Tracxn Research - Mobile Communication Report, May 2017

Mobile Communication – May 2017 Copyright © 2017, Tracxn Technologies Private Limited. All rights reserved.
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Contents
Topic Page No.
Scope of Report 04
Entrepreneur Activity 06
Investment Trend 11
Who is Investing 20
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions 24
Sub Sector Analysis 29
Interesting Companies 52
Useful Links 63
Company List 66
Team 246
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Sector Overview
Scope of report
The report covers platforms that enable P2P communication without any physical (wired) connection over wireless (OTT)
network. These platforms include OTT or network based platforms whose core feature is P2P mobile communication like
Whatsapp, Mobile based platforms for intra-enterprise communication, providers of CPaaS (communication APIs and A2P
platforms) for developers and businesses like Twilio, and content creation platforms for messaging like Bitstrips.
The report does not cover network providers, telecom operators, data service providers, data top-ups & recharge
facilitators. Social platforms are also not included since their scope is much wider than just communication.
Key trends
• Significant late stage funding for messaging platforms in 2016
• Two messaging apps have gone public in 2016/17 – LINE and Snapchat.
• Video calling has been integrated into all major messengers as a feature.
• Popular messaging apps are adding options to book local services along with in-app payment solutions.
• Amazon launched Chime, a business communication platform.
• WeChat claims to have 768M DAU.
• WeChat also launches Mini-apps – an alternative to app store.
The scope of this report includes equity as well as debt funding received by the companies.
Disclaimer: The information and data in the report is based on global developments tracked in the sector till April 19, 2017. This is to categorically state that any events
and relevant developments after the said date will not reflect in the report.
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Scope of Report
Entrepreneur Activity
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions
Sub Sector Analysis
Interesting Companies
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Contents

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70
140
210
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350
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
#ofCompanies
YoY – Number of companies founded
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Kakao Talk Snapchat Hike Messenger Houseparty Flock Snow Bombd
TigerText Dialpad UXIN Secret Agora Yubl ClanPlay

Large Upcoming Sectors
# of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
# of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
49 Nov-2013 13
Messaging > Special purpose >
Anonymous
$43M secret.ly
Reveal Chat
2011, Seattle
78 Sep-2013 20 Ephemeral > Engagement focused $2.7B telegram.org
Telegram
2013, St. Petersburg
43 May-2013 11 Content > Content creation $17M bitstrips.com
Bitstrips
2007, Toronto
52 Apr-2013 12
Messaging > Special purpose > Event
planning
$11M cola.io
Cola
2015, San Francisco
37 Apr-2013 8 Messaging > Special purpose > Secure $71M hoccer.com
Hoccer
2009, Berlin
141 Jan-2013 30 Messaging > Generic > Text $87M pedius.org
Pedius
2013, Rome
51 May-2007 25 Communication API > Calling $518M
Yuntongxun
2009, Beijing
28 Jan-2013 7 Ephemeral > Privacy focused $77M wickr.com
Wickr
2012, San Francisco
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Large Upcoming Sectors
# of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
# of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
337 Nov-2012 104 Messaging > Generic > Multimedia $1.1B kik.com
Kik
2009, Toronto
66 Jan-2012 30 Enterprise > Messaging $776M slack.com
Slack
2009, Vancouver
22 Jan-2012 6
Messaging > Generic > Multimedia > With
video call
$520M get.hike.in
Hike Messenger
2012, Delhi
55 Nov-2011 20 Calling > Video > Messaging integrated $1.4B tango.me
Tango
2009, Mountain View
72 Jul-2011 16 Calling > Voice > Messaging integrated $93M textplus.com
textPlus
2007, Marina Del Rey
24 Jun-2011 13 Enterprise > Calling $159M dialpad.com
Dialpad
2011, San Francisco
104 Aug-2007 39 Communication API > Messaging $428M gupshup.io
Gupshup
2006, Mumbai
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Niche Upcoming Sectors
# of Companies
Founded
Average
Age
# of Companies
Funded
Business Model
Total
Funding
Example
11 Jul-2012 3 Enterprise > Messaging > Vertical focused $97M
TigerText
2010, Santa Monica
12 Sep-2010 7
Messaging > Special purpose > Closed
group
$11M
Couple
2012, San Francisco
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Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Contents

YoY – Number of Rounds and Total Funding
$263M $323M
$417M
$1.9B
$930M
$2.7B
55
79
109
116
103
60
0
28
56
84
112
140
0
600
1200
1800
2400
3000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
#ofRounds
FundingAmountin($M)
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YoY – Number of Rounds by Stage
26
57
67 67
62
30
16
13
34 33
27
14
10
7
4
11
8
8
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
#ofRounds
Seed Early Late
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YoY – Funding by Stage
$19M $70M $58M $65M $44M $57M
$161M
$158M $209M
$423M
$246M $152M
$81M
$90M
$148M
$1.2B
$638M
$2.3B
0
600
1200
1800
2400
3000
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
TotalFundingin($M)
Seed Early Late
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Average Ticket Size – Early Stage
$0.8M $1.5M $1.1M $1.2M $0.8M
$1.5M
$6.3M
$5.0M $4.1M
$15.5M
$13.3M
$7.7M
$19.5M
$35.9M
$14.9M
$13.2M
$7.0M
$18.1M
0.0
8.0
16.0
24.0
32.0
40.0
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
FundingAmountin($M)
Seed Series A Series B
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Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
snapchat.com
Snapchat
(Los Angeles, 2011)
$1.8B Series F May-2016
Fidelity Investments, Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic, Coatue, Institutional
Venture Partners, Lone Pine Capital, Glade Brook Capital, T. Rowe Price, Yahoo,
KPCB, Benchmark Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Lightspeed Venture
Partners
slack.com
Slack
(Vancouver, 2009)
$200M Series F Apr-2016
Thrive Capital, GGV Capital, Comcast Ventures, Accel Partners, Index Ventures,
Social Capital, Sherpa Capital, Spark Capital
get.hike.in
Hike Messenger
(Delhi, 2012)
$175M Series D Aug-2016 Tencent, Foxconn Electronics, Tiger Global Management, BSB
yuntongxun.com
Yuntongxun
(Beijing, 2009)
$70M Series C Jul-2016 Sequoia Capital
joinhouse.party
Houseparty
(San Francisco, 2013)
$50M Series B Dec-2016 Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Comcast Ventures
snow.me
Snow
(Seoul, 2015)
$45M PE Sep-2016 LINE
wickr.com
Wickr
$34M Series C Apr-2016 Dolby Ventures, Knight Foundation, Riverwood Capital, Juniper, Breyer Capital
flock.co
Flock
(Mumbai, 2014)
$25M Angel Mar-2017 Bhavin Thurakia - Founder
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Top investments in last one year

Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
routemobile.com
Route Mobile
(Mumbai, 2004)
$23M Series B Feb-2017 Shrem
flock.co
Flock
(Mumbai, 2014)
$20M Angel Dec-2016 Bhavin Thurakia - Founder
marcopolo.me
Marco Polo
(Palo Alto, 2013)
$20M Series B Nov-2016 Benchmark Capital
layer.com
Layer
$15M Series B Feb-2017
Greycroft Partners, Microsoft Ventures, Salesforce, CME Group, SV Angel, AME
Cloud Ventures, Promus Ventures, CrunchFund, Fuel Capital
easemob.com
EaseMob
(Beijing, 2014)
$15M Series C Mar-2017 Matrix Partners China
chatgame.me
ChatGame
(Nanjing, 2014)
$14M Series A May-2016 Undisclosed
mpulsemobile.com
mPulse Mobile
(Los Angeles, 2014)
$13M Series A Apr-2016
Cambia Health Solutions, Rincon Venture Partners, HLM Venture Partners, OCA
Ventures, Merrick Ventures, Jumpstart
beekeeper.io
Beekeeper
(Zurich, 2012)
$8M Series A Mar-2017
Keen Venture Partners, Fyrfly Venture Partners, Polytech Ecosystem Ventures,
btov Partners
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Company
Funding
Amount
Round
Name
Date Investors
glide.me
Glide
(Jerusalem, 2012)
$8M
Convertible
Debt
May-2016 Menlo Ventures, Marker, Two Sigma Ventures
jongla.com
Jongla
(Helsinki, 2012)
$7M Series B Nov-2016 Kontino, Takoa Invest, Ingman Group, JSH Capital
meucci.co
Meucci
(Tel Aviv, 2011)
$6M Seed Apr-2016 Singulariteam, Dragon Venture
beekeeper.io
Beekeeper
(Zurich, 2012)
$5M Seed Apr-2016 b-to-v Partners, Fyrfly Venture Partners, Polytech Ecosystem Ventures
rocket.chat
Rocket.Chat
(Porto Alegre, 2015)
$5M Series A Sep-2016 Undisclosed
zinc.it
Zinc
$5M Series C Jun-2016 Charles River Ventures, Emergence Capital
projector.com
Projector
$5M Seed Apr-2016 Baseline Ventures, SV Angel, Freestyle Capital, IDG ventures, True Ventures
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Funnel view of Sector
Percent of
Previous
30%
31%
56%
100
35
73
131
423
1390
0 320 640 960 1280 1600
M&A & IPO
Late
Series B
Series A
Funded
Founded
# of Companies
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Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Contents

Most Active Investors in Sector
21
15
14
12
10 10 10
8 8 8
0
5
10
15
20
25
SV Angel 500 Startups Y Combinator KPCB Betaworks Lerer Hippeau
Ventures
Sequoia
Capital
Andreessen
Horowitz
Draper Fisher
Jurvetson
Social
Starts
TotalNumberofRounds
20
WutWut Twilio Zip Phone Snapchat Path Airtime Yuntongxun Slack Tango Shots
Snapchat Life360 SendHub Slack GroupMe Blend WhatsApp Dialpad Twilio Lua

Where are Top Investors investing
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Top Investor by Stage of Entry
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Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Top IPOs in last three years
IPO
Date
Company Overview
Funding
Amount
Mar-2017
Snapchat
(Los Angeles, 2011)
Real-time ephemeral messaging service with a timer
Fidelity Investments; Sequoia Capital; General Atlantic; Coatue; Institutional Venture Partners;
Lone Pine Capital; Glade Brook Capital; T. Rowe Price; Yahoo; KPCB; Benchmark Capital; General
Catalyst Partners; Lightspeed Venture Partners
$2.62B
Jul-2016 line.me
Line
(Tokyo, 2011)
Messaging app with free voice calls
N/A
Jun-2016 twilio.com
Twilio
(San Francisco,
2007)
Cloud Communications API
Amazon, Fidelity Investments, Redpoint Ventures, Salesforce, Bessemer Venture Partners, SV Angel,
Union Square Ventures, 500 Startups, Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, K9 Ventures,
Lowercase Capital, Kapor Capital, Techstars, Technology Crossover Ventures, T. Rowe Price,
Altimeter Capital, Infocomm Investments, Arrowpoint Partners, Accelerate-IT Ventures, Founders
Circle, Founders Circle
$240M
Sep-2014 kakaocorp.com
Kakao Talk
(Seongnam-si, 2010)
Mobile messenger app
Maverick Capital, DCM Ventures, Cyberagent Ventures, Tencent, Berjaya, GIC, DSC Investment,
G.N.Tech Venture Capital, Anchor Equity Partners
$93M

Major Acquisitions in last one year

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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April 2017Tracxn BlueBox : Mobile Communication
1300+ companies in the sector, 281 funded in last 5 years, $2.72B invested in 2016/17
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Top Business Models by Funding
$2.8B
$1.7B
$1.2B
$0.9B
$0.8B
0.0
0.6
1.2
1.8
2.4
3.0
Ephemeral Calling Messaging Enterprise Communication API
TotalFundingin($B)
Avg. Age Jul-13 Jan-11 Jan-13 Jan-12 Jun-07
30
# Cos. 106 281 666 90 170
Snapchat Vonage Hike Messenger Slack Twilio
Wickr Tango Kik TigerText Yuntongxun

Ephemeral – Business Model Description

Ephemeral – Key Trends
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Ephemeral – Most Funded Companies

Calling – Business Model Description

Calling – Key Trends
36

Calling – Most Funded Companies

Messaging – Business Model Description

Messaging – Key Trends
40

Messaging – Most Funded Companies

Enterprise – Business Model Description

Enterprise – Key Trends
44

Enterprise – Most Funded Companies

Communication API – Business Model Description

Communication API – Key Trends
48

Communication API – Most Funded Companies

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Contents

Interesting Unfunded Companies
Company Overview Business Model
wechat.com
WeChat
(2011, Shenzhen)
Mobile text and voice messaging app.
Messaging > Generic > Multimedia > With video call
telegram.org
Telegram
(2013, St. Petersburg)
Open source messaging platform
Ephemeral > Engagement focused
oktalk.com
Ok
(2016, Bangalore)
App for sending voice messages
Messaging > Generic > Multimedia
smstrade.de
SMStrade
(2008, Dettelbach)
SMS messaging service provider for businesses
Communication API > A2P
wantdrawers.in
Drawers
(2015, Bangalore)
Mobile app for chat, audio and video calls with bot-integration
ability Calling > Video > Messaging integrated
applozic.com
AppLozic
(2015, Bangalore)
Developer tool kit for integration of messaging feature in
web/mobile apps Communication API > Messaging
Curated list of companies by the sector analyst are defined as Interesting

Interesting Seed Companies

Interesting Series A Companies

Interesting Series B Companies

Interesting Late Stage Companies

Top Funded Deadpooled Companies

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Contents

Useful Links
Slide Title Content Platform Link
List of All Companies in readable format Companies Link
Large Upcoming Sectors Entrepreneur Activity Link
Niche Upcoming Sectors Entrepreneur Activity Link
Top investments in last one year Investment Trend Link
Top IPOs in last three years Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions Link
Major Acquisitions in last one year Exit Outlook - IPO, Acquisitions Link
Ephemeral – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Messaging – Most Funded companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Calling – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Enterprise – Most Funded Companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Communication API – Most Funded companies Sub Sector Understand Link
Top Funded Deadpooled Companies Companies Link
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Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Mobile Communication – List of Companies
Ephemeral Calling Messaging Enterprise Communication API Content Cross Messenger Platforms
422 FUNDED COMPANIES AND 967 UNFUNDED COMPANIES
COVERS THE FOLLOWING SECTORS

Ephemeral (1/14)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
Snapchat
(2011, Los Angeles)
Real-time ephemeral photo messaging service with a timer
Yahoo, Fidelity Investments, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Alibaba, Sequoia
Capital, NEA, General Atlantic, SV Angel, Benchmark Capital, KPCB,
General Catalyst Partners, Institutional Venture Partners, Meritech Capital,
GSV Capital, T. Rowe Price, Coatue, Rizvi Traverse, TrueBridge Capital
Partners, Graph Ventures, Entree Capital, Tencent, GIC, Glade Brook
Capital, Lone Pine Capital, Mitsubishi Corporation, Darwin Ventures, Plus
Capital, Vayner/RSE, Binary Capital, HDS Capital, Accomplice, Asia Alpha,
Graphene Ventures
Engagement focused $2.62B
Snow
(2015, Seoul)
Ephemeral messaging app
LINE
Engagement focused $45.00M
Blink
(2014, Beijing)
Photo sharing and messaging app
Sequoia Capital, ZhenFund, Sinovation Ventures, Tencent
Wiper
(2014, New York City)
Sochat
(2014, San Francisco)
Bluetooth based private messaging app
Greylock Partners, NEA, Eniac Ventures, Foundation Capital, Betaworks,
Slow Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Maiden Lane
Talio
(2013, Seattle)
Ephemeral photo & video messaging app
Techstars, Vulcan Capital
Go to BM List >> Calling

Ephemeral (2/14)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
Fade
Ephemeral messenger app
Social Starts
Bombd
(2016, Melbourne)
Ephemeral social networking app
Fade
Social Starts
Leo
Photo Chat for Groups
Greylock Partners, SV Angel, KPCB, Battery Ventures, Freestyle Capital
Taptalk
(2013, Berlin)
Ephemeral photo & video messaging app
Winklevoss Capital Management, Earlybird, Maven Ventures
WutWut
Social ephemeral chatting app over lockscreen
SV Angel, Google Ventures, Foundation Capital, Eniac Ventures
Blink
Expiring group messages
NEA, TriplePoint Capital, AngelPad, 2020 Ventures
Biu App
(2014, Hangzhou)
Mobile messaging app for sharing GIF photos
Riverhillfund
Engagement focused $750.00K

Ephemeral (3/14)

Ephemeral (4/14)

Ephemeral (5/14)

Ephemeral (6/14)

Ephemeral (7/14)

Ephemeral (8/14)

Ephemeral (9/14)

Ephemeral (10/14)

Ephemeral (11/14)

Ephemeral (12/14)

Ephemeral (13/14)

Ephemeral (14/14)

Calling (1/36)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
Houseparty
Group video-chat app
Greylock Partners, Sequoia Capital, Comcast Ventures, BoxGroup
Video $50.00M
Airtime
Live Social Video
Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, KPCB, Google Ventures, Neoteny
Labs, CAA Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures
Video $33.00M
Marco Polo
(2013, Palo Alto)
Video chat app
Benchmark Capital
Video $20.00M
Qik
(2006, Redwood City)
Live video casting from cell phones
Quest Venture Partners, Almaz Capital, CampVentures
Video $14.80M
Oncam
(2010, Huntington Beach)
Video calling app
Video $11.00M
Fix8
(2004, Sherman Oaks)
Real time video calling app with appearance customization
SK Telecom, Vickers Capital Group
Video $5.00M
Tellybean
(2011, Helsinki)
Video calling app for Android TV
Tekes, Takeoff Partners, Reaktor Ventures
Video $4.01M
Convo
(2009, San Ramon)
Video calling app for deaf
Bridge Bank
Video $500.00k
Ephemeral << Go to BM List >> Messaging

Calling (2/36)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
mebeam
(2007, Sydney)
Group video chat platform
Video $100.00k
Hopscotch
(2010, Milwaukee)
Peer to peer video chat community
Video $50.00k
Kinskii
(2014, Dallas)
Video chat app with gaming
Seed Sumo
Video $50.00k
Room
Video meeting platform
Video
BeWithYu
(2015, Purworejo)
Mobile messaging and calling communication platform.
Video
CallPal App
(2015, Miami)
Free international calling app with or without internet connection
Video
HotShot
(2017, Herzliya)
Stealth: App for video chatting
Video
Splaype
(2011, Singapore)
Gaming app with video calling focused on family engagement
Video

Calling (3/36)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
JusTalk
(2002, Ningbo)
Cross platform video calling and messaging app
Video
FaceBuzz
(2010, Metairie)
Video chat platform with strangers
Video
SliQBits
(2015, Scottsdale)
Voice and video calling app
Video
vox.io
Voice and video calling platform
Video
Zoiper
(2003, Utopia)
Communication platform using VoIP technology
Video
ChaCha
(2016, Beijing)
App for random video chats with strangers
Video
Remote Assistant
(2013, Bratislava)
Mobile application that allows blind people take help from friends
Wayra
Video
Masquerade
(2015, Minsk)
Video calling app with face filters
Video

Calling (4/36)

Calling (5/36)

Calling (6/36)

Calling (7/36)

Calling (8/36)

Calling (9/36)

Calling (10/36)

Calling (11/36)

Calling (12/36)

Calling (13/36)

Calling (14/36)

Calling (15/36)

Calling (16/36)

Calling (17/36)

Calling (18/36)

Calling (19/36)

Calling (20/36)

Calling (21/36)

Calling (22/36)

Calling (23/36)

Calling (24/36)

Calling (25/36)

Calling (26/36)

Calling (27/36)

Calling (28/36)

Calling (29/36)

Calling (30/36)

Calling (31/36)

Calling (32/36)

Calling (33/36)

Calling (34/36)

Calling (35/36)

Calling (36/36)

Messaging (1/84)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
Kik
(2009, Toronto)
Mobile messaging app with in-built browser
SV Angel, Union Square Ventures, Spark Capital, Foundation Capital, RRE
Ventures, Millennium Technology Value Partners, Tencent, Laconia
Ventures, GTAN
Generic > Multimedia $120.50M
Path
Photo sharing mobile app
Greylock Partners, First Round Capital, Insight Venture Partners, Redpoint
Ventures, Index Ventures, SV Angel, Founders Fund, KPCB, Draper Fisher
Jurvetson, Shasta Ventures, Lowercase Capital, CrunchFund, Allen &
Company, Baseline Ventures, Betaworks, Digital Garage, DG Incubation,
Bakrie Global Ventura, NFX Guild, Wamda Capital
Glide
(2012, Jerusalem)
Mobile app for video-texting
Menlo Ventures, Western Technology Investment, Marker, DG Incubation,
Two Sigma Ventures, Square Peg Capital, Eniac Ventures, New Ground
Ventures
Cooliris
Mobile messaging solution provider for consumers
KPCB, DAG Ventures, T-Venture, Westly Group, DOCOMO Innovations,
Montage Capital
Yubl
(2015, London)
Mobile messaging app to share interactive content
Lango
(2003, Tel Aviv)
Icon based messaging app
Accel Partners, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures, Brooks-Keret Financial
Management
Calling << Go to BM List >> Enterprise

Messaging (2/84)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
Jongla
(2012, Helsinki)
Instant Messaging Service
Tekes, JSH Capital, Kontino, Ingman Group, Takoa Invest
eBuddy
(2003, Amsterdam)
Web and mobile messaging
Prime Ventures, Lowland Capital Partners, Governing Dynamics
eBuddy
(2003, Amsterdam)
Multimedia Messaging App
Prime Ventures, Lowland Capital Partners
Shots
Real time photo messaging app
Upfront Ventures, 500 Startups, XG Ventures, Ludlow Ventures, DCM
Ventures, WI Harper Group, NALA Investments, LAUNCH, Maven Ventures,
Social Starts, CoyoteRidgeVC
Bebo
Web Social Networking portal & social app developer
Balderton Capital, Vert Capital
MessageMe
Engaging communication experience
Greylock Partners, First Round Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, SV Angel,
True Ventures, Google Ventures, Resolute Ventures, Social Capital
Xumii
(2006, San Mateo)
Mobile phone enabled social network
Bullpen Capital, CM Capital Investments, Southern Cross Venture Partners,
iGlobe Treasury Management, Bullpen Capital, Talu Ventures
Blend
Group chatting app exclusively for college students
NEA, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Metamorphic Ventures, Trinity Ventures,
Maveron, XG Ventures, Foundation Capital, Great Oaks Venture Capital,
Base Ventures, SparkLabs Global Ventures, CAA Ventures, Visionnaire
Ventures, Red Sea Ventures, Base Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures,

Messaging (3/84)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
Snapvine
(2005, Seattle)
Mobile voicemail app
First Round Capital, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Bridgescale
GroupMe
Group messaging
First Round Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, SV Angel, Founder Collective,
Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Thrive Capital, Betaworks,
Lerer Hippeau Ventures, BoxGroup
LiveSafe
(2012, Arlington)
Quick emergency communication app
CIT, IAC, Hearst Corporation
Palringo
(2006, Cramlington)
Cross platform group messaging platform
Prime Ventures, ePlanet Ventures, Northstar equity investors, Northstar
Ventures, National Technology Enterprises Company
SayNow
(2005, Palo Alto)
Service connecting celebrities and fans through mobile
Tugboat Ventures, Felicis Ventures, Altos Ventures, Shasta Ventures,
Costella Kirsch
Jott
(2006, Seattle)
A voice-to-text transcription service
500 Startups, Atomico, Draper Richards, Alta Ventures, Monashees+,
Maven Ventures, Lerer Hippeau Ventures
Pinnatta
(2011, Sunnyvale)
A platform for sending digital greetings card via messaging
Odyssey Venture Partners, i-Free, Lebara, PJ tech catalyst, Andrew Wright
Emoticast
(2014, London)
Emotication based music messaging
Strange Loop, Archer Gray, Ynon Kreiz

Messaging (4/84)

Messaging (5/84)

Messaging (6/84)

Messaging (7/84)

Messaging (8/84)

Messaging (9/84)

Messaging (10/84)

Messaging (11/84)

Messaging (12/84)

Messaging (13/84)

Messaging (14/84)

Messaging (15/84)

Messaging (16/84)

Messaging (17/84)

Messaging (18/84)

Messaging (19/84)

Messaging (20/84)

Messaging (21/84)

Messaging (22/84)

Messaging (23/84)

Messaging (24/84)

Messaging (25/84)

Messaging (26/84)

Messaging (27/84)

Messaging (28/84)

Messaging (29/84)

Messaging (30/84)

Messaging (31/84)

Messaging (32/84)

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Enterprise (1/12)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
Dialpad
Enterprise messaging service
Andreessen Horowitz, SoftBank, Felicis Ventures, GV, Google Ventures,
Work-Bench, Flight Ventures, Amasia
Calling $53.00M
Voxer
PTT Mobile Application
SV Angel, Institutional Venture Partners, Intel Capital, CrunchFund, Webb
Investment Network, Windcrest Partners, Mindfull Investors
Calling $30.00M
Zinc
Secure and ephemeral mobile messaging for workplaces
Charles River Ventures, Emergence Capital
Calling $20.50M
Biba
Mobile based business conferencing and messaging
Benchmark Capital, Trinity Ventures, InterWest Partners
Calling $20.00M
moxtra
(2013, Cupertino)
Mobile content collaboration service
Cisco, Sinovation Ventures, KDDI Corporation, Han Hai Investment, Cisco
Investments, Global Brain, Sinovation Ventures
Calling $20.00M
Eko Communications
(2012, Bangkok)
Mobile Enterprise Communication
500 Startups, Gobi Partners, Tigerlabs, Mavcap, Wavemaker Partners
Calling $6.70M
SaltDNA
(2013, Belfast)
Private enterprise communications platform
Atlas Venture, E-Synergy
Calling $3.00M
Apizee
(2013, Lannion)
Video conferencing, customer interaction and enterprise collaboration
solutions provider
iSource, Breizh Angels
Calling $1.13M
Messaging << Go to BM List >> Communication API

Enterprise (2/12)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
BeckonCall
(2012, Scottsdale)
Mobile-based care coordination service for healthcare providers.
Jumpstart Foundry
Calling $300.00k
Nokbox
(2013, Burlingame)
Business Group Texting
Tandem
Calling $200.00k
HipChat
Enterprise chat
Founders Fund
Calling $100.00k
Free Conference Call
(2001, Long Beach)
Conference calling service provider for businesses
Calling
Zaark
(2006, Stockholm)
B2B mobile VoIP platform
Provider Venture Partners
Calling
MeetingMogul
(2014, Palo Alto)
Mobile app for conference calls
Calling
Corptabs
(2015, Nairobi)
Secure cloud-based communication platform
Calling
Bridg
Conference calling app
Calling

Enterprise (3/12)

Enterprise (4/12)

Enterprise (5/12)

Enterprise (6/12)

Enterprise (7/12)

Enterprise (8/12)

Enterprise (9/12)

Enterprise (10/12)

Enterprise (11/12)

Enterprise (12/12)

Communication API (1/22)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
Spotcast Communications
(1998, Silver Spring)
Mobile content delivery solutions provider
KKR & Co. L.P, TPG
A2P $16.00M
Alert Cascade
(2015, London)
Emergency Notification Systems
A2P
MammothMessenger
(2004, Scottsdale)
Web-based messaging application
A2P
Amatra
(2004, Austin)
Software for communications and mass notifications
A2P
Panacea Mobile
(2009, Cape Town)
Cloud based unified communication platform for SMS, USSD and Push
A2P
Connectotel
(2002, Falmouth)
SMS gateways and IT network security solutions provider
A2P
MobileSphere
(2003, Boston)
Mobile messaging and VoIP telephony solutions provider
A2P
Agile Telecom
(1998, Carpi)
Bulk SMS solutions provider
A2P
Enterprise << Go to BM List >> Content

Total
Funding
paytm.com
MMD Smart
(2007, Kiev)
Voice interconnections and messaging/fax services provider
A2P
TynTec
(2002, Munich)
Cloud-based messaging APIs provider
Iris Capital, HarbourVest Partners, Cipio Partners
A2P
AppCall
(2016, Chandigarh)
App based calling solution for enterprises
A2P
SMStrade
(2008, Dettelbach)
SMS messaging service provider for businesses
A2P
Rogers Communications Inc
(2009, Toronto)
SMS API service provider for businesses
A2P
Wholesale SMS
(2014, Melbourne)
Bulk SMS solution
A2P
DimDrop
(2013, Houston)
Location based communication solutions
A2P
Twilio
Cloud Communications API
Amazon, Fidelity Investments, Redpoint Ventures, Salesforce, Bessemer
Venture Partners, SV Angel, Union Square Ventures, 500 Startups, Founders
Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, K9 Ventures, Lowercase Capital, Kapor
Capital, Techstars, Technology Crossover Ventures, T. Rowe Price,
Altimeter Capital, Infocomm Investments, Arrowpoint Partners, Accelerate-
Calling $240.00M

Total
Funding
paytm.com
Yuntongxun
(2009, Beijing)
Cloud communication services providers in China
Sequoia Capital
Calling $89.00M
TokBox
WebRTC API & SDK's Provider
Sequoia Capital, SV Angel, Bain Capital Ventures, DAG Ventures, Amidzad
Partners, Y Ventures
Calling $26.00M
Agora
(2014, Guangzhou)
Real time audio and video communication solution
GGV Capital, IDG Capital Partners, Morningside Group, Shunwei Capital
Partner, SIG China, CRCM Venture Capital
Calling $25.90M
Route Mobile
(2004, Mumbai)
Messaging and voice API provider
Shrem
Calling $23.00M
EaseMob
(2014, Beijing)
Messaging and calling API & SDK provider
Sequoia Capital, SIG China, Matrix Partners China
Calling $21.31M
Sightcall
Real time communication solutions
Idinvest Partners, Idinvest Partners
Calling $12.70M
Sinch
(2013, Stockholm)
Communications API provider
Index Ventures, Balderton Capital
Calling $12.00M
SendHub
(2011, Menlo Park)
Phone System for small businesses
Y Combinator, 500 Startups, Menlo Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Kapor
Capital, Bullpen Capital, Western Technology Investment, Venture 51,
FundersClub, Second Century Ventures, Seraph Group, TEEC Angel Fund,
ChinaRock Capital Management, NAR REach, Darling Ventures, Social
Leverage
Calling $10.00M

Content (1/8)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
Bitstrips
(2007, Toronto)
Emoji and sticker generation app
KPCB, Horizons Ventures
Content creation $11.00M
MeRightNow
Platform to create expressive memes and gifs
Greylock Partners, Redpoint Ventures
Zoobe
(2010, Berlin)
3D animated voice messages creating app
IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft, Factory Berlin, Atlantic Internet
VideoSelfie App
(2013, Mountain View)
An editing focused mobile video messaging app
500 Startups, Cyberagent Ventures, East Ventures, Klab Ventures
Pocket Video
(2013, Tokyo)
Video shooting & editing app to share with other users
500 Startups, Cyberagent Ventures, East Ventures, Klab Ventures
Lollicam
(2014, Palo Alto)
Video selfie app
Y Combinator, Foundation Capital
Content creation $120.00K
Vidii
(2015, Greenville)
Chat app with library of short videos
Content creation
BobbleApp
(2015, Delhi)
Mobile app to create animations and cartoonify faces
SAIF Partners
Content creation
Communication
API
<< Go to BM List >>
Cross Messenger
Platforms

Content (2/8)
Communication
API
<< Go to BM List >>
Cross Messenger
Platforms

Content (3/8)
Communication
API
<< Go to BM List >>
Cross Messenger
Platforms

Content (4/8)
Communication
API
<< Go to BM List >>
Cross Messenger
Platforms

Content (5/8)
Communication
API
<< Go to BM List >>
Cross Messenger
Platforms

Content (6/8)
Communication
API
<< Go to BM List >>
Cross Messenger
Platforms

Content (7/8)
Communication
API
<< Go to BM List >>
Cross Messenger
Platforms

Content (8/8)
Communication
API
<< Go to BM List >>
Cross Messenger
Platforms

Cross Messenger Platforms (1/2)
Total
Funding
paytm.com
FlickIM
(2006, Berkeley)
Instant messaging program for mobile
Alsop Louie Partners
$1.60M
MightyText
(2011, Santa Clara)
Integration of mobile apps and sync with Tablet, Desktop
First Round Capital, Qualcomm, Charles River Ventures, 500 Startups
$750.00k
SpaceReply
(2016, Saint Petersburg)
Universal chat platform
Hej
(2016, Kirkland)
Free Messaging app
Zing42
(2015, Mumbai)
Command based messenger app
MessageHub
(2014, Los Angeles)
App integrator
Katoo
(2013, Madrid)
Mobile chat app
Loqui
(2013, Madrid)
Universal messenger app
Content << Go to BM List

Cross Messenger Platforms (2/2)
Content << Go to BM List

Scope of Report
Investment Trend
Who is Investing
Sub Sector Analysis
Useful Links
Company List
Team
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Team
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Lead Analyst – Consumer

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