Return Path Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2000

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 552

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 22

  • Investments
  • 8

Return Path General Information

Description

Provider of an email marketing platform designed to help clients to optimize their email marketing campaigns. The company's platform offers data and insights, partnering with best-in-class email service providers and helping email marketers understand their deliverability and take action to reach the maximum number of customers, enabling them to take their email programs to the next level by driving more response and increasing revenue.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Ulocate.Com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 3 Park Avenue
  • 41st Floor
  • New York, NY 10016
  • United States
+1 (212)
Primary Industry
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Other Industries
Business/Productivity Software
Acquirer
Vertical(s)
AdTech, Marketing Tech, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 3 Park Avenue
  • 41st Floor
  • New York, NY 10016
  • United States
+1 (212)

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Return Path Valuation & Funding

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Return Path Comparisons

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Provider of an email marketing platform designed to help clients to optimize their email marketing campaigns. The compan
Media and Information Services (B2B)
New York, NY
552 As of 2015

Dublin, Ireland
 

San Francisco, CA
 
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Return Path Competitors (98)

One of Return Path’s 98 competitors is MailerLite, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Dublin, Ireland.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
MailerLite Formerly VC-backed Dublin, Ireland
MoEngage Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Yesware Formerly PE-Backed Boston, MA
Benchmark Email Venture Capital-Backed Saint Louis, MO
Elastic Email Corporation Victoria, Canada
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Return Path Patents

Return Path Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20140278909-A1 System and method for redaction of identification data in electronic mail messages Inactive 15-Mar-2013
US-20140280624-A1 System and method for providing actionable recomendations to improve electronic mail inbox placement and engagement Inactive 15-Mar-2013
US-20140105508-A1 Systems and methods for intelligent purchase crawling and retail exploration Inactive 12-Oct-2012
EP-2709046-A1 Real-time classification of email message traffic Inactive 14-Sep-2012
US-20130282477-A1 Email inbox measurement system and method Inactive 19-Apr-2012 G06Q10/10
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Return Path Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Return Path Acquisitions (8)

Return Path’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with ThreatWave. The deal was made on 30-Jan-2017.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
ThreatWave 30-Jan-2017 Merger/Acquisition Network Management Software
Email Copilot 28-Nov-2016 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
Motley Bunch 19-Nov-2014 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
Context.IO 24-Oct-2012 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
OtherInbox 11-Jan-2012 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
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Return Path FAQs

  • When was Return Path founded?

    Return Path was founded in 2000.

  • Where is Return Path headquartered?

    Return Path is headquartered in New York, NY.

  • What is the size of Return Path?

    Return Path has 552 total employees.

  • What industry is Return Path in?

    Return Path’s primary industry is Media and Information Services (B2B).

  • Is Return Path a private or public company?

    Return Path is a Private company.

  • What is Return Path’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Return Path is .

  • How much funding has Return Path raised over time?

    Return Path has raised $155M.

  • Who are Return Path’s investors?

    Anthem Venture Partners, Arjun Sethi, Chazen Capital Partners, Costanoa Ventures, and DoubleClick are 5 of 21 investors who have invested in Return Path.

  • Who are Return Path’s competitors?

    MailerLite, MoEngage, Yesware, Benchmark Email, and Elastic Email are some of the 98 competitors of Return Path.

  • When was Return Path acquired?

    Return Path was acquired on 01-May-2019.

  • Who acquired Return Path?

    Return Path was acquired by Validity.

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