<s>
Calendly	B-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
company	O
that	O
develops	O
a	O
business	O
communication	O
platform	O
used	O
for	O
teams	O
to	O
schedule	O
,	O
prepare	O
and	O
follow	O
up	O
on	O
external	O
meetings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Calendly	B-Application
was	O
valued	O
at	O
$3	O
billion	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
tech	O
unicorn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calendly	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
Atlanta	O
in	O
2013	O
by	O
Tope	O
Awotona	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
EMC	O
(	O
now	O
Dell	O
EMC	O
)	O
salesperson	O
who	O
was	O
frustrated	O
with	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
scheduling	O
sales	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2021	O
,	O
Calendly	B-Application
raised	O
$350	O
million	O
from	O
investment	O
firms	O
OpenView	O
Venture	O
Partners	O
and	O
Iconiq	O
,	O
at	O
a	O
reported	O
$3	O
billion	O
valuation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
received	O
attention	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
when	O
a	O
Silicon	O
Valley	O
entrepreneur	O
criticized	O
the	O
etiquette	O
behind	O
sending	O
a	O
Calendly	B-Application
link	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
defended	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
February	O
article	O
about	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
calendar	O
application	O
,	O
Wired	O
reported	O
that	O
Calendly	B-Application
's	O
was	O
a	O
market	O
leader	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calendly	B-Application
develops	O
a	O
software	B-Architecture
as	I-Architecture
a	I-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
scheduling	O
automation	O
platform	O
to	O
help	O
schedule	O
external	O
meetings	O
and	O
make	O
them	O
more	O
productive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recipients	O
of	O
Calendly	B-Application
invitations	O
select	O
an	O
available	O
time	O
before	O
it	O
is	O
automatically	O
added	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	O
Outlook	O
calendars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calendly	B-Application
was	O
founded	O
in	O
Atlanta	O
,	O
but	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
2021	O
,	O
operates	O
an	O
all-remote	O
workforce	O
without	O
an	O
official	O
headquarters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calendly	B-Application
founder	O
and	O
CEO	O
Tope	O
Awotona	O
was	O
born	O
in	O
Lagos	O
,	O
Nigeria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
Inc	O
.	O
magazine	O
profile	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
earning	O
$30	O
million	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
Awotona	O
recounted	O
the	O
difficulty	O
he	O
faced	O
with	O
fundraising	O
as	O
a	O
black	O
immigrant	O
when	O
launching	O
Calendly	B-Application
.	O
</s>
