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§ Private Profile · San Jose, CA, USA
Enterprise content management software company providing web content and document management for global enterprises and legal firms.
Key people at Interwoven.
Interwoven, based in San Jose, California, developed enterprise content management (ECM) software, notably the flagship TeamSite web content management system and WorkSite for document management. Their solutions helped organizations create, manage, deliver, and optimize web content and business documents. The company served a broad range of global enterprises, with a strong focus on the legal sector, including approximately 1,200 top law firms and 21 of the Forbes Global 30, generating annual revenue of $200.3 million with 67 employees. Interwoven went public in 1999. The organization was later acquired by Autonomy Corporation for approximately $775 million in March 2009; Autonomy was subsequently acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2011, and OpenText acquired TeamSite and other products from HP in May 2016. Founded in 1995 by Peng Tsin Ong.
Key people at Interwoven.
Interwoven was a pioneering software company that developed TeamSite, an enterprise web content management system (WCMS) designed for large organizations to create, manage, and publish digital content efficiently[1]. It served enterprises needing robust tools for websites, intranets, and compliance-heavy environments, solving the problem of fragmented content workflows in the pre-cloud era by offering scalable, secure content governance[1][3]. Founded in 1995, Interwoven went public in 1999, grew through venture backing, and was acquired by Autonomy for $775 million in 2009, later passing through HP and into OpenText's ownership in 2016, where TeamSite remains active[1][3].
Interwoven was founded in 1995 in California by Peng Tsin Ong, a Singaporean entrepreneur who served as its first CEO and chairman[1]. Ong, co-founder of Match.com, brought experience in early internet ventures; the company received backing from top VCs like Foundation Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Accel Partners, and Gary Kremen during its startup phase[1]. The idea emerged amid the web's rise, focusing on content management needs; it achieved early traction with a 1999 NASDAQ IPO led by Credit Suisse First Boston, marking a pivotal moment before profitability challenges[1][5].
Interwoven stood out in the enterprise software space through:
(Note: Interwoven Mills, a separate 1890s hosiery maker in West Virginia, shares the name but is unrelated to this tech firm[2].)
Interwoven rode the late-1990s dot-com content explosion, timing perfectly with enterprises building first-generation websites amid Y2K and e-commerce booms—market forces like rising digital demands favored its WCMS tools over manual processes[1]. It influenced the ecosystem by setting standards for enterprise content governance, paving the way for modern platforms like Adobe Experience Manager; its acquisitions amplified this, as Autonomy/HP/OpenText integrated TeamSite into broader IDM (information/data management) stacks[1][3][4]. In a pre-AI content era, it shaped how organizations managed digital assets at scale.
Interwoven's legacy endures via OpenText TeamSite, which continues evolving with cloud, AI-driven personalization, and headless CMS trends shaping 2026's martech landscape[1]. Expect OpenText to further embed it in analytics ecosystems, riding generative AI for content automation; its influence may grow indirectly through integrations, reinforcing enterprise WCMS reliability. From a scrappy 1995 startup to a $775M exit, Interwoven exemplified how content infrastructure fuels tech's digital backbone[1][3].
