Tekion
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Cloud Computing, Software, SaaS |
| Founded 📆 | 2016 |
| Founder 👔 | Jay Vijayan (CEO), Guru Sankararaman (CFO) |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | California, United States |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | https://tekion.com/ |
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Tekion is an American cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) company that develops softwares centering automotive industry.[1][2] Founded in 2016 by Jay Vijayan and Guru Sankararaman, Tekion operated in stealth mode for initial few years after inception up until early 2019.[3][4][5]
In 2020, Tekion launched Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC), an AI-driven retail and dealer management system.[6][7] Later that same year, Tekion became a unicorn after raising $150 million as part of its series C funding round led by private equity firm Advent International.[2][8]
In October 2021, Tekion raised $250 million in its series D funding round led by Alkeon Capital and Durable Capital valuing the company at $3.5 billion.[9][10]
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- ↑ Ghosh, Rajiv. "A former Tesla mind and a 'cool' tech to beat rigid legacy: how Tekion took auto retail to the cloud". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "This former Tesla CIO just raised $150 million more to pull car dealers into the 21st century". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2021-04-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lambert, Fred (2016-04-03). "Tesla's Chief Information Officer left to form a stealth startup". Electrek. Retrieved 2021-04-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Singh, Shipra (2020-10-22). "Ex-Tesla CIO's Auto Tech Startup Tekion Becomes a Unicorn in Under 4 Yrs". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ "We Are Salesforce But 20 Years In The Future: Tekion CEO Jay Vijayan". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ↑ Reporter, B. S. (2020-02-14). "Tech startup Tekion launches cloud-based automotive dealer management". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- ↑ "Tekion launches Automotive Retail Cloud to disrupt automotive industry". DATAQUEST. 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2021-04-18. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Mathur, Nandita (2020-10-21). "Tekion joins the unicorn club". mint. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ↑ Tan, Gillian. "Tekion Valued at $3.5 Billion as Durable, Alkeon, Hyundai Invest". BloombergQuint. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ↑ Tejaswi, Mini (2021-10-05). "Tekion raises $250 million from pack of investors". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
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