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Applause
Other B2B Software · Herzliya, Israel · Founded 2007
Enterprise-Class Digital Quality Feedback MoreLess
Applause is a global leader in digital quality and testing, serving brands that rely on digital interactions to engage with their customers. The company operates in the digital quality assurance market, providing a platform that leverages a vetted community of over one million digital experts worldwide. Applause's business model focuses on offering authentic feedback on digital assets and experiences, which is gathered from real users in real-world settings. This approach allows brands to receive insightful and actionable testing results quickly, helping development teams make informed go/no go release decisions. By responding with the speed, scale, and flexibility required by digital-focused brands, Applause enables its clients to build better products faster and release them with confidence.
Keywords: digital quality, user testing, feedback, digital assets, real-world settings, community, speed, scale, flexibility, release decisions.
Company overview
Applause company information
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- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2007
- Headquarters
- Herzliya, Israel
- Employees
- 1,608
- Open positions
- 21
- Dealroom signal
- 80.3
- Investment activity
- 2 companies · latest May 2014
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Valuation & funding
Applause funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITIONOther financing | Aug 2017 | $0 | — | Vista Equity Partners | — |
| SERIES FOther financing | Sep 2016 | $35M | $140M | Goldman Sachs · Longworth Venture Partners · Scale Venture Partners · Accenture | — |
| SERIES EOther financing | Jan 2014 | $43M | $172M | Scale Venture Partners · Goldman Sachs · Egan-Managed Capital · Longworth Venture Partners | — |
| SERIES DOther financing | Dec 2011 | $17M | $68M | QuestMark Partners | — |
| SERIES COther financing | Sep 2010 | $13M | $52M | Egan-Managed Capital · Longworth Venture Partners · Scale Venture Partners | — |
| SERIES BOther financing | Dec 2008 | MassVentures · Egan-Managed Capital · Longworth Venture Partners | — | ||
| SERIES AOther financing | Oct 2007 | Undisclosed | — | ||
| SEEDOther financing | Jan 2006 | MassVentures | — |
Growth signals
Applause website traffic
Latest recorded traffic for Applause is 600K monthly website visits, down 3.2% over the last three months. Applause's team grew 4.6% over the past year.
Hiring
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Capital deployed
Applause investments and acquisitions
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Applause's talent
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Investors
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Global footprint
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Market sentiment
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