Front
The customer communication hub. We launched Front in 2014. Back then the mission was simple: allowing teams to collaborate on all incoming messages from customers by creating a shared inbox. And it worked.
The idea for Front came in 2013. We wanted to help teams collaborate on all customer messages (email, chat, social) through one shared inbox.
That’s when Mathilde Collin and Laurent Perrin joined as co-founders, taking on CEO and CTO roles. Soon after, they moved to San Francisco and got accepted into Y Combinator’s Summer ‘14 batch—making Front the first Hexa company to join YC.
Since then, Mathilde and Laurent have built something remarkable: a product used by over 9,000 businesses, a team of 200+ across San Francisco, Chicago, Paris, and Dublin, and a company culture rooted in transparency and making work happier.
Front has raised $138 million from top-tier investors like Sequoia Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Battery Ventures, Threshold Ventures, and Uncork Capital.
Front joins the HX14 batch.
Front joins Y Combinator's S14 batch - making it the first eFounders company to join the prestigious US accelerator.
Front raises $10M with Social Capital.
Front raises $66M Series B with Sequoia and DFJ.
Front raises $59M Series C with Sequoia and key SaaS players.
Front nabs $65 million Series D, officially becomes a unicorn, and joins the very exclusive circle of 10 other SaaS unicorns founded and led by women.
Front becomes a Y Combinator Top Companies 2022
