Skype was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Luxembourg, LU
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Skype Office Locations
Skype has an office in Luxembourg
Luxembourg, LU (HQ)
Rives de Clausen
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Skype Financials and Metrics
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Founding Date | 2003 |
Total Funding | $76.8 m |
Investors | Index Ventures, Silver Lake Partners, eBay, Mangrove Capital Partners, Draper Richards, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Bessemer Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz |
In total, Skype had raised $76.8 m. Skype is a subsidiary of Microsoft
Skype Financials
Skype's revenue was reported to be $2 b in Y, 2013
Show all financial metricsSkype Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| GroupMe | August 21, 2011 | |
| Qik | January 06, 2011 | $150 m |
| Sonorit | April 11, 2006 | |
| Microsoft Development Center Rus LLC | ||
| Skype Software Sar.l. |
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Skype Online and Social Media Presence
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Skype News and Updates
June 21, 2018
Why VoIP encryption must be factored into the wider cyber security debate
While convenient for modern organisations, voice over IP (VoIP) comes with its own security challenges.
June 19, 2018
The most important skill nobody taught you
Before dying at the age of 39, Blaise Pascal made huge contributions to both physics and mathematics, notably in fluids, geometry, and probability. This work,…
June 11, 2018
Forget Silicon Valley; tiny Estonia is reimagining the way money moves
SPONSORED: Since the launch of Skype, Estonia has become a hub for startups and an engine for innovation across Europe. In fact, Skype’s first employee, Taavet Hinrikus, went on to found TransferWise, an online service for transferring money internationally more cheaply compared to what a bank or Pa…
June 11, 2018
How to not be upstaged with video when you’re onstage
Follow these four steps to make yourself (and your message) the center of your audience’s attention.
Video content is everywhere. By one recent estimate, it’ll make up over 80% of online content consumption by 2021. Video has long been changing norms in the business world, too, with videoconferencin…
June 04, 2018
Google’s Hangouts Meet will soon work with Skype and other third-party videoconferencing systems
Google has revealed that its Hangouts Meet videoconferencing software will soon work in conjunction with third-party videoconferencing software including Skype for Business, Cisco, and Polycom. The news comes more than a year after Google revealed it was splitting the Hangouts platform into two key …
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