RFP360
Formerly | RFP365 (2012–2018) |
|---|---|
| Privately held company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Software |
| Founded 📆 | 2012 |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , , United States |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | David Lintz, Chief Executive Officer |
| Products 📟 | Request for proposal (RFP) Software |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | rfp360 |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
RFP360 is a privately owned, request for proposal (RFP) software company based in Leawood, Kansas. The SaaS company provides a cloud-based platform for issuing and responding to RFPs and serves 60 industries including software and tech, financial, legal and consulting.[1][2]
RFP360 has received two investments from Kansas City-based investment firm, Five Elms Capital. The initial investment in 2018 and a second-round investment in 2020 total $12 million. Notable customers include Lockton, Toyota, PwC, Aetna, AMC, Brandwatch, Charles Schwab and National Geographic Cengage.[1][3] The company serves more than 23,000 users from 5,000 organizations.[4]
History[edit]
- The company was founded by Dave Hulsen and Stuart Ludlow in 2012 in the Kansas City Startup Village in Waldo, Kansas City and originally operated as RFP365.[5]
- In February 2015, the company raised $950,000 from angel investors.[6]
- In December 2018, the company rebranded to RFP360.[7]
- In November 2018, the company added artificial intelligence capabilities to the platform's search engine.[7]
- In April 2019, RFP360 was recognized by the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce as a Top 10 Small Business.[8]
- In August 2019, RFP360 consolidated three office locations and opened a new headquarters in Leawood, Kansas.[5]
- In August 2020, RFP360 was named one of Kansas City's Best Places to Work by the Kansas City Business Journal.[9]
Services[edit]
The RFP360 SaaS platform works with RFPs, requests for information (RFIs), due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) and vendor security questionnaires.[1] For RFP issuers the platform provides features for digital questionnaires, client discovery, vendor evaluation, collaboration, project management and workflow.[6][10] The platform also has RFP response features including a proposal content repository, real-time collaboration and RFP automation that uses artificial intelligence.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Engel, Liz. "RFPs Can Be A Pain. This Startup Says They Don't Have To Be". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
- ↑ October 17, Frank Ready |; AM, 2019 at 09:30. "There's an Emerging RFP Market and Corporate Legal Is Riding Shotgun". Legaltech News. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ↑ Burch, Bobby (2018-01-16). "2018 Startups to Watch: RFP365 grows Fortune 500 client base from KC". Startland News. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ↑ "RFP360 scores strategic investment from local VC firm, names first CEO". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Felts, Tommy (2019-08-02). "RFP360 doubles in size since December; team back under one roof with move to new space". Startland News. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Burch, Bobby (2015-05-01). "RFP365 partners with Kansas City, raises $950K". Startland News. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "RFP365 changes name — but only by degrees — during 'exciting time' of growth". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Startland Staff (2019-04-08). "Mr. K Award finalists: RFP360, KC Bier Co., Charlie Hustle among top 10". Startland News. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ↑ "Meet the 2020 Best Places to Work honorees: extra small and small companies". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Lockton's buy-in has helped KC startup thrive". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03. Unknown parameter
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