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French virtual meeting startup has raised $50 million in a Series B round led by of Paris. Bpifrance, France鈥檚 Sofiouest, Arkea, and the United Kingdom鈥檚 also participated in the funding round.

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The Paris-based company secured $5 million in a Series A financing in 2016, so the latest deal brings its total capital raised to $55 million. Founded in 2015, Klaxoon has developed a SaaS platform where users can create shared virtual meeting spaces with quizzes, surveys, challenges, and brainstorming tools.

According to Klaxoon, meeting formats have evolved very little since the 1980s and the launch of presentation software. The company鈥檚 offerings aim to increase engagement in meetings, facilitate faster and improved decisions, and boost information retention. Its platform is accessible from any connected device.

The amount raised is significant for the European region, For example, European startups raising Series B funds brought in an average of $22.97 million per round in 2017, according to 附近上门 data.

Klaxoon CEO and Founder acknowledged that the round is on the larger end of the spectrum for Europe.

鈥淲e feel it reflects the confidence our investors have in the size of the emerging global market for teamwork solutions and a recognition of the rapid growth Klaxoon has demonstrated since launch,鈥� he wrote via email.

The startup plans to use the latest capital infusion to boost R&D of its tools and further extend its presence in North America and Europe. Klaxoon also plans to hire an additional 100 workers, according to Beucher, bringing its total number of employees to 250.

More than one million users and 1,500 organizations in over 120 countries use the Klaxoon platform. Clients include Toyota, Dior, L鈥橭r茅al, Johnson & Johnson, Air France, Accenture, and Marriott. A number of small and middle-sized businesses, universities, NGOs, and institutions are also among its client base.

鈥淲hile new ways of communicating at work have disrupted established practices, improving the structure and focus of meetings has never been revamped or addressed,鈥� said Beucher in a written statement. 鈥淲e鈥檝e found that organizations need a solution that would allow their employees to easily get in sync with their team, no matter if they are working remote or in different time zones.鈥�

In a written statement, Idinvest Partners Managing Director said he believes the company will continue to keep growing on a global scale.

鈥淲e have trusted Klaxoon since its inception, and their success on home turf and their success so far has been quite remarkable,鈥� said Patrice Hutin, a Klaxoon board member and COO of Sofiouest. 鈥淲e see them poised for accelerated growth in the international markets, in the US in particular.鈥�

Klaxoon describes itself as one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe. There鈥檚 no doubt that this funding round ranks it, at least, among the highest funded.