When was Nutshell founded?

Nutshell was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Nutshell located?

Nutshell is headquartered in Ann Arbor, United States. It is registered at Ann Arbor, Michigan.

How many employees does Nutshell have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Nutshell is 82.

Is Nutshell a funded company?

Nutshell is a funded company, having raised a total of $2.22M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Oct 24, 2011.

When was the latest funding round of Nutshell?

Nutshell's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on May 21, 2020, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Sales Force Automation. In United States, the Sales Force Automation sector has seen $614M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Nutshell rank among its competitors?

Nutshell ranks 3rd amongst 1138 active competitors, of which 60 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Omie, which secured an undisclosed amount in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Nutshell?

Nutshell's top competitors include Pipedrive, ActiveCampaign and Bird. Among them, Omie secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

Nutshell - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Cloud based mobile CRM for SMBs. It includes Google apps support, mobile media logging, tagging, and reporting. Mobile version of CRM enables users to browse through customer data and research leads. Geo-location features enable the system to readily pick up a client location and enter it into the system. Enables users to follow their contact updates on professional and social networks, track performance of sales team. It provides a Sales Process feature to help guide sales reps and account managers to create and follow detailed goals. It offers a subscription-based pricing policy. Its major clients are TrustWorkz, Joffe Emergency Services, SafetySync, and Lelander.

Website: www.nutshell.com/
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Registered Address: Ann Arbor, Michigan

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

Ann Arbor, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$2.22M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, May 21, 2020, $*****

Investors

Mercia & 6 more

Ranked

3^rd among 1138 active competitors

Employee Count

82 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Pipedrive & 2363 more

Exit Details

Acquired by WebFX (Oct 18, 2022)

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Nutshell is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
NUTSHELL, INC CIN: 454666976 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	25 (As on Dec 31, 2021)	-

Nutshell got acquired by WebFX on Oct 18, 2022.

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Nutshell has raised a total funding of $2.22M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 24, 2011. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on May 21, 2020 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Nutshell has 7 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Nutshell:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 21, 2020	6541074	Seed	5002491	2975620	6627919	2667896
Oct 24, 2011	7694417	Seed	9073992	9174523	3669959	9239641

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The founders of Nutshell are Guy Suter and Andy Fowler.

Here are the details of Nutshell's key team members:

Guy Suter: Co-Founder & Chairman of Nutshell.
Andy Fowler: Co-Founder & CTO of Nutshell.
Joe Malcoun: CEO of Nutshell.

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Nutshell's employee count trend

Nutshell has 82 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Nutshell's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Nutshell include Pipedrive, ActiveCampaign and Bird. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Nutshell, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Pipedrive 2010, Tallinn (Estonia), Acquired	Provider of customer relationship management software and sales pipeline tools	$91.1M	Atomico, Storm Ventures & 25 others	73/100
2nd	ActiveCampaign 2003, Chicago (United States), Series C	Platform offering sales, CRM and email marketing automation software	$363M	Susquehanna Growth Equity, Tiger Global Management ... & 3 others	66/100
3rd	Nutshell 2010, Ann Arbor (United States), Acquired	Cloud based mobile CRM for SMBs	$2.22M	345 Partners, ID Ventures & 5 others	65/100
4th	Bird 2011, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C	Cloud based CRM software for businesses	$1B	Spark Capital, Accel & 15 others	63/100
5th	Nimble 2009, Santa Monica (United States), Series A	Provider of customer relationship management platform with marketing and sales tools	$24.5M	Microsoft Accelerator, Imagen Capital Partners ... & 13 others	63/100
6th	Axonaut 2014, Balma (France), Series A	SaaS based CRM solutions for SMBs	$12.4M	Matmut, Grand Sud Ouest Capital & 6 others	63/100
7th	Act! 1991, Scottsdale (United States), Acquired	Developer of customer relationship management, marketing, and sales automation software	$2.5M	Jump Capital, Edison Partners & 1 others	63/100
8th	Omie 2013, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Series D	Developer of cloud enterprise resource planning software for business management	$138M	Astella, Riverwood Capital & 12 others	60/100
9th	Copper 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Cloud based platform offering CRM software for Google workspaces	$99.5M	Norwest, True Ventures & 15 others	60/100
10th	Spiro Technologies 2014, Boston (United States), Seed	Anti-CRM CRM for manufacturers, leveraging AI and ERP integration	$8.5M	Zelkova Ventures, New Harbor Capital & 15 others	59/100