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'''ClearSlide''' is a [[SaaS]]-based Sales Engagement platform that lets users share content / sales materials via email links or their viewer’s link in a ‘Live Pitch’. ClearSlide is accessible via monthly or annual subscription model. Users can also sign up for a limited time free trial of the software with full access to all the features of a regular subscription.
'''ClearSlide''' is a [[SaaS]]-based Sales Engagement platform that lets users share content / sales materials via email links or their viewer’s link in a ‘Live Pitch’. ClearSlide is accessible via monthly or annual subscription model. Users can also sign up for a limited time free trial of the software with full access to all the features of a regular subscription.


The company’s headquarters are in [[San Francisco]]’s financial district, with a satellite office in New York City in the [[Citigroup_Center]].
The company’s headquarters are in [[San Francisco]]’s financial district, with a satellite office in New York City in the [[Citigroup Center]].


==History==
==History==
ClearSlide was founded in October 2009, funded by the founders and through initial subscribers. The company did not fundraise until the year following its launch. <ref>{{cite web|title=San Francisco Business Times article on ClearSlide - ClearSlide raises $11 million|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2011/09/28/clearslide-raises-11-million.html}}</ref> In August of 2012, ClearSlide raised a $28 million series B round of financing, announcing that it was to fuel their rapid growth and expansion plans. On March 5, 2013 the company bought [[SlideRocket]] from [[VMWare]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ClearSlide Acquires SlideRocket|url=http://blogs.vmware.com/vmware/2013/03/clearslide-acquires-sliderocket.html}}</ref> A second acquisition was announced on July 2, 2013, when ClearSlide bought Crunched, a rival cloud-based sales engagement platform.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sales platform ClearSlide buys up rival Crunched|url=http://vator.tv/news/2013-07-02-sales-platform-clearslide-buys-up-rival-crunched}}</ref>
ClearSlide was founded in October 2009, funded by the founders and through initial subscribers. The company did not fundraise until the year following its launch.<ref>{{cite web|title=San Francisco Business Times article on ClearSlide - ClearSlide raises $11 million|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2011/09/28/clearslide-raises-11-million.html}}</ref> In August 2012, ClearSlide raised a $28 million series B round of financing, announcing that it was to fuel their rapid growth and expansion plans. On March 5, 2013 the company bought [[SlideRocket]] from [[VMWare]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ClearSlide Acquires SlideRocket|url=http://blogs.vmware.com/vmware/2013/03/clearslide-acquires-sliderocket.html}}</ref> A second acquisition was announced on July 2, 2013, when ClearSlide bought Crunched, a rival cloud-based sales engagement platform.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sales platform ClearSlide buys up rival Crunched|url=http://vator.tv/news/2013-07-02-sales-platform-clearslide-buys-up-rival-crunched}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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* [http://mobileenterprise.edgl.com/how-to/3-Tips-for-Maximizing-Field-Sales85977 Thought Leadership piece on Field Sales by ClearSlide co-founder Jim Benton]
* [http://mobileenterprise.edgl.com/how-to/3-Tips-for-Maximizing-Field-Sales85977 Thought Leadership piece on Field Sales by ClearSlide co-founder Jim Benton]
* [http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/23/grow-to-dominate-in-2013-or-watch-someone-else-do-it Thought Leadership piece on Cloud Computing by ClearSlide board member & Cloud computing specialist Byron Deeter of [[Bessemer Venture Partners]]]
* [http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/23/grow-to-dominate-in-2013-or-watch-someone-else-do-it Thought Leadership piece on Cloud Computing by ClearSlide board member & Cloud computing specialist Byron Deeter of [[Bessemer Venture Partners]]]



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ClearSlide, Inc.
Type of businessPrivate
No. of locationsSan Francisco, Manhattan
Founder(s)Al Lieb, Jim Benton
CEOAl Lieb
IndustryEnterprise Software (Cloud-based)
ProductsMonthly / Annual Web Based Software Subscription
ServicesSales Engagement Platform
URLhttp://www.clearslide.com

ClearSlide is a SaaS-based Sales Engagement platform that lets users share content / sales materials via email links or their viewer’s link in a ‘Live Pitch’. ClearSlide is accessible via monthly or annual subscription model. Users can also sign up for a limited time free trial of the software with full access to all the features of a regular subscription.

The company’s headquarters are in San Francisco’s financial district, with a satellite office in New York City in the Citigroup Center.

History

ClearSlide was founded in October 2009, funded by the founders and through initial subscribers. The company did not fundraise until the year following its launch.[1] In August 2012, ClearSlide raised a $28 million series B round of financing, announcing that it was to fuel their rapid growth and expansion plans. On March 5, 2013 the company bought SlideRocket from VMWare.[2] A second acquisition was announced on July 2, 2013, when ClearSlide bought Crunched, a rival cloud-based sales engagement platform.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "San Francisco Business Times article on ClearSlide - ClearSlide raises $11 million".
  2. ^ "ClearSlide Acquires SlideRocket".
  3. ^ "Sales platform ClearSlide buys up rival Crunched".