WhatsApp is a mobile messaging service co-founded by Jan Koum and Brian Acton. Sequoia dates its investment relationship to 2011 and the company’s acquisition by Facebook to 2014.
The historical company and financing are the subject of the associated research. The service’s 2014 subscription model described there is not presented as its current business model. The linked reference is the historical investor’s portfolio record.
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From Don Valentine’s first fund to a permanent capital structure, a global separation and the AI boom, Sequoia’s history shows how long-term investing depends on repeatedly changing the institution behind it.
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