Anaplan Acquisition, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Anaplan was acquired by Thoma Bravo for $11B in March 2022, a 18.1x multiple on $592M of revenue.

Anaplan acquisition price

$11B

Acquired by Thoma Bravo · Mar 2022

Anaplan revenue at acquisition

$592M

Last twelve months · Mar 2022

Anaplan revenue multiple at acquisition

18.1x

EV/Revenue · Mar 2022

Cumulative funding Anaplan raised

$294M

across 5 funding rounds

Anaplan Overview

About Anaplan

Anaplan is a Miami-headquartered cloud platform facilitating connected planning in finance, sales, supply chain, and human resources. Global enterprises including Adobe and Bayer rely on its AI-enhanced modeling for real-time forecasting and scenario analysis. The company maintains 16 offices worldwide and collaborates with more than 150 implementation partners.


Founded

2006

HQ

United StatesSan Francisco, CA

Status

Acquired

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Subscription

Revenue

$168M (Dec 2017)

Valuation

$1.4B (Dec 2017)

Anaplan Acquisition

Anaplan was acquired by Thoma Bravo for $11B on 20 March 2022.

The acquisition price implies a 18.1x revenue multiple on $592M of revenue.

Before the acquisition Anaplan had raised $294M across 5 funding rounds.

Thoma Bravo agreed to acquire Anaplan in an all-cash take-private announced on 20 March 2022, initially at $66.00 per share and a headline value of approximately $10.7 billion. On 6 June 2022 the parties amended the merger agreement and cut the consideration to $63.75 per share, and the transaction closed later that month at a value of approximately $10.4 billion. Anaplan is a cloud platform for connected planning, used by finance, sales, supply chain and workforce teams to build and run operating models across an enterprise. The company was founded in 2006 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in October 2018 before returning to private ownership. In fiscal 2022, the last full year reported before the deal, Anaplan generated total revenue of $592.2 million, up 32 per cent year on year, of which $536.5 million was subscription revenue. Thoma Bravo said the investment would let the company keep expanding its platform and go-to-market organisation without public-market quarterly pressure.

Anaplan acquisition details
AcquirerDateTypePriceEV/Revenue
  • Thoma Bravo
20 Mar 2022PE buyout$11B18.1x

Sources: thomabravo.com, thomabravo.com, sec.gov

Anaplan Valuation

Anaplan is currently valued at $1.4B, based on its Series F in December 2017. Read the announcement ↗

The $60M round was led by Premji Invest, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Granite Ventures and Meritech Capital Partners.

Anaplan's valuation has grown 1.3x from $1.1B at its Series E in January 2016 to $1.4B in December 2017, across 2 priced rounds.

Anaplan valuation by funding round

Revenue multiple
Anaplan valuation by funding round
DateStageValuationRevenue Multiple
Dec 2017Series F$1.4B8.3x
Jan 2016Series E$1.1B15.1x

Anaplan Revenue

Anaplan's latest recorded revenue is $168M, as of its Series F in December 2017. At a $1.4B valuation, that implies a 8.3x revenue multiple.

Revenue grew from $72M in January 2016 to $168M in December 2017, while the revenue multiple moved from 15.1x to 8.3x.

Anaplan revenue by funding round

Anaplan revenue and valuation multiple by funding round
DateRevenue *ValuationRevenue MultipleStage
Dec 2017$168M$1.4B8.3xSeries F
Jan 2016$72M$1.1B15.1xSeries E

* Revenue (or ARR) figures are the values recorded alongside each funding round. Typically run-rate revenue at the time of the deal, or a reported LTM (last 12 months) revenue.

Anaplan Funding History

Anaplan has raised a total of $294M across 5 funding rounds.

Anaplan's first fundraising round was a $11M Series B in January 2012. The most recent completed round was a $60M Series F in December 2017.

Anaplan funding rounds

Anaplan funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedValuationDeal Summary
Dec 2017Series FPremji Invest (lead); Salesforce Ventures; Top Tier Capital Partners; Granite Ventures; Meritech Capital Partners$60M$1.4BAnaplan is a cloud-based connected planning platform that helps organizations link data, people, and plans across sales, finance, supply chain, and other functions to enable better decision-making and operational efficiency. The company was founded in a Yorkshire barn by CTO Michael Gould and is headquartered in the United States. Anaplan raised a $60 million Series F funding round led by Premji Invest, with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, Baillie Gifford, Granite Ventures, Industry Ventures, and Meritech Capital. The round closed on December 5, 2017, and valued the company at $1.4 billion, up from $1.1 billion in the previous funding round. This brought Anaplan's total capital raised to $300 million. The funding was designated for scaling sales and customer success organizations, expanding internationally, focusing on key lines of business, and growing the development team to accelerate product evolution and innovation. By the time of its IPO in October 2018, Anaplan reported $109 million in revenue for the first half of 2018 and had surpassed $200 million in billings with over 850 enterprise clients. The company had been recognized as a Leader in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for both Sales Performance Management and Cloud Strategic Corporate Performance Management, validating its market position against competitors like SAP and Oracle.
Jan 2016Series EPremji Invest (lead); Baillie Gifford; Salesforce Ventures; Sands Capital Ventures; Founders Circle Capital; DFJ Growth; Granite Ventures; Shasta Ventures; Coatue; Harmony Partners; Brookside Capital; Meritech Capital Partners$90M$1.1BAnaplan is a cloud-based planning and performance management platform used by Global 2000 companies for applications like financial planning, supply-and-demand balancing, and HR modeling, with customers including Coty, Del Monte, Gatwick Airport, Louis Vuitton, and Morgan Stanley. In fiscal 2016, Anaplan reported total revenue of $71.52 million, more than doubling from the prior year and reflecting over 100% growth, with subscription revenue at $50.8 million representing the majority of total revenue. The company achieved rapid expansion, growing its global user base and workforce significantly by 2016. By the first half of 2016, Anaplan surpassed a $100 million revenue run-rate, with over 80% year-over-year revenue growth driven by new customer wins across more than 20 countries, reaching 100,000 global users and cash flow break-even ahead of schedule despite a 35% workforce increase to 600 employees and new offices in London and Hong Kong. Subscription revenue growth was particularly strong at 75%+ year-over-year as announced in January 2016. Anaplan's dollar-based net expansion rate was 135% as of the end of fiscal 2016. Later metrics show continued growth, with FY2017 revenue at $120.5 million and subscription revenue at $91.4 million, but these post-date the round.
May 2014Series DDFJ Growth (lead); Salesforce Ventures; Sands Capital Ventures; Granite Ventures; Workday; Shasta Ventures; Coatue; Brookside Capital; Meritech Capital Partners$100M-Anaplan raised $100 million in financing in May 2014, as confirmed by the company's fiscal 2015 highlights announced in February 2015. This funding round involved multiple investors. At the time of the announcement, Anaplan reported 230% bookings growth in fiscal 2015 (ending January 31, 2015) and a 91% increase in customers. The company had expanded its customer base across 20 countries and grown its user base to over 35,000 globally by the end of fiscal 2015.
Mar 2013Series CMeritech Capital Partners (lead); Salesforce Ventures; Granite Ventures; Shasta Ventures$33M-Anaplan is a cloud-based provider of connected planning and modeling software designed for enterprise finance and operations teams. The company develops business-user-centric planning and modeling platforms that compete with legacy tools like Excel and aim to disrupt the enterprise planning and modeling market. In March 2013, Anaplan announced it had closed a $30 million Series C funding round led by Meritech Capital Partners, with participation from existing investors Granite Ventures and Shasta Ventures. The round was subsequently expanded by an additional $3 million with participation from Salesforce.com and other private investors, bringing the total Series C capital raised to approximately $33 million. The company demonstrated exceptional growth in 2012, expanding its customer base by 500 percent and revenues by 800 percent globally, while opening offices in the UK, France, Sweden, and Singapore. Anaplan would go on to raise substantially more capital, ultimately reaching a valuation exceeding $1 billion in its May 2014 Series D round and later filing for an IPO in 2018 at a filing price of $17 per share with gross proceeds of $263.5 million.
Jan 2012Series BGranite Ventures (lead); Shasta Ventures (lead)$11M-Anaplan raised an $11.4 million Series B round announced on 19 January 2012, co-led by Granite Ventures and Shasta Ventures. The financing took the company's total capital raised to more than $17.5 million and was earmarked for accelerating adoption of its planning platform inside Global 5000 enterprises, expanding the sales organisation and building out the partner channel. Anaplan sells cloud-based modelling and planning software that lets finance, sales and operations teams build linked operating models in place of spreadsheets. The company was founded in 2006 by Michael Gould, Guy Haddleton and Sue Haddleton, and its modelling engine was originally written in a barn in Yorkshire before the business moved its headquarters to San Francisco. At the time of the round Anaplan was an early-stage business selling to large enterprises in the United States and the United Kingdom. It went on to raise a $33 million Series C in 2013 and a $100 million Series D in 2014, listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2018 and was taken private by Thoma Bravo in 2022.

Who has invested in Anaplan?

14 investors have backed Anaplan across its funding rounds, including Granite Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Coatue and Sands Capital Ventures.

Lead investors include Premji Invest, DFJ Growth, Meritech Capital Partners, Granite Ventures and Shasta Ventures.


Anaplan Investors

Investors in Anaplan by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Granite VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA5LeadJan 2012
Salesforce VenturesUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA4ParticipantMar 2013
Shasta VenturesUnited StatesUnited States4LeadJan 2012
Meritech Capital PartnersUnited StatesPalo Alto, CA4LeadMar 2013
Premji InvestIndiaBangalore2LeadJan 2016
Sands Capital VenturesUnited StatesWashington, DC2ParticipantMay 2014
DFJ GrowthUnited StatesMenlo Park, CA2LeadMay 2014
CoatueUnited StatesNew York City, NY2ParticipantMay 2014
Brookside CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA2ParticipantMay 2014
Baillie GiffordUnited KingdomEdinburgh1ParticipantJan 2016
Top Tier Capital PartnersUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantDec 2017
Founders Circle CapitalUnited StatesSan Francisco, CA1ParticipantJan 2016

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Acquisitions by Anaplan

Anaplan has acquired 5 companies to date.

Last acquisition by Anaplan was on September 9th 2025. Anaplan acquired Syrup Tech for undisclosed valuation.


Latest Acquisitions by Anaplan

Syrup Tech
Fluence Technologies
Vuealta
Mintigo
Description
Syrup Tech is a New York-headquartered machine learning platform for retail inventory optimization. The software applies demand forecasting models and stochastic algorithms to prevent stockouts, eliminate end-of-season markdowns, and curb overproduction for e-commerce brands. Retailers leverage its tools to automate replenishment planning, slashing manual workloads for merchandising teams. Founded in 2019, Syrup Tech integrates directly with ERP platforms like Shopify and NetSuite, serving fashion labels such as Reformation through SaaS delivery.
Fluence Technologies is a Boston-headquartered developer of close and consolidation software for mid-market enterprises. The cloud platform automates IFRS and GAAP reporting with Excel add-ins. Fluence serves 200 clients including consumer goods firms like Clorox.
Vuealta is a global Anaplan partner specializing in connected planning for finance, sales, and supply chain. Denver-headquartered, it implements Anaplan models for forecasting, budgeting, and scenario planning at Fortune 500 clients like Coca-Cola and Johnson Controls. With 50 certified architects, Vuealta delivers pre-built apps for retail and manufacturing, accelerating deployments by 50%. The firm operates in the US, UK, and Australia, focusing on data integration from SAP and Oracle.
Mintigo is a predictive marketing platform using big data analytics for enterprise customer engagement. Clients like Red Hat, Oracle, Getty Images, and Neustar deploy it to identify prospects, nurture leads, and shorten sales cycles. The San Francisco-based company, founded in 2007 and acquired by Genesis in 2019, processes vast datasets for personalized content and insights. Mintigo accelerates buyer discovery in B2B environments.
HQ CountryUnited StatesCanadaUnited KingdomUnited States
HQ City
New York City, NY
Toronto
London
San Francisco, CA
Deal Date9 Sep 202526 Apr 202419 Dec 202227 Aug 2019
Valuationundisclosedundisclosedundisclosed$36M
EV/Revenue
EV/EBITDA

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Anaplan Competitors

Anaplan competitors include listed companies like TOTVS, Workday, Freee and Sage, and private ones like Pennylane and o9 Solutions.

Public and private companies comparable to Anaplan
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
TOTVSBrazilBrazilPublicly listed$1.1B$298M$3.4B3.0x
WorkdayUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$9.6B$1.2B$46B4.5x
FreeeJapanJapanPublicly listed$268M$15M$1.7B5.4x
SageUnited KingdomUnited KingdomPublicly listed$3.4B$1B$14B4.3x
PennylaneFranceParisPrivate$115M-$4.3B37.0x
o9 SolutionsUnited StatesDallas, TXPrivate$150M-$3.7B-

Anaplan Public Comps

Anaplan is no longer listed, but its public comps include Xero, Descartes Systems Group, ServiceTitan, Oracle Corp Japan, TechnologyOne, Sage, Manhattan Associates, Ingram Micro, OBIC and Yonyou Hong Kong.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Xero$1.5B$441M5.7x4.7x19.8x18.3x
Descartes Systems Group$729M$305M10.6x9.6x25.3x20.8x
ServiceTitan$961M($86M)7.8x6.8x(86.7x)38.1x
Oracle Corp Japan$1.8B$579M4.1x4.0x12.9x12.3x
TechnologyOne$415M$177M17.5x15.3x41.0x34.3x
Sage$3.4B$1B4.8x4.3x15.4x16.1x
Manhattan Associates$1.1B$288M13.4x12.5x50.5x34.8x
Ingram Micro$53B$1.1B0.2x0.2x8.2x6.1x

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Common questions about Anaplan

When was Anaplan founded?Anaplan was founded in 2006.
Where is Anaplan headquartered?Anaplan is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States.
Is Anaplan publicly listed?No, Anaplan was acquired by Thoma Bravo in March 2022.
Who acquired Anaplan?Anaplan was acquired by Thoma Bravo in March 2022.
How much was Anaplan acquired for?Anaplan was acquired for $11B in March 2022, a 18.1x revenue multiple.
What is Anaplan's valuation?Anaplan was last valued at $1.4B in its Series F in December 2017.
How much funding has Anaplan raised?Anaplan has raised $294M across 5 funding rounds.
What was Anaplan's last funding round?Anaplan's last funding round was a $60M Series F in December 2017, led by Premji Invest.
Who are Anaplan's investors?Anaplan's investors include Granite Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Premji Invest, Sands Capital Ventures, DFJ Growth, Coatue, Brookside Capital, Baillie Gifford and 4 others.
What is Anaplan's revenue?Anaplan's latest recorded revenue is $168M (December 2017).
What is Anaplan's revenue multiple?Anaplan's latest valuation implies a 8.3x revenue multiple ($1.4B valuation on $168M of revenue).
Which companies are comparable to Anaplan?Companies comparable to Anaplan include TOTVS, Workday, Freee, Sage, Pennylane and o9 Solutions.
How many companies has Anaplan acquired?Anaplan has acquired 5 companies, including Syrup Tech, Fluence Technologies, Vuealta, Mintigo and Chartcube.
What was the largest acquisition by Anaplan?The $36M acquisition of Mintigo in August 2019 is the largest acquisition Anaplan has made to date.

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