Miro (collaboration platform)
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| Miro | |
| Formerly | RealtimeBoard |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Software as a service |
| Founded | 2011 |
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Number of employees | 1,864[1] |
| Website | miro |
Miro is a collaborative online platform designed to support teams in innovation, planning, and execution across different locations and time zones. It is used for a variety of purposes, including brainstorming, agile planning, customer journey mapping, product design, and remote workshops. As of 2025, the platform is utilized by over 90 million users and more than 250,000 organizations worldwide.[2][3][4]
History
[edit]Founding and Early Years (2011–2020)
[edit]Miro was founded in 2011 under the name RealtimeBoard by Andrey Khusid and Oleg Shardin.[5][6] Originally designed as a simple visual whiteboarding tool, the product quickly attracted global remote teams. Its ease of use and real-time collaboration features differentiated it from traditional diagramming software.
In 2018, the company raised $25 million in Series A funding led by Accel, with participation from Altair Capital and Scale Venture Partners.[7] By then, it had grown to over 2 million users.
In 2019, the company rebranded to Miro, inspired by the Catalan artist Joan Miró, to reflect its expanding vision beyond whiteboarding into end-to-end visual collaboration.[4]
Global Expansion and Investment (2021–2023)
[edit]In January 2022, Miro raised $400 million in Series C funding, co-led by ICONIQ Growth, Accel, Atlassian, Dragoneer, GIC, and Scale Venture Partners, reaching a valuation of $17.5 billion.[8][9]
The company has rapidly expanded its global workforce and is jointly headquartered in Amsterdam and San Francisco. It has also established offices in Austin and Sydney, and has seen significant growth in its enterprise customer base.
The pandemic had already accelerated Miro’s adoption, as teams sought cloud-native alternatives to in-office whiteboards and meeting rooms.[10]
Becoming an Innovation Workspace (2024–present)
[edit]In 2024 Miro started its transition from visual collaboration platform to innovation workspace. The Innovation Workspace directly tackles common organizational challenges that impede innovation, such as fragmented workflows and communication breakdowns.[11]
CEO and Leadership
[edit]Andrey Khusid, Co-founder and CEO, is an advocate of product-led growth and distributed work models.[12]
Jeff Chow, Chief Product and Technology Officer since 2022, previously worked at Google and TripAdvisor, and leads Miro’s AI and platform innovation.[13]
Acquisitions
[edit]In October 2022, Miro acquired video conferencing startup Around to enhance synchronous collaboration directly within the Miro canvas.[14]
In June 2024, Miro acquired Danish AI design startup Uizard, strengthening its generative interface and rapid prototyping capabilities.[15]
Additional acquisitions in the areas of enterprise collaboration and productivity are tracked by Tracxn.[16]
Reception and Recognition
[edit]- Miro ranked #11 on the 2024 Forbes Cloud 100 list.[17]
- Named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Team Collaboration Applications in 2024.[18]
- Awarded Google Cloud Technology Partner of the Year for Productivity & Collaboration.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Miro". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ "Miro Launches Solution Partner Program to Accelerate Enterprise Innovation and Collaboration". Businesswire.com. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ Network, Digital Reviews (2024-10-10). "Miro's Innovation Workspace redefines how teams innovate". Digital Reviews Network. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ a b Sawers, Paul (2022-01-05). "Online whiteboarding platform Miro raises $400M to power the future of work". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ "Online whiteboarding platform Miro unveils new tools to strengthen hybrid work". VentureBeat. 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Founded in Russia 11 years ago, the Miro visual collaboration software startup is now valued at $17.5bn". bne IntelliNews. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
- ^ O'Hear, Steve (2018-11-08). "RealtimeBoard, a visual collaboration platform for companies, raises $25M led by Accel". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Software Maker Miro Becomes Eighth-Most Valuable U.S. Startup". Bloomberg.com. 2022-01-05. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Visual collaboration company Miro valued at $17.5B following $400M in new funding". Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ Zaveri, Paayal. "Hot startups like Miro and Canva are racing to dominate virtual whiteboards, an emerging category of workplace tools that sparked Adobe's $20 billion bid for Figma". Business Insider. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
- ^ "Miro Redefines Collaboration Tools With AI-Driven Innovation Workspace". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ^ "Miro's Andrey Khusid: Product-led growth in tech and beyond". Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ "Breaking Barriers in Collaboration with Jeff Chow, CPTO at Miro". Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ "$17.5 billion tech juggernaut Miro quietly snapped up video-chat startup Around in the battle to catch Zoom". Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ "Copenhagen-based Uizard acquired by US and Amsterdam-based Miro: Know more - Silicon Canals". siliconcanals.com. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
- ^ "List of 4 Acquisitions by Miro (Apr 2025)". Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ "Forbes Cloud 100 2024 List - Best Cloud Computing Companies Ranked". Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ "IDC MarketScape names Miro a Leader in Team Collaboration Applications". Retrieved 2025-05-21.