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Twilio
Twilio is a cloud-based platform that allows software developers to programmatically make and receive phone calls and text messages. Read more
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Twilio Quarterly and Annual Revenue
Trailing 12-Months Trend (TTM)
Annual Revenue
$2B
Twilio's revenue is the ranked 4th among it's top 10 competitors. The top 10 competitors average 4.2B. Over the last four quarters, Twilio's revenue has grown by 47.2%. Specifically, in Q1 2021's revenue was $590M; in Q4 2020, it was $548.1M; in Q3 2020, it was $448M; in Q2 2020, Twilio's revenue was $400.8M.
Twilio Acquisitions
COMPANY ACQUIRED
ACQUISITION DATE
AMOUNT
DESCRIPTION
Zipwhip, Inc.
May 2021
Source »$850M
Zipwhip is a Washington-based cloud communication platform that provides text messaging and related services to industries such as insurance and education.
ValueFirst Digital Media Pvt. Ltd.
Mar 2021
Source »undisclosed
ValueFirst develops an India-based communication platform that offers marketing automation, SMS and chatbot solutions for education, financial and retail sectors.
Segment.io, Inc.
Oct 2020
Source »$3.2B
Segment is a cloud-based data management software that helps retail businesses to collect, clean and control their customer data.
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.
These are all the companies that Twilio has acquired. Twilio has acquired 9 companies and its latest acquisition was Zipwhip, Inc. in May 2021. Zipwhip is a Washington-based cloud communication platform that provides text messaging and related services to industries such as insurance and education.
Twilio Funding History
Since Twilio was founded in 2008, it has participated in 10 rounds of funding. In total Twilio has raised $2.0B. Twilio's last funding round was on Feb 2021 for a total of $1.5B
ROUND
FUNDING DATE
AMOUNT
INVESTORS
Post-IPO Equity
Feb 2021
$1.5B
-
Corporate Round
Feb 2018
$27.6M
IPO
Jun 2016
$150M
-
Since Twilio was founded in 2008, it has participated in 10 rounds of funding. In total Twilio has raised $2.0B. Twilio's last funding round was on Feb 2021 for a total of $1.5B
Twilio Investments
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DESCRIPTION
AMOUNT
INVESTMENT DATE
ROUND
EXIT DATE
These are all the companies that Twilio has invested in. Twilio has invested 9 companies and its latest investment was Zipwhip, Inc. in May 2021. Zipwhip is a Washington-based cloud communication platform that provides text messaging and related services to industries such as insurance and education.
Twilio News
May 27, 2021Help Net Security
Twilio expands IoT portfolio by offering Super SIM for eSIM/eUICC devices
Twilio announced an expansion of the company's IoT portfolio by offering Super SIM, the cellular IoT ... See more »
May 25, 2021TechCrunch
Twilio invests in adaptive communications platform Hyro
Hyro, formerly Airbud, is today announcing the close of a $10.5 million Series A financing round led ... See more »
May 21, 2021Global Legal Chronicle
Twilio's $850 Million Acquisition of Zipwhip
Fenwick & West LLP advised Twilio on the deal. Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), the leading cloud communications p... See more »
May 15, 2021Markets Insider
Coatue Management buys Twilio exits BABA; adds Li Auto, XPeng, trims Tesla
In its recent 13F filing, Coatue Management reported a total fund portfolio value of $18.23B.Notable ... See more »
May 6, 2021Markets Insider
Twilio Trading Down 9%
(RTTNews) - Shares of cloud communications platform Twilio Inc.(TWLO) are down 9 percent in Thursday'... See more »
Twilio Blogs
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
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
Add Chat to a Laravel PHP App Using Twilio Chat
In this tutorial, I'll be showing you how to add chat functionality to a Laravel application using Tw... See more »
December 18, 2019Twilio Blog
How To Send Location Details on WhatsApp in Node JS
WhatsApp is one of the most preferred mobile messaging applications in the world with over 1.5 billio... See more »
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 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
February 17, 2021Business Wire
Twilio Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today... See more »
October 13, 2020Business Wire
loveholidays Engages DVELP to Accelerate Twilio Flex Contact Centre Deployment
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- #SabioSense--loveholidays engages Sabio Group company DVELP to accelerate T... See more »
July 15, 2020Business Wire
Twilio Study Finds COVID-19 Accelerated Companies' Digital Communications Strategy by Six Years
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today ... See more »
July 9, 2020Business Wire
Twilio Powers Video for Doximity Telehealth App Used by Over 100,000 U.S. Physicians
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twilio (NYSE:TWLO), the leading cloud communications platform, today ... See more »
May 15, 2020GlobalNewswire
Red Lion Hotel Corporation Announces CFO Departure
Engages Gary Kohn, Former Chief Financial Officer, as Consultant to Oversee Financial ProcessesEngage... See more »
December 17, 2019Business Wire
Twilio SendGrid Fourth Annual Global Email Benchmark and Engagement Study Reveals Shift in Brand Sending Patterns and Changing Consumer Preferences
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Twilio Videos
February 4, 2021Twilio Youtube Channel
"Jeff Lawson, Jeff Immelt, & Ben Stein on harnessing the power of software developers" on YOUTUBE
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Twilio Summary
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Overview
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...
CEO
Twilio's Chairman & CEO, Jeff Lawson, currently has an approval rating of 82%. 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 $2B in revenueHow much funding does Twilio have?
Twilio has historically raised $2B 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 Application Software, Messaging, FintechWho are Twilio's competitors?
Twilio's top competitors are Avaya, Cisco, BandwidthWho has Twilio invested in?
Twilio's has invested in companies such as Terazo, Hyro, Community
