Workfront - About the company
Workfront is an acquired company based in Basingstoke (United Kingdom), founded in 2001 by Scott Johnson and Jason Fletcher. It operates as a Cloud-based project management solution. Workfront has raised $388M in funding from investors like JMI Management, AllianceBernstein and Susquehanna Growth Equity. The company has 2049 active competitors, including 180 funded and 96 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Smartsheet, monday.com and Airtable.
Company Details
Workfront provides a cloud-based project management solution. It provides a cloud-based enterprise work management solution for marketing, IT, and other enterprise teams. It is a centralized solution for managing and collaborating on all types of work through the entire work lifecycle, which provides team productivity and executive visibility. It offers project management, resource management, capacity planning, gantt charts. The clients include global enterprises, like Cars.com, Cisco Systems, Covario, National Geographic, Schneider Electric, and Trek.
- Website
- workfront.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@workfront.com, *****@workfront.com
- Phone Number
- +44 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2001
Location
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$388M in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
18th among 2049 active competitors
Employee Count
308 as on Jul 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Exit Details
Acquired by Adobe (Nov 09, 2020)
Legal entities associated with Workfront
Workfront is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
WORKFRONT, LTD. CIN: 6466672 , Germany, Active | Jan 07, 2008 | - | 73 (As on Dec 31, 2021) |
Workfront's acquisition details
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Workfront's funding and investors
Workfront has raised a total funding of $388M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jun 06, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series F round on Mar 13, 2019 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Workfront has 17 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Workfront:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Mar 13, 2019 | 1920751 | Series F | 4645930 | 9378624 | 8686021 | 3758712 |
Aug 05, 2015 | 1356524 | Series E | 3018232 | 8420942 | 2605987 | |
Feb 04, 2014 | 4066877 | Series D | 5231966 | 5575814 |
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Workfront's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Workfront are Scott Johnson and Jason Fletcher.
Here are the details of Workfront's key team members:
- Scott Johnson: Former Founder of Workfront and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the boards of 3 companies.Contact Info: 2 email addresses
- Jason Fletcher: Co-Founder, Software Developer, VP of Client Success of Workfront and founder of 1 other company.
- Alex Shootman: CEO of Workfront. Contact Info: 2 email addresses
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Workfront's employee count trend
Workfront has 308 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Workfront's employee count trend over the years:
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Workfront's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Workfront include Smartsheet, monday.com and Airtable. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Workfront, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Smartsheet 2005, Bellevue (United States), Acquired | Cloud based suite solutions for enterprise project management | $121M | 83/100 | |
2nd |  monday.com 2012, Tel Aviv (Israel), Public | Cloud-based platform offering suite solutions for project management | $235M | 83/100 | |
3rd |  Airtable 2013, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Cloud and AI based low code workflow and app development platform | $1.35B | 82/100 | |
4th | Notion 2013, San Francisco (United States), Series D | Developer of an AI-powered workspace for team collaboration and productivity | $418M | 81/100 | |
5th | Asana 2008, San Francisco (United States), Public | Cloud-based platform offering project management software | $453M | 79/100 | |
6th |  Clickup 2016, Palo Alto (United States), Series C | Developer of a platform providing project management and team collaboration | $535M | 78/100 | |
7th | Anaplan 2006, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Provider of cloud-based platform for scenario planning, analysis, and reporting | $300M | 77/100 | |
8th | Business planning and project management platform for businesses | $397M | 73/100 | ||
9th |  Rocketlane 2020, Wilmington (United States), Series C | Provider of professional services and onboarding software for modern teams | $105M | 71/100 | |
10th | Basecamp 1999, Chicago (United States), Series B | Cloud based platform offering software for project management | $56M | 70/100 | |
18th | Workfront 2001, Basingstoke (United Kingdom), Acquired | Cloud-based project management solution | $388M | 61/100 |
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Workfront's Investments and acquisitions
Workfront has acquired 2 companies including Atiim Software and ProofHQ. Workfront has not made any investments as of now.Reports related to Workfront
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News related to Workfront
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Alkami: Announces Alex Shootman as Chief Executive OfficerFintechinshorts•Nov 06, 2021•Alkami, Apptio, Workfront
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IBM Acquires Adobe Workfront Consultancy Amid Kyndryl Spin-OutChannelE2E•Oct 19, 2021•IBM, Workfront, Rego
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Reputation Expands Leadership Bench with Chief Ecosystem Officer Brent NixonMarTech Series•Aug 25, 2021•Reputation, Workfront
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Talkdesk Announces Appointment of Its First Chief Human Resources OfficerBusiness Wire•Jun 09, 2021•Talkdesk, Workfront
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IBM iX and Adobe Workfront partnership focuses on enhanced CXSiliconAngle•Jun 01, 2021•IBM, Workfront
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With Workfront, Adobe combines automated workflow with customer experienceTechCrunch+•Apr 27, 2021•Workfront, Adobe
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UserTesting Names Jon Pexton Chief Financial OfficerBusiness Wire•Apr 12, 2021•User Testing, Workfront
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Adobe works out a $1.5bn Workfront acquisitionGlobal Corporate Venturing•Nov 23, 2020•Adobe, Workfront
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WorkForce Software Adds Seasoned HR Veteran Laura Butler to Board of DirectorsRad AI•Nov 19, 2020•Workfront
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