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Meltwater

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Media, social and AI intelligence for faster, more confident decisions.

San Francisco, United StatesFounded 2001AI
Valuation $500M–1B Last recorded · 2023
Headcount 2–5k Current team size
Total funding $100–500M Disclosed equity funding
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About Meltwater

Meltwater provides a global intelligence platform that brings together media monitoring, social listening, influencer management, media relations and AI visibility tracking. Its software helps PR, communications and marketing teams understand news coverage, social conversations, influencer activity and how AI platforms portray their organisations, then turn those signals into actionable insight. Founded in 2001, Meltwater serves more than 27,000 organisations, analyses over 1 billion pieces of content daily and operates across 50 offices worldwide. The company is headquartered in San Francisco and has a global workforce of more than 2,000 people.

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At a glance

Status
Acquired
Founded
2001
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Employees
2,598
Open positions
138
Dealroom signal
70.3/100
Sector
AI, Public Relations, Analytics, Influencer Marketing, Core AI, Alternative Data, Safetytech Related, Hard Tech, AI Applications, DT and LS
Technology
Artificial Intelligence, Deep Tech, Machine Learning
Business model
SaaS
Client focus
b2b
Investment activity
17 companies, latest Nov 2021
Capital deployed
—
Preferred round
ACQUISITION
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Funding history

5 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
GROWTH EQUITY VCOther financing Dec 2023 $65M $592M Verdane Capital ↗
ACQUISITIONOther financing Aug 2023 $0 — MW Investment ↗
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Growth signals

Meltwater website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Meltwater is 810K monthly website visits, down 15.6% over the last three months. Meltwater's team grew 1.6% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits810K 3-month web change-15.6% 1-year team growth+1.6%
Monthly website visitsMar 2017–Jul 2026
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Open positions

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AI EngineerHyderābād, India, Southern Asia, Asia · Data Science & Engineering · Sep 3, 2026 AI Engineer (Germany)Munich, Germany, Western Europe, Europe · Data Science & Engineering · Sep 2, 2026 Insights Analyst - Level 2Shanghai, China, Eastern Asia, Asia · Business Intelligence · Aug 29, 2026 Sr Customer Success ManagerChicago, Illinois, United States, Northern America, Americas · CSM & Support · Aug 29, 2026 Senior Client Support SpecialistAustin, Texas, United States, Northern America, Americas · CSM & Support · Aug 29, 2026 Enterprise Account Executive - Canadian GovernmentToronto, Canada, Northern America, Americas · Accounting · Aug 29, 2026 Premium Support Program ManagerCharlotte, North Carolina, United States, Northern America, Americas · CSM & Support · Aug 27, 2026 Client Support SpecialistCharlotte, North Carolina, United States, Northern America, Americas · CSM & Support · Aug 27, 2026
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Investments and acquisitions

Capital deployed

Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.

DeepReason.aiOxford, United KingdomAI-powered knowledge graph platform for enterprise data $7.3Mvaluation OwlerSan Mateo, United StatesProvides businesses with intelligence reports on their competitors $25Mvaluation KlearHaifa, IsraelKlear is a social media analytics and intelligence platform that provides social data services for brands, agencies and enterprises $18Mvaluation LinkfluenceParis, FranceHelping you understand your customers better $55Mvaluation DataSiftNew York City, United StatesEnables organizations to identify and extract valuable insights from all types of human-generated data in real-time $168Mvaluation AlgoCanton, United StatesAI-based news and data tracker $60Mvaluation Cosmify, IncSan Francisco, United StatesBetter decision-making for business professionals through the easiest, smartest, most transparent data analysis tools Social Media Broadcasts (SMB) LimitedHong KongSocial Big Data Analytics SaaS Solutions WrapidityLondon, United KingdomAI-powered automated web content data extraction software Encore AlertArlington, United StatesAI‑powered SaaS platform helping marketers identify and act on emerging trends, PR crises, and important web mentions $520Kvaluation Strategic PlannerSan Francisco, United StatesMedia Intelligence, Media Monitoring & Social Media Monitoring — Meltwater LikealyzerStockholms kommun, SwedenAnalyze your Facebook page - LikeAlyzer
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Investors

7 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Series B and later6 investors entered at this stage

  • Altor Equity Partners
  • Standard Treasury
  • Silicon Valley Bank
  • Vector Capital
  • Vista Equity Partners
  • Verdane Capital

Other known investors1 additional known investor

  • MW Investment

Talent

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Team profiled 319 named & role-tagged
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Key operators 7 quality Hidden — book a demo/100
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
🇺🇸 United States · San Francisco HQ
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Market sentiment

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