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The number of successful companies in the Messaging industry and worth more than $1 billion is becoming increasingly hard to ignore.
Particularly when a lot of these companies were only founded within the last 5 years or so.
That’s why we decided to put together this list of 12 Messaging companies that have achieved the Unicorn status.
Discord is the only Free and Secure All-in-one Voice+Text+Video App designed for gamers that’s trusted by over 38 million gamers.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$7.00
B (
April 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2012
Founders:
Jason Citron, Stanislav Vishnevskiy
Industries:
Communities, Messaging, Social Network, Software, Video Chat
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$979.30M
Number of funding rounds:
14
Number of investors:
28
Attentive is a mobile messaging platform that provides marketing automation, social media engagement, and ecommerce solutions for innovative organizations.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$5.99
B (
September 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
Hoboken
Started in:
2016
Founders:
Andrew Jones, Brian Long, Ethan Lo
Industries:
Marketing Automation, Messaging, Mobile, Personalization, SaaS
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$864.52M
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
19
Clubhouse is the first audio-based social network that delivers newsworthy content to users spontaneously.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$4.00
B (
January 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2020
Founders:
Paul Davison, Rohan Seth
Industries:
Apps, Messaging, Mobile Apps, Social
Number of employees:
10-50
Funding Amount:
$110.00M
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
12
MessageBird is a cloud communications platform that seamlessly integrates high-quality messaging, voice and video, reducing costs and improving customer satisfaction around the world.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$3.80
B (
October 2020
)
Country:
Netherlands
City:
Amsterdam
Started in:
2011
Founders:
Adriaan Mol, Robert Vis
Industries:
Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Messaging, Telecommunications
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$1,100.12M
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
14
Podium is a customer communication platform for businesses who interact with customers on a local level. It’s designed to help them communicate directly with their customers through e-newsletters and answering their questions, comments and suggestions in real time.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$3.00
B (
April 2020
)
Country:
United States
City:
Lehi
Started in:
2014
Founders:
Dennis Steele, Eric Rea
Industries:
Collaboration, Consumer Reviews, Messaging, Software
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$422.22M
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
13
Medable is transforming clinical research and predictive medicine by creating a platform powered by patient generated data.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$2.10
B (
October 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
Palo Alto
Started in:
2013
Founders:
James Sas, Michelle Longmire, Perry Robinson, Tim Smith
Industries:
Medical Device, Messaging, Pharmaceutical
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$533.75M
Number of funding rounds:
7
Number of investors:
12
Gupshup is the original community platform that allows people to share short messages with their friends and family, in real time, from their phone or browser.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.40
B (
April 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2004
Founders:
Beerud Sheth, Dr Milind R Agarwal, Rakesh Mathur
Industries:
CRM, Information Technology, Messaging
Number of employees:
250-500
Funding Amount:
$387.00M
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
16
Intercom is a customer engagement platform that helps you build better relationships with your target audience.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.28
B (
March 2018
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Francisco
Started in:
2011
Founders:
Ciaran Lee, David Barrett, Des Traynor
Industries:
Apps, CRM, Customer Service, Marketing Automation, Messaging, SaaS, Sales Automation, Software
Number of employees:
500-1,000
Funding Amount:
$350.71M
Number of funding rounds:
10
Number of investors:
35
Tango Live provides a live mobile video platform to connect businesses and individuals with their followers and customers. As a global leader, they work with some of the world’s most recognizable names including Coca-Cola, Wells Fargo, Sharpie, and more.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.10
B (
March 2014
)
Country:
United States
City:
Mountain View
Started in:
2009
Founders:
Eric Setton, Uri Raz
Industries:
Android, Apps, iOS, Messaging, Mobile, Social Network, Video Streaming
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$613.60M
Number of funding rounds:
5
Number of investors:
12
Sendbird is a provider of messaging-as-a-service APIs for mobile apps, websites and other platforms.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.05
B (
April 2021
)
Country:
United States
City:
San Mateo
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Brandon Y Jeon, Forest Lee, Harry Kim, John S. Kim
Industries:
Developer APIs, Messaging, Mobile, Video Chat
Number of employees:
100-250
Funding Amount:
$219.64M
Number of funding rounds:
8
Number of investors:
21
Maimai provides a professional, high-quality service as a career and social-networking platform with the aim of helping the professional development of students.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
November 2017
)
Country:
China
City:
Beijing
Started in:
2013
Founders:
Fan Lin
Industries:
Apps, Enterprise Software, Internet, Messaging
Number of employees:
50-100
Funding Amount:
$300.00M
Number of funding rounds:
4
Number of investors:
4
Infobip is a simple and affordable platform for businesses to communicate with their customers in real time across multiple channels.
Details of the startup:
Valuation:
$1.00
B (
July 2020
)
Country:
Croatia
City:
Vodnjan
Started in:
2006
Founders:
Izabel Jelenic, Roberto Kutic, Silvio Kutic
Industries:
Enterprise Software, Internet of Things, Messaging, Mobile Apps, SaaS, Telecommunications
Number of employees:
1,000-5,000
Funding Amount:
$800.00M
Number of funding rounds:
1
Number of investors:
1
