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    Recent transactions in the domain of messaging

    Country Funding round Date
    Clerk Chat Inc
    Artificial Intelligence (AI) telecom platform for enterprises.
    United States N/A
    USD 7,000,000 (USD 7,000,000)
    16 Oct 2024
    Jeeng
    Provider personalized, automated and multichannel messaging solutions allowing publishers to drive new revenue with personalized audience engagement.
    Acquisition
    26 Jan 2023
    Quill
    Business communication application.
    United States Acquisition
    7 Dec 2021
    BBS Network
    Public network of interconnected message boards.
    Private Round
    USD 1,500,000 (USD 1,500,000)
    6 Dec 2021
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States Acquisition
    USD 27,700,000,000 (USD 27,700,000,000) at USD 27,700,000,000 (USD 27,700,000,000) valuation.
    1 Dec 2020
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States Series H
    USD 427,000,000 (USD 427,000,000) at USD 6,673,000,000 (USD 6,673,000,000) valuation.
    21 Aug 2018
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States N/A
    1 May 2018
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States Series F
    USD 200,000,000 (USD 200,000,000) at USD 3,600,000,000 (USD 3,600,000,000) valuation.
    1 Apr 2016
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States Series E
    USD 160,000,000 (USD 160,000,000) at USD 2,640,000,000 (USD 2,640,000,000) valuation.
    16 Apr 2015
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States Series D
    USD 120,000,000 (USD 120,000,000) at USD 920,000,000 (USD 920,000,000) valuation.
    31 Oct 2014
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States Series C
    USD 42,750,000 (USD 42,750,000)
    27 Apr 2014
    WhatsApp Inc
    United States Acquisition
    USD 19,000,000,000 (USD 19,000,000,000) at USD 19,000,000,000 (USD 19,000,000,000) valuation.
    19 Feb 2014
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States Venture
    4 Apr 2013
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States Series B
    USD 10,700,000 (USD 10,700,000)
    1 Apr 2011
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States Series A
    USD 5,000,000 (USD 5,000,000)
    1 Apr 2010
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States Seed
    22 Mar 2010
    Slack Technologies Inc
    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.
    United States Seed
    1 Jan 2009
    tsumobi
    Messaging.
    United States Seed
    31 Dec 2007

    Best funded companies in messaging





    Productivity platform that empowers everyone with no-code automation and AI, makes search and knowledge sharing seamless, and keeps teams connected.

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    Artificial Intelligence (AI) telecom platform for enterprises.





    Public network of interconnected message boards.

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    Provider personalized, automated and multichannel messaging solutions allowing publishers to drive new revenue with personalized audience engagement.

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    Messaging.

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    Secure messaging provider.

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    Peer-to-peer (P2P) messaging protocol.


    Top investors in the domain of messaging

    Profile Country Investments
    Accel Partners & Co Inc Early and growth stage venture capital firm. United States 7
    Andreessen Horowitz Venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz United States 5
    Social Capital United States 4
    Index Ventures Management SA Venture capital firm Switzerland 2
    Bradley Horowitz 2
    Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC Venture capital firm. United States 2
    Slow Ventures Early stage venture capital firm. United States 2
    Jeff Weiner 2
    Rob Solomon 2
    Biz Stone 1
    Inside Capital LLC United States 1
    Corazon Capital LLC United States 1
    Dragoneer Investment Group LLC Growth-oriented public and private investor based in San Francisco. United States 1
    Swisscom Ventures The venture capital arm of Swisscom. Switzerland 1
    HF0 Residency United States 1
    John Collison 1
    NGC Fund I Crypto focused venture capital fund. 1
    Institutional Venture Partners US-based venture capital investment firm focusing on later-stage companies and growth equity investments. United States 1
    Marc Andreessen United States 1
    Wellington Management Co LLP Investment management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachussets. United States 1
    DAO Maker Developer of governance tech, data-supported funding, and institutional onchain products. 1
    Altair Capital Management LLC 1
    GV. The venture capital arm of Alphabet Inc. (Formerly Google Ventures.) United States 1
    Kima Ventures French-based venture capital fund that focuses on strategic investments in early stage technology companies around the world. France 1
    SV Angel Silicon Valley-based angel fund. United States 1
    Sands Capital Management LLC United States 1
    Y Combinator LLC American technology startup accelerator. United States 1
    Digital Currency Group Inc Investment company focused on bitcoin and blockchain tech businesses. United States 1
    Comcast Ventures The corporate venturing arm of Comcast. United States 1
    Sam Altman United States 1
    Anthony Casalena 1
    Soma Ventures United States 1
    DST Global The investment vehicle of Silicon Valley-based Russian Internet financier Yuri Milner. United States 1
    Node Capital Technology company that provides a comprehensive range of data science and digital analytics tools to service the cryptocurrency industry. 1
    General Atlantic LLC Global growth equity firm providing capital and strategic support for growth companies United States 1
    Elad Gil 1
    Race Capital LP 1
    Jeremy Stoppelman 1
    Notable Capital United States 1
    Spark Capital Growth 1
    T Rowe Price Group Inc Asset management firm. United States 1
    Binance Labs Blockchain technology incubator, focusing on pre-ICO projects and teams. Hong Kong SAR China 1
    Mento VC 1
    Patrick Collison 1
    256 Ventures Ltd Global cryptocurrency fund, investing in and managing a portfolio of diversified digital assets. Singapore 1
    Baillie Gifford Independent investment manager based in Edinburgh, investing globally on behalf of its clients. United Kingdom 1
    Draper Richards LP Private equity firm focused on venture capital investments in U.S. technology companies. United States 1
    Polychain Capital LLC Hedge fund investing in cryptocurrencies. United States 1
    Thrive Capital Partners Inc Private equity and venture capital investment firm focused on media and internet investments. United States 1
    Korea Investment Partners Co Ltd Korea's largest venture capital firm. South Korea 1

    Top acquirers in the domain of messaging

    Profile Country Acquisitions
    Salesforce.Com Inc United States 1
    OpenWeb Community engagement platform. 1
    Facebook Inc Social networking company. United States 1
    Twitter Inc Social networking and micro-blogging. United States 1

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