Meta SaaS was a software company headquartered in Austin, Texas that provided Software Asset Management (SAM) for SaaS products.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Software |
| Founded | 2016 (Austin, Texas) |
| Founder | Arlo Gilbert, Scott Hertel |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Arlo Gilbert (CEO) Scott Hertel (CTO) |
| Products | Meta SaaS |
| Website | metasaas.com |
History edit
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]
In May 2018, Meta SaaS was acquired by Flexera Software, a private software company based in Itasca, Illinois.[3]
Software and services edit
Meta SaaS published software that provided SaaS management and aggregated utilization reporting providing a 360-degree view across all cloud applications, systems of record, and various financial tools. Meta SaaS displayed the unified customer information in near-real-time to administrators at customer sites. Meta SaaS was used by businesses in various industries such as technology, healthcare, software, education, and others.
It offered features in the following areas: SaaS management, SaaS license optimization, and Shadow IT identification.
Meta SaaS integrated vendors including Salesforce, Box, Workday, Cisco, Zendesk, and others.[4]
References edit
- ^ Cronin, Mike (2017-05-25). "Mark Cuban leads Investment Round for Austin Startup". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ "Venture Beat". www.venturebeat.com. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-24.
- ^ "Meta SaaS Acquired by Flexera - SiliconHills". SiliconHills. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ "Meta SaaS Acquired by Flexera - SiliconHills". SiliconHills. 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2018-06-07.