Twilio - About the company
Twilio is a public company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2008 by Evan Cooke and John Wolthuis. It operates as a Cloud based omnichannel communication and customer engagement platform. Twilio has raised $240M in funding from investors like Founders Fund, Fidelity Investments and Bessemer Venture Partners. The company has 3356 active competitors, including 463 funded and 288 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Genesys, Capillary Technologies and Freshworks.
Company Details
Cloud based omnichannel communication and customer engagement platform. The platform offers a telephony infrastructure web service in the cloud, allowing web developers to integrate phone calls, text messages, and IP voice communications into the web, mobile, and traditional phone applications. It provides customer data platform that allows users to collect data from different channels, and manage the customer journeys in real time. It caters its solution to industries such as reatil, finance, healthcare, and more.
- Website
- www.twilio.com/en-us
- Email ID
- *****@twilio.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2008
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$240M in 13 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 3356 active competitors
Annual Revenue
₹504Cr as on Mar 31, 2023
Employee Count
231 as on Sep 30, 2024
Exit Details
Public
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Twilio's funding and investors
Twilio has raised a total funding of $240M over 13 rounds. Its latest funding round was a Post IPO round on Jul 31, 2021 for an undisclosed amount. 1 investor participated in its latest round, which include TeleSoft Partners, TDM Growth Partners, TCV and T. Rowe Price.
Twilio has 40 institutional investors including Founders Fund, Fidelity Investments and Bessemer Venture Partners. Mitch Kapor is only Angel Investor in Twilio.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Twilio:
Date of funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post money valuation | Revenue multiple | Investors |
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Jul 31, 2021 | Undisclosed | Post IPO | 6801384 | 4344120 | |
May 2018 | $550M | Post IPO | 6693928 | 9739756 | - |
Jul 31, 2015 | $130M | Series E | 9640981 | 4493918 |
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Twilio's founders and board of directors
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Twilio's employee count trend
Twilio has 231 employees as of Sep 24. The total employee count is 4.0% more than what it was in Sep 23. Here is Twilio's employee count trend over the years:Access Tracxn on any website
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Twilio's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Twilio include Genesys, Capillary Technologies and Freshworks. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Twilio, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Overall Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Twilio 2008, San Francisco (United States), Public | Cloud based omnichannel communication and customer engagement platform | $240M | 83/100 | |
2nd | Genesys 1990, Daly City (United States), Acquired | Omnichannel customer experience and contact center solutions in the cloud | $1.48B | 79/100 | |
3rd | Capillary Technologies 2008, Bengaluru (India), Series D | AI powered loyalty management software for enterprises | $239M | 79/100 | |
4th | Freshworks 2010, San Mateo (United States), Public | Cloud-based business process management suite solutions | $499M | 78/100 | |
5th | Dialpad 2011, San Ramon (United States), Series F | Cloud-based platform offering unified communication solutions | $476M | 77/100 | |
6th | Five9 2001, San Ramon (United States), Acquired | Provider of AI and cloud based contact center suite solutions | $84.1M | 76/100 | |
7th | Provider of customer communications management platform | $12M | 76/100 | ||
8th | Gupshup 2004, San Francisco (United States), Series F | AI powered customer engagement and support platform for businesses | $484M | 75/100 | |
9th | Acquia 2007, Boston (United States), Acquired | AI powered digital experience and customer data management platform | $174M | 73/100 | |
10th | LivePerson 1995, New York City (United States), Public | Cloud based conversational AI platform | - | 72/100 |
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Twilio's Investments and acquisitions
Twilio has made 25 investments in companies including Hyro and Nurdle. Twilio has also acquired 10 companies including Ionic Security and Zipwhip. Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Dec 10, 2024 | Investments | 2014 | New York City, United States | |
Nov 13, 2023 | Investments | 2023 | San Francisco, United States | |
Nov 30, 2022 | Investments | 2016 | New York City, United States |
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Reports related to Twilio
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News related to Twilio
Media has covered Twilio for a total of 92 events in the last 1 year, 59 of them have been about company updates and 13 about partnerships.
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Oxinas Partners Wealth Management LLC Invests $237,000 in Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO)MarketBeat•Jun 06, 2025•Oxinas Partners Wealth Management, Twilio
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Bay Rivers Group Makes New Investment in Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO)MarketBeat•Jun 05, 2025•Bay Rivers Group, Twilio
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Whale Rock Capital Acquires Twilio SharesMarketBeat•May 22, 2025•Twilio, Whale Rock Capital Management
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Twilio & Microsoft partner to boost global enterprise conversational AI.
Cui Niuhui•May 16, 2025•Twilio, Microsoft
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Napa Wealth Management Makes New $1.02 Million Investment in Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO)MarketBeat•May 15, 2025•Napa Wealth Management, Twilio
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Wahed Invest LLC Makes New Investment in Twilio Inc. (NYSE:TWLO)MarketBeat•May 05, 2025•Wahed, Twilio
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Twilio Non-GAAP EPS of $1.14 beats by $0.18, revenue of $1.17B beats by $30MSeeking Alpha•May 01, 2025•Twilio
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