Tidemark Systems
AcquiredRedwood City, US · Founded 2009 · Delaware corporation · 1 known investors
Cloud-based enterprise performance management software company acquired by Anaplan in May 2016.
Also known as Tidemark · Tidemark Inc. · Tidemark Systems, Inc.
Founders & leadership
Tidemark Systems was founded in 2009 by Christian Gheorghe.
Board
Investors · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$73.1M disclosed across 3 of 4 rounds · 2011–2015
▶$25MraisedJun 2015 · 13 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Christian GheorgheExecutive Officer, Director
- Bill HellmanDirector
- Geoff YangDirector
- Peter CurrieDirector
- Ben HorowitzDirector
- Offering amount
- $25M
- Amount sold
- $25M
- First sale
- May 2015
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$24.1MraisedMay 2014 · 11 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Peter CurrieDirector
- Ben HorowitzDirector
- Phil WilmingtonDirector
- Christian GheorgheExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Geoff YangDirector
- Offering amount
- $29.4M
- Amount sold
- $24.1M
- First sale
- Apr 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2009
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$24MraisedJan 2012 · 8 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Geoff YangDirector
- Christian GheorgheExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
- Aneel BhusriDirector
- Peter CurrieDirector
- Ben HorowitzDirector
- Phil WilmingtonDirector
- Offering amount
- $24M
- Amount sold
- $24M
- First sale
- Dec 2011
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2009
- Federal exemptions
- 06
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Tidemark Systems, Inc. was a venture-backed enterprise software company that developed and marketed cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM) applications for financial planning, forecasting and analytics. Its products were aimed at large enterprises and emphasized mobile-first, collaborative use of planning and analytics data.
The company operated from a headquarters at 203 Redwood Shores Pkwy, Suite 550, Redwood City, California, which housed executive leadership, engineering, product development, sales, marketing and administrative functions. Tidemark was acquired by Anaplan in May 2016; following the acquisition its technology, staff and customer relationships were folded into Anaplan. A separate trade report described Longview Solutions, a Marlin Equity Partners portfolio company, merging with Tidemark, though the details of that report were not accessible.
Founding story
According to one source, Tidemark was founded in 2010 by Christian Gheorghe with the goal of providing modern, mobile-first and collaborative enterprise performance management solutions for large enterprises.
Business model
Tidemark sold cloud-delivered enterprise performance management applications to large enterprise customers.
Traction
Reported a 400% increase in annual recurring revenue and a doubling of its customer base in FY2014. One source lists a total employee figure of 150.
Latest developments
Tidemark Systems was acquired by Anaplan in May 2016; its former web domain is described as inactive or repurposed and no executive changes are attributable to it as an independent entity.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Positioned as a cloud-native challenger in the enterprise performance management software market, ultimately absorbed by Anaplan, a connected planning platform vendor.
Sources cite a 'Metrics-First' approach, a cloud-built platform, and mobile-first, collaborative user experience as the company's stated points of distinction; Anaplan cited Tidemark's user experience and mobile-first design as rationale for the acquisition.
Technology
Cloud-based enterprise performance management platform supporting financial planning, forecasting and analytics, described as mobile-first and built for the cloud.
Go-to-market
Large enterprises with financial planning, forecasting and analytics needs.
Geography
Headquartered in Redwood City (Redwood Shores), California. Prior to the acquisition Tidemark primarily targeted the North American market while building cloud-based EPM solutions capable of global deployment; no other distinct physical offices are documented in the sources.
History
One source states the company was founded in 2010 by Christian Gheorghe. It reported record growth in FY2014, including a 400% increase in annual recurring revenue and a doubling of its customer base, and released its Spring '14 platform update in February 2014. It raised $32 million in Series E funding in June 2015 and was acquired by Anaplan in May 2016.
Risks & controversies
Sources contain conflicting founding-year information (2010 per the public source versus 2009 in internal records) and one source includes unrelated leadership-change content about a different company, indicating limited reliability of that aggregator profile.
Compiled by commissioned research from 3 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.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsAnaplan announced the acquisition of Tidemark Systems to strengthen its financial planning and analytics capabilities, combining Tidemark's user experience and mobile-first design with Anaplan's planning platform.
PE Hub reported that Longview Solutions, a Marlin Equity portfolio company, merged with the venture-backed Tidemark. Details were behind a registration wall.
Tidemark announced $32 million in Series E funding, led by existing and new investors, to accelerate product innovation and expand global sales and marketing for its business planning and analytics applications.
$32M source ↗
Tidemark reported record FY2014 growth, including a 400% increase in annual recurring revenue and a doubling of its customer base, and introduced new capabilities in its Spring '14 EPM platform release.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structure▸Research sources · 3
primary sources listed
- Tidemark Systems, Inc. — Changelog and Sources | Seedtableseedtable.com · web
3 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Tidemark Systems do?
- Cloud-based enterprise performance management software company acquired by Anaplan in May 2016.
- Who founded Tidemark Systems?
- Tidemark Systems was founded by Christian Gheorghe in 2009.
- Who are Tidemark Systems's investors?
- Tidemark Systems's investors include Redpoint Ventures.
- How much funding has Tidemark Systems raised?
- Tidemark Systems has disclosed $73.1M raised across 3 of its 4 known rounds.
- Where is Tidemark Systems headquartered?
- Tidemark Systems is headquartered in Redwood City, US.