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From $800k to $274M in 4 Years - The Story of Ariba

Tom Tunguz

Before its acquisition, which was consummated at the highest historical multiple of any software company , Ariba was the largest independent procurement software business. It sold software to help businesses buy the things they need in order to operate, everything from pens to planes.

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SaaStr Podcasts for the Week: May 17, 2019

SaaStr

As for Godard, he founded his first business, BigMachines, in 2000, a business he scaled to $50m in revenue and over 300 people up until it’s acquisition to Oracle 11 years later for $400m. A business he scaled to 50 million dollars in revenue and over 300 people up until its acquisition to Oracle 11 years later for 400 million dollars.

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