Clarizen

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Clarizen, Inc.
Company typePrivately held
Industry Software
Founded2005
Headquarters San Mateo, California
Products Project management software
Website clarizen.com

Clarizen, Inc. is a project management software and collaborative work management company. [1]

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Clarizen uses a software as a service business model. [2] Clarizen's features include attaching CAD drawings to a project, moving between the project view and design view and an E-mail reporting feature. [3] [4] [ third-party source needed ]

In May 2014 Clarizen raised $35 million in venture capital investment led by Goldman Sachs. The round brought investment to $90 million. [5] Previous investors, including Benchmark Capital, Carmel Ventures, DAG Ventures, Opus Capital and Vintage Investment Partners participated. [6]

In April 2020, Clarizen appointed Matt Zilli as its new CEO, replacing Boaz Chalamish who is appointed as Executive Chairman. [7]

In January 2021 Clarizen was acquired by Planview. [8] [9]

See also

Comparison of time-tracking software

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References

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