G2 Crowd offers peer-to–peer peer review sites. It has over 20,000 paid customers. The site's founders were former employees of BigMachines. They started the site in May 2012 with the goal of aggregating user reviews of business software. The company has been growing rapidly and enjoying increasing popularity since its inception.
G2 is a peer to-peer review website
G2 crowd is a peer–to-peer review website that aggregates reviews on business software products. It works in the same way as Gartner's magic Quadrant Review model. It helps identify high-quality products and services. The site will not allow fraudulent reviewers or employees of rival companies to post reviews.
The site is free for companies to list their products. An individual company can pay to subscribe to get analytics that show who is buying what, when, and why. For example, if a business is selling a piece of software, it may want to pay the G2 crowd to review their product.
It has 20,000+ paying customers
G2 Crowd offers peer-to peer peer review for business software. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago. It currently serves more than 20,000 customers. The company has been called the "Glassdoor" of software reviews. It has raised more that $30 million from investors such Pritzker Grup Venture Capital and Accel Partnerships. It plans on growing to 500 employees in 2023.
The company is growing rapidly, and G2 Crowd's popularity continues to increase. It published 75,000 reviews in 2013, a three-fold increase on the previous year. It is predicted to publish 225,000 user reviews this year. It continues to expand to meet the demands of business users.
It has a freemium model
G2 Crowd is a crowd-sourced marketplace for business software and services. It has gained strong traction in the $3.7 billion enterprise technology market. It provides a unique approach to software market and is trusted in large companies like Nike and Facebook. The company recently announced that Jules Maltz will be joining the company's board of directors.
G2 Crowd is a premium service provider that makes money for vendors. This allows vendors to create premium profiles and showcase their products. This allows them the ability to add videos and metrics on profile views. The company has grown dramatically over the last 16 months. It plans to expand into Europe and Asia.
It has a recurring revenue model
G2 Crowd celebrated the two-year anniversary in April. The site started offering vendor offerings and generated its first revenue. The company raised $2 Million from its founders. A second seed round was closed by Chicago Ventures as well as Hyde Park Venture Partners. The founders continue to own the majority of the company.
Abel was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania and is the current executive chairman of ThreeKit. ThreeKit helps companies create visual product visuals by using cutting-edge technologies like virtual photography and augmented reality. Abel recently moved to San Francisco along with his wife. SaaS Mag interviewed him to discuss his company's growth plan and how G2 could benefit from smart growth.
It is a conscious culture
G2 crowd is an intentional community that empowers people to make an impact and grow with one another. They strive to foster a culture of freedom and shared humanity. The largest and most trusted marketplace for software in the world, the community has a global presence. The community is comprised of over 60 million users who trust the peer reviews of other users. It's also home to thousands upon thousands of companies, who collaborate to improve their brand and grow their businesses.
To date, G2 has raised more than $100 million in venture capital. IVP led a recent Series C round to raise $55 Million for G2. Godard, the CEO of the company, is an entrepreneur from the tech industry. His previous companies were SteelBrick and BigMachines. They were both sold to Salesforce and Oracle.