When was Appian founded?

Appian was founded in 1999 and raised its 1st funding round 9 years after it was founded.

Where is Appian located?

Appian is headquartered in Reston, United States. It is registered at Mclean, Virginia.

Who is the current CEO of Appian?

Matt Calkins and Matt Calkins s of Appian.

How many employees does Appian have?

As of Mar 01, 2026, the latest employee count at Appian is 1000 - 4999.

Is Appian a funded company?

Appian is a funded company, having raised a total of $47.5M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Jul 21, 2008.

When was the latest funding round of Appian?

Appian's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Feb 28, 2014, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Appian?

Annual revenue of Appian is between $500M and $1B as on Dec 31, 2025

Where does Appian rank among its competitors?

Appian ranks 1st amongst 998 active competitors, of which 111 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was OutSystems, which secured $231M in Oct, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Appian?

Appian's top competitors include Bubble, Newgen and GBTEC. Among them, OutSystems secured the most recent funding round in October, 2022.

Appian - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Cloud based low code application development and automation platform. The platform offers a solution that enables users to build applications without coding. The features of the product include business process management, document processing, case management, integration, automation, requirements management, risk governance, data fabrication, process mining, and more. It also provides automation technologies such as RPA, AI, IDP, and API integration. It provides its solutions to industries such as healthcare, insurance, life sciences, and more.

Website: appian.com
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Registered Address: Mclean, Virginia

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1999

Location

Reston, United States

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$47.5M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Feb 28, 2014, $*****

Investors

New Enterprise Associates & 4 more

Ranked

1^st among 998 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$500M - $1B as on Dec 31, 2025

Employee Count

1,000 - 4,999 as on Mar 01, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Lana Labs & 2 more

Similar Companies

Bubble & 1158 more

Exit Details

Public

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Appian is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
APPIAN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900TN2022FTC151009 , India, Active	Mar 31, 2022	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
Appian Corporation CIN: 541956084 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	1339 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
APPIAN CORP CIN: 1441683 , United States, Active		$500M - $1B (As on Dec 31, 2025)	2243 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-

Appian got listed on May 25, 2017.

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Appian has raised a total funding of $47.5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 21, 2008. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Feb 28, 2014 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Appian has 5 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Appian:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 28, 2014	8561913	Series B	3320398	2447160	4385215	3209841
Jul 21, 2008	8285341	Series A	7155756	5839180	8735703	Novak Biddle Venture Partners

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The founders of Appian are Matt Calkins, Michael Beckley and Robert C Kramer. Matt Calkins is the CEO of Appian.

Here are the details of Appian's key team members:

Matt Calkins: Founder & CEO of Appian and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Michael Beckley: Chief Technology Officer & Founder of Appian.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Robert C Kramer: Co-Founder of Appian.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Matt Calkins: CEO of Appian.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Appian's employee count trend

Appian has 1,000 - 4,999 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Appian's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Appian include Bubble, Newgen and GBTEC. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Appian, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Appian 1999, Reston (United States), Public	Cloud based low code application development and automation platform	$47.5M	Saints Capital, Scheuermann Investment & 3 others	75/100
2nd	Bubble 2012, New York City (United States), Series A	Cloud based no code web application development tool	$106M	Insight Partners, SignalFire & 12 others	74/100
3rd	Newgen 1992, Delhi (India), Public	Provider of a unified platform for digital transformation and automation	$17.7M	Ascent Capital, Sapphire Ventures & 45 others	69/100
4th	GBTEC 2005, Bochum (Germany), Acquired	Cloud-based business process management software	$34M	Thecarlylegroup.fr, EDBI & 3 others	68/100
5th	OutSystems 2001, Linda A Velha (Portugal), Series F	Developer of a low-code platform with AI-powered application development capabilities	$803M	KKR, Tiger Global Management & 13 others	68/100
6th	Genesis Global 2015, London (United Kingdom), Series C	Cloud based low code application development platform	$268M	Tiger Global Management, Illuminate Financial ... & 10 others	66/100
7th	Modo Labs 2010, Cambridge (United States), Series B	Digital engagement and no-code application development platform	$14.4M	New Magellan Ventures, Education Growth Partners ... & 2 others	66/100
8th	Kissflow 2012, Wilmington (United States), Seed	Provider of a low-code platform for building and managing enterprise applications	$1.03M	Indian Angel Network, Atma Ram Properties ... & 98 others	65/100
9th	WaveMaker 2003, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Developer of low-code platform for building and customizing enterprise applications	$8.72M	Worldview Technology Partners, AllegisCyber Capital ... & 3 others	63/100
10th	Signavio 2009, Berlin (Germany), Acquired	Provider of business process transformation and management solutions and related services	$230M	Summit Partners, Apax & 3 others	63/100

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Appian has acquired 3 companies including Lana Labs, Jidoka and Novayre Solutions. Appian has not made any investments as of now.

Here is the list of its acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Aug 05, 2021	Acquisition	Lana Labs	2016	Berlin (Germany)
Jan 07, 2020	Acquisition	Jidoka	2008	Seville (Spain)
Jan 07, 2020	Acquisition	Novayre Solutions	2008	Seville (Spain)