ClickUp

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ClickUp
Company typePrivate company
IndustryProject management software
Founded2017
FounderZeb Evans (Founder & CEO)
Alex Yurkowski (Founder & CTO)
Website clickup.com

ClickUp is a project management software with features including tasks, whiteboards, spreadsheets, and document collaboration on a unified platform. [1] It was founded by Zeb Evans and Alex Yurkowski in 2017. [2] [3]

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History

In 2017, Zeb Evans and Alex Yurkowski founded ClickUp as an internal tool before being launched publicly as a cloud-based collaboration and productivity software. [4] The company was headquartered in San Francisco before moving to San Diego, California in January 2020.

In June 2020, the company secured $35M in Series A funding. In December 2020, ClickUp closed another $100 million in funding reaching a $1B in valuation. [5]

In 2021, ClickUp raised $400M at a $4B valuation and expanded the platform to Europe, opening an office in Dublin. [6] [7] The same year ClickUp opened an Asia Pacific headquarters in Sydney. [8]

In July 2023, ClickUp laid off 10% of its workforce. With a total headcount of about 900 employees, it represents approximately 90 people. [9] [10]

Product

ClickUp is a cloud-based project management software with workplace collaboration tools in a single platform. ClickUp tools serve development, human resources, marketing, and business operations. The ClickUp platform is used by organizations such as Spotify, IBM, and Logitech.

ClickUp is SaaS-based and customizable. [11]

Operations

In April 2022, ClickUp acquired SlapDash, the developer of a unified search tool for enterprise applications. [12] [13]

Also in 2022, ClickUp unveiled a Whiteboard feature, a visual tool for hybrid work environments. ClickUp AI was launched in February 2023, allowing users to summarize and generate content - this was renamed ClickUp Brain in January 2024. [14] [15] [16]

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References

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  9. ↑ https://www.crn.com/news/software/tech-layoffs-saas-startup-clickup-once-valued-at-4b-cuts-10-percent-of-employees
  10. ↑ "A comprehensive list of 2023 & 2024 tech layoffs". Tech Crunch.
  11. ↑ Preimesberger, Chris J. (2022-04-04). "ClickUp launches Whiteboard to develop WFH analytics". VentureBeat . Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  12. ↑ Dee, Katie (2022-04-26). "ClickUp acquires search platform Slapdash". SD Times . Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  13. ↑ Freeman, Mike. "San Diego 'unicorn' ClickUp buys Slapdash to bolster productivity software platform". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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  16. ↑ "Introducing ClickUp Brain: The First AI Neural Network for Work". ClickUp. 2024-01-30. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
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