Company:Meta SaaS
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2016 (Austin, Texas , Texas ) |
| Founder | Arlo Gilbert, Scott Hertel |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Arlo Gilbert (CEO) Scott Hertel (CTO) |
| Products | Meta SaaS |
| Website | metasaas.com |
Meta SaaS was a software company headquartered in Austin, Texas that provided Software Asset Management (SAM) for SaaS products.
History
In September 2016, Arlo Gilbert alongside co-founder Scott Hertel launched Meta SaaS in Austin to solve problems related to the growth of unmanaged SaaS at businesses.[1]
In 2016, Meta SaaS raised $2.1 million in seed funding. Investors in this seed round announced in May 2017 included Mark Cuban, Barracuda Networks, Capital Factory, and others[2]
Among its first clients were Spredfast, RetailMeNot, and Indeed.com.
In May 2018, Meta SaaS was acquired by Flexera Software, a private software company based in Itasca, Illinois.[3]
Software and services
Meta SaaS published software that provided SaaS management and aggregated utilization reporting providing a 360-degree view across all cloud applications, systems of record, and various financial tools. Meta SaaS displayed the unified customer information in near-real-time to administrators at customer sites. Meta SaaS was used by businesses in various industries such as technology, healthcare, software, education, and others.
It offered features in the following areas: SaaS management, SaaS license optimization, and Shadow IT identification.
Meta SaaS integrated vendors including Salesforce, Box, Workday, Cisco, Zendesk, and others.[4]
References
- ↑ Cronin, Mike (2017-05-25). "Mark Cuban leads Investment Round for Austin Startup". https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2017/05/25/mark-cuban-leads-1-5m-investment-round-for-austin.html.
- ↑ "Venture Beat". 24 May 2017. https://venturebeat.com/2017/05/24/mark-cuban-leads-1-5-million-round-in-saas-management-tool-meta-saas/.
- ↑ "Meta SaaS Acquired by Flexera - SiliconHills" (in en-US). SiliconHills. 2018-05-02. http://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2018/05/02/meta-saas-acquired-flexera/.
- ↑ "Meta SaaS Acquired by Flexera - SiliconHills" (in en-US). SiliconHills. 2018-05-02. http://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2018/05/02/meta-saas-acquired-flexera/.
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