When was Zinc founded?

Zinc was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Zinc located?

Zinc is headquartered in Pleasanton, United States.

How many employees does Zinc have?

As of Dec 31, 2017, Zinc has 23 employees, reflecting a 22% year-over-year growth in headcount.

Is Zinc a funded company?

Zinc is a funded company, having raised a total of $31.5M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on May 28, 2013.

When was the latest funding round of Zinc?

Zinc's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Apr 17, 2017, with participation from 4 investors. Its primary sector is Field Force Automation. In United States, the Field Force Automation sector has seen $70.1M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Zinc rank among its competitors?

Zinc ranks 9th amongst 56 active competitors, of which 15 are funded. It stands 9th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was CompanyCam, which secured an undisclosed amount in Aug, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Zinc?

Zinc's top competitors include Beekeeper, Firstup and CompanyCam. Among them, CompanyCam secured the most recent funding round in August, 2025.

Zinc - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Zinc Inc (erstwhile Cotap) provides a mobile collaboration platform for field workforce and coworkers. Founded in May 2013, it is focussed on fixing communication at work. In 2015, it started providing services like file sharing, integrations with Box, Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. It has 6000+ business clients. Its co-founders Jim Patterson and Zack Parker were previously the founding members of Yammer, a social network provider for enterprises. Focus on industries like healthcare, field service, construction, hospitality, retail, manufacturing, logistics, utilities & energy.

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Founded Year

2013

Location

Pleasanton, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$31.5M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Apr 17, 2017, $*****

Investors

Emergence Capital & 3 more

Ranked

9^th among 56 active competitors

Employee Count

23 as on Dec 31, 2017

Similar Companies

Beekeeper & 78 more

Exit Details

Acquired by ServiceMax (Feb 25, 2019)

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Zinc is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
ZINC, INC CIN: 5318211 , United States, Active		-	23 (As on Dec 31, 2017)	-

Zinc got acquired by ServiceMax on Feb 25, 2019.

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Zinc has raised a total funding of $31.5M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 28, 2013. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Apr 17, 2017 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Zinc has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Zinc:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Apr 17, 2017	2218686	Series C	3057767	3142367	3270205	8580586
Jun 07, 2016	1557518	Series B	1792338	3895963	6322721	CRV
Jan 28, 2014	3023037	Series B	3265788	2883390	Emergence Capital	CRV

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Zinc's employee count trend

Zinc has 23 employees as of Dec 17. The total employee count is 21.0% more than what it was in Dec 16. Here is Zinc's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Zinc include Beekeeper, Firstup and CompanyCam. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Zinc, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Beekeeper 2011, Zurich (Switzerland), Acquired	Provider of enterprise communication platform for multiple industries	$146M	Keen Venture Partners, Energize Capital & 27 others	76/100
2nd	Firstup 2008, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Cloud-based communication and employee experience management platform for enterprises	$127M	Venrock, Trinity Ventures & 21 others	74/100
3rd	CompanyCam 2015, Lincoln (United States), Series C	Cloud-based AR-enabled field service management suite solutions	$36.3M	Insight Partners, Blueprint Equity & 5 others	71/100
4th	Convex 2017, Richardson (United States), Acquired	Provider of CRM software for construction professionals	$60.2M	Emergence Capital, Fifth Wall & 13 others	67/100
5th	XOi Technologies 2013, Nashville (United States), Series C	Cloud-based field service communication platform	$249M	Vocap Partners, PeakSpan Capital & 7 others	63/100
6th	Orion 2013, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	AI-enabled workforce communication solution provider	$80.6M	Allen & Company, Avalon Ventures & 27 others	55/100
7th	weavix 2019, Wichita (United States), Series B	Cloud-based field force management suite solutions for the multi industry	$33.6M	Insight Partners, Koch Disruptive Technologies ... & 2 others	55/100
8th	Theatro 2011, Dallas (United States), Acquired	Provider of an IoT and AI-based workforce communication platform	$43.8M	RevTech Ventures, Cisco Investments & 10 others	54/100
9th	Zinc 2013, Pleasanton (United States), Acquired	Secure and ephemeral mobile messaging for field workforce	$31.5M	CRV, Emergence Capital & 2 others	50/100
10th	NuovoTeam 2020, Pune (India), Unfunded	Cloud-based communication and collaboration software for field force workers	-	-	48/100