檝e been able to build听Hopin听into a global business is impressive. It鈥檚 also a clear reminder of the significant depth of enterprise and SaaS talent that exists in Europe today.鈥�听