Jason VandeBoom founded (and bootstrapped) ActiveCampaign in 2003 with the principle belief that all businesses need, and deserve, effective solutions to connect with customers. He created a platform (ActiveCampaign) that helps you make the most of every touchpoint and continuously improve your customer experience, through the right blend of human interaction and automation. He is passionate about helping ActiveCampaign users realize that sophisticated marketing solutions are within reach and for helping them to become more efficient.

In 2013, Jason and the team moved to a SaaS model and consolidated to one offering -- our marketing automation platform. And it's paid off with explosive growth in the last couple of years (albeit quietly):

– Growing from 30 employees to over 270 in the last two years

– Reaching over 55,000 customers from around the globe, with more than 55% coming from outside the US

– Taking our first round of funding ($20 million) at the end of 2016

– Opening our first international office this year in Sydney in August

While the recent growth is impressive, Jason is very focused on the product-first along with staying true to serving SMB customers and can share his insights how he has been able to grow ActiveCampaign to where it is today.