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The largest online network of small businesses in N. America with 6 million+ members driving their success together.
Brian Long
Attentive® is the most comprehensive text message marketing solution, driving 18.5% of total online revenue for businesses by creating thoughtful SMS experiences.
How It Started
- 2017: Repeat NextView founders Brian Long and Andrew Jones (TapCommerce, sold to Twitter) come to NextView with an idea for a new company, “Franklin Mobile.”
- Franklin Mobile is focused on software for front-line workforces. NextView is the first firm to commit to the company’s seed round at the concept stage.
- Franklin Mobile pivots to Attentive – an SMS marketing platform.
How It’s Going
- Serving over 4,000 e-commerce customers and growing, Attentive is responsible for driving nearly 20% of the e-commerce revenue of its customers.
- Attentive has successfully acquired 2 companies: Tony and Privy.
+1,000 employees
+$12B in 2021 revenue for brands
Ranked 12th on Forbes’ 2021 Cloud 100 List
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- 2013: WHOOP’s prototype hardware is seeded by NextView, with initial GTM plans centering around pro and collegiate athletes
How It’s Going
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- Loved by professional athletes from Lebron James to Rory McIlroy, to dozens of Olympians, as well as hundreds of thousands of everyday consumers.
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