Gigya
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology, Software, Identity management |
| Founded | 2006 in Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Defunct | 2017 |
| Fate | Acquired by SAP |
| Headquarters | Mountain View, California , United States |
Area served | Global |
Key people | Patrick Salyer (CEO from 2011) |
| Products | Customer identity management solutions, social login, user profile management, engagement and loyalty tools |
| Parent | SAP (from 2017) |
Gigya, Inc. was a technology enterprise originally established in Tel Aviv, Israel with its main headquarters located in Mountain View, California. The company maintained additional offices in New York City, Tel Aviv, London, Paris, Hamburg, and Sydney.
In 2017, Gigya became part of SAP following an acquisition.
Products
Gigya specialized in a customer identity management solution designed to handle user profiles, preferences, and consent configurations. Their platform offered tailored registration experiences, social login capabilities, management of user profiles and preferences, as well as tools for engagement and loyalty. It also featured integrations with various third-party marketing systems. Prominent clients included Fox, Forbes, Repsol, Toyota, RTL Netherlands, Campbells, Fairfax Media, Wacom, ASOS, and Turner.
History
The company was founded in 2006 in Tel Aviv. In March 2011, Patrick Salyer was named CEO. Starting from 2013, Gigya collaborated with SAP Hybris. By November 2014, the firm had secured $104 million in funding from investors such as Intel Capital, Benchmark Capital, Mayfield Fund, First Round Capital, Advance Publications (owner of Condé Nast), DAG Ventures, Common Fund Capital, Vintage Investment Partners, Greenspring Associates, and Adobe Systems.
On November 27, 2014, the Syrian Electronic Army took control of the gigya.com domain by modifying DNS configurations beyond Gigya’s control. CEO Patrick Salyer confirmed that no customer data was compromised and that the disruption was resolved within an hour. The group publicly claimed responsibility the following day.
SAP acquired Gigya for $350 million in September 2017. Shortly after the acquisition, in October 2017, Gigya introduced an enterprise preference manager aimed at assisting companies to meet changing privacy laws and enhance consumer trust.
See also
External links
- Identity management
- Marketing companies of the United States
- Password authentication
- Software industry
- Cloud computing providers
- Cloud applications
- Software companies of Israel
- Software companies based in California
- Israeli companies established in 2006
- Defunct software companies of the United States
- Software companies established in 2006
- Software companies disestablished in 2017
- 2017 mergers and acquisitions