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WhatsApp

WhatsApp was founded in 2009 in Mountain View, USA by Brian Acton and Jan Koum. It is a Software & IT company that was later acquired.

Cross-platform messaging and voice-over-IP service.

Acquired Founded 2009 Mountain View USA Software & IT
Acquired by Facebook.

WhatsApp founders & co-founders

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Where its founders came from

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The companies and labs that produced WhatsApp’s founders.

What happened to WhatsApp’s founders and alumni

4 companies

People who worked at or founded WhatsApp and went on to start their own companies.

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