Intelligent communication platform company Firstup recently announced that it has surpassed $100 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR), underscoring its position as a market leader. With over 18 million employees connected worldwide, Firstup is the trusted choice of over 40% of Fortune 100 companies. Industry giants, including Amazon, Dow, Ford, and Hilton, rely on Firstup to connect seamlessly with their workforce, deliver personalized communications, and gain valuable insights to enhance employee engagement.
With the increasing burnout and fatigue in organizations and the need for a better digital employee experience for every worker, Firstup announced CommunicationAI – which offers GenAI capabilities in the Firstup Intelligent Communication Platform. And with CommunicationAI, communication leaders can enhance HRIS and people analytics data with real-time content engagement data, offering a more comprehensive and contextualized view of each employee. The communicators can now map employee engagement data to a library of content and templates and create hyper-personalized content journeys for each employee.
The company also recently bolstered its executive team with top talent from Marketo, ServiceNow, and UKG, aligning its leadership with market opportunity and solidifying its position as an industry trailblazer.
KEY QUOTES:
“Employee communications is the holy grail of a great employee experience. Today, as employees feel overwhelmed and overworked, a next-generation intelligent communication platform like Firstup is a very hot commodity.”
— Josh Bersin, Founder & CEO, The Josh Bersin Company
“Our rapid customer growth stems from the realization that as the workforce becomes increasingly diverse and dispersed, leaders must optimize for efficiency while still building a culture of engagement. The only way this happens is through personalized communications at scale, which can only come from automation and AI. We are proud to be the trusted partner of forward-thinking organizations as they embrace the transformative power of intelligent employee communication to drive meaningful people and business outcomes.”
— Nicole Alvino, Firstup Co-Founder, and CEO
“The Firstup platform has been a game-changer, leading to increased engagement across not just our office workers but our shop floor workers as well. At AGCO, we recognize that creating a great employee experience is essential to creating exceptional experiences for our farmer customers.”
— Phillipa Ware, Senior Manager for Global Employee Experience, AGCO Corporation
