# Bevy

> Bevy is a Palo Alto-based enterprise SaaS company that builds a community engagement platform used by large brands to run virtual, hybrid, and in-person events, forums, and member programs at scale. Founded by Derek Andersen out of the technology built for his earlier venture Startup Grind, Bevy grew through the 2019 acquisition of community-professional network CMX and the 2021 acquisition of event-tech company Eventtus, and has since layered in AI features - including a 2025 Engagement Hub built on the acquired Intros AI - to help community managers with matchmaking, moderation, content generation, and analytics. Customers include Atlassian, Salesforce, Slack, Asana, and Google's Developer Groups program.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founders:** Derek Andersen (Co-Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** 74 employees
- **Products:** Bevy Community Platform, Bevy Virtual & Hybrid Events (BVM), Community Analytics & ROI Dashboards, Engagement Hub (AI agents)
- **Notable:** Acquired CMX, the leading network for community professionals, in February 2019, Raised a $40M Series C in March 2021 at a $325M valuation, with about 20% of the round from Black investors, Acquired Cairo-based event-tech company Eventtus in July 2021 to expand enterprise event features

## Products & services

- **Bevy Community Platform** — Core SaaS platform for forums, groups, member profiles, and community management for enterprise brands.
- **Bevy Virtual & Hybrid Events (BVM)** — Event engine for virtual, hybrid, and in-person meetups, conferences, and user-group chapters, including ticketing and streaming.
- **Community Analytics & ROI Dashboards** — Reporting tools for tracking community growth, engagement, and business impact.
- **Engagement Hub (AI agents)** — Suite of AI agents for community knowledge Q&A, gamification, content creation, moderation, and sentiment/pulse tracking, plus AI-powered 1:1 member matchmaking built on the acquired Intros AI technology.

## Achievements

- Acquired CMX, the leading network for community professionals, in February 2019
- Raised a $40M Series C in March 2021 at a $325M valuation, with about 20% of the round from Black investors
- Acquired Cairo-based event-tech company Eventtus in July 2021 to expand enterprise event features
- Acquired Intros AI in July 2025 to launch an AI-powered Engagement Hub
- Platform used by named enterprise customers including Atlassian, Salesforce, Slack, Asana, and Google Developer Groups

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Acquired Intros AI and launched the Engagement Hub, a suite of AI agents for community knowledge, gamification, content creation, moderation, and member matchmaking.
- **2024-06** — Added AI-generated live transcription and event-summary features to its virtual event product.
- **2021-07** — Acquired Eventtus, a Cairo-based event and ticketing technology company, to expand enterprise event capabilities.

## Links

- Website: https://bevy.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/bevyhq
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/bevyhq
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bevyhq/videos
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/BevyHQ/

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Last updated: 2026-07-13