Company:Acumatica

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Acumatica
TypePrivately held company
IndustryComputer software
Founded2008; 16 years ago (2008)
Founder
Headquarters
Kirkland, Washington
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Key people
John Case (CEO)[1]
ProductsAcumatica Cloud ERP
OwnerEQT Partners[2]
Number of employees
500+[1] (2021)
Websitewww.acumatica.com

Acumatica provides cloud and browser based enterprise resource planning software for small and medium-sized businesses. The company is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington (state) , in the Seattle metropolitan area.[3]

Acumatica has partnerships with BDO USA[4] and Shopify.[5]

History

The Acumatica ERP product was introduced in 2008[6] followed a year later by on-premises and SaaS versions.[7]

In 2014, former Microsoft Vice President Jon Roskill became CEO[8] and the xRP cloud platform launched.[9]

Private-equity fund EQT Partners purchased Acumatica in 2019[2] and a London office opened in 2021.[10]

Acquisitions

  • 2020, JAAS Advanced Manufacturing Software from JAAS Systems[11]
  • 2022, IBS Imperium, a property management application[12]

Funding

  • 2011, unquantified investment from Visma[13]
  • 2014, over $13 million led by MYOB[14][15]
  • 2018, $25 million Series C funding led by Accel-KKR[16]

Technology

Acumatica's ERP is built with its proprietary web-based xRP platform and can be licensed on-premises / in the cloud, or provided on a SaaS basis.[17][18][19]

The SaaS product runs on Amazon Web Services,[20] Azure[21] and SQL Azure.[17] Licensed software runs on Microsoft Windows Server / SQL Server and applications run as .NET managed code.[22]

Recognition

2012 Named a Top 100 Global Finalist by Red Herring[23]
#1 in the Top 20 Coolest Cloud Vendors by CRN[24]
2013 Featured in CRN's 20 Coolest Cloud Software Vendors of the Cloud[25]
Finalist for the CODiE Awards Best Supply Chain Management Solution[26]
One of the top 50 Russian start-ups[27]
2014 Gold Stevie Award[28]
CODiE Award for Best Supply Chain Management Solution[29]
2016 CODiE Award for Best Supply Chain Management Solution[30]
2017 PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award for Best ERP Software[31]
CODiE Award for Best Cloud ERP Solution[30]
2018 Gartner's highest score for customer satisfaction[32]
CODiE Award Best Cloud ERP Solution[33]
CODiE Award Best Manufacturing Solution[33]
2019 Finalist for Most Innovative Business at the IDEA Awards[34]
PC Magazine top ten Best Inventory Management Software[35]
2020 CEO Jon Roskill winner Business Intelligence Group awards[36]
2021 CODiE Award for Best ERP Solution[37]
Gartner Magic Quadrant niche player in Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises[38]

References

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  3. Bishop, Todd (February 7, 2020). "Acumatica ramps up after private equity deal, using new owner's cash for an acquisition of its own". https://www.geekwire.com/2020/acumatica-ramps-private-equity-deal-using-new-owners-cash-acquisition/. 
  4. "Acumatica and BDO Partner to Accelerate Digital Transformation and Disrupt Industry Landscape". 12 December 2019. https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/accounting-audit/news/21117873/acumatica-and-bdo-partner-to-accelerate-digital-transformation-and-disrupt-industry-landscape. 
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  10. "Acumatica Opens London Office and Welcomes New Country Manager to Better Serve UK and Ireland Customers". July 7, 2021. https://www.economymagazine.it/acumatica-opens-london-office-and-welcomes-new-country-manager-to-better-serve-uk-and-ireland-customers/. 
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  14. "Acumatica Raises Over $13 Million in New Funding Round Led by Bain Capital-Owned MYOB". Press release. 21 October 2014. https://venturebeat.com/2014/10/21/acumatica-raises-over-13-million-in-new-funding-round-led-by-bain-capital-owned-myob/. 
  15. Cook, John (October 21, 2014). "Cloud accounting startup Acumatica raises $13 million, looks to battle NetSuite". https://www.geekwire.com/2014/cloud-accounting-software-startup-acumatica-raises-13-million/. 
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  21. "Acumatica: ERP on Windows Azure". Channel Futures. 2009-11-19. http://www.channelfutures.com/cloud-services/acumatica-erp-windows-azure. 
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  23. "2011 RED HERRING GLOBAL TOP 100". Red Herring. http://www.redherring.com/red-herring-global/2011-red-herring-global-finalists/. 
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  27. "The Top 50 Russian Start-Ups". Article. Russia Behind the Headlines. http://rbth.ru/startup_rate. 
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  32. "Acumatica lands $25M, plans bigger challenge to SAP, Oracle, other cloud business software rivals". 18 June 2018. https://www.geekwire.com/2018/acumatica-lands-25m-funding-plans-bigger-challenge-sap-oracle-cloud-business-software-rivals/. 
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