ClearSlide
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| Type of business | Private |
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| Headquarters | 45 Fremont Street San Francisco, California USA |
| No. of locations | Satellite: Citigroup Center New York, NY USA |
| Founder(s) | Al Lieb, Jim Benton |
| CEO | Al Lieb |
| Industry | Enterprise Software (Cloud-based) |
| Products | Annual Web Based Software Subscription |
| Services | Sales Engagement Platform |
| URL | http://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 designed for sales and marketing teams, accessible primarily via an 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] In February 2014, ClearSlide raised $50 million in Series C funding from their partnership with Social+Capital Partnership. This led to additional contributions from Greylock Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and Felicis Ventures.[4]
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External links
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- Official site
- Official blog
- Sales Communications: The Battle Between Brainshark and ClearSlide
- ClearSlide Raises $50M from the Social + Capital Partnership, Greylock to Help Make Sales Presentations More Effective
- The Daily Startup: Social + Capital Leads $50M Round for ClearSlide to Help Salespeople
- ClearSlide Sells Investors on $50M Investment; Social+Capital Leads Growth Round
- ClearSlide Snags $50M to Make Sales Pitches Easier - and Smarter
- ClearSlide Hooks $50M for its WebEX Killer for Sales
- ClearSlide Earns TRUSTe U.S. - EU Safe Harbor Status
- Evite Co-Founder Al Lieb is Back in the Startup Game as CEO of ClearSlide
- Thought Leadership piece on Field Sales by ClearSlide co-founder Jim Benton
- Thought Leadership piece on Cloud Computing by ClearSlide board member & Cloud computing specialist Byron Deeter of Bessemer Venture Partners
- VMware sells SlideRocket to ClearSlide. Here's why
- ClearSlide Nets $28M to Give Sales Teams Better Presentation Tools
- ClearSlide Offers Painless Sales Pitching for Sales Pros, Achieves with Impressive Growth
- ClearSlide: Building a Tech Startup - Old School Style