Bluebeam Software, Inc.

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Bluebeam, Inc.
Type Private
Industry Software
Founded2002;21 years ago (2002) [1]
Headquarters Pasadena, California, United States
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsBluebeam Revu
Bluebeam Vu
Bluebeam Vu iPad
Studio Server
Number of employees
500
Parent Nemetschek SE
Website bluebeam.com

Bluebeam, Inc. is an American software company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Pasadena, California, United States, with additional offices in Chicago, Illinois; San Diego, California; and Manchester, New Hampshire. [1] The company specializes in designing tools for creating, editing, marking up, collaborating and sharing PDF documents. [2] Their main product is Bluebeam Revu. [3]

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In October 2014, Bluebeam was acquired by Nemetschek for $100 million and the company's software has more than 1.6 million users. [4] [5]

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Bluebeam Software's products include:

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