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Hopin developed an online event-hosting platform, designed to replicate and enhance in-person conference experiences digitally. Its core product facilitated large virtual gatherings, integrating live video sessions, interactive networking, and exhibition areas. The platform offered tools for attendees to engage with speakers, exchange virtual business cards, and foster meaningful connections digitally.
Johnny Boufarhat founded the company, launching in January 2020. Confined due to an autoimmune illness, Boufarhat recognized a market gap for an engaging, multi-faceted virtual event solution. His insight focused on creating a platform that transcended basic video conferencing, allowing dynamic networking and diverse event components.
Hopin served diverse organizations and individuals hosting virtual conferences, expos, and community events, seeing rapid adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its vision was to bridge geographical barriers, enabling global participation, and ensuring virtual attendees experienced engagement comparable to physical events. It aimed to make online events accessible, interactive, and valuable.
Hopin has raised $1.0B across 5 funding rounds.
Key people at Hopin.
Hopin was founded in 2019 by Johnny Boufarhat (Founder and CEO).
Hopin has raised $1.0B in total across 5 funding rounds.
Hopin developed an online event-hosting platform, designed to replicate and enhance in-person conference experiences digitally. Its core product facilitated large virtual gatherings, integrating live video sessions, interactive networking, and exhibition areas. The platform offered tools for attendees to engage with speakers, exchange virtual business cards, and foster meaningful connections digitally.
Johnny Boufarhat founded the company, launching in January 2020. Confined due to an autoimmune illness, Boufarhat recognized a market gap for an engaging, multi-faceted virtual event solution. His insight focused on creating a platform that transcended basic video conferencing, allowing dynamic networking and diverse event components.
Hopin served diverse organizations and individuals hosting virtual conferences, expos, and community events, seeing rapid adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic. Its vision was to bridge geographical barriers, enabling global participation, and ensuring virtual attendees experienced engagement comparable to physical events. It aimed to make online events accessible, interactive, and valuable.
Hopin was founded in 2019 by Johnny Boufarhat (Founder and CEO).
Hopin has raised $1.0B in total across 5 funding rounds.
Hopin's investors include Brad Gerstner, Arena Holdings, Adams Street Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, DFJ Growth, General Catalyst, GIC, IVP, Northzone, Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund, Temasek.
Key people at Hopin.
Hopin has raised $1.0B across 5 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $450.0M Series D in August 2021.
| Date | Company | Round | Lead Investor(s) | Co-Investor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2021 | Mutiny | $19.0M Series A | Sequoia Capital | Accel, AME Cloud Ventures, Boldstart Ventures, Coatue, Cowboy Ventures, Dunce Capital, Hardware Club, LightShed Ventures, Primetime Partners, Rethink Education, Uncork Capital, Bradley Horowitz, Daniel Rosensweig, David Ko, Mark Pincus, Nkechi Iregbulem, Rudra Peram, Vibhu Mittal, AngelList, Carta, Gong, Salesforce, Snowflake Ventures |
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2021 | $450.0M Series D | Brad Gerstner, Arena Holdings | Adams Street Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, DFJ Growth, General Catalyst, GIC, IVP, Northzone, Salesforce Ventures, Slack Fund, Temasek, Tiger Global, Untitled Investments, XN |
| Mar 4, 2021 | $400.0M Series C | Sriram Krishnan, Quentin Clark | IVP |
| Nov 10, 2020 | $125.0M Series B | Jules Maltz, Tiger Global | Accel, Kris Fredrickson, DFJ Growth, Northzone, Salesforce Ventures, Seedcamp |
| Jun 25, 2020 | $40.0M Series A | Jules Maltz | Accel, Northzone, Alex Kayyal, Seedcamp, Slack Fund |
| Feb 20, 2020 | $6.5M Seed | Luciana Lixandru | Andrey Khusid, Carlos Gonzalez-Cadenas, Daniel Dines, Des Traynor, Ilkka Paananen, Paul Murphy, Seedcamp, Slack Fund, Web Summit |
