Hopin
Founded 2019 · 231 employees on LinkedIn · 11 known investors
RingCentral Events (formerly Hopin) is a platform for hosting and managing virtual and hybrid events that enables organizations to create live experiences, engage audiences remotely, and generate business outcomes through video conferencing and event management tools.
Also known as RingCentral Events
Founders & leadership
Hopin was founded in 2019 by Johnny Boufarhat.
Investors · 11
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries CMar 2021Source ↗
- Undisclosed amountSeries BNov 2020
IVP (lead), Tiger Global (lead), Accel, Coatue, DFJ Growth, Northzone, Salesforce Ventures, Seedcamp
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Hopin is an online events platform that lets organizers run conferences and gatherings digitally, with tools intended to emulate a physical event, including virtual reception areas, stages, networking spaces, break-out sessions and a virtual expo hall. The product set includes custom branding (colors, logos, copy), engagement features such as chat, Q&A and integrated apps, event venue configuration, and streaming and community tools for producing studio-quality streams. Founder Johnny Boufarhat has described the original aim as moving beyond broadcasting-oriented webinars and live streaming toward an "all-in-one event platform" that supports unstructured networking.
Over time the company broadened beyond virtual events, describing itself as a "shared experiences platform" rather than a virtual events platform, and adding on-site capabilities such as check-in kiosks and badge printing through acquisitions. It also expanded into event marketing, registration and data-driven engagement tooling, video hosting and mobile event apps. The company launched its own mobile app in February 2021.
The hopin.com website now presents the business as RingCentral Events, stating that RingCentral acquired products from Hopin as part of a strategic relationship. Customer-facing materials reference use by organizations including HubSpot, and the company continues to publish onboarding and training content for Hopin Events.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 3
by search overlapCompanies competing with Hopin for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Acquisitions · 2
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsAI compression algorithm (acquired by Hopin in 2021)
In the news
▸Research sources · 8
primary sources listed
- Hopinhopin.com · web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Hopin do?
- Hopin, now RingCentral Events, is a virtual and hybrid event platform for running branded online events and streams.
- Who founded Hopin?
- Hopin was founded by Johnny Boufarhat in 2019.
- Who are Hopin's investors?
- Hopin's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Aspenwood, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP), Northzone, Seedcamp, Tapestry VC, Waverley Capital, Worklife Ventures and 3 more.







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