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Twilio's Competitors, Revenue, Number of Employees, Funding and Acquisitions
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Avaya is a top competitor of Twilio. Avaya was founded in Santa Clara, California} in 2000. Avaya competes in the Telecommunication Services industry. Compared to Twilio, Avaya generates $1.7B more revenue.
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Trending News for Twilio and Twilio's Competitors
August 4, 2020
MarketScreener
Twilio : Announces Second Quarter 2020 Results
(marketscreener.com) Second Quarter Total Revenue of $400.8 million, up 46% Year-Over-Year Second Qua... See more »
August 5, 2020
Telecompaper
Bandwidth partners Comcast to reduce robocalling with STIR/SHAKEN call protocols
(Telecompaper) Bandwidth, a software company focused on communications for the enterprise, entered a ... See more »
August 4, 2020
WebWire
Jenifer Bond of Avaya Recognized as one of the 2020 CRN 100 Rising Female Stars Shaping The Future of The IT Channel
� Avaya �(NYSE: AVYA), a global leader in solutions to enhance and simplify communications and co... See more »
Quarterly and Annual Revenue
Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)
Annual Revenue
$1.1B
Twilio's revenue is the ranked 4th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 5.3B. Over the last four quarters, Twilio's revenue has grown by 142.1%. Specifically, in Q4 2019's revenue was $564.4M; in Q3 2019, it was $295.1M; in Q2 2019, it was $275M; in Q1 2019, Twilio's revenue was $233.1M.
Acquisitions
COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
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DESCRIPTION
Electric Imp, Inc.
Jul 2020
Source »undisclosed
Electric Imp is an IoT platform that provides device connectivity, security, and lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.
Teravoz
Jan 2020
Source »undisclosed
Teravoz is a provider of virtual PBX contract telecommunication solutions for businesses.
SendGrid, Inc.
Oct 2018
Source »$2B
SendGrid operates a cloud-based platform that provides transactional and marketing email delivery and management services for businesses.
Ytica
Sep 2018
Source »undisclosed
Ytica is a cloud-based platform that provides contact center reporting, speech analytics and workforce optimization solutions for businesses.
Beepsend AB
Feb 2017
Source »undisclosed
Beepsend is a provider of mobile messaging, payments and managed filter services for operators, aggregators and enterprises.
These are all the companies that Twilio has acquired. Twilio has acquired 6 companies and its latest acquisition was Electric Imp, Inc. in Jul 2020. Electric Imp is an IoT platform that provides device connectivity, security, and lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.
Twilio Funding History
Since Twilio was founded in 2008, it has participated in 10 rounds of funding. In total Twilio has raised $417.2M. Twilio's last funding round was on Feb 2018 for a total of $27.6M
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Feb 2018
$27.6M
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Feb 2017
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IPO
Jun 2016
$150M
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Total Funding: $417.2M
Since Twilio was founded in 2008, it has participated in 10 rounds of funding. In total Twilio has raised $417.2M. Twilio's last funding round was on Feb 2018 for a total of $27.6M
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These are all the companies that Twilio has invested in. Twilio has invested 6 companies and its latest investment was Electric Imp, Inc. in Jul 2020. Electric Imp is an IoT platform that provides device connectivity, security, and lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.
Twilio News
August 5, 2020MarketScreener
Announces Launch of Offering of $1.25 Billion of Its Class A Common Stock
(marketscreener.com) Twilio Inc. , the leading cloud communications platform, today announced that it... See more »
August 4, 2020MarketWatch
Twilio shares fall sharply despite beating Wall Street earnings expectations
Twilio shares fell further in the extended session Tuesday after the company reported higher revenue ... See more »
July 31, 2020CRN Australia
Twilio appoints new ANZ boss
Kristen Pimpini joins from Braemac.... See more »
July 29, 2020TMCnet
Twilio Attack Highlights Vulnerabilities of Misconfigured AWS S3 Buckets
A misconfigured AWS S3 bucket enabled hackers related to the Magecart cybercrime syndicate to attack ... See more »
July 27, 2020UC Today
Twilio Powers Telehealth App Used by 100K U.S. Doctors
Twilio recently announced its programmable video offering is the driving force behind Doximity Dialer... See more »
July 23, 2020Help Net Security
Attackers exploit Twilio's misconfigured cloud storage, inject malicious code into SDK
Twilio has confirmed that, for 8 or so hours on July 19, a malicious version of their TaskRouter JS S... See more »
July 14, 2020IT Web
SovTech joins Twilio Build Program as consulting partner
SovTech joins the partner ecosystem to drive innovation in cloud communications and customer engageme... See more »
Twilio Blogs
December 18, 2019Twilio Blog
Using Twilio SendGrid To Send Emails from Python Flask Applications
Deciding how to add email sending capabilities to a web application is always difficult. Do you go th... See more »
December 18, 2019Twilio Blog
Using Polly Circuit Breakers for Resilient .NET Web Service Consumers
If you have a bit of familiarity with Polly, the resilience framework for .NET, you will know how use... See more »
December 18, 2019Twilio Blog
How Positive was Your Year with TensorFlow.js and Twilio
As 2019 (and the decade) come to an end, it's interesting to reflect on the time spent. What do our t... See more »
December 18, 2019Twilio Blog
Send and track faxes with the Twilio Fax API using Sinatra and Ruby
It happened! I've been waiting for the moment I needed to send a fax since Twilio launched the Progra... See more »
December 18, 2019Twilio Blog
Twilio Autopilot Facebook Messenger Enhancements
In this post, I'll explain how to set up and run a Node.js application that augments Twilio Autopilot... See more »
December 18, 2019Twilio Blog
Receive Faxes with Twilio, Python, and Flask
Wouldn't you know it. As soon as we have sent our first fax, someone now wants to respond! Follow al... See more »
December 13, 2019Twilio Blog
Phone Number Compliance is Simpler with our V2 Regulatory Compliance APIs
Today we are excited to announce the new version of the Phone Number Compliance APIs (v2), now in Bet... See more »
Twilio Press Releases
December 17, 2019Business Wire
Twilio SendGrid Fourth Annual Global Email Benchmark and Engagement Study Reveals Shift in Brand Sending Patterns and Changing Consumer Preferences
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today... See more »
November 12, 2019Business Wire
Twilio Analysis of Presidential Campaign Email Effectiveness Shows only a Small Number Reach Intended Audience
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today... See more »
October 3, 2019Business Wire
Twilio Recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Cloud Communications Platforms
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today... See more »
February 8, 2019centralcharts
Twilio to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences
Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on Wednesday, F... See more »
January 11, 2019Business Wire
Twilio to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Financial Results on February 12
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today ... See more »
January 11, 2019StreetInsider
Twilio to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 Financial Results on February 12
Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today announced that it will report i... See more »
Twilio Videos
May 29, 2020Twilio Youtube Channel
"Twilio Super SIM: Global cellular IoT connectivity you can trust" on YOUTUBE
May 26, 2020Twilio Vimeo Channel
"[Webinar Recording] Delivering Email during times of change" on VIMEO
May 5, 2020Twilio Vimeo Channel
"Webinar Recording - Building secure digital interactions for the new normal" on VIMEO
May 4, 2020Twilio Youtube Channel
"Build an Animal Crossing WhatsApp bot using Google Sheets" on YOUTUBE
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Twilio, Inc. is a cloud-based platform that allows software developers to programmatically make and receive phone calls and text messages. It was founded by Lawson, Evan Cooke, and John Wolthuis in 2008 and originally based in both San Francisco, Cali...
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Twilio's Chairman & CEO, Jeff Lawson, currently has an approval rating of 78%. Twilio's primary competitors are Avaya, Cisco & Bandwidth.Website
twilio.comFrequently Asked Questions about Twilio
When was Twilio founded?
Twilio was founded in 2008Who is Twilio's CEO?
Twilio's CEO is Jeff LawsonHow much revenue does Twilio generate?
Twilio generates $1.1B in revenueHow much funding does Twilio have?
Twilio has historically raised $417.2M in fundingWhere is Twilio's headquarters?
Twilio's headquarters is in San Francisco California, USA
How many employees does Twilio have?
Twilio has 1,440 employeesWhat sector does Twilio operate in?
Twilio is in Enterprise SoftwareWho are Twilio's competitors?
Twilio's top competitors are Avaya, Cisco, BandwidthWho has Twilio invested in?
Twilio's has invested in companies such as Fast Forward
