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Buffer
Buffer is an intuitive, streamlined social media management platform trusted by brands, businesses, agencies, and individuals to help drive meaningful engagement and results on social media
About Buffer
Buffer is a social media management platform designed to help small businesses manage their social media presence more effectively. Operating in the digital marketing industry, Buffer serves over 160,000 small businesses globally. The platform offers tools for scheduling posts, analyzing social media performance, and learning the latest social media strategies. Buffer's business model is subscription-based, generating revenue through various pricing tiers that offer different levels of service and features. Clients benefit from time-saving automation, performance insights, and the ability to engage with their audience more efficiently. Buffer is an official marketing partner of industry leaders, further solidifying its credibility in the market.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2010
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Employees
- 329
- Open positions
- 2
- Dealroom signal
- 90.0/100
- Sector
- Other B2B Software, Analytics, SaaS, Social, Social Media, Publishing, Community, Branding, Freemium, Social Network, App, Video, Platform
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Dec 2015
- Capital deployed
- —
- Preferred round
- ACQUISITION
Latest news
Press, funding announcements and product moves mentioning Buffer.
Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OtherOther financing | Jul 2017 | $0 | — | Bossa Invest | — |
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Oct 2014 | $3.5M | $14M | Adii Pienaar · Hiten Shah · AngelPad · Maneesh Arora | — |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Buffer is 4M monthly website visits, up 2.6% over the last three months. Buffer's team grew 14.6% over the past year.
Similar companies
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed19 investors entered at this stage
AngelPad
Keval Desai
Alberto Benbunan
Robert Fanini
Jay Gould
Graham Jenkin
Guy Kawasaki
Eric Kim
Dharmesh Shah
Gady Nemirovsky
Hiten Shah
Thomas Korte
Gokul Rajaram
Adii Pienaar
Gordon Paddison
Maneesh Arora
Jay Baer
Harvey Brofman
Shan Mehta
Series A4 investors entered at this stage
VTF Capital
Red Swan Ventures
Collaborative Fund
Cyan Banister
Other known investors7 additional known investors
Bossa Invest
369 Growth Partners
Hemisphere Ventures
Klaus von Sayn-Wittgenstein
Purpose Ventures
Scott Banister
Tiny Capital
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
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