Acquia is a software-as-a-service company co-founded by

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and Jay Batson to provide enterprise products, services, and technical support for the

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Overview

The company is venture capital backed, having received $173.5 million in eight rounds. The most recent Series G round of funding raised $55 million in September 2015, led by Centerview Capital. Other investors include

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, Investor Grown Capital, and North Bridge Venture Partners. In February 2015 Acquia announced it had surpassed $100 million in revenue for 2014, up 46 percent from 2013. In 2013, Acquia was named the Fastest Growing Private Technology Company in North America by

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and remained in the Deloitte's Fastest 500 the next year. On August 21, 2012, Acquia was named #8 on the Inc. 500 list for 2012, the #1 software company and #8 company in Boston. On August 22, 2013, Inc. (magazine) 500 fastest growing private companies list, Acquia was ranked #8 in Software and overall #109 in the list. Acquia has received industry recognition, including being identified as a Leader by the 2014

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for Web Content Management and a Strong Performer in the 2015 Forrester Wave for Web Content Management Systems. In 2019,

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bought a controlling stake in Acquia, valuing the company at $1 billion. In February 2020, Acquia was positioned in the Leaders quadrant by

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in the 2020 Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Platforms. In September 2021, Acquia acquired

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Products and services

Source: * Acquia Cloud * Acquia Cloud Site Factory * Acquia Drupal Cloud * Acquia Search * Acquia Edge * Acquia Lift * Acquia AgilOne * Acquia Content Hub * Acquia DAM * Acquia Commerce * Acquia Lightning * Acquia Dev Desktop * Acquia Cohesion * Mautic * Maestro

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