WhatsApp was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, US
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Key People/Management at WhatsApp
Jan Koum
Co-Founder & CEO
Matt Idema
Chief Operating Officer
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WhatsApp Office Locations
WhatsApp has an office in Mountain View
Mountain View, US (HQ)
650 Castro Street, Suite 120-219
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WhatsApp Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2009 |
Total Funding | $61.1 m |
Investors | Sequoia Capital |
In total, WhatsApp had raised $61.1 m. WhatsApp is a subsidiary of Facebook
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WhatsApp News and Updates
April 19, 2018
A math problem about a gay couple is going viral after a teacher said she'd 'never seen anything like it before'
A friend of Paul Ryder's who works as a teacher sent him a photo of a math question involving a gay couple.
In his tweet, Ryder said his teacher friend had never seen anything like it before.
Twitter users loved how inclusive the question was and expressed how much it meant to them.
Word problem…
April 19, 2018
African cities are battling escalating noise pollution—but religion stands in the way
The pollution problem in many African cities goes beyond just the air quality. Over the years, governments across the continent have attempted to tackle the…
April 18, 2018
Cybersecurity: Soon-to-launch Crypviser instant messaging app to offer blockchain security
Earlier this week the French government announced it was to develop its own secure messaging app because it was concerned about the integrity of the Telegram and WhatsApp platforms. The issue with both of them is they ultimately rely upon central servers that could be compromised by hackers (whether…
April 17, 2018
French messaging efforts show how selfish governments actually are
France is reportedly considering building its own encrypted messaging platform to protect itself from espionage, completing the full U-turn from last year’s efforts to limit the encryption powers of messaging services.
April 17, 2018
France will move gov officials off Telegram and WhatsApp over spying fears
The French government has announced it will be moving government officials from the apps to its own encrypted messaging app this summer, reports Reuters. The French government is making the move over fears that foreign states could spy on officials using the two apps. As a French spokesperson told R…
April 16, 2018
Police catch criminal after spotting fingerprint in WhatsApp photo
Even on encrypted messaging platforms, be careful what you send.
Police officers in South Wales were able to identify a drug dealer's fingerprints from an old WhatsApp photo, the BBC reports. The fingerprint helped secure 11 drug-trafficking convictions, which are believed to be the first convict…
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