Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2015

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 82

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Investors
  • 51

Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) General Information

Description

Developer of a competitive intelligence and analysis platform designed to track, analyze, and act based on market movements. The company's platform assists in capturing and analyzing complete competitive intelligence like external messaging and positioning, product and pricing changes, hiring plans, and partner strategies, enabling businesses to make decisions and act before a competitor does.

Contact Information

Website
www.crayon.co
Formerly Known As
YouSpot
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 280 Summer Street
  • 5th Floor
  • Boston, MA 02210
  • United States
+1 (857)
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 280 Summer Street
  • 5th Floor
  • Boston, MA 02210
  • United States
+1 (857)

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Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
7. Secondary Transaction - Private Completed Generating Revenue
6. Later Stage VC (Series B) 04-May-2021 Completed Startup
5. Debt - PPP 16-Apr-2020 Completed Startup
4. Early Stage VC (Series A) 25-Jan-2019 Completed Startup
3. Seed Round 11-Apr-2018 Completed Startup
2. Seed Round 10-Nov-2016 $3.35M $4.85M Completed Startup
1. Seed Round 30-Apr-2015 $1.5M $1.5M Completed Startup
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Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized
Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price
Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple
Conversion Price % Owned
Series B
Series A
Seed-3
Seed-2 2,873,250 $0.001000 5% $0.56 $0.56 1x $0.56 9.98%
Seed-1 4,802,862 $0.001000 5% $0.7 $0.7 1x $0.7 16.68%
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Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) Comparisons

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Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
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Developer of a competitive intelligence and analysis platform designed to track, analyze, and act based on market moveme
Business/Productivity Software
Boston, MA
82 As of 2025

Grenoble, France
 

Santa Barbara, CA
 
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Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) Competitors (78)

One of Crayon (Business/Productivity Software)’s 78 competitors is Digimind, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Grenoble, France.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Digimind Private Equity-Backed Grenoble, France
HG Insights Private Equity-Backed Santa Barbara, CA
Lead411 Corporation Boulder, CO
Quid (Business/Productivity Software) Venture Capital-Backed Santa Clara, CA
Algonomy Software Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
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Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) Signals

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Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) Investors (51)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Baird Capital PE/Buyout Minority
Baseline (Media and Information Services (B2B)) VC-Backed Company Minority
Carbon Arrow Capital Family Office Minority
Chaos Ventures (New York) Venture Capital Minority
Croft & Bender Investment Bank Minority
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Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) FAQs

  • When was Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) founded?

    Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) was founded in 2015.

  • Where is Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) headquartered?

    Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) is headquartered in Boston, MA.

  • What is the size of Crayon (Business/Productivity Software)?

    Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) has 82 total employees.

  • What industry is Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) in?

    Crayon (Business/Productivity Software)’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) a private or public company?

    Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) is a Private company.

  • What is Crayon (Business/Productivity Software)’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) is .

  • How much funding has Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) raised over time?

    Crayon (Business/Productivity Software) has raised $37.6M.

  • Who are Crayon (Business/Productivity Software)’s investors?

    Baird Capital, Baseline (Media and Information Services (B2B)), Carbon Arrow Capital, Chaos Ventures (New York), and Croft & Bender are 5 of 51 investors who have invested in Crayon (Business/Productivity Software).

  • Who are Crayon (Business/Productivity Software)’s competitors?

    Digimind, HG Insights, Lead411, Quid (Business/Productivity Software), and Algonomy Software are some of the 78 competitors of Crayon (Business/Productivity Software).

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