Company type | Private |
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Industry | Software |
Founded | 2014 |
Headquarters | Lehi, Utah, United States |
Key people | Eric Rea, Co-Founder, Dennis Steele, Co-Founder |
Products | Online Reputation Management, Customer interaction management, Customer Relationship Management, Contactless Payments |
Revenue | $100 Million(2019) [1] |
Number of employees | 1,300 |
Website | https://www.podium.com |
Podium is a private technology company headquartered in Lehi, Utah that develops cloud-based software related to messaging, customer feedback, online reviews, selling products, and requesting payments. [2]
Podium was founded in 2014 by Eric Rea and Dennis Steele, who developed a tool to help small businesses "build their online reputation" through online reviews. [3] Podium was initially known as RepDrive [4] before rebranding as Podium in 2015. In 2015, Podium moved from a spare bedroom to a new location above a Provo bike shop. [5] In March 2020, Podium added payments technology to its product suite. [6] In November 2021, Podium raised $201 million in Series D funding and was valued at $3 billion. [7] [8]
Podium is a software-as-a-service platform designed to improve business online reputation. [9] It helps users manage business interactions in one tool. Users can communicate reviews, texts, chats, and post payment directly within the app. [10]
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