Velocify

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Velocify, Inc.
Industry Software as a service
FoundedLos Angeles, California, 2004
FounderJeff Solomon
Charles Chase
Tony Christopoulos
Headquarters
El Segundo   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
,
United States  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Key people
Nick Hedges, CEO
ProductsLeadManager
Dial-IQ
Pulse
Number of employees
150+
Website Velocify.com

Velocify, Inc. is a cloud computing company, headquartered in El Segundo, California, that provides cloud-based intelligent sales automation software designed for fast-paced sales environments. [1]

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History

Velocify was co-founded in 2004 by Jeff Solomon, Charles Chase, and Tony Christopoulos as a company specializing in software as a service (SaaS). [2] [3] The company raised $3.25M in Series A funding in October 2007 with Rustic Canyon Partners as the initial investor. [4]

In May 2011, Velocify named Nick Hedges President & Chief Executive Officer. [5] In 2011 and 2012, Nick Hedges was named one of the “50 Most Influential in Sales Lead Management” by the Sales Lead Management Association. [6] In February 2012, Velocify completed a $15 million Series B fundraising round led by Volition Capital with participation from existing investor Rustic Canyon Partners. [7] In November 2012, Velocify established a partnership with Marketo. [8] The company announced it changed its name to Velocify from Leads360 on June 19, 2013, to reflect the company's vision for the future. [9] [10] In October 2017, Velocify was acquired, for an undisclosed amount, by Ellie Mae, Inc. the leading cloud-based platform for the mortgage finance industry. [11]

In August 2020, Intercontinental Exchange acquired Ellie Mae. [12] [13]

Awards

Products

Velocify offers two products, a sales automation platform, LeadManager, and an integrated cloud-based dialing platform, Dial-IQ. Dial-IQ was launched in 2013. [21] In August 2014, the company released Velocify for Salesforce, which offers sales automation and dialing within the cloud-based CRM platform. [22] [23] In 2016, Velocify launched LoanEngage, a CRM platform for mortgage marketing and sales. [24]

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