Brandwatch Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1999

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 1,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Debt

  • Financing Rounds
  • 13

  • Investments
  • 5

Brandwatch General Information

Description

Developer of social media listening and analytics tools platform designed for brands to get real-time consumer and market insights. The company's tools allow users to segment data into categories relevant to the business as well as break down the data and analyze it, enabling brands and businesses to identify opportunities and threats as they arise with intelligent alerts and increase revenues with ease.

Contact Information

Website
www.brandwatch.com
Formerly Known As
Crimson Hexagon
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 5 Churchill Place
  • London E14 5HU
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 01273
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Parent Company
Cision US
Vertical(s)
Marketing Tech, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 5 Churchill Place
  • London E14 5HU
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 01273

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Brandwatch Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Brandwatch Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of social media listening and analytics tools platform designed for brands to get real-time consumer and marke
Business/Productivity Software
London, United Kingdom
1,000 As of 2023

Kansas City, MO
 

Pleasanton, CA
 
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Brandwatch Competitors (92)

One of Brandwatch’s 92 competitors is Infegy, a Corporation company based in Kansas City, MO.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Infegy Corporation Kansas City, MO
Medallia Private Equity-Backed Pleasanton, CA
Nexalogy Formerly Accelerator/Incubator backed Montreal, Canada
ListenFirst Formerly PE-Backed New York, NY
Mentionlytics Corporation London, United Kingdom
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Brandwatch Patents

  • 11

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 9

    Granted

  • 1

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Brandwatch Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-11640506-B2 Entity disambiguation Active 29-Apr-2020
US-20210342540-A1 Entity disambiguation Active 29-Apr-2020
US-20200311161-A1 Determining relevance of entities in social media datasets Active 25-Mar-2019
US-11354370-B2 Determining relevance of entities in social media datasets Active 25-Mar-2019
US-10902069-B2 Distributed indexing and aggregation Active 18-Dec-2018 G06F16/951
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Brandwatch Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Brandwatch Acquisitions (5)

Brandwatch’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Paladin Software. The deal was made on 02-Mar-2022.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Paladin Software 02-Mar-2022 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
Qriously 28-Mar-2019 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
Crimson Hexagon 31-Oct-2018 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
Buzzsumo 10-Oct-2017 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
PeerIndex 17-Dec-2014 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
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Brandwatch Affiliates

Subsidiaries (2)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Buzzsumo London, United Kingdom 2012
PeerIndex London, United Kingdom 2009

Brandwatch FAQs

  • When was Brandwatch founded?

    Brandwatch was founded in 1999.

  • Where is Brandwatch headquartered?

    Brandwatch is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

  • What is the size of Brandwatch?

    Brandwatch has 1,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Brandwatch in?

    Brandwatch’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is Brandwatch a private or public company?

    Brandwatch is a Private company.

  • What is Brandwatch’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Brandwatch is .

  • How much funding has Brandwatch raised over time?

    Brandwatch has raised $143M.

  • Who are Brandwatch’s investors?

    Anthemis, Cision Gorkana, Golden Seeds, Great Oaks Venture Capital, and Highland Europe are 5 of 15 investors who have invested in Brandwatch.

  • Who are Brandwatch’s competitors?

    Infegy, Medallia, Nexalogy, ListenFirst, and Mentionlytics are some of the 92 competitors of Brandwatch.

  • When was Brandwatch acquired?

    Brandwatch was acquired on 01-Aug-2022.

  • Who acquired Brandwatch?

    Brandwatch was acquired by Cision US.

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