Community - About the company
Community is a series C company based in Santa Monica (United States), founded in 1998 by Max Levine and Charles Buffin. It operates as a Text messaging platform for community marketing. Community has raised $115M in funding from investors like HubSpot, Techstars and Verizon. The company has 84 active competitors, including 6 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Orbiit, UserVoice and NationBuilder.
Company Details
Text messaging platform for community marketing. The platform enables users to connect with the audience to drive action, activism, impact, promotion, sales, and more. It facilitates direct communication between individuals, brands, and organizations through SMS. The platform provides tools for managing audience segments, allowing users to customize and target messaging.
- Website
- community.com
- Email ID
- *****@community.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1998
Location
Santa Monica, United States
Stage
Series C
Total Funding
$115M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
3rd among 84 active competitors
Employee Count
85 as on Aug 31, 2026
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Community's funding and investors
Community has raised a total funding of $115M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 18, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Apr 24, 2023 for $*****. 8 investors participated in its latest round. Community has 28 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Community:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Apr 24, 2023 | 4314328 | Series C | 6111619 | 3780558 | 5725573 | 5551210 |
Apr 09, 2021 | 1348341 | Series C | 1491159 | 2051877 | 6702432 | 7524408 |
Jun 01, 2017 | 3593123 | Unattributed | 1927534 | 9268946 | 1306298 |
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Community's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Community are Max Levine and Charles Buffin. Jeremy Schultz is the CEO of Community.
Here are the details of Community's key team members:
- Max Levine: Co-Founder of Community and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.
- Charles Buffin: Co-Founder of Community and founder of 1 other company.
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Community's employee count trend
Community has 85 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Community's employee count trend over the years:
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Community's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Community include Orbiit, UserVoice and NationBuilder. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Community, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Orbiit 2018, New York City (United States), Acquired | Community marketing software solutions for businesses | $3.7M | 51/100 | |
2nd | UserVoice 2006, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Provider of product feedback management software | $1.8M | 48/100 | |
3rd | Community 1998, Santa Monica (United States), Series C | Text messaging platform for community marketing | $115M | 45/100 | |
4th | NationBuilder 2009, Los Angeles (United States), Series B | Provider of software for community building, communication, and fundraising | $15.3M | 44/100 | |
5th | Norby 2020, New York City (United States), Seed | SaaS driven platform for marketing communication tools | $12.2M | 43/100 | |
6th | Developer of a platform for community building and fan engagement | - | - | 35/100 | |
7th | 24X 2000, Ferring (United Kingdom), Unfunded | Provider of business text messaging services and related support resources | - | - | 34/100 |
8th | MudShare 2019, Galloway (United States), Acquired | Platform offering text messaging solutions | - | 33/100 | |
9th | Beetexting 2019, Bloomington (United States), Unfunded | Provider of business texting platform with compliance management | - | - | 33/100 |
10th | Yappa 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Seed | Platform offering conversational tools for community engagement | $985K | - | 30/100 |
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Community's Investments and acquisitions
Community has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Community
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News related to Community
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Infobip Partners with Community for Mobile Messaging PlatformDestinationcrm•Dec 12, 2023•Infobip, Authvia, Community
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Community, the SMS Engagement Platform, Secures $25MM in Funding to Fuel Its Rapid Growth and ExpansionTullahoma News•Apr 24, 2023•Community, Salesforce Ventures, Morgan Stanley, HubSpot and 5 others
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Sameday Health welcomes Shilena Battan as Director of PeoplePR Newswire•Feb 16, 2022•Rume Health LLC, Community
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Community Lands $40 Million InvestmentLos Angeles Business Journal•Apr 10, 2021•Community, Salesforce, Live Nation Entertainment, Sony Innovation Fund and 4 others
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