{"id":6547,"date":"2015-10-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/blog\/litmus-partners-with-spectrum-equity\/"},"modified":"2024-12-20T11:26:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T16:26:36","slug":"litmus-partners-with-spectrum-equity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/blog\/litmus-partners-with-spectrum-equity","title":{"rendered":"Litmus Partners with Spectrum Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years ago, I launched the first version of Litmus from my dorm room in Manchester, UK.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"post-10907 media-10907\" class=\"alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.litmus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/founders.jpg\" alt=\"founders\"><\/figure>\n<p>Over the course of a decade, Litmus has grown into the product you see today\u2014a vital resource that is used by over 250,000 email marketers every month. We\u2019ve relocated the headquarters to Cambridge, MA, and we\u2019ve grown the team from the three founders to a talented group of over 40 people. It\u2019s been an exhilarating ride.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019m excited to announce that we\u2019re setting ourselves up for even bigger success in the next 10 years. We\u2019ve taken a $49 million investment from Spectrum Equity.<\/p>\n<h3>Pushing the boundaries of what\u2019s possible<\/h3>\n<p>Being a part of Litmus means pushing the boundaries of our craft. We experience this every day, from innovations that <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/litmus.com\/whats-new?utm_campaign=spectrum&amp;utm_source=litmusblog&amp;utm_medium=blog\">cut email testing time from hours to seconds<\/a>, to being among the first to embed a <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/litmus.com\/blog\/how-to-code-a-live-dynamic-twitter-feed-in-html-email?utm_campaign=spectrum&amp;utm_source=litmusblog&amp;utm_medium=blog\">live Twitter feed<\/a> in an email. We are always testing, always pushing.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re always aiming to build products that our customers love. Products that make their lives easier. Now, our team can do that without limitation.<\/p>\n<p>This investment will allow us to lead the industry and bring the next generation of email design and analytics tools to marketers. We\u2019ll be able to make investments in our product without any boundaries. We\u2019ll be able to give every email marketer the ability to send beautiful email\u2014every time, everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to product innovation, the funding will support international expansion, and a new focus on training and education. By providing email marketers with the resources they need, we can all continue to push the craft of email design forward.<\/p>\n<p>I know that we will create the next big innovation in email\u2014and that\u2019s what\u2019s so exciting to me about all of this.<\/p>\n<p>I can\u2019t wait for you to see what we build.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the course of a decade, Litmus has grown into the product and company you see today\u2014a vital resource that is used by over 250,000 email marketers every month. I\u2019m excited to announce that we\u2019re setting ourselves up for even bigger successes in the next ten years. 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