Seismic Software, Inc.

Did Seismic acquire Highspot?
Yes. Seismic and Highspot completed their merger on August 18, 2026. The combined company operates under the Seismic name with approximately $600 million in annual recurring revenue.

Is Seismic publicly traded?
No. Seismic is privately held, controlled by private equity firm Permira, with minority stakes held by venture investors including Highspot's former shareholders.

Who founded Seismic?
Douglas Winter, Ed Calnan, Nasser Rahal, and Marc Romano founded Seismic in San Diego in 2010. Winter remains CEO of the combined company.

What happened to Highspot's CEO?
Highspot CEO Robert Wahbe transitioned to an advisory role during integration; Douglas Winter leads the combined company.

Where is Seismic headquartered?
Seismic is headquartered in San Diego, California, with major offices in Boston, Seattle, Sydney, and European locations following the Highspot merger.

What is Seismic's revenue?
The combined company disclosed approximately $600 million in annual recurring revenue at the August 2026 merger close, with roughly $200 million attributable to Highspot.

Douglas Winter and co-founders Ed Calnan, Nasser Rahal, and Marc Romano started Seismic in San Diego in 2010, initially building tools that automated document assembly for financial services sales teams. The product evolved into a broader enablement platform as the category formed in the mid-2010s.

Seismic raised venture capital through the decade, including rounds from General Atlantic and Jackson Square Ventures, and established itself alongside Highspot and Showpad as a category leader. A major acquisition in 2019 brought in social selling technology, and in 2020 Permira took a majority stake at a roughly $3 billion valuation, providing growth capital and setting the private equity ownership structure that persists today.

The company expanded through the early 2020s into learning and coaching, adding the Lessonly training platform through acquisition in 2021 and deepening its analytics layer. Leadership remained stable under Winter as CEO.

The defining event came in 2026. After years of competing for the same enterprise accounts, Seismic and Highspot announced a merger of equals in mid-2026, closing August 18. The deal consolidated the top two independent enablement vendors into a single private company, with both platforms continuing during integration and a roadmap to combine products under a unified architecture. Seismic disclosed combined ARR of approximately $600 million, with roughly $200 million attributable to Highspot, and combined headcount near 3,000 after planned restructuring.

• Gartner and Forrester recognition: Seismic has been named a Leader in sales enablement analyst reports consistently through the early 2020s.
• Glassdoor Best Places to Work: Multiple appearances in mid-2020s rankings.
• Deloitte Technology Fast 500: Repeated recognition during high-growth years.