Meta SaaS

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Meta SaaS
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware
Founded2016 (Austin, Texas)
FounderArlo Gilbert, Scott Hertel
Headquarters
Austin
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Arlo Gilbert
(CEO)
Scott Hertel
(CTO)
ProductsMeta SaaS
Websitemetasaas.com

Meta SaaS is a software company headquartered in Austin, Texas that provides Software Asset Management (SAM) for SaaS products.

History[]

In September 2016, Arlo Gilbert alongside co-founder Scott Hertel launched Meta SaaS in Austin to solve problems related to the growth of unmanaged SaaS at businesses.[1]

In 2016, Meta SaaS raised $2.1 million in seed funding. Investors in this seed round announced in May 2017 included Mark Cuban, Barracuda_Networks, Capital Factory, and others[2]

Among its first clients were Spredfast, RetailMeNot, and Indeed.com.

In May 2018, Meta SaaS was acquired by Flexera Software, a private software company based in Itasca, Illinois.[3]

Software and services[]

Meta SaaS publishes software that provides SaaS management and aggregated utilization reporting providing a 360-degree view across all cloud applications, systems of record, and various financial tools. Meta SaaS displays the unified customer information in near-real-time to administrators at customer sites. Meta SaaS is used by businesses in various industries such as technology, healthcare, software, education, and others.

It offers features in the following areas: SaaS management, SaaS license optimization, and Shadow IT identification.

Meta SaaS integrates vendors including Salesforce, Box, Workday, Cisco, Zendesk, and others.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Cronin, Mike (2017-05-25). "Mark Cuban leads Investment Round for Austin Startup". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  2. ^ "Venture Beat". www.venturebeat.com. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
  3. ^ "Meta SaaS Acquired by Flexera - SiliconHills". SiliconHills. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  4. ^ "Meta SaaS Acquired by Flexera - SiliconHills". SiliconHills. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
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