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Loom funding, valuation and investors
Async video messaging for workplace communication — acquired by Atlassian for $975M.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series C
$130M · 2021
Latest known valuation
$1.5B
Series C · 2021
Total disclosed equity funding
$141M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
acquired
acquired · San Francisco, California
Overview
Loom built async video messaging for workplaces — quick screen recordings with a camera bubble for updates, demos, and feedback instead of meetings or long emails. Kleiner Perkins led an $11M Series A in 2018; Andreessen Horowitz led a $130M Series C in 2021 at a $1.5B valuation with Sequoia, Coatue, and General Catalyst participating. Atlassian acquired Loom in October 2023 for $975M.
Why Loom is interesting
Loom proved async video reduces meeting load for remote teams — a16z led a $130M Series C at $1.5B before Atlassian paid $975M in October 2023.
Product & use cases
Loom records screen + webcam simultaneously, generates instant shareable links, and provides viewer analytics — optimized for quick async communication in Slack, email, and docs.
- Async standup updates and project status recordings
- Product demo videos for sales and support
- Bug reports with screen capture for engineering
- Onboarding and training video libraries
Key facts
- Exit (Oct 2023): Acquired by Atlassian for $975M — TechCrunch
- Series C (2021): $130M at $1.5B led by a16z — Bloomberg
- Series A (2018): $11M led by Kleiner Perkins
Funding history (newest first)
Series C
2021 $130M Valuation: $1.5B- Andreessen Horowitz (lead)
- Sequoia Capital (participant)
- Coatue (participant)
- General Catalyst (participant)
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-13/loom-130-million-series-c
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Dead-simple recording UX with instant sharing — lower friction than Zoom recordings or written docs for visual explanations.
Async video became standard for remote teams during COVID. Loom won on simplicity before incumbents added similar features. Atlassian acquisition integrates Loom into Jira/Confluence ecosystem.
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Zoom clips / recordings incumbent
Meeting platform adding async features.
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Vidyard direct
Video messaging for sales teams.
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CloudApp / Zappy adjacent
Screen capture tools with less video-first UX.
Notable stories
- Atlassian acquired Loom for $975M in October 2023 — integrating async video into Jira, Confluence, and Trello workflows.
- Loom founders Joe Thomas, Vinay Hiremath, and Shahed Khan started in 2015; the product became a remote-work staple during COVID.
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