Avalara Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2004

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 2,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • 2ndary - Private

  • Financing Rounds
  • 27

  • Investments
  • 33

Avalara General Information

Description

Developer of automated tax compliance software designed for retail, manufacturing, accounting professionals, supply chain and logistics as well as communications industries. The company offers a broad and growing suite of compliance solutions for transaction taxes, such as sales and use tax, VAT, fuel excise tax, beverage alcohol, cross-border taxes, lodging tax, and communications tax, enabling customers to automate the process of determining taxability, identifying applicable tax rates, determining and collecting taxes, preparing and filing returns, remitting taxes, maintaining tax records, and managing compliance documents. It generates revenue in the form of subscriptions and professional services.

Contact Information

Website
www.avalara.com
Formerly Known As
Advantage Solutions
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 512 South Mangum Street
  • Suite 100
  • Durham, NC 27701
  • United States
+1 (877)
Primary Industry
Financial Software
Other Industries
Accounting, Audit and Tax Services (B2B)
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • 512 South Mangum Street
  • Suite 100
  • Durham, NC 27701
  • United States
+1 (877)

Avalara Timeline

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Avalara Valuation & Funding

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Avalara Comparisons

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Employees
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Developer of automated tax compliance software designed for retail, manufacturing, accounting professionals, supply chai
Financial Software
Durham, NC
2,000 As of 2026

Westbrook, ME
 

San Francisco, CA
 
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Avalara Competitors (24)

One of Avalara’s 24 competitors is DAVO Technologies, a Formerly VC-backed company based in Westbrook, ME.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
DAVO Technologies Formerly VC-backed Westbrook, ME
Keeper Tax Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Taxfyle Venture Capital-Backed Coconut Grove, FL
Vertex (Software Company) Corporation King of Prussia, PA
1099 Pro Private Equity-Backed Wilmington, MA
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Avalara Patents

Avalara Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20260050480-A1 Producing resources according to handling settings for selectively adding resources produced by online software platform (osp) Pending 27-Oct-2025
US-20260310521-A1 Detection of new resource obligation rules and authorizations impacting resource calculation and reporting Pending 08-Apr-2025
WO-2026215712-A1 Detection of new resource obligation rules and authorizations impacting resource calculation and reporting Pending 08-Apr-2025
US-20260310880-A1 Systems and methods for domain-compatible electronic document generation Pending 04-Apr-2025
WO-2026213312-A1 Systems and methods for domain-compatible electronic document generation Pending 04-Apr-2025 G06F16/93
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Avalara Signals

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Avalara Investors

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Avalara Investments & Acquisitions (33)

Avalara’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Versori. The deal was made on 27-Feb-2026.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Versori 27-Feb-2026 Buyout/LBO Business/Productivity Software
Oobj 10-Dec-2024 Buyout/LBO Financial Software
Hopscotch (Financial Software) 28-Aug-2024 Merger/Acquisition Financial Software
AppKnit 20-Oct-2022 Buyout/LBO Business/Productivity Software
Paper Crane 01-Jan-2022 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
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Avalara Affiliates

Subsidiaries (8)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Versori Manchester, United Kingdom 2022
Hopscotch (Financial Software) New York, NY 2021
DAVO Technologies Westbrook, ME 2011
KTGroup Sao Paulo, Brazil 2011
Avalara 1099 & W9 Seattle, WA 2010
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Avalara FAQs

  • When was Avalara founded?

    Avalara was founded in 2004.

  • Where is Avalara headquartered?

    Avalara is headquartered in Durham, NC.

  • What is the size of Avalara?

    Avalara has 2,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Avalara in?

    Avalara’s primary industry is Financial Software.

  • Is Avalara a private or public company?

    Avalara is a Private company.

  • What is Avalara’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Avalara is .

  • How much funding has Avalara raised over time?

    Avalara has raised $5.32B.

  • Who are Avalara’s investors?

    BlackRock, Lunate, Susquehanna Growth Equity, and Vista Equity Partners have invested in Avalara.

  • Who are Avalara’s competitors?

    DAVO Technologies, Keeper Tax, Taxfyle, Vertex (Software Company), and 1099 Pro are some of the 24 competitors of Avalara.

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