Dropbox is a prominent provider of secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions, catering primarily to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. Founded in 2007, Dropbox was a pioneer in the cloud storage sector and is known for its innovative approach to cross-platform file syncing. The company aims to enhance productivity by creating a more efficient work environment, focusing on unleashing creative potential. In recent years, Dropbox has diversified its offerings to include a wider array of content collaboration tools, moving beyond its original cloud storage focus to better meet the evolving needs of its users.
Reclaim.ai is a calendar management tool that utilizes artificial intelligence and automation to help users prioritize their work and maintain balanced schedules. The platform allows individuals to evaluate the importance of their scheduled meetings and events, enabling them to manage their digital calendars more effectively. By analyzing how time is allocated, Reclaim.ai provides insights and recommendations to keep users and their teams organized and focused. This tool is designed to enhance time management, ensuring that clients can efficiently navigate their commitments and responsibilities.
FormSwift
Acquisition in 2022
FormSwift is a cloud-based service that offers individuals and businesses a streamlined solution for managing paperwork. The company provides a platform where users can easily customize, sign, and download a variety of popular business, legal, and personal forms. Utilizing pre-built templates and editing tools, FormSwift enables users to design and fill out documents or create reusable forms by adding various fields. This approach simplifies the process of handling essential paperwork, making it accessible and efficient for users seeking legal documentation and other forms.
BoxCryptor
Acquisition in 2022
BoxCryptor is a cloud storage encryption platform that ensures users' data is securely encrypted on their devices before being synchronized to various cloud services, such as Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive. Utilizing advanced AES-256 and RSA encryption, BoxCryptor guarantees that users maintain full control over their sensitive information, adhering to a zero-knowledge standard that prevents even the company from accessing user data. The software allows for seamless encryption of files and folders, with fast and automatic synchronization to the cloud, making it easy for users to enjoy the advantages of cloud storage while on the go. Additionally, BoxCryptor offers mobile applications for Android, iOS, and Windows Phone, enabling convenient access to encrypted files from any device. Portable versions for Windows, Linux, and Mac further enhance flexibility, allowing encryption without the need for installation or administrative rights.
Dropbox DocSend
Acquisition in 2021
Dropbox DocSend is a secure document sharing and tracking solution that helps companies share business-critical documents with ease. With Dropbox DocSend companies can track who opens their document and how much time they spend on each page, protect documents with security features like email verification and viewer whitelisting, and share multiple documents with a single link using Spaces, our virtual deal room. The company was founded in San Francisco by three Stanford computer science graduates who have experience at Google, Dropbox, Facebook, and Intuit. DocSend was acquired by Dropbox in March, 2021, and rebranded to Dropbox DocSend in January 2022.
Peanut App
Series A in 2019
Peanut App Limited is a London-based company that has developed a social networking application designed to connect mothers with similar interests and children of comparable ages. Launched in 2016, the app provides a platform for women to create group chats and organize face-to-face meetings, fostering a sense of community and support among users. Peanut aims to offer a safe space for women to build friendships, share experiences, and learn from one another, making it a unique resource for mothers navigating similar life stages. The application is available for free on both iOS and Android devices.
Valt
Acquisition in 2019
Valt Inc. is a company that developed a password management tool aimed at enhancing digital security and protecting users' identities. Founded in 2016 and based in North Adams, Massachusetts, Valt offers a unique platform that utilizes image recognition software to simplify password management. Users can create and store passwords represented by a series of images, eliminating the hassle of forgotten passwords. This innovative approach to password protection enables users to access their data across multiple devices while efficiently managing, generating, and retrieving passwords. In 2019, Valt was acquired by Dropbox, further integrating its security solutions into a broader digital ecosystem.
BetterCloud
Corporate Round in 2019
BetterCloud, Inc. specializes in cloud office solutions, focusing on SaaS management for organizations globally. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, with an additional location in Atlanta, BetterCloud provides a centralized platform that offers insights into employee SaaS adoption, streamlining IT decision-making and license management across various applications. The company's services include user lifecycle management, data discovery, security automation, and IT automation. Its automation engine, Workflows, orchestrates complex processes, ensuring accuracy and compliance. BetterCloud also features platform APIs for securing SaaS ecosystems and tools for content scanning across major platforms such as Google Drive, Microsoft SharePoint, and Slack. Serving a diverse range of sectors, including healthcare, education, and technology, BetterCloud empowers IT professionals to enhance productivity and security while managing an increasingly complex landscape of SaaS applications.
Onna
Series A in 2019
Onna Technologies, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in artificial intelligence software for real-time search across various data repositories. Established in 2014, it offers a Knowledge Integration Platform that connects information silos from multiple applications, including email, social media, and cloud storage services like G Suite and Office 365. This platform aids organizations in eDiscovery, information governance, and knowledge management by unifying, protecting, and analyzing fragmented data. Onna’s technology allows legal departments to efficiently identify high-value documents and sensitive information while ensuring data is collected in compliance with legal standards. By leveraging a self-learning neural network, the platform enhances the search and preservation of data, ultimately enabling businesses to save time, reduce risk, and gain competitive insights. Onna serves prominent clients such as Dropbox and Electronic Arts and has received significant investment from notable firms.
HelloSign
Acquisition in 2019
HelloSign is a developer of an eSignature platform that aims to streamline business transactions through digital solutions. The company offers a range of services, including e-signatures for online document signing, a customizable eSignature API, digital workflows, and online faxing technology. By enabling businesses to replace traditional methods such as faxes and postal mail with digital processes, HelloSign supports efficiency and automation in managing important business documents. Trusted by millions of users and over 60,000 companies globally, HelloSign focuses on enhancing user experience and fostering innovation to simplify work for organizations of all sizes.
Command E
Acquisition in 2018
Command E develops a computer tool that simplifies workspace navigation by providing an easy keyboard shortcut to access various documents, contacts, files, and records stored in the cloud. This functionality allows users to quickly search the cloud without the need to sift through multiple tabs or systems, improving efficiency and productivity. The tool is compatible with both Mac and Windows operating systems, specifically using Command-E and Control-E, respectively. By streamlining the process of locating vital information, Command E enhances the user experience in managing digital content.
Verst
Acquisition in 2017
Verst is an all-in-one online publishing platform founded in 2014, designed to enhance the publishing process for professional blogs and content. The platform offers tools that enable users to publish content effectively, discover key insights, and optimize media engagement. With features like built-in A/B testing, Verst empowers media companies and brands to boost audience engagement and improve the performance of their media content.
Sparks
Acquisition in 2016
Sparks develops a platform that enables users to create memes on mobile. Users can find a picture or animated gif through their image search engine, type in a short message, adjust its typeface and placement, and then publish it to friends.
Volley
Seed Round in 2016
In residence at JPMorgan Chase with >$10 million in backing from Zuckerberg Ventures, Fathom Capital, and Silicon Valley Bank (SVB); senior execs from Apple, Facebook, and Goldman Sachs; and a Silicon Valley team of machine learning and enterprise EdTech innovators from Google, the NSA and CIA, Carnegie Mellon, and Goldman, Volley (volley.com) is on mission to synthesize the world’s enterprise knowledge. The platform offers autonomous knowledge management and learning technologies for the enterprise, used in the Fortune 100 for training in cybersecurity, operational risk management, BPM, anti-fraud, corporate knowledge, sales enablement, and more. With Volley, firms accelerate time-to-expertise by automatically generating intelligent “microlearning” or "microbriefing" experiences personalized to employees or customers while pinpointing hidden knowledge gaps. Volley is the first such member of the UC Santa Cruz Center for Excellence in Data Science Research and a private sector advisor to the U.S. Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence.
Clementine
Acquisition in 2015
Clementine is a developer of a hypnotherapy application aimed at enhancing the well-being of women. The company offers virtual professional hypnotherapy sessions designed to promote calmness, confidence, and improved sleep. Additionally, Clementine provides a range of wellness products that support women in managing stress and building self-assurance. They also create customized digital therapeutics for brands seeking to offer comprehensive mental well-being solutions to their customers. Through its innovative approach, Clementine empowers women to feel more confident and capable in their daily lives.
Umano
Acquisition in 2015
Umano is an audio streaming service.
Pixelapse
Acquisition in 2015
Pixelapse is a visual version control and collaboration platform tailored for designers. The platform enhances the design process by simplifying version control, making it easier for designers to share, discuss, and collaborate on their work. It offers features that allow users to compare different versions of designs, facilitating clear communication through powerful annotation and discussion tools. By providing these resources, Pixelapse empowers designers to articulate their ideas effectively and streamline their collaborative efforts.
CloudOn
Acquisition in 2015
CloudOn is a developer of applications designed for smartphones and tablets, focusing on enhancing mobile productivity. The company offers a cloud storage solution that allows users to create, review, and share files seamlessly across various devices. By integrating essential applications into a single workspace, CloudOn aims to streamline the user experience and improve efficiency in managing files and tasks on mobile platforms.
Predictive Edge
Acquisition in 2014
Predictive Edge specializes in e-commerce personalization, offering a cloud-based software platform that simplifies content customization for marketers. This service enables marketers to effortlessly manage various elements such as banners, images, and text through an intuitive point-and-click interface. By leveraging advanced data mining and artificial intelligence techniques, Predictive Edge allows retailers to optimize product pricing and tailor promotions based on specific customer parameters. The platform also includes a reporting dashboard that displays the results of A/B tests, highlighting their statistical significance to inform marketing strategies.
Parastructure
Acquisition in 2014
Parastructure builds beautiful data analysis software powered by cutting-edge open source infrastructure. The company was started in 2012 by a team of computer scientists from Stanford University and is based in San Francisco, California. Parastructure is funded by Accel Partners and backed by several notable angel investors.
MobileSpan
Acquisition in 2014
MobileSpan is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA. MobileSpan was founded in 2011 to help enterprises transition from a Desktop-centric world to an always-on, any content, any screen, BYOD world.
Droptalk
Acquisition in 2014
Droptalk is a tool that is used via Chrome extension that is meant to change the way communication is done in the workplace by not relying on emails. The tool features web sharing, cloud sharing, and a messaging-style interface. It was founded by a team of ex-Facebook and ex-LinkedIn engineers.
Bubbli
Acquisition in 2014
Developer of a mobile photography application. The company provides an application for making spherical photos that it calls "bubbles." The software enables mobile phones to take photos with a 3- dimensional, full around view capacity.
Loom
Acquisition in 2014
Loom, Inc. is a video messaging application development company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform that enables users to record and share videos, capturing screen, voice, and face, which can be instantly shared via a link through email or messaging. This tool is widely utilized across various business functions, including engineering, sales, recruiting, marketing, and customer support, facilitating efficient communication within teams. Additionally, Loom addresses the challenges of photo and video management by providing a cloud-based solution that allows users to access and manage their media libraries seamlessly across devices, without consuming local storage space. The company, which was previously known as Opentest, Inc., has garnered support from investors, including YCombinator.
HackPad
Acquisition in 2014
HackPad is a provider of a cloud-based text editing platform designed to enhance collaboration among users. The platform allows for the creation of smart collaborative documents that serve various purposes, including company wikis, personal notes, event planning, and classroom collaboration. By offering features such as instant collaboration, commenting, and real-time editing, HackPad enables groups of people to work together more effectively and efficiently. Its focus on making wikis more user-friendly facilitates seamless communication and information sharing among team members.
Readmill
Acquisition in 2014
Readmill is a Berlin-based social reading platform that offers users the ability to read ebooks, highlight passages, and share these highlights with friends, fostering discussions around the content. Founded and led by CEO Henrik Berggren, Readmill has formed partnerships with several independent bookstores, including Leanpub, Readlists, Free-ebooks.net, Jottify, OR Books, Publit, and Bibliocrunch, enhancing its offerings and reach within the literary community. The platform aims to create a collaborative reading experience that combines individual engagement with social interaction.
Zulip
Acquisition in 2014
Zulip is the only modern team chat app that is designed for both live and asynchronous conversations. Zulip topics create a separate space for each discussion, so different conversations will never get in each other's way. Teams of all sizes rely on Zulip - Fortune 500 companies, open-source projects, startups, and many others. Zulip is 100% open-source enterprise-grade software, self-hosted or in the cloud. Zulip can transform how your organization communicates: - Leaders can prioritize their time and batch-reply to messages, and thus effectively participate in the chat community. - More discussions can be moved from meetings and email to chat. - Individual contributors can do focused work instead of paging through GIFs making sure they don’t miss anything important. -Remote workers can participate in an equal way to people present in person. -Employees don’t need to be glued to their keyboard or phone in order to avoid missing out on important conversations. -Everyone saves a huge amount of wasted time and attention.
PiCloud
Acquisition in 2013
PiCloud is a leading provider of batch processing, high performance computing and scientific computing solutions. PiCloud has attracted thousands of developers worldwide with its elastic, easy to use, and lock-in free cloud computing platform. With PiCloud, users can instantly leverage the compute power of Amazon Web Services without having to manage, maintain, or configure virtual servers. By obviating server management, PiCloud enables rapid development and deployment of cloud technologies.
Sold
Acquisition in 2013
With a few pictures and a description of an item you wish to sell, Sold will price the item, sell it, handle the shipping, and deposit the customers funds directly into their bank account.
Foundry Hiring
Acquisition in 2013
Foundry Hiring is an online recruitment platform established in 2011 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in providing an applicant tracking system that enables organizations to efficiently manage their hiring processes. Its innovative application integrates with email, allowing businesses to import job applicants directly from emails, schedule interviews, and organize events related to the hiring process. Additionally, the platform tracks the status of applicants throughout the recruitment pipeline and facilitates feedback collection on interviewees, streamlining the overall recruitment experience for employers.
Endorse
Acquisition in 2013
Endorse enables consumer product companies to market at the individual shopper level and shoppers to earn rewards for staying loyal to their favorite brands. Endorse closes the online-to-offline purchase loop and ties an online brand to proven retail sales in the real world, whenever and wherever people shop.
TapEngage
Acquisition in 2013
TapEngage is a startup focused on enhancing tablet advertising by facilitating collaboration between advertisers and publishers. The company offers a platform specifically designed for tablet-optimized advertising, which includes tools for content and application development. This platform connects advertisers with a network of publishers and exchanges, streamlining the process of promoting users' tablet apps and websites. Through its innovative approach, TapEngage aims to improve the effectiveness of advertising on tablet devices, catering to the unique needs of both advertisers and publishers.
Mailbox
Acquisition in 2013
Mailbox is a completely redesigned inbox that makes email light, fast, and mobile-friendly. Quickly swipe messages to your archive or trash. Scan an entire conversation at once with chat-like organization. Snooze emails until later with the tap of a button — they’ll return to your inbox automatically so you can focus on what's important now. Mailbox checks your email from the cloud and delivers it to your phone securely. Now with Auto-swipe, Mailbox learns from your swipes and snoozes to automate common actions. Mute that conversation you don’t care about, snooze messages from your friend to this evening, or route all of your receipts to a list — automatically. Mailbox’s delightful UI and smart features make getting to zero — and staying there — a breeze. After you experience a clean inbox, you’ll wonder how you ever lived without it.
Snapjoy
Acquisition in 2012
Snapjoy is an online photo storage service that imports photos from anywhere and organizes them in a meaningful way. After uploading some photos, the app categorizes the photos for its user, using metadata to try to intelligently place the correct photos in each album. If the user uploads the same photo multiple times, Snapjoy ignores the duplicates. By default, everything uploaded to Snapjoy is private but users can still share photos with specific groups of friends, and if the users grant permission, friends can actually copy users’ photos into their own Snapjoy album. Snapjoy was launched in 2011 and is headquartered in Boulder, C.O.
Audiogalaxy
Acquisition in 2012
Audiogalaxy's cloud music makes all your music and playlists accessible to other computers and devices including Windows, Intel Mac, Android, and iOS devices. Audigoalaxy supports MP3, AAC, ALAC, FLAC, WMA, and OGG file formats. Audiogalaxy makes your music available to you wherever you are without the hassle of copying, syncing, or uploading your music. After creating an account Audiogalaxy will prompt you to install the Audiogalaxy Helper which will find your music and make it available to you to other devices and computers. You can also find people who have similar musical tastes and follow what hot music they are listening to.
Anchovi Labs
Acquisition in 2012
Anchovi Labs is developing a new way to organize, browse and share your personal photos.
Cove
Acquisition in 2012
Cove was a collaboration, coordination and communication product for organizations and communities. The company was acquired by [Dropbox](/organization/dropbox) to bring co-founders [Aditya Agarwal](/person/aditya-agarwal) and [Ruchi Sanghvi](/person/ruchi-sanghvi) to the Dropbox team.
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