Smarsh - About the company
Smarsh is an acquired company based in Portland (United States), founded in 2001 by Stephen Marsh. It operates as a Provider of communications data governance and archiving platform using artificial intelligence. Smarsh has raised $6.68M in funding. The company has 1298 active competitors, including 130 funded and 151 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Palantir, Rubrik and Veeam.
Company Details
Provider of communications data governance and archiving platform using artificial intelligence. The platform captures communications to meet compliance, reduce risk, and unlock insights. It preserves and analyzes data with a cloud-native archive. The platform streamlines communications surveillance and simplifies investigations. Expert compliance services accelerate return on investment and scale securely.
- Website
- www.smarsh.com/
- Social
- Registered Address
- Portland, Oregon
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2001
Location
Portland, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$6.68M in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
30th among 1298 active competitors
Employee Count
1,589 as on Mar 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by K1 Investment Management (Jun 01, 2004)
Legal entities associated with Smarsh
Smarsh is associated with 2 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SMARSH INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2001PTC029930 , India, Active | Dec 27, 2001 | $26.9M (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 318 (As on Feb 29, 2024) | |
SMARSH, INC. CIN: 752984566 , United States, Active | Dec 26, 999 | - | 576 (As on Dec 31, 2024) | - |
Smarsh's acquisition details
Smarsh got acquired by K1 Investment Management on Jun 01, 2004 at an acquisition amount of $215M.
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Smarsh's funding and investors
Smarsh has raised a total funding of $6.68M over 1 round. Smarsh has 5 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Smarsh:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2007 | 6398 | Series A | 4595 | 8109 | 8423 | 9902 |
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Smarsh's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Smarsh is Stephen Marsh.
Here are the details of Smarsh's key team members:
- Stephen Marsh: Chairman & Founder of Smarsh. They serve on the board of 1 company.
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Smarsh's employee count trend
Smarsh has 1,589 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Smarsh's employee count trend over the years:
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Smarsh's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Smarsh include Palantir, Rubrik and Veeam. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Smarsh, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Palantir 2003, Denver (United States), Public | Platform that provides data analysis and management solutions | $2.46B | 82/100 | |
2nd |  Rubrik 2014, Palo Alto (United States), Public | Provider of cyber resilience platform for data and identity security | $553M | 79/100 | |
3rd | Veeam 2006, Columbus (United States), Acquired | Provider of data resilience and cyber security solutions for enterprises | $1.04B | 77/100 | |
4th |  Vanta 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Provider of a platform for automating security and compliance programs | $504M | 74/100 | |
5th | Provider of cyber protection solutions, including backup, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity | $658M | 74/100 | ||
6th | AuditBoard 2014, Cerritos (United States), Acquired | Provider of audit, compliance, and risk management software platform | $43.6M | 72/100 | |
7th | Cohesity 2013, San Jose (United States), Series F | Cloud and AI based enterprise data backup and management solutions | $810M | 72/100 | |
8th |  Qumulo 2012, Seattle (United States), Series E | Provider of an enterprise cloud storage management software | $346M | 71/100 | |
9th | Cloud-based business process management software | $34M | 69/100 | ||
10th | Provider of cloud data protection and recovery for SaaS applications | $80.6M | 69/100 | ||
30th | Smarsh 2001, Portland (United States), Acquired | Provider of communications data governance and archiving platform using artificial intelligence | $6.68M | 63/100 |
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Smarsh's Investments and acquisitions
Smarsh has not made any investments yet. Smarsh has made 6 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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Feb 04, 2025 | Acquisition | 2010 | Boca Raton (United States) | |
May 16, 2022 | Acquisition | 1999 | Acton (United States) | |
Nov 10, 2020 | Acquisition | 2000 | Franklin (United States) |
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News related to Smarsh
Filter this listMedia has covered Smarsh for a total of 14 events in the last 1 year, 8 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Smarsh Accelerates Public Sector Expansion with FedRAMP AuthorizationCIO Influence•Apr 22, 2026•Smarsh
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Smarsh Unleashes AI Agents to Reduce Corporate Legal Discovery Costs by 75%Business Wire•Mar 18, 2026•Smarsh
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Smarsh Launches AI-Enabled Communication Surveillance for Small to Medium BusinessesBusiness Wire•Mar 05, 2026•Smarsh
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Smarsh Strengthens Leadership Team to Accelerate AI Innovation and Global ScaleGlobal Fintech Series•Jan 21, 2026•Smarsh
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Smarsh and Google Partner to Deliver Encrypted RCS Capture for Regulated OrganizationsMarTech Series•Nov 20, 2025•Google, Smarsh
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Smarsh Unlocks "AI-Ready" Communications Data with Open Platform StrategyBusiness Wire•Oct 15, 2025•Smarsh
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Smarsh Leverages Salesforce's Agentforce, Deploys AI Customer Service AgentsFinancial Post•Sep 04, 2025•Smarsh, Salesforce
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Jump Capital's Investment Strategy: Addressing Fintech Existential ThreatsFintech Finance•Jun 26, 2025•Jump Capital, Global Relay, Smarsh
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