Welcome

Welcome

Webinar hosting and scalable video content

Overview

ExperienceWelcome.com provides a platform to host webinars and create/repurpose video content for marketing and online events. It lets users run live webinars, generate on-demand videos from sessions, and repurpose content across channels with interactive features like Q&A, polls, and chat to boost engagement. It differentiates by combining live hosting, quick video creation, and attendee interaction in one tool, while highlighting cost savings from avoiding expensive external video production. Its goal is to help businesses scale video content and deepen audience engagement while reducing production time and costs.

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About Welcome

Simplify's Rating
Why Welcome is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$20.1M

Headquarters

Walnut, California

Founded

2020

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AI transcription and translation expand global audience reach in 2025-2026.
  • Video repurposing tools drive 40% B2B adoption growth per Forrester Q4 2025.
  • Engagement analytics boost enterprise retention with heatmaps and scoring.

What critics are saying

  • Zoom and Hopin dominate 80% market share, stunting Welcome's $9.9M revenue.
  • Enterprises shift to Teams and Meet, causing 30-50% churn in 12-18 months.
  • AI tools in Zoom and Demio obsolete Welcome's studio, dropping retention 40%.

What makes Welcome unique

  • Welcome auto-generates branded short-form clips from webinars using AI.
  • Welcome Studio enables instant repurposing of video content across channels.
  • Interactive features like polls and chats mimic Apple keynote experiences.

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Funding

Total Funding

$20.1M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

4 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

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Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

0%
VentureBeat
Nov 18th, 2020
Experiencewelcome receives financing of $12M in funding

In the run-up to its public launch, Welcome has secured $12 million in funding from notable investors that include Kleiner Perkins, Y Combinator, Kapor Capital, and WIN (Webb Investor Network).

TechCrunch
Nov 18th, 2020
Welcome raises $12 million to be the ‘Ritz Carlton for event platforms’

On the heels of Hopin’s $125 million funding round, a newcomer in the virtual events space is gaining steam. Welcome, led by co-founder and CEO Roberto Ortiz, is positioning itself as the “Ritz Carlton for virtual events,” Ortiz told me. Today, it’s announcing a $12 million Series A round led by Kleiner Perkins with participation […]

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