In 2006, Anaplan was founded by Guy Haddleton, Sue Haddleton, and Michael Gould in
Yorkshire, England. In 2012, Anaplan brought on Frederic Laluyaux as CEO. Laluyaux eventually left the company four years later in April 2016. A year after Laluyaux became CEO, Anaplan acquired its reseller
Vue Analytics in U.K. for an undisclosed amount.
Recent history In May 2014, Anaplan introduced its marketplace, Anaplan Hub. Using the marketplace, customers can share and find pre-designed planning models. In 2016, Anaplan had over 480 customers in 20 countries. In April 2016 Anaplan acquired data analytics brand
Chartcube. In January 2017 Anaplan appointed
Frank A. Calderoni as CEO. Calderoni took the company public on October 12, 2018, with Anaplan being listed on the NYSE under the
ticker symbol PLAN. In August 2019, Anaplan announced plans to acquire Mintigo, an Israeli-founded predictive marketing and sales analytics company. In November, the company was named to
Deloitte Technology Fast 500. In March 2022, the private equity firm
Thoma Bravo announced a definitive agreement to purchase Anaplan for $10.7 billion. The deal closed in June 2022. Thoma Bravo renegotiated the deal to $10.4 billion, stating that Anaplan had breached the merger agreement by overpaying new workers, although commentators linked the renegotiation to the broader market downturn. Also in 2022, Anaplan announced the acquisition of the applications division from existing partner Vuealta. In June 2023, Anaplan began a round of major
layoff, ranging from 119 to 500 employees. == Funding ==