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| 25.10.2021 | Text is a Great Way to Increase Your Engagement with Consumers, Says Zipwhip CMO | “For businesses, the communication channels of email and phone are just becoming less and less effective,” says Scott Heimes, Chief Marketing Officer at Zipwhip. “Text is a great way to increase your engagement and responsiveness with consu... |
| 16.07.2021 | Daily AI Roundup: The 5 Coolest Things on Earth Today | AI Daily Roundup starts today! We are covering the top updates from around the world. The updates will feature state-of-the-art capabilities in artificial intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Robotic Process Automation, Fintech, and human-s... |
| 15.07.2021 | Twilio Completes Acquisition Of Zipwhip, A Leading Provider Of Toll-Free Messaging In The United States | Acquisition strengthens Twilio’s messaging business by offering another affordable, trusted channel option Direct carrier connectivity ensures toll-free remains a trusted, high-engagement channel for businesses looking to connect with custo... |
| 09.06.2021 | Sinch snaps up MessageMedia for $1.3B to compete with Twilio in business SMS services | Sinch — the Swedish company that provides a suite of services for companies to build communications and specifically “customer engagement” into their services by way of APIs — has made yet another acquisition in its global march to scale up... |
| 21.05.2021 | Weekly Wrap #49: Purposeful exits & pesky perils of being public | Welcome to our Weekly Wrap, where we cut through the noise to bring you our favourite insights from the technology and startup world.
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| 18.05.2021 | TWILIO INC.
Twilio : to Acquire Zipwhip, a Trusted Partner to Carriers & a Leading Provider of Toll-Free Messaging in the United States (Form 8-K) | Twilio to Acquire Zipwhip, a Trusted Partner to Carriers & a Leading Provider of Toll-Free Messaging in the United States
Builds on strategic investments Twilio has made in messaging as the channel becomes increasingly preferred by cons... |
| 17.05.2021 | Twilio to acquire Seattle business texting startup Zipwhip for $850M | Zipwhip CEO John Lauer shows off the company’s Texterator, a text-enabled beer bot that made its debut at the 2016 GeekWire Gala. (Zipwhip Photo)
Twilio, a communications software company with Seattle roots, is acquiring Seattle-based busin... |
| 23.03.2021 | Martech Interview with the Vice President, Revenue Marketing, Zipwhip – Adam Anderson | Adam Anderson from Zipwhip talks about the importance of text messaging in digital marketing and how data and AI will help in drafting the future of Martech
AI is based on data consumption and processing, and so nurturing that approach with... |
| 27.02.2021 | 5 Most Successful Video Marketing Tactics Brands Are Using to Grab Eyeballs and Convert Customers | February 27, 2021 5 min read
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The world is still reeling over the impact of Covid-19 with many businesses counting their losses. Corporate brands have been greatly affected as th... |
| 27.02.2021 | 5 Most Successful Video Marketing Tactics Brands Are Using to Grab Eyeballs and Convert Customers Successful brands are engaging with their audiences on social media using video marketing and other di... | The world is still reeling over the impact of Covid-19 with many businesses counting their losses. Corporate brands have been greatly affected as the majority of them have a brick-and-mortar structure. The commencement of Covid-19 vaccinati... |
| 22.02.2021 | 16 Tech Experts Share Favorite Apps They Use Every Day | getty |
| 10.02.2021 | Texting remains a very popular means of communication, but 5G’s rollout is stalled | tommaso79, Getty Images/iStockphoto
Of the many ways COVID-19 has affected the workplace, new research revealed a significant change in the way businesses and consumers communicate: The business texting platform Zipwhip found that 70% of bu... |
| 19.11.2020 | 16 Crucial Things Companies Often Forget When Building Mobile Apps | getty |
| 15.11.2020 | Text is a Great Way to Increase Your Engagement with Consumers, Says Zipwhip CMO | “For businesses, the communication channels of email and phone are just becoming less and less effective,” says Scott Heimes, Chief Marketing Officer at Zipwhip. “Text is a great way to increase your engagement and responsiveness with consu... |
| 31.07.2020 | Months after moving into deluxe new office, Seattle startup Zipwhip extends remote work a year | Zipwhip took over the fifth floor and part of the fourth in the Elliott Bay Office Park in Seattle, with sweeping views to the west of the water. (Zipwhip Photo)
Last fall, Zipwhip employees were settling into a sprawling new office space w... |
| 24.07.2020 | Trump campaign angry that cell carriers blocked spammy texts to voters | Enlarge
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| 30.06.2020 | Hi Marley raises $8 million for its AI messaging platform that connects insurers with customers | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Hi Marley, a startup developing an AI messaging platform for insurers, today announced it has raised $8 million. The company says it wi... |
| 13.03.2020 | How Mobile Messaging Can Help The Fight Against Coronavirus | The Doctor Will Text You NowGetty |
| 05.03.2020 | Businesses should be texting customers, but with cybersecurity in mind | A study of texting habits has found that 68% of businesses are now communicating with customers via text—and that number will likely increase. Mobility must-reads
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| 28.02.2020 | Who’ll be the Next Tech Titan at the GeekWire Awards? Your vote will boost one of these startups | Aaron Easterly, CEO of Rover, accepts the prize for Next Tech Titan at the 2019 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below.
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| 21.11.2019 | Inside Zipwhip’s new Seattle HQ, where the culture gets a chance to shine and the sunsets are ‘epic’ | Zipwhip has taken over the fifth floor and part of the fourth in the Elliott Bay Office Park in Seattle, with sweeping views to the west of the water. (Zipwhip Photo)
Looking across the street at Elliott Bay and the water’s edge, Zipwhip CE... |
| 15.11.2019 | Here are the 20 Seattle-area tech companies that made CNBC and Deloitte’s new rankings | (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser)
The Seattle tech scene is well-represented on a pair of new rankings of the fastest growing companies in North America and startups to watch, another sign of the region’s status as a top hub of innovation.
... |
| 03.11.2019 | Стартапы недели: игры с голосовым управлением для водителей, подписка на товары для дома и покупки на Amazon за биткоины... | А также обзор проектов из прошлогодних выпусков.
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| 03.05.2019 | Revealed: GeekWire Awards 2019 winners crowned as we celebrate the best of Pacific Northwest tech | (GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper)
The strength and success of the people and companies across the Pacific Northwest tech ecosystem was on full display Thursday night at the GeekWire Awards.
It was so much fun celebrating with more than 900 of... |
| 09.04.2019 | Show me the money: Vote for the top venture capital Deal of the Year at the GeekWire Awards | Icertis CEO Samir Bodas and his team accept the award for Deal of the Year at the 2018 GeekWire Awards. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)
Show me the money! Venture capital investment in Washington state last year reached the highest level si... |
| 26.03.2019 | Fast-growing business texting startup Zipwhip leases new Seattle HQ with room for 500 people | Elliott Bay Office Park, Zipwhip’s future home. (Geekwire Photo / Nat Levy)
Zipwhip has leased space for a new Seattle headquarters that will give the fast-growing business text messaging startup room to nearly double its headcount.
The com... |
| 23.01.2019 | Seattle-Based Business Text Messaging Service Zipwhip Raises $51.5 Million | Zipwhip, a Seattle-based leading provider of texting for businesses, has raised $51.5 million in Series D growth round led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing group. OpenView, M12, and Voyager Capital also participated in this round.... |
| 18.01.2019 | Zipwhip raises $51.5M for businesses to text customers from any kind of phone line | A surge of audio services using AI are giving voice a boost in customer service, but when it comes to communications in the age of mobile, messaging continues to be a critical platform. Now, a startup called Zipwhip, which provides a platfo... |
| 18.01.2019 | Zipwhip Raises $51.5M Series D |
SEATTLE, WA, Leading provider of texting for business announced it has raised $51.5 million in a Series D growth round led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing.
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| 18.01.2019 | Zipwhip Raises $51.5M in Series D Funding | Zipwhip, a Seattle, WA-based provider of texting for business, raised $51.5m in Series D funding.
The round was led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing group with participation from current investors OpenView, M12 (formerly Microsoft... |
| 18.01.2019 | Zipwhip raises $51.5 million to bridge text messaging and phone calls | Landlines are ever-so-slowly going the way of the dodo, but a few holdouts remain. Almost 43 percent of U.S. households still pay for telephone service over copper wire, according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control National Health Infor... |
| 18.01.2019 | Goldman Sachs leads $51.5M round for business texting software maker Zipwhip | Zipwhip CEO John Lauer. (ZipWhip Photo)
In today’s technology world, there are a bevy of ways for businesses to communicate with customers. They can send emails; build their own apps; use social media tools; and more.
But it’s the ancient a... |
| 18.01.2019 | Zipwhip Gets $51.5M for Software That Lets Businesses Text Customers | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Texting has grown well beyond person-to-person communications. To remind customers about upcoming appointments or notify diners their restaurant tables are ready, for example,... |
| 18.01.2019 | Term Sheet — Friday, January 18 | WALL STREET’S UNLIKELY STAR
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| 18.01.2019 | Top startup news for today, Friday, January 18, 2019 | Good morning! Here are some of the top technology startup news stories for today, Friday, January 18.
Urban airship acquires mobile CRM and push notifications startup Accengage to bolster its mobile consumer engagement. Urban Airship, the ... |
| 18.01.2019 | Zipwhip raises $51.5 million to bridge text messaging and phone calls | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Landlines are ever-so-slowly going the way of the dodo, but a few holdouts remain. Almost 43 percent of U.S. households still pay for t... |
| 18.01.2019 | Daily funding roundup - January 18th, 2019 | Vinebox raised $5.9M; HyperScience raised $30M; Limelight Health raised $33.5M
SimplyCook: SimplyCook offers home recipe kits with easy step-by-step guides to cook restaurant quality food in less than 20 minutes. SimplyCook has raised £4.5 ... |
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| 19.10.2017 | Hiya, a Whitepages spinout, nabs $18M for its smart caller ID technology | Hiya came to life a year ago when it was spun out by Whitepages to take on TrueCaller and others in the world of smart caller ID services. Using machine learning analytics on a vast database of calling data (3.5 billion calls to date), Seat... |
| 07.09.2017 | Zipwhip Closes $22.5M Series C |
SEATTLE, WA, Leading software platform for two-way business texting, announced today the close of $22.5 million in Series C financing.
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| 07.09.2017 | Zipwhip Continues Business Texting Push With $22.5M in New Funding | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
How many texts did you send today? And how many did you send to a business? Whatever the number, Zipwhip and the investors who just poured another $22.5 million into the Seatt... |
| 07.09.2017 | Term Sheet — Thursday, September 7 | SPORTS TALK
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| 06.09.2017 | Zipwhip Closes $22.5M Series C Funding | Zipwhip, a Seattle, Wash.-based software platform for two-way business texting, closed a $22.5m Series C financing.
The round was led by OpenView, with participation from Voyager Capital and Microsoft Ventures. In conjunction with the fundi... |
| 06.09.2017 | OpenView Venture Partners Leads $22.5M Series C for Zipwhip | Zipwhip said it raised $22.5 million of Series C financing in a deal led by OpenView Venture Partners and joined by existing investors Voyager Capital and Microsoft Ventures.
The business texting company closed a Series B round of $9 millio... |
| 06.09.2017 | Zipwhip raises $22.5M to expand its text messaging platform for businesses | As apps like WhatsApp, Facebook and Viber gear up to let businesses use their messaging apps to speak with their customers, there is a parallel track of development happening outside those walled gardens. A startup that has built an open se... |
| 06.09.2017 | OpenView Venture Partners Leads $22.5M Series C for Zipwhip | Zipwhip said it raised $22.5 million of Series C financing in a deal led by OpenView Venture Partners and joined by existing investors Voyager Capital and Microsoft Ventures.
The business texting company closed a Series B round of $9 millio... |
| 16.01.2017 | Tech Moves: WTIA names new chairman; Amazon poaches talent to lead Prime overseas; and more | John Suk. (WTIA Photo)
The Washington Technology Industry Association‘s Board of Directors has a new chairman: John Suk, a Harvard and University of Chicago graduate with a 20-year career in tech leadership in the Seattle area.
Suk is a vet... |
| 21.10.2016 | Seattle Week in Review: Private Funding for Public Universities | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
The foremost universities of the Northwest, which provide much of the talent and technology on which the region’s innovation economy is built, are increasingly turning to priv... |
| 18.10.2016 | Microsoft Ventures Joins $9M Series B for Zipwhip | Zipwhip, the company that made it possible for consumers to text businesses on their existing phone numbers, today announced that they've closed a $9M Series B led by Voyager Capital. Additionally, Microsoft Ventures and public technology i... |
| 18.10.2016 | Farmers’ text messaging vendor Zipwhip nabs another $9 million | Seattle-based Zipwhip announced it has raised $9 million in a Series B round led by Voyager Capital, bringing its total funding to date to $17.1 million. The company, which launched in 2007, pioneered the concept of utilizing the cloud to e... |
| 17.10.2016 | Voyager and Microsoft Ventures invest $9M in business text messaging platform Zipwhip | The Zipwhip management team. Photo via Zipwhip.
With the proliferation of so many messaging apps, from Facebook Messenger to WhatsApp to Snapchat, it may seem like SMS texting is not relevant anymore.
Zipwhip’s latest fundraising round cert... |
| 17.10.2016 | Zipwhip nabs $9M from Microsoft + others to let landlines send and receive SMS texts | Consumers have made a big shift to using mobile phones as their primary, and often sole, telephone, but as they have done so, they’ve also created something of a rift in the business world: many of the companies that count those consumers a... |
| 17.10.2016 | Zipwhip Closes $9M in Series B |
SEATTLE, WA, Company that made it possible for consumers to text businesses on their existing phone numbers, today announced that they've closed a $9M Series B.
>> Click here for more funding data on Zipwhip
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| 17.10.2016 | Zipwhip Closes $9M Series B Funding | Zipwhip, a Seattle, WA-based platform that allows consumers to text businesses on their existing phone numbers, closed a $9M Series B funding.
The round was led by Voyager Capital with participation from Microsoft Ventures and public techno... |
| 05.01.2016 | ‘People are still texting’: Zipwhip on pace for $10M in annual recurring revenue by Q3 | Zipwhip’s web app, used by companies to send and receiving text messages via land line.
Dedicated messaging apps like Snapchat, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger might get more buzz, but good old-fashioned SMS text messaging is still the main... |
| 27.01.2015 | Zipwhip Raises $5M Series B |
SEATTLE, WA, Cloud texting carrier, announced today that it closed a $5M round of capital.
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Zipwhip, a Seattle-b... |
| 27.01.2015 | Zipwhip raises $5M for huge sales push as texting from landlines takes off | Zipwhip CEO John Lauer.
Zipwhip, the Seattle-based company that enables existing landline phones to send and receive text messages, has raised $5 million in venture capital.
John Lauer, Zipwhip CEO, confirmed the round, which was reported t... |
| 11.04.2013 | Roundup: AudienceScience, Treehouse, Donuts, EveryMove and More | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Northwest companies AudienceScience, Treehouse, Donuts, and EveryMove were among those raising significant capital in early April, while business travel companies Egencia and ... |
| 25.10.2012 | Hear From Siri Co-Founder Adam Cheyer & More at Mobile Madness NW | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
We’re really excited to invite you to our next big Xconomy event in Seattle, Mobile Madness Northwest, happening the afternoon of Dec. 12. And we’ve got a big name in the tech... |
| 30.07.2012 | Inside Zipwhip’s Plan to Free Texting from the Phone | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Text messages aren’t usually anyone’s idea of an innovative communication medium. But then again, most people probably haven’t used a text to remotely command a robotic coffee... |
| 05.04.2012 | Video: Watch the ‘Textspresso’ machine brew the geekiest cup of coffee ever | Zipwhip CEO John Lauer showing off the Textspresso machine at the company's Seattle office
Seattle is really known for two things: coffee and tech geeks. And I’ve never seen those two worlds collide in such beautiful harmony — like peanut b... |
| 24.02.2012 | Zipwhip Builds A Robotic Flag To Add Fun To The Disheartening, Slow Rise Of The Average Start-Up | You’re a start-up dude with carefully mussed hair. Your AWS is waiting. You’ve paid the designer. You and your family have created accounts. It’s been a mad dash. You’ve maxed out your credit cards. Your service is done. Now you wait.
And w... |
| 24.02.2012 | How Zipwhip is celebrating new customer wins with an automated flag raising | Seattle entrepreneur John Lauer is the master of the tech PR stunt, once rigging up a system at his Detroit Web development company in the late 90s that allowed employees to read automated news feeds on the toilet. The story went viral afte... |
| - | Zipwhip and The National Black MBA Association Partner to Offer Scholarship Supporting Black Leaders of the Future | SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 17, 2021--
Zipwhip, the leading business-texting platform in North America, and the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) today announced a scholarship for Black students pursuing a college degree.
Black men ... |
