{"id":1338,"date":"2020-06-19T07:57:03","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T07:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.helloleads.io\/blog\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2022-08-29T10:32:18","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T10:32:18","slug":"wave-25-amazing-stats-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.helloleads.io\/blog\/stats-facts\/wave-25-amazing-stats-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"WAVE &#8211; 25 Amazing Stats and Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"441\" src=\"https:\/\/www.helloleads.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wave.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.helloleads.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wave.png 697w, https:\/\/www.helloleads.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/wave-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol><p><li><strong>What does Wave do: <\/strong>Wave is an online accounting platform exclusively designed for <a title=\"Small Business CRM\" href=\"https:\/\/www.helloleads.io\/blog\/all\/marketing-and-sales\/top-5-best-seo-audit-tools-for-small-businesses-in-2022\/\"><strong>small business<\/strong><\/a> owners, freelancers, and consultants. Wave offers double-entry accounting in an easy-to-use application.<\/li><\/p><li><strong>Launch year<\/strong>: 2010<\/li><li><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> Wave Financial Inc.<\/li><li><strong>Headquarters<\/strong>: Toronto, Canada<\/li><li><strong>Founder(s):<\/strong> Kirk Simpson, James Lochrie<\/li><li><strong>Total Number of Wave employees:<\/strong> 205+ (Jan 2019)<\/li><li><strong>How many people use Wave<\/strong>: Over 3.5 million<\/li><li><strong>Revenue:<\/strong>\u00a0 $ 40.5 million<\/li><li><strong>New users per month: <\/strong>70 million (Approx)<\/li><li><strong>Monthly downloads: <\/strong>43,690 (Approx)<\/li><li><strong>Active technologies used by Wave: <\/strong>68 technologies for its website<\/li><li><strong>Active products used by Wave: <\/strong>Wave uses 40 technology products and services including Google Analytics, WordPress and Vimeo<\/li><li><strong>Countries that Wave has users in: <\/strong>200<\/li><li><strong>Wave Access: <\/strong>Web Based, iPhone App, Android App<\/li><li><strong>App Integration:<\/strong>  Apps such as PayPal and Etsy, but more than 1000 apps can be accessed through zapier\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/li><li><strong>Funding raised so far: <\/strong>$ 83.2 million<\/li><li><strong>Top 5 Competitors or similar products:<\/strong> QuickBooks, FreshBooks, Xero, Zoho, Sage<\/li><li><strong>History<\/strong>: The company\u2019s first product was a free online accounting software designed for businesses with 1-9 employees <\/li><li><strong>Free plan:<\/strong> All accounting features in Wave are free<\/li><li><strong>What makes Wave interesting:<\/strong> Customizable invoice templets based on unique business needs, Multi-currency feature<\/li><li><strong>Awards:<\/strong> Certified as a great place to work, Named Best Budgeting &amp; Accounting Software for 2019<\/li><li><strong>Acquisitions: <\/strong>Small payrolls, Vuru.co, Every<\/li><li><strong>Wave Acquired by: <\/strong>H&amp;R Block-tax preparation company on June 11, 2019<\/li><li><strong>Criticism: <\/strong>Lacks in the depth of features<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>+One interesting news:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wave Named Best Budgeting &amp; Accounting Software for 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does Wave do: Wave is an online accounting platform exclusively designed for small business owners, freelancers, and consultants. Wave offers double-entry accounting in an easy-to-use application. Launch year: 2010 Company Name: Wave Financial Inc. 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