Miro (collaboration platform)

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RealtimeBoard, Inc.
Miro
FormerlyRealtimeBoard
Company type Private
IndustrySoftware as a service
Founded2011
Founder
  • Andrey Khusid
  • Oleg Shardin
Website miro.com

Miro, formerly known as RealtimeBoard, is a digital collaboration platform designed to facilitate remote and distributed team communication and project management. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

As an online workspace for innovation, it is developed by RealtimeBoard, Inc. [4] The company was founded in Russia by Andrey Khusid and Oleg Shardin in 2011 and is now co-headquartered in San Francisco and Amsterdam. [5] [1] [6]

Evolution

RealtimeBoard was first established in 2011. [7]

In 2018 the company raised $25 million in a Series A venture round. [8]

In 2019, the company rebranded to Miro. [9]

In 2020, Miro raised $50 million in a Series B venture round. At that time, it had around 300 employees. [10] In 2022, it reported 40 million users. [11]

In January 2022, in a Series C funding round, Miro raised $400 million at a $17.5 billion valuation, making it the 8th most valuable US startup at that time. [12] [13] In February 2023, Miro laid off 119 employees, around 7% of its full-time workforce. [14] In October 2024, Miro laid off 275 employees, around 18% of its full-time workforce. [15]

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