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Visual collaboration website
RealtimeBoard, Inc.
Miro logo with icon and text
Trade nameMiro
FormerlyRealtimeBoard
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware as a service
Founded2011
Founder
  • Andrey Khusid
  • Oleg Shardin
Websitemiro.com

Miro, formerly known as RealtimeBoard, is a digital collaboration platform designed to facilitate remote and distributed team communication and project management.

As an online workspace for innovation, it is developed by RealtimeBoard, Inc. The company was founded in Russia by Andrey Khusid and Oleg Shardin in 2011 and is now co-headquartered in San Francisco and Amsterdam.

Evolution

RealtimeBoard was first established in 2011.

In 2018 the company raised $25 million in a Series A venture round.

In 2019, the company rebranded to Miro.

In 2020, Miro raised $50 million in a Series B venture round. At that time, it had around 300 employees. In 2022, it reported 40 million users.

In January 2022, in a Series C funding round, Miro raised $400 million at a $17.5 billion valuation, making it the 8th most valuable US startup at that time. In February 2023, Miro laid off 119 employees, around 7% of its full-time workforce. In October 2024, Miro laid off 275 employees, around 18% of its full-time workforce.

See also

References

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  9. "Copenhagen-based Uizard acquired by US and Amsterdam-based Miro: Know more - Silicon Canals". siliconcanals.com. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
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  14. DiFeliciantonio, Chase (2023-02-02). "Layoffs hit two multibillion-dollar S.F. tech companies". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  15. Khusid, Andrey (2024-10-30). "A note from our CEO". Miro Blog.

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