WhatsApp Company Profile: Acquisition & Investors

WhatsApp Overview

Founded
2009

Status
Acquired/Merged

Employees
400

Latest Deal Type
M&A

Latest Deal Amount
$17.2B

WhatsApp General Information

Description

Provider of a cross platform mobile messaging application. The company's platform allows the user to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. In addition to basic messaging WhatsApp users can create groups, send each other unlimited images, video and audio media messages. It's available for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android, Windows Phone and Nokia.

Contact Information

Website

www.whatsapp.com

Ownership Status

Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)

Financing Status

Formerly VC-backed

Primary Industry

Communication Software

Other Industries

Other Communications and Networking

Application Software

Parent Company

Facebook

Primary Office

650 Castro Street
Suite 120-219
Mountain View, CA 94041
United States

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WhatsApp Valuation & Funding

Deal Type	Date	Amount	Raised to Date	Post-Val	Status	Stage
6. Merger/Acquisition	06-Oct-2014	$17.2B	000.00	000.00	Completed	Generating Revenue
5. Merger/Acquisition	09-Apr-2013	000		000	Cancelled	Generating Revenue
4. Later Stage VC (Series B)	01-Jan-2013	000.00	000.00	00.000	Completed	Generating Revenue
3. Merger/Acquisition	03-Dec-2012				Cancelled	Generating Revenue
2. Early Stage VC (Series A)	08-Apr-2011	$8M	$8.26M	000.00	Completed	Product Development
1. Seed Round	31-Mar-2010	$257K	$257K		Completed	Product Development

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WhatsApp Cap Table

Stock	# of Shares Authorized	Par Value	Dividend Rate (%)	Original Issue Price	Liquidation	Liquidation Pref. Multiple	Conversion Price	% Owned
Series B1	0,000,000	00.000000	00	00.00	00.00	00	00.00	0.000
Series B	0,000,000	00.000000	00	00.00	00.00	00	00.00
Series AA1	00,000,000	00.000000	00	00.00	00.00	00	00.00
Series AA	00,000,000	00.000000	00	00.00	00.00	00	00.00	0.00
Series A1	20,000,000	$0.000001	8%	$0.01	$0.01	1x	$0.01
Series A	20,000,000	$0.000001	8%	$0.01	$0.01	1x	$0.01	8.01%

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WhatsApp Comparisons

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HQ Location

Employees

Total Raised

Post Valuation

Last Financing Details

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WhatsApp Competitors (19)

Company Name	Financing Status	Location	Employees	Total Raised	Last Financing Date/Type	Last Financing Amount
Telegram	Corporation	Tortola, British Virgin Islands	000
000000 (0000000000	Venture Capital-Backed	San Jose, CA	00	000.00	00000000000	000.00
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00000000	Venture Capital-Backed	Los Angeles, CA	0	000.00	000000000 -	000.00
000000000	Formerly Accelerator/Incubator backed	Mountain View, CA	0		000000&0