<s>
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
is	O
a	O
cloud	O
software	O
platform	O
for	O
small-to-mid-sized	O
businesses	O
and	O
is	O
based	O
in	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Illinois	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
offers	O
software	O
for	O
customer	O
experience	O
automation	O
(	O
CXA	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
combines	O
the	O
transactional	O
email	O
,	O
email	O
marketing	O
,	O
marketing	B-Application
automation	I-Application
,	O
sales	O
automation	O
,	O
and	O
CRM	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Jason	O
VandeBoom	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
consulting	O
firm	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
as	O
an	O
on-premises	B-General_Concept
software	I-General_Concept
provider	O
,	O
helping	O
small	O
and	O
midsize	O
businesses	O
automate	O
marketing	O
tasks	O
and	O
manage	O
contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
would	O
later	O
transition	O
from	O
on-premises	B-General_Concept
software	I-General_Concept
to	O
a	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
business	O
focused	O
on	O
marketing	O
and	O
sales	O
automation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2023	O
,	O
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
has	O
over	O
150,000	O
clients	O
and	O
$165	O
million	O
in	O
recurring	O
revenue	O
,	O
with	O
customers	O
in	O
170	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
raised	O
$20	O
million	O
from	O
Silversmith	O
Capital	O
Partners	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
acquired	O
Postmark	O
,	O
a	O
transactional	O
email	O
delivery	O
system	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Postmark	O
’s	O
platforms	O
,	O
DMARC	O
Digests	O
and	O
Postmark	O
Labs	O
in	O
May	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Chicago	O
with	O
offices	O
in	O
Indianapolis	O
,	O
Sydney	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
Dublin	O
,	O
Ireland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
provides	O
cloud-based	O
marketing	O
and	O
sales	O
automation	O
software	O
with	O
features	O
for	O
email	O
marketing	O
,	O
lead	O
scoring	O
and	O
web	O
analytics	O
,	O
a	O
CRM	O
platform	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
live	O
chat	O
messaging	O
platform	O
called	O
Conversations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2022	O
Postmark	O
acquisition	O
makes	O
transactional	O
email	O
available	O
to	O
non-technical	O
users	O
,	O
“	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
send	O
transactional	O
emails	O
with	O
automation	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
custom	O
coding	O
and	O
APIs.	O
”	O
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
distinguishes	O
its	O
software	O
,	O
called	O
customer	O
experience	O
automation	O
(	O
CXA	O
)	O
,	O
from	O
traditional	O
email	O
marketing	O
and	O
CRM	O
platforms	O
by	O
extending	O
its	O
services	O
into	O
customer	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
integrates	O
with	O
over	O
870	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
Salesforce	B-Application
,	O
WordPress	B-Application
,	O
Shopify	O
,	O
PayPal	O
,	O
Stripe	B-Application
,	O
Gmail	B-Application
,	O
Calendly	B-Application
,	O
Slack	B-Protocol
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
and	O
WooCommerce	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
"	O
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
features	O
for	O
a	O
relatively	O
low	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
appeared	O
on	O
Crain	O
's	O
Chicago	O
Business	O
2018	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
2021	O
best	O
places	O
to	O
work	O
lists	O
,	O
com	O
's	O
2018	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
workplaces	O
,	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
's	O
2018	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
midsize	O
workplaces	O
,	O
and	O
Built	O
In	O
Chicago	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
100	O
best	O
places	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
Chicago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveCampaign	B-Application
is	O
a	O
unicorn	O
company	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
privately-held	O
startup	O
valued	O
at	O
over	O
$1	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
