M-Files Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2002

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 675

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Buyout/​LBO

  • Financing Rounds
  • 8

  • Investments
  • 4

M-Files General Information

Description

Developer of document management software designed to assist in finding, sharing and securing documents and information. The company's platform manages documents, projects and business processes from various devices, irrespective of where it is stored, enabling businesses to dominate their competition by improving efficiency and productivity.

Contact Information

Website
www.m-files.com
Formerly Known As
Motive Systems
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 500 West 2nd Street
  • 19th Floor
  • Austin, TX 78701
  • United States
+1 (972)
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Vertical(s)
Big Data, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Corporate Office
  • 500 West 2nd Street
  • 19th Floor
  • Austin, TX 78701
  • United States
+1 (972)

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M-Files Valuation & Funding

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M-Files Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of document management software designed to assist in finding, sharing and securing documents and information.
Business/Productivity Software
Austin, TX
675 As of 2025

Mountain View, CA
 

Westlake, OH
 
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M-Files Competitors (88)

One of M-Files’s 88 competitors is Egnyte, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Mountain View, CA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Egnyte Private Equity-Backed Mountain View, CA
Hyland Software Private Equity-Backed Westlake, OH
PandaDoc Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
Behavox Venture Capital-Backed London, United Kingdom
KloudFuse Venture Capital-Backed Cupertino, CA
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M-Files Patents

  • 69

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 59

    Granted

  • Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

M-Files Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20200327131-A1 Method, an apparatus and a computer program product for content evaluation Inactive 09-Apr-2019
US-20170220604-A1 Method, an apparatus, a computer program product for determining metadata for a data item Active 29-Jan-2016
US-10719487-B2 Method, an apparatus, a computer program product for determining metadata for a data item Active 29-Jan-2016
EP-3200102-A1 A method, an apparatus and a computer program product for providing mobile access to a data repository Inactive 29-Jan-2016
EP-3200137-A1 A method, an apparatus, a computer program product for determining metadata for a data item Inactive 29-Jan-2016 G06F16/211
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M-Files Signals

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M-Files Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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M-Files Investments & Acquisitions (4)

M-Files’s most recent deal was a Buyout/LBO with Ment (Finland). The deal was made on 08-Feb-2023.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Ment (Finland) 08-Feb-2023 Buyout/LBO Business/Productivity Software
Hubshare 31-Mar-2021 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
Apprento 15-Aug-2017 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
StreamDesign 28-Feb-2017 Merger/Acquisition Systems and Information Management
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M-Files Affiliates

Subsidiaries (1)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
M-Files Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 2020

M-Files FAQs

  • When was M-Files founded?

    M-Files was founded in 2002.

  • Where is M-Files headquartered?

    M-Files is headquartered in Austin, TX.

  • What is the size of M-Files?

    M-Files has 675 total employees.

  • What industry is M-Files in?

    M-Files’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is M-Files a private or public company?

    M-Files is a Private company.

  • What is M-Files’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for M-Files is .

  • How much funding has M-Files raised over time?

    M-Files has raised $157M.

  • Who are M-Files’s investors?

    CFT Capital Partners, Haveli Investments, and Bregal Milestone have invested in M-Files.

  • Who are M-Files’s competitors?

    Egnyte, Hyland Software, PandaDoc, Behavox, and KloudFuse are some of the 88 competitors of M-Files.

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