Polycom Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1990

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 8,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 9

  • Investments
  • 23

Polycom General Information

Description

Manufacturer and distributor of video conferencing equipment based in San Jose, California. The company offers secure video, voice, and content solutions to increase productivity, speed time to market, provide better customer service, expand education, and save lives.

Contact Information

Website
www.polycom.com
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • 6001 America Center Drive
  • San Jose, CA 95002
  • United States
+1 (408)
Primary Industry
Other Communications and Networking
Other Industries
Consulting Services (B2B)
Electrical Equipment
Acquirer
Poly
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing, Industrials, TMT
Corporate Office
  • 6001 America Center Drive
  • San Jose, CA 95002
  • United States
+1 (408)

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Polycom Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Polycom Patents

  • 917

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 275

    Granted

  • 34

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Polycom Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-D995460-S1 Telephone handset Active 25-Jan-2021
US-20190394028-A1 Secured and easy deployment of servers in virtual environment Inactive 22-Jun-2018
EP-3588904-A1 Secured and easy deployment of servers in virtual environment Inactive 22-Jun-2018
US-20180350121-A1 Global annotations across contents Inactive 06-Jun-2017
EP-3413179-B1 Rejecting extraneous touch inputs in an electronic presentation system Inactive 06-Jun-2017 G06F3/04186
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Polycom Signals

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Polycom Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Polycom Investments & Acquisitions (23)

Polycom’s most recent deal was a Seed Round with CLIPr for . The deal was made on 07-Jul-2022.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
CLIPr 07-Jul-2022 Seed Round Business/Productivity Software
Obihai Technology 28-Feb-2018 Merger/Acquisition Connectivity Products
Sentri 01-Mar-2013 Merger/Acquisition IT Consulting and Outsourcing
Vivu 17-Oct-2011 Merger/Acquisition Communication Software
Hewlett-Packard (Visual Collaboration business) 27-Jul-2011 Merger/Acquisition Wireless Communications Equipment
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Polycom Exits (8)

Polycom’s most recent exit was on 15-Jan-2010 from Avnera. The exit was categorized as with 11 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Avnera 15-Jan-2010 Completed
  • 11 buyers
Avnera 13-Sep-2007 Completed
  • 8 buyers
SpectraLink 01-Mar-2007 Completed
Covi Technologies 25-Jul-2006 Completed
  • 4 buyers
Covi Technologies 20-Dec-2004 Early Stage VC Completed
  • 4 buyers
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Polycom FAQs

  • When was Polycom founded?

    Polycom was founded in 1990.

  • Where is Polycom headquartered?

    Polycom is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

  • What is the size of Polycom?

    Polycom has 8,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Polycom in?

    Polycom’s primary industry is Other Communications and Networking.

  • Is Polycom a private or public company?

    Polycom is a Private company.

  • What is the current valuation of Polycom?

    The current valuation of Polycom is .

  • What is Polycom’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Polycom is .

  • How much funding has Polycom raised over time?

    Polycom has raised $348M.

  • Who are Polycom’s investors?

    Accel, Concord Ventures (Israel), CrossBridge Venture Partners, DEFTA Partners, and Elliott Investment Management are 5 of 11 investors who have invested in Polycom.

  • When was Polycom acquired?

    Polycom was acquired on 02-Jul-2018.

  • Who acquired Polycom?

    Polycom was acquired by Poly.

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