When was Khoros founded?

Khoros was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Khoros located?

Khoros is headquartered in Austin, United States. It is registered at Austin, Texas.

How many employees does Khoros have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Khoros is 663.

Is Khoros a funded company?

Khoros is a funded company, having raised a total of $152M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Apr 17, 2007.

When was the latest funding round of Khoros?

Khoros' latest funding was a $***** Venture Debt round on 2016, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Customer Service Software. In United States, the Customer Service Software sector has seen $2.01B in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of Khoros?

Annual revenue of Khoros is between £10M and £50M as on Jan 31, 2023

Where does Khoros rank among its competitors?

Khoros ranks 16th amongst 3034 active competitors, of which 177 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Blueshift, which secured $40M in Jan, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Khoros?

Khoros' top competitors include Capillary Technologies, Sprout Social and Braze. Among them, Blueshift secured the most recent funding round in January, 2024.

Khoros - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Community and social media management platform. The platform helps companies to connect with customers throughout their journey and provides social media management and content solution to reach audiences. It delivers a report of social media performance including both offline and paid campaign performance.

Website: khoros.com
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Email ID: *****@khoros.com
Phone Number: +1 **********
Registered Address: Austin, Texas

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

Austin, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$152M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Venture Debt, 2016, $*****

Investors

New Enterprise Associates & 20 more

Ranked

16^th among 3034 active competitors

Annual Revenue

£10M - £50M as on Jan 31, 2023

Employee Count

663 as on Jul 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Flow.ai & 6 more

Similar Companies

Capillary Technologies & 2511 more

Exit Details

Acquired by IgniteTech (May 27, 2025)

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Khoros is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Khoros, Llc CIN: 20211444870 , United States, Active	May 10, 2021	-	464 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-
KHOROS LONDON LIMITED CIN: 8422419 , United Kingdom, Active	Feb 26, 2013	£10M - £50M (As on Jan 31, 2023)	65 (As on Jan 31, 2024)
KHOROS INDIA R & D PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2016FTC085185 , India, Active	Jan 08, 2016	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	303 (As on Nov 30, 2024)
Lithium Technologies, Inc. CIN: 522338848 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	343 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Khoros got acquired by IgniteTech on May 27, 2025.

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Khoros has raised a total funding of $152M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 17, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Venture Debt round on 2016 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Khoros has 21 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Khoros:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2016	1731	Venture Debt	5663	9296	3653	2439
Sep 03, 2013	8765211	Series E	3478313	7247692	8216935	4588689
Jan 05, 2012	5113046	Series D	5511814	1585944	New Enterprise Associates	Sapphire Ventures & 6 more

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The founders of Khoros is Brian Dainton. Eric Vaughan is the CEO of Khoros.

Here are the details of Khoros' key team members:

Brian Dainton: [Mass Relevance] Founder & VP Engineering of Khoros.
Eric Vaughan: CEO of Khoros.
Contact Info: 1 email address

Khoros' Board of Directors

Khoros's board has 22 active members. Mike Dinsdale Cfa, Jeffrey Miller, Nader Alizadeh, Ravi Mohan, Peter Fenton, Peter Sonsini, Carlton Baab, Ed Van Siclen, Misha Logvinov, Richard Yanowitch, Catherine Keim, Charles Hough, Vicki Bernholz, Geoffrey Moore, Jim Drill, Mark Culhane, Bruno Teuber, Doug Jones, Brooke Seawell, Robert Tarkoff, Katy Keim and Sanjay Dholakia are independent board members.

Here is the list of Khoros' board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Mike Dinsdale Cfa	Independent board member	-	Current	16y 8m
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pyg{iey	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 7m
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vimdpyp	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 5m
wnlpvde	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 6m
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wzuvtis	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 7m
abogagz	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 7m
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vcihcvb	Independent board member	-	Current	6y 6m

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Khoros' employee count trend

Khoros has 663 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Khoros's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Khoros include Capillary Technologies, Sprout Social and Braze. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Khoros, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Capillary Technologies 2008, Bengaluru (India), Public	AI powered loyalty management software for enterprises	$144M	Warburg Pincus, Norwest & 32 others	82/100
2nd	Sprout Social 2009, Chicago (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for social media management and optimization	$102M	Lightbank, New Enterprise Associates & 6 others	77/100
3rd	Braze 2011, New York City (United States), Public	Provider of a platform for cross-channel customer engagement and messaging	$175M	Meritech, Icon Ventures & 23 others	76/100
4th	Blueshift 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	AI-enabled marketing automation platform	$57.6M	Storm Ventures, Nexus Venture Partners & 18 others	73/100
5th	Netcore Cloud 1998, Mumbai (India), Early Stage	Provider of an AI-powered platform for customer engagement and marketing	$4.89M	Suryatej Advisors, Meadow Ventures & 24 others	73/100
6th	Leanplum 2012, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Mobile A/B testing, personalization & analytics platform	$172M	Norwest, Shasta Ventures & 14 others	72/100
7th	Brandwatch 1999, Brighton (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of social media intelligence and analytics solutions	$62.9M	Highland Europe, Nauta Capital & 59 others	69/100
8th	Marketo 2006, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Provider of marketing automation platform for businesses	$98.4M	IVP, Battery Ventures & 13 others	68/100
9th	Hootsuite 2008, Vancouver (Canada), Series B	AI based social media management platform for businesses	$284M	Blumberg Capital, Hearst & 35 others	68/100
10th	CreativeX 2015, New York City (United States), Series B	Ad creative analytics solution provider	$35M	Guggenheim Investments, Beringea & 9 others	67/100
16th	Khoros 2007, Austin (United States), Acquired	Community and social media management platform	$152M	Section Partners, Sapphire Ventures & 19 others	62/100

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Khoros has not made any investments yet. Khoros has made 7 acquisitions.

Here is the list of latest three $acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jan 28, 2021	Acquisition	Flow.ai	2016	Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Jan 04, 2021	Acquisition	TopBox	2014	Potomac (United States)
Sep 04, 2018	Acquisition	Spredfast	2008	Austin (United States)