Drift Technologies - About the company
Drift Technologies is an acquired company based in Boston (United States), founded in 2015 by Elias Torres. It operates as an AI and cloud based lead generation chatbots for businesses. Drift Technologies has raised $107M in funding from investors like General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital and Founder Collective. The company has 1063 active competitors, including 92 funded and 35 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Qualified, LivePerson and Emotive.
Company Details
AI and cloud based lead generation chatbots for businesses. It allows marketers to segment and tracks customers based on the intent and behavior. It provides tools for engagement across multiple channels and offers analytics on customer success. It interacts with customers and prospects live on the website and inside the web app.
- Website
- www.drift.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@drift.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- Boston, Massachusetts
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Boston, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$107M in 3 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 1063 active competitors
Employee Count
271 as on May 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by SalesLoft (Feb 13, 2024)
Legal entities associated with Drift Technologies
Drift Technologies is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DRIFT CIN: 40103201241 , Latvia, Active | Nov 19, 2008 | $1.87M (As on Dec 31, 2019) | 18 (As on Dec 31, 2019) | - |
DRIFT INC. CIN: 471480962 , United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 246 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
Drift Technologies's acquisition details
Drift Technologies got acquired by SalesLoft on Feb 13, 2024.
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Drift Technologies's funding and investors
Drift Technologies has raised a total funding of $107M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 15, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Apr 17, 2018 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Drift Technologies has 15 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Drift Technologies:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 17, 2018 | 7762877 | Series C | 8060129 | 7475452 | 7501846 | 2806904 |
Sep 26, 2017 | 2356341 | Series B | 6499872 | 8777133 | 6928831 | |
Jan 15, 2015 | 2509930 | Series A | 5252723 | 8523855 | 5996717 |
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Drift Technologies' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Drift Technologies is Elias Torres.
Here are the details of Drift Technologies' key team members:
- Elias Torres: Founder and CTO of Drift Technologies. They are also an angel investor in 6 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
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Drift Technologies' employee count trend
Drift Technologies has 271 employees as of May 26. Here is Drift Technologies's employee count trend over the years:
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Drift Technologies's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Drift Technologies include Qualified, LivePerson and Emotive. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Drift Technologies, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Drift Technologies 2015, Boston (United States), Acquired | AI and cloud based lead generation chatbots for businesses | $107M | 71/100 | |
2nd | Qualified 2018, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Provider of conversational marketing platform | $163M | 71/100 | |
3rd | LivePerson 1995, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of conversational AI platform for digital customer and agent experiences | - | 69/100 | |
4th |  Emotive 2018, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired | SMS marketing solution provider | $73.9M | 68/100 | |
5th | Octane 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of cloud and AI-based chatbots for e-commerce websites | $14M | 68/100 | |
6th |  Artisan 2023, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of an AI-powered platform for outbound sales automation | $46.1M | 64/100 | |
7th |  MadKudu 2014, Mountain View (United States), Acquired | Platform offering Sales Process engagement Solutions | $29.1M | 63/100 | |
8th | Platform offering outbound calling software solution | $6.22M | 63/100 | ||
9th | ConnectAndSell 2007, Los Gatos (United States), Series C | Platform offering automated Assisted Dialing solution | $14.9M | 61/100 | |
10th | AI-based sales and marketing solutions for the insurance industry | $16.5M | 61/100 |
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Drift Technologies's Investments and acquisitions
Drift Technologies has not made any investments yet. Drift Technologies has made 4 acquisitions.Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:
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Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Sep 04, 2019 | Acquisition | 2013 | Cambridge (United States) | |
2019 | Acquisition | 2015 | Austin (United States) | |
Sep 04, 2018 | Acquisition | 2014 | Seattle (United States) |
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News related to Drift Technologies
Filter this listMedia has covered Drift Technologies for 1 event in last 1 year, It was about company updates.
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Drift Labs Launches on Coinstore After Its IEO Was 250% OversubscribscribedGlobeNewswire•May 06, 2024•Drift Technologies
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Salesloft’s Acquisition of DriftGlobal Legal Chronicle•Mar 04, 2024•Drift Technologies, SalesLoft, Vista Equity Partners, Kirkland & Ellis
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Drift Appoints New SVP Of StrategyDemand Gen Report•Apr 05, 2023•Drift Technologies, Vista Consulting Group
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Drift Conversational Sales Seeks To Increase Sales Productivity Amid Turbulent Market ConditionsDemand Gen Report•Mar 08, 2023•Drift Technologies
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