AppFolio

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AppFolio, Inc.
Company type Public
Industry Software
Founded2006;18 years ago (2006)
Founders
  • Klaus Schauser
  • Jon Walker
Headquarters
Santa Barbara, California
,
U.S.
Area served
United States
Key people
  • Shane Trigg (CEO)
  • Fay Sien Goon (CFO)
Products
  • AppFolio Property Manager
  • AppFolio Investment Manager
Services Software as a service
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$620 million (2023)
Increase2.svgUS$1 million (2023)
Increase2.svgUS$2.7 million (2023)
Total assets Increase2.svgUS$409 million (2023)
Total equity Increase2.svgUS$409 million (2023)
Number of employees
1,504 (December 2023)
Website appfolio.com
Footnotes /references
Financials as of December 31,2023. [1]

AppFolio is a company founded in 2006 that offers software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications and services to the real estate industry.

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The company's headquarters is in Goleta, California, [2] in the Santa Barbara area.

History

AppFolio was established in 2006 by co-founders Klaus Schauser [3] and Jon Walker. [4] [5] Schauser had previously founded Expertcity. [4]

The company's first focus was property management for small to medium businesses [4] and its first product, AppFolio Property Manager, was launched in 2007. [5]

In November 2012, AppFolio acquired MyCase, a "legal practice management software provider." [6]

AppFolio purchased real estate software firm RentLinx in April 2015. This acquisition included rights to the website ShowMeTheRent.com, which increased AppFolio's listing presence. [7] [2]

In May 2015, AppFolio announced its IPO, [3] which was unveiled in June. [2]

In September 2018, AppFolio reported acquisition of utility analytics software WegoWise. [8]

In January 2019, AppFolio acquired Dynasty Marketplace, Inc., for $60 million. [9] [10]

In September 2020, AppFolio announced the sale of MyCase to private equity firm Apax Funds, for approximately $193 million. [11]

Products

AppFolio Property Manager

A property technology solution with accounting, marketing, leasing, and management functionality for multifamily and single-family, commercial, student housing, community association, and mixed portfolio property managers. [12] In June 2022 the company expanded the platform by launching AppFolio Stack, [13] its integration marketplace.

AppFolio Investment Manager

A software platform designed for real estate investment management, with tools for fund management and syndication. [14]

Awards

In 2020, AppFolio ranked #1 in Fortune’s list of Fastest-Growing Companies. [15]

The same year, AppFolio was recognized as a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor. [16]

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