Skype Technologies SA - VC DATALAB profile

Founded

31 Dec 2003

Website

http://www.skype.com

Recent investment activity

KANDO id: 40703

Corporate information

Also known as

Skype

Registration country

Company type

Developer and operator of the VoIP software and service Skype.

Funding rounds

Acquisition USD 8,500,000,000

USD 8,500,000,000 (10 May 2011 ) at USD 8,500,000,000 pre-money valuation

Investor		Profile	Country	Notes
	Microsoft Corp	Software company focused on computing through its various product divisions.	United States	USD 8,500,000,000 (USD 8,500,000,000) Led the round.

Debt

(19 Nov 2009 )

Investor		Profile	Country	Notes
	Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), (AH Capital Management LLC)	Venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz	United States	Initial investment.

Debt

(19 Nov 2009 )

Investor		Profile	Country
	Silver Lake Partners LP		United States

Acquisition

(12 Sep 2005 )

Investor		Profile	Country	Notes
	eBay Inc	American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website.	United States	USD 2,600,000,000 (USD 2,600,000,000)

Series B

(1 Mar 2004 )

Investor		Profile	Country
	Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ Ventures), (DFJ)	Early stage information technology venture capital firm.	United States

Series B

(1 Mar 2004 )

Investor		Profile	Country
	Index Ventures LLP		United Kingdom

Series A

(1 Aug 2003 )

Investor		Profile	Country
	Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP)	Early stage venture capital firm.	United States

N/A

Investor		Profile	Country
	Mangrove Capital Partners	Venture capital firm.	Luxembourg

N/A

Investor		Profile	Country
	CampVentures LLC		United States

N/A

Investor		Profile	Country
	ePlanet Capital		United States

N/A

Investor		Profile	Country
	Draper Investment Co		United States

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Investor		Profile	Country	Notes
	Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), (AH Capital Management LLC)	Venture capital firm founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz	United States	Initial investment.

N/A

Investor		Profile	Country
	Draper Richards LP	Private equity firm focused on venture capital investments in U.S. technology companies.	United States

Investment activity status

Active investor

Selected investments

Displaying 1 - 2 of 2

Company		Profile	Country	Date	Funding
	GroupMe Inc		United States	21 Aug 2011	Acquisition USD 85,000,000 (USD 85,000,000)
	TrialPay Inc	Enables customers to pay for one item by trying or buying something else	United States	20 Feb 2007	Series A

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