Nextiva Named to Inc.’s Second Annual Power Partner Awards

Roundup highlights B2B partners that support startups across all business functions and empower growth

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inc. Business Media today announced the second annual Power Partner Awards, honoring B2B organizations across the globe that have proven track records supporting entrepreneurs and helping startups grow. The list recognizes 389 firms in marketing and advertising, health and wellness, financial services, legal, logistics, and productivity, as well as other areas of business.

All 389 companies received top marks from clients for being instrumental in helping leadership navigate the dynamic world of startups. These B2B partners support entrepreneurs across various facets of the business, including hiring, compliance, infrastructure development, cloud migration, fundraising, etc., allowing founders to focus on their core missions.

“Trusted B2B partners provide guidance and expertise that founders rely on at various steps of their organization’s journey. Partners that possess a demonstrated ability to deliver quality support are at the core of entrepreneurship and help bring big ideas to life,” says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. Business Media.

“Customer-centric experiences are the future of business. Our customers are the center of our Nextiva universe,” says Tracy Conrad, Chief Amazing Officer and co-founder of Nextiva. “Nextiva is bullishly leading by example, and our goal is simple: to empower our customers to have meaningful, interconnected conversations that are all backed by Nextiva’s Amazing Service®.”

Nextiva serves businesses of all sizes and industries – customers include Taco Bell, Barstool Sports, Cisco, Shelby America, Amazon, and The Florida Panthers. The Power Partner Award honors this work, and Nextiva is proud to be recognized with this distinction.

Over 2 billion conversations each year are powered by Nextiva. Earlier this year, Nextiva announced its acquisition of Simplify360, an AI customer experience platform that is known as the AI superhero of CX. The acquisition opened the door to the Asia-Pacific market for Nextiva as the company expands to support more businesses and entrepreneurs globally — leveling and transforming the CX playing field for businesses across the world.

To view the complete list, go to: https://www.inc.com/power-partner-awards/2023

The November 2023 Issue of Inc. magazine is available online now at https://www.inc.com/magazine and will be on newsstands beginning October 31, 2023.

About Inc. Business Media

The world’s most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community they need to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels, including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

About Nextiva

Nextiva powers billions of conversations every year across cloud business phone systems, text and team messaging, video meetings, and more. From one powerful communication hub, Nextiva is transforming the way businesses engage with their customers. Nextiva’s Amazing Service® and customer-centric philosophies have been the foundation of the company for 15 years. Founded in 2008, and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Nextiva raised $200M from Goldman Sachs Asset Management in its first-ever funding round at a $2.7B valuation in late 2021. Learn more at www.nextiva.com