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Anaplan

Anaplan

American software company

Anaplan is a business planning software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Anaplan sells subscriptions for cloud-based business-planning software and provides data for decision-making purposes.[2][3]

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Anaplan's products are used by over 1,000 organizations globally.[4]

The company has been listed as a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Cloud Financial Planning & Analysis Solutions in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.[5]

History

In 2006, Anaplan was founded by Guy Haddleton, Sue Haddleton, and Michael Gould in Yorkshire, England.[6]

In 2012, Anaplan brought on Frederic Laluyaux as CEO.[7] Laluyaux eventually left the company four years later in April 2016.[8]

A year after Laluyaux became CEO, Anaplan acquired its reseller Vue Analytics in U.K. for an undisclosed amount.[9]

Recent history

In May 2014, Anaplan introduced its marketplace, Anaplan Hub.[10] Using the marketplace, customers can share and find pre-designed planning models.[10]

After multiple rounds of funding, to assist with going public, the company hired James Budge as its chief financial officer.[11] In 2016, Anaplan had over 480 customers in 20 countries.[11][12]

In April 2016 Anaplan acquired data analytics brand Chartcube.[13]

In January 2017 Anaplan appointed Frank A. Calderoni as CEO.[14] Calderoni took the company public on October 12, 2018, with Anaplan being listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol PLAN.[15]

In August 2019, Anaplan announced plans to acquire Mintigo, an Israeli-founded predictive marketing and sales analytics company.[16] In November, the company was named to Deloitte Technology Fast 500.[17]

In March 2022, the private equity firm Thoma Bravo announced a definitive agreement to purchase Anaplan for $10.7 billion.[18] The deal closed in June 2022.[19] Thoma Bravo renegotiated the deal to $10.4 billion, stating that Anaplan had breached the merger agreement by overpaying new workers, although commentators linked the renegotiation to the broader market downturn.[20][21]

Also in 2022, Anaplan announced the acquisition of the applications division from existing partner Vuealta.[22]

In June 2023, Anaplan began a round of major layoff, ranging from 119 to 500 employees.[23]

Funding

Anaplan raised its first venture capital funding within a year of its first sales in 2010.[24] In 2012, the company raised $11.4 million in Series B financing from investors that included Granite Ventures and Shasta Ventures.[25]

Then, in 2014, the company’s Series D funding raised $100 million from new and existing investors including DFJ Growth, Workday, and Shasta Ventures.[10] In 2016, Anaplan raised $90 million and became the second UK-founded company to achieve a $1 billion valuation.[26]

Premji Invest led the fundraising, and was joined by Baillie Gifford, Founders Circle Capital, Harmony Partners, and Anaplan's then-current investors.[26] As of January 2016, Anaplan had raised a total of $240 million in five funding rounds.[26]

Technology

Anaplan's Hyperblock technology is a patented in-memory database and calculation engine for business planning.[27][28][29]

In November 2014, Anaplan announced the launch of the Anaplan App Hub for business planning applications.[30]

References

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