Calendly is a software company that develops a business communication platform used for teams to schedule, prepare and follow up on external meetings.

The company was founded in Atlanta, Georgia by Nigerian-born entrepreneur Tope Awotona, but discontinued its physical offices in July 2021.

[2] He founded the company with his savings and by taking out a small-business loan, while working at the co-working incubator Atlanta Tech Village.

[2] In January 2021, Calendly raised $350 million from investment firms OpenView Venture Partners and Iconiq, at a reported $3 billion valuation.

[4] In January 2022, the company received attention on Twitter, when a Silicon Valley entrepreneur criticized the etiquette behind sending a Calendly link, and others defended the process.

[1] In an Inc. magazine profile in September 2019, when the company was earning $30 million a year, Awotona recounted the difficulty he faced with fundraising as a black immigrant when launching Calendly.