When was Jive Software founded?

Jive Software was founded in 2001.

Where is Jive Software located?

Jive Software is located in Palo Alto, United States .

How many employees does Jive Software have?

Jive Software has 178 employees as of Dec 31, 2017.

When was the latest funding round of Jive Software?

Jive Software's latest funding round was on Dec 21, 2011.

What is the annual revenue of Jive Software?

Annual revenue of Jive Software is $204M as on Dec 31, 2016.

Where does Jive Software rank among its competitors?

Jive Software ranks 40 amongst 1722 active competitors.

Who are the top competitors of Jive Software?

Jive Software's top competitors are Palo Alto Networks, Atlassian and Thales.

Jive Software - 2025 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials - Tracxn

Jive Software is an acquired company based in Palo Alto (United States), founded in 2001 by Matt Tucker and Bill Lynch. It operates as an Enterprise collaboration platform. Jive Software has raised $57.6M in funding from Sequoia Capital China and Kleiner Perkins. The company has 1722 active competitors, including 174 funded and 104 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Palo Alto Networks, Atlassian and Thales.

Company Details

Jive Software is a provider of communication and collaboration solutions to businesses. Jive platform is delivered in 3 product lines: Jive-n for companies rolling out a complete social intranet, employee communications, and employee support solutions for organizations. Jive-x for external customers, marketing and partners and Jive-w (Jive daily, Jive Chime), a suite of new mobile work styles product experiences that ensure employees stay informed, connected in real-time across devices, and quickly find experts within a company. Mc Afee, FICI, EMC2 are some of its customers. The pricing model is based on monthly usage.

Website: www.jivesoftware.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2001

Location

Palo Alto, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$57.6M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Dec 21, 2011, $525K

Investors

Sequoia Capital China & 10 more

Ranked

40^th among 1722 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$204M as on Dec 31, 2016

Employee Count

178 as on Dec 31, 2017

Investment & Acquisitions

StreamOnce & 7 more

Similar Companies

Atlassian & 1533 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Wave Systems Corp (May 01, 2017)

Jive Software is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
JIVE SOFTWARE, LLC CIN: 206118697 United States, Active	Jan 06, 2023	-	-	-
JIVE SOFTWARE, INC. CIN: 1462633 United States, Deadpooled	Feb 06, 2001	$204M (as on Dec 31, 2016)	178 (as on Dec 31, 2017)	-

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Jive Software got acquired by Wave Systems Corp on May 01, 2017 at an acquisition amount of $462M. It was facilitated by Atlas Technology Group, Morgan Stanley, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and 1 more.

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Jive Software has raised a total funding of $57.6M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Aug 28, 2007.

Jive Software has 11 institutional investors including Sequoia Capital China, Kleiner Perkins and Open X Innovations.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Jive Software:

Date of funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post money valuation	Revenue multiple	Investors
Dec 21, 2011	$525K	Post IPO	5433890	2283790	-
Jul 20, 2010	$30M	Series C	9507942	6245248	Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital China
Oct 19, 2009	$12.3M	Series B	6695770	5096250	Sequoia Capital China

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The founders of Jive Software are Matt Tucker and Bill Lynch.

Here are the details of Jive Software's key team members:

Matt Tucker: Former Co-Founder & CTO & Board Director of Jive Software. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Bill Lynch: Co-Founder & VP, Product Management of Jive Software. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Jive Software's employee count trend

Jive Software has 178 employees as of Dec 17. The total employee count is 61.0% lower than what it was in Dec 16. Here is Jive Software's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Jive Software include Palo Alto Networks, Atlassian and Thales. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Jive Software, ranked by Tracxn score:

Overall Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Palo Alto Networks 2005, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	AI and cloud based platform offering a suite of cyber security solutions	$65.7M	Lehman Brothers, Open X Innovations & 22 others	83/100
2nd	Atlassian 2002, Sydney (Australia), Public	Cloud based enterprise collaboration suite solutions	$210M	Herald Investment Management, Harmony Venture Partners & 5 others	80/100
3rd	Thales 1893, Paris (France), Public	AI-based software suites for navigation applications	-	VentureTech Alliance, Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty & 3 others	80/100
4th	Asana 2008, San Francisco (United States), Public	Cloud-based platform offering project management software	$453M	Lead Edge Capital, Benchmark & 28 others	79/100
5th	Cisco 1984, San Jose (United States), Public	AI and saas based cloud security solutions	$2.5M	Point Financial, TeleSoft Partners & 26 others	76/100
6th	Coda 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Document Collaboration Tool	$240M	Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates & 24 others	76/100
7th	monday.com 2012, Tel Aviv (Israel), Public	Cloud-based platform offering suite solutions for project management	$235M	HarbourVest Partners, HTIF & 19 others	76/100
8th	Fortinet 2000, Sunnyvale (United States), Public	Platform offering cloud security posture management solutions	$39M	Meritech, Japan Asia Investment & 16 others	75/100
9th	Imperva 2002, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Cloud based cyber security suite solutions provider	$54M	Herald Investment Management, Venrock & 6 others	75/100
10th	IBM 1911, Armonk (United States), Public	Hybrid cloud and devops automation platform for enterprises	-	Berkshire Hathaway, Runway & 13 others	75/100
40th	Jive Software 2001, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired	Enterprise collaboration platform	$57.6M	Open X Innovations, Kleiner Perkins & 9 others	60/100

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Jive Software has not made any investments yet. Jive Software has made 8 acquisitions. Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
May 16, 2013	Acquisition	StreamOnce	2012	San Jose, United States
May 02, 2013	Acquisition	Clara	2009	Reykjavik, Iceland
Nov 05, 2012	Acquisition	Meetings.io	2010	San Francisco, United States