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WhatsApp

Mobile messaging company acquired by Facebook in 2014.

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Mobile messaging company acquired by Facebook in 2014.

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    1. Brian Acton→WhatsApp

      Co-founded

      foundedFrom 2009 · end not recordedCurated evidence
    2. Facebook→WhatsApp

      Acquired

      acquiredFrom 2014 · end not recordedCurated evidence
    3. Jan Koum→WhatsApp

      Co-founded

      foundedFrom 2009 · end not recordedCurated evidence
    4. Sequoia Capital→WhatsApp

      First partnership

      invested in2011Curated evidence
      Investor role
      Investor role not specified
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Closing status
      Not specified

      Source context: The portfolio page dates the first partnership; it does not identify a financing stage, amount, exact announcement date, or syndicate lead.

      No amount recorded in this relationship’s evidence.

      Event reference: funding:whatsapp:sequoia-first-partnership-2011