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Twilio Funding Round

Twilio, based in San Francisco, raised $70 million from Redpoint Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and Threshold Ventures.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
6/10/2013
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$70,000,000
Round
Series D
Investors

Redpoint Ventures (Lead Investor) (Scott Raney)

Bessemer Venture Partners (Byron Deeter)

Threshold Ventures

Proceeds Purpose
Twilio will accelerate new product development and further strengthen its marketing and sales efforts around the world.

Company Information

Company Status
Publicly-held
Industry
Communications
Mailing Address
645 Harrison St. 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94107
USA
Email Address
Overview
Twilio (NYSE: TWLO) provides an in-cloud API for voice communications that leverages existing web development skills, resources and infrastructure. Twilio's simple programming interface opens the field of voice applications to millions of web developers, and its Pay-As-You-Go pricing allows customers to pay for capacity on when they need it, not before.
Profile
Twilio LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Twilio Company Twitter Account
Company News
Twilio News
Facebook
Twilio on Facebook
YouTube
Twilio on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Jeff Lawson
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Chief Financial Officer
Khozema Shipchandler
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VP - Engineering
Ott Kaukver
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VP - General Counsel
Karen Smith
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