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Engagio
Engagio is an American software products company based in San Mateo, California
About Engagio
Engagio was established in early 2015 by co-founders Jon Miller and Brian Babcock, positioning itself as a key player in the B2B marketing technology sector. Miller's journey to creating Engagio was heavily influenced by his experience as a co-founder and VP of Marketing at Marketo, a prominent marketing automation company. At Marketo, he identified a critical gap in the market: traditional, broad-based demand generation tactics were ineffective for engaging large, high-value accounts. This realization prompted the development of an account-based strategy, which became the foundational idea for Engagio. The company aimed to equip B2B marketers with the tools to proactively target specific company accounts rather than individual leads, a strategy likened to fishing with a spear instead of a net. Before its acquisition, Engagio successfully raised $32 million in venture capital through two funding rounds.
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The firm's core business centered on its Account-Based Marketing (ABM) platform, designed to help revenue teams at B2B companies execute and measure account-centric programs. This approach served businesses with complex sales cycles and multiple decision-makers, such as Anaplan, Snowflake, and Pendo. The platform integrated data from various sources, including first-party sales and marketing data, to provide a unified view of target accounts. Its business model was based on providing this software as a service, complementing existing CRM and marketing automation systems like Salesforce, Marketo, and Pardot.
Engagio's product suite offered a comprehensive solution for ABM. Key features included lead-to-account matching, engagement analytics, cross-channel automation, and attribution reporting. The platform allowed users to track engagement, prioritize accounts based on activity, and automate multi-channel interactions. It also included tools like 'Engagio Scout,' a Chrome extension for accessing account and person-level engagement details. A significant milestone for the company was its acquisition by Demandbase in June 2020. This merger was framed as a strategic move to create a dominant B2B marketing platform by combining Demandbase's strengths with Engagio's expertise in marketing automation and account-based engagement. Following the acquisition, Miller and Babcock joined the Demandbase leadership team as Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer, respectively.
At a glance
- Status
- Acquired
- Founded
- 2015
- Headquarters
- San Mateo, United States
- Employees
- 7
- Open positions
- None listed
- Dealroom signal
- 61.8/100
- Industry
- Marketing, Enterprise Software
- Sector
- Marketing, Information Technology, Platform, Automated Technology
- Technology
- Big Data
- Business model
- SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
Latest news
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACQUISITION✓Exit | Jun 2020 | $0 | — | Demandbase | — |
| SERIES B✓Equity / VC | Aug 2016 | $22M | $88M | First Round Capital · FirstMark | — |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Engagio is 250 monthly website visits, down 73.1% over the last three months. Engagio's team declined 30% over the past year.
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Seed6 investors entered at this stage
Fred Wilson
Michael Yavonditte
Real Ventures
Extreme Venture Partners
Rho Canada Ventures
Bullpen Capital
Series A2 investors entered at this stage
Other known investors4 additional known investors
Demandbase
Norwest Venture Partners
Storm Ventures
Tae Nahm
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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