Global customer engagement software firm Freshworks has announced a 61 percent year-over-year billings growth in the second quarter of 2019, driven by considerable momentum in multiple areas.
In addition to the Q2 growth, Freshworks broadened its corporate footprint in Europe by opening offices in Paris, France, and Utrecht, Netherlands. On the heels of expanding its existing office in London, Freshworks hosted Refresh19 London, its first ever UK user conference, attracting over 400 attendees.
Outside of the EU, the company also grew its presence in APAC by partnering with OrangeOne Corporation, a leading software services provider in Japan. Freshworks also opened its third office in India in the city of Hyderabad, and Melbourne, its second in the Australia-New Zealand region.
The company rounded its Customer 360 platform with the acquisition of Natero, which leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered technology to help put actionable data in the hands of customer success professionals. With Natero, Freshworks helps companies engage with their customers from first web visit to latest inquiry.
Earlier in the quarter, Freshchat, the company’s modern messaging software added an integration with WhatsApp Business solution. As part of Proximity, a bundle of features aimed at bringing businesses closer to their customers, businesses can now send customers text, images, GIFs, attachments or canned responses via WhatsApp’s enormously popular messaging platform.
Additionally, Freshworks launched Freshrelease, an agile product management tool that helps teams quickly complete bug fixes and get new products to market faster.
Building upon this momentum, Freshworks has exponentially expanded its ecosystem of partners. The Freshworks Marketplace has grown to 700 apps and counting, created by more than 350 partners globally.
Overall, the business from the partner network from over 40 countries registered 100 percent YoY growth in the first half of the year ending June 2019, underscoring its value to solution partners and ISVs working closely with Freshworks’ customer engagement suite.
Girish Mathrubootham, Founder and CEO of Freshworks, said: “While we are pleased by our growth, we continue to invest in product development efforts to expand our addressable markets. The ultimate reward for us is seeing greater customer success as businesses court, close, and keep customers for life.”