Skype

company

About

Skype provides a telecommunications platform that offers free video chat and voice calls to internet-connected devices.

  • 1001 - 5000

Details

Last Funding Type
Debt Financing
Last Funding Money Raised
$50M
Industries
Mobile,Telecommunications,Video Chat
Founded date
Jan 1, 2003
Number Of Employee
1001 - 5000
Operating Status
Active

Skype is for doing things together, whenever you’re apart. Skype’s text, voice and video make it simple to share experiences with the people that matter to you, wherever they are. With Skype, you can share a story, celebrate a birthday, learn a language, hold a meeting, work with colleagues – just about anything you need to do together every day. You can use Skype on whatever works best for you - on your phone or computer or a TV with Skype on it. It is free to start using Skype - to speak, see and instant message other people on Skype for example. You can even try out group video, with the latest version of Skype. If you pay a little, you can do more things, in more ways, with more people – like call phones, access WiFi or send texts. You can pay as you go or buy a subscription, whatever works for you. And in the workplace, this means you can bring your entire ecosystem of workers, partners and customers together to get things done.

Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Luxembourg, Skype is a division of Microsoft Corp.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$50M
Skype has raised a total of $50M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 19, 2009 from a Debt Financing round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 19, 2009 Debt Financing $50M 2 Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
Skype is funded by 2 investors. eBay and Silver Lake are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
eBay Debt Financing
Silver Lake Debt Financing