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Overview
Update- Headquarters:
- Bainbridge Island, Washington
- Description:
- Avalara is a cloud-based software provider that delivers a broad array of compliance solutions related to sales tax.
- Founders:
- Jared Vogt, Rory Rawlings, Scott McFarlane
- Categories:
- E-Commerce, Software, Enterprise Software
- Website:
- http://www.avalara.com
- Social:
Company Details
UpdateSales Tax is complicated. Avalara makes it simple for businesses of all sizes by creating cost-effective solutions that integrate with your existing software. This provides transparent transactions, accurate tax compliance, painless administration and effortless reporting.
Avalara offers full service sales tax management tools utilizing progressive technology to automate the burden of statutory transactional tax compliance. Avalara’s flagship product, AvaTax has become the automated sales tax compliance solution for businesses all over the world. In fact, Avalara leads the market and integrates seamlessly into more financial and e-Commerce applications than any other product or service available. Originally focused on the needs of small and medium organizations, Avalara’s services can be leveraged by businesses of any size and varying levels of complexity. Specialties sales tax automation, channel marketing, sales tax compliance, tax return filing services, customer support, integrations into over 80 ERP and e-commerce applications, exemption certificate management
Funding Rounds (8) - $319.63M
Update| Date | Amount / Round | Valuation | Lead Investor | Investors |
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| Sep, 2016 | $96M / Private Equity | — | — | 5 |
| Jan, 2015 | $42M / Private Equity | — | TCV | 2 |
| Nov, 2014 | $100M / Private Equity | — | Warburg Pincus | 1 |
| May, 2014 | $26.3M / Private Equity | — | — | 2 |
| Feb, 2014 | $30M / Venture | — | 3 | |
| Jan, 2013 | $425.36k / Venture | — | — | 0 |
| Jun, 2012 | $20M / Venture | — | Battery Ventures | 1 |
| May, 2010 | $4.9M / Venture | — | — | 0 |
Investors (5)
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| Arthur Ventures | Venture | |
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| Battery Ventures | Venture (Lead) | |
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| Sageview Capital | Venture (Lead) | |
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Acquisitions (4)
Update| Date | Acquired | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2015 | VAT Applications | Unknown |
| Jun 2, 2015 | EZtax | Unknown |
| Mar 4, 2015 | HotSpot Tax | Unknown |
| Dec 12, 2014 | VATlive | Unknown |
Current Team (15)
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Scott McFarlane
Founder & CEO

Pascal Van Dooren
Chief Revenue Officer

Marshal Kushniruk
EVP Global Business Development

Peter Horadan
EVP, Engineering

Alesia Pinney
EVP & General Counsel

David Rostov
CFO
Board Members and Advisors (12)
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Steve Arnold
Co-Founder and Partner Emeritus @ Polaris Partners

Doug Burgum
Partner @ Arthur Ventures

John Carleton
Director, Venture Capital @ Benaroya Capital

Robin Foote
Partner @ Bank of America
Products (2)
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Avalara AvaTax
AvaTax automates sales tax calculation, and integrates into your existing business applications.

Avalara TrustFile
Simplified sales tax filing for online sellers
News (268)
Update| Date | News |
|---|---|
| May 18, 2017 | CDN Business Journal - Avalara Partners with Heartland Commerce to Provide Reliable Sales & Use Tax Determination for Restaurants and Hospitality Customers |
| Apr 27, 2017 | PRWeb Sitemap - Smart ERP Solutions Showcases Solutions and Services at Avalara Crush Conference |
| Apr 12, 2017 | PRWeb Sitemap - CloudCraze Releases Platform Updates to Improve B2B Commerce Engagement and Shorten Time to Revenue |
| Apr 12, 2017 | Market Wired - Top - Avalara Appoints Accolade CEO and Concur Co-Founder Rajeev Singh to Board of Directors |
| Apr 7, 2017 | Venture Beat - High-growth tech companies in crosshairs of tax compliance |
| Apr 6, 2017 | PRWeb Sitemap - Channel Marketing Success Hinges on Fresh Content, Localized Campaigns, Among Key Findings in New Report |
| Mar 24, 2017 | PRWeb Sitemap - Apex® Payroll Hires Director of Account Management and Customer Development |
| Mar 15, 2017 | PRWeb Sitemap - JEM Consulting & Advisory Services and Averetek Announce Partnership |
Competitors (1)
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TaxCloud
TaxCloud is the internet's only free sales tax compliance service - it's super easy to use (no CPA required). Trusted by 10,000+ retailers.
Offices/Locations (1)
UpdateHeadquarters
100 Ravine Lane NE
Suite 220
Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110
United States
Past Team (6)
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Steven Dunston
Head of Marketing @ Usermind


Nate Odell
Sr. Director of Marketing @ Qumulo
Upcoming Event Appearances (1)

Oracle Openworld 2017
October 01, 2017 - October 05, 2017
Moscone Center, 747 Howard St, San Francisco, California, United States
Oracle OpenWorld has more than 2,500 sessions, including keynotes and general sessions that cover diverse business and technology topics.
Past Event Appearances (8)


CFO Rising East Summit Boston 2017 on Mar 22, 2017

Shoptalk 2017 on Mar 19, 2017
