Podium (company)

Podium
Company type	Private
Industry	Software
Founded	2014
Headquarters	Lehi, Utah, United States
Key people	Eric Rea, Co-Founder, Dennis Steele, Co-Founder
Products	Online Reputation Management, Customer interaction management, Customer Relationship Management, Contactless Payments
Revenue	$100 Million(2019)
Number of employees	1,300
Website	https://www.podium.com

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Podium is a private technology company headquartered in Lehi, Utah that develops cloud-based software related to messaging, customer feedback, online reviews, selling products, and requesting payments.^[2]

History

Podium was founded in 2014 by Eric Rea and Dennis Steele, who developed a tool to help small businesses "build their online reputation" through online reviews.^[3] Podium was initially known as RepDrive^[4] before rebranding as Podium in 2015. In 2015, Podium moved from a spare bedroom to a new location above a Provo bike shop.^[5] In March 2020, Podium added payments technology to its product suite.^[6] In November 2021, Podium raised $201 million in Series D funding and was valued at $3 billion.^[7]^[8]

Product

Podium is a software-as-a-service platform designed to improve business online reputation.^[9] It helps users manage business interactions in one tool. Users can communicate reviews, texts, chats, and post payment directly within the app.^[10]

References

^ "When These Entrepreneurs First Pitched Podium, A VC Analyst Walked Out on Them. Now, Their Company Does over $100 Million in Annual Revenue". Forbes.
^ "Podium: An interaction and payments platform for local businesses". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
^ "Podium helps businesses improve online reviews with a simple text : Silicon Slopes". siliconslopes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
^ "Podium, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
^ Raymond, Art (Jul 2, 2017). "Utah's Podium set to spend $10 million on new digs, add 400 jobs".
^ "Podium rolls out payments for its customer-focused local-business SaaS service". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
^ "Utah's Podium scores $201M in new funding as valuation tops $3 billion". Deseret News. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
^ Wilhelm, Alex (2021-11-15). "Utah's Podium raises pre-IPO round, boosting its valuation to $3 billion". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
^ "Podium Review 2022 - Best Text Message Marketing Services - businessnewsdaily.com". Business News Daily. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
^ "Podium Review 2022 - Best Text Message Marketing Services". business.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

External links

Official Website

[1] "When These Entrepreneurs First Pitched Podium, A VC Analyst Walked Out on Them. Now, Their Company Does over $100 Million in Annual Revenue". Forbes.

[2] "Podium: An interaction and payments platform for local businesses". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2022-10-05.

[3] "Podium helps businesses improve online reviews with a simple text : Silicon Slopes". siliconslopes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

[4] "Podium, Inc.: Private Company Information - Businessweek". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-05-06.

[5] Raymond, Art (Jul 2, 2017). "Utah's Podium set to spend $10 million on new digs, add 400 jobs".

[6] "Podium rolls out payments for its customer-focused local-business SaaS service". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-03-03.

[7] "Utah's Podium scores $201M in new funding as valuation tops $3 billion". Deseret News. 2021-11-15. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[8] Wilhelm, Alex (2021-11-15). "Utah's Podium raises pre-IPO round, boosting its valuation to $3 billion". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

[9] "Podium Review 2022 - Best Text Message Marketing Services - businessnewsdaily.com". Business News Daily. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

[10] "Podium Review 2022 - Best Text Message Marketing Services". business.com. Retrieved 2022-09-12.

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