<s>
Podium	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
private	O
technology	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Lehi	O
,	O
Utah	O
that	O
develops	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
software	I-Architecture
related	O
to	O
messaging	O
,	O
customer	O
feedback	O
,	O
online	O
reviews	O
,	O
selling	O
products	O
,	O
and	O
requesting	O
payments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Podium	B-Protocol
was	O
founded	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
Eric	O
Rea	O
and	O
Dennis	O
Steele	O
,	O
who	O
developed	O
a	O
tool	O
to	O
help	O
small	O
businesses	O
"	O
build	O
their	O
online	O
reputation	O
"	O
through	O
online	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Podium	B-Protocol
was	O
initially	O
known	O
as	O
RepDrive	O
before	O
rebranding	O
as	O
Podium	B-Protocol
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Podium	B-Protocol
moved	O
from	O
a	O
spare	O
bedroom	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
location	O
above	O
a	O
Provo	O
bike	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Podium	B-Protocol
added	O
payments	O
technology	O
to	O
its	O
product	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
Podium	B-Protocol
raised	O
$201	O
million	O
in	O
Series	O
D	O
funding	O
and	O
was	O
valued	O
at	O
$3	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Podium	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
software-as-a-service	B-Architecture
platform	O
designed	O
to	O
improve	O
business	O
online	O
reputation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Podium	B-Protocol
was	O
named	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Emerging	O
Elite	O
"	O
by	O
Mountain	O
West	O
Capital	O
Network	O
in	O
2016	O
and	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Podium	B-Protocol
's	O
CEO	O
Eric	O
Rea	O
was	O
interviewed	O
for	O
"	O
The	O
Top	O
"	O
podcast	O
in	O
December	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
