What
A cloud-based platform that allows developers and businesses lacking any physical telecom infrastructure to create scalable calling and messaging services for mobile, online and desktop.
Disrupting
Traditional telecom infrastructure and communications system providers.
Headquarters: San Francisco
CEO: Jeff Lawson
Year Founded: 2007
Number of Employees: 200
Funding: $34 million
Key Investors: Bessemer Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures, Lowercase Capital and Founders Fund
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