Vanilla Forums

Acquired

Community forums reinvented

Montréal, Canada · Founded 2009 · $480K raised

Headquarters
Montréal
Employees
51–200
Founded
2009
Business Model
B2B
Total Funding
$480K
Last Round
Growth EquityMar 2020
Rounds
2
Acquired by
Higher LogicMay 2021

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About

Vanilla Forums (now Higher Logic Vanilla) is a leading online community platform for B2B and B2C brands. Founded in 2009 in Montreal, Canada, the platform enables organizations to build customer communities featuring discussions, Q&A, ideation, and knowledge bases. Vanilla strengthens customer relationships through peer-to-peer engagement, reduces support costs via self-service resources, and helps brands collect product feedback at scale. The company was acquired by Higher Logic in 2021 and rebranded as Higher Logic Vanilla, serving hundreds of brands globally with over 15 years of experience in community platform development.

Summary

Vanilla Forums is a Cybersecurity company based in Montréal, Canada, founded in 2009. It has raised $480K in total across 2 rounds, most recently a Growth Equity round in Mar 2020. Investors include Level Ventures, Klein Venture Partners and Techstars.

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Funding & Exit History

AcquisitionMay 2021

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Funding: Seed through Growth Equity. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.

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