Greylock

Greylock Partners is a venture capital firm established in 1965 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in Wellesley and San Francisco. The firm specializes in investing across various stages, with a strong emphasis on seed, series A and B, and growth capital investments, particularly in consumer and enterprise software sectors. Greylock focuses on sectors such as advertising, fintech, gaming, healthcare, cloud/SaaS, data analytics, and biotechnology, among others. The firm typically invests between $50,000 and $500,000 in seed-stage companies, $1 million to $10 million in early-stage ventures, and between $25 million and $200 million in later-stage companies. Greylock prefers to take board seats in its portfolio companies and actively seeks to invest in businesses based in the United States, India, China, Europe, and Israel. Its notable investments include companies that have redefined markets, such as Airbnb, Dropbox, and LinkedIn.

Asheem Chandna

Partner

Jerry Chen

General Partner

Mike Duboe

General Partner

Roger Evans

Partner

William Helman

Partner

Bob Henderson

Special Limited Partner

William Kaiser

Partner

John Lilly

Venture Partner

Josh Mcfarland

Partner

Sridhar Ramaswamy

Venture Partner

Jason Risch

Investor

Dave Strohm

Partner

Mustafa Suleyman

Venture Partner

Don Sullivan

Administrative Partner

David Sze

General Partner

David Thacker

General Partner

Past deals in Messaging

Lapse

Series A in 2024
Lapse is a social disposable camera app. The app lets close groups recreate the magic of old-school disposable cameras by taking 36 snaps to ‘rolls’ in private group chats.

Postscript

Series C in 2022
Postscript is an eCommerce SMS platform that facilitates communication between brands and their customers through text message marketing. By allowing users to create and manage SMS marketing campaigns, the platform helps businesses engage effectively with their audience. It offers features such as detailed analytics and message automation based on customer interactions, which assist in optimizing campaigns for better sales outcomes. Postscript aims to address the challenges of declining email engagement by providing a more direct and customizable marketing channel through SMS, thereby enhancing customer engagement and driving revenue growth for eCommerce businesses.

Magical

Series A in 2022
Magical is a productivity app that empowers anyone to slash through repetitive tasks in seconds by effortlessly moving data between any site you work with. With a simple keystroke, Magical automates mundane tasks like messaging, data entry, sourcing, and prospecting workflows. Unlike existing automation solutions that are expensive, clunky, and require a technical team to set up, Magical is designed for non-technical users, offering a simple, user-enabled solution that works across any app.

Postscript

Series B in 2021
Postscript is an eCommerce SMS platform that facilitates communication between brands and their customers through text message marketing. By allowing users to create and manage SMS marketing campaigns, the platform helps businesses engage effectively with their audience. It offers features such as detailed analytics and message automation based on customer interactions, which assist in optimizing campaigns for better sales outcomes. Postscript aims to address the challenges of declining email engagement by providing a more direct and customizable marketing channel through SMS, thereby enhancing customer engagement and driving revenue growth for eCommerce businesses.

Magical

Seed Round in 2020
Magical is a productivity app that empowers anyone to slash through repetitive tasks in seconds by effortlessly moving data between any site you work with. With a simple keystroke, Magical automates mundane tasks like messaging, data entry, sourcing, and prospecting workflows. Unlike existing automation solutions that are expensive, clunky, and require a technical team to set up, Magical is designed for non-technical users, offering a simple, user-enabled solution that works across any app.

Crew

Series C in 2018
The crew is a communications app that keeps everyone on the same page about everything work-related. The crew gives companies and frontline employees a new way to communicate, stay engaged, and be more successful. Unlike collaboration software that has evolved around the needs of office workers, Crew is the first communications app designed specifically for the millions of workers who don’t have ready access to effective communication technology on the job. From store clerks, restaurant managers, coaches, to pharmacists, nurses, and first responders, thousands of teams across every industry use Crew to help their businesses and organizations run more smoothly.

Crew

Series B in 2017
The crew is a communications app that keeps everyone on the same page about everything work-related. The crew gives companies and frontline employees a new way to communicate, stay engaged, and be more successful. Unlike collaboration software that has evolved around the needs of office workers, Crew is the first communications app designed specifically for the millions of workers who don’t have ready access to effective communication technology on the job. From store clerks, restaurant managers, coaches, to pharmacists, nurses, and first responders, thousands of teams across every industry use Crew to help their businesses and organizations run more smoothly.

Discord

Series D in 2017
Discord is a communication platform that provides voice, video, and text services for individuals and communities to connect and interact. Initially designed for gamers, it has since expanded its user base to include various groups such as hiking clubs, art communities, and study groups. The platform enables seamless communication through voice-over-internet protocol and instant messaging, accessible on both desktop and mobile devices. This versatility allows users to engage with friends and communities effectively, whether for leisure or collaborative activities, without compromising performance during gaming or other online interactions.

Vina

Seed Round in 2016
Vina, Inc. is a company dedicated to empowering women through its networking and communication platform, which facilitates connections, encouragement, and celebration among users. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, Vina operates primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. The platform allows users to chat, post content, take quizzes, comment, and share photos, fostering an environment where women can support one another and showcase their achievements. In addition to its core offerings, Vina is also known for LadyBrag.com, a website designed to inspire women to recognize and share their successes, alongside the Hey! VINA app, which serves as a social networking tool for women seeking to make new friends.

PullString

Series D in 2016
PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing interactive applications allowing users to engage in conversation with digital and physical characters. The company's primary offering, the PullString Platform, provides a comprehensive authoring environment, artificial intelligence capabilities, and conversation analytics, catering to various industries such as entertainment, customer service, gaming, and more. This platform supports major conversational channels including Facebook Messenger, Amazon Alexa, and others, enabling the creation of engaging experiences like Call of Duty’s Lt Reyes and Hello Barbie. Founded in 2011 as ToyTalk, PullString has transformed the landscape of computer conversation through its innovative blend of design and technology, allowing organizations to collaboratively develop and publish dynamic voice applications. The company rebranded to PullString in 2016 and has secured significant funding to further its mission in the realm of conversational experiences.

Discord

Series C in 2016
Discord is a communication platform that provides voice, video, and text services for individuals and communities to connect and interact. Initially designed for gamers, it has since expanded its user base to include various groups such as hiking clubs, art communities, and study groups. The platform enables seamless communication through voice-over-internet protocol and instant messaging, accessible on both desktop and mobile devices. This versatility allows users to engage with friends and communities effectively, whether for leisure or collaborative activities, without compromising performance during gaming or other online interactions.

Beep

Seed Round in 2016
Beep is a fully loaded chat app for the younger generation that allows you to add creativity and fun to your voice messages.

Hyper Travel

Seed Round in 2016
Hyper Travel is a travel technology company that offers a personal travel concierge service through a chat-based application. This service allows individual travelers and businesses to efficiently manage their travel needs, from research and planning to booking and in-destination assistance. Users can communicate with dedicated concierges who handle requests via real-time chat, text, SMS, or email, ensuring a seamless travel experience. By simplifying the travel planning process, Hyper Travel enables clients to focus on their priorities while saving time and money on their journeys.

Sochat

Seed Round in 2015
Sochat is an iOS and Android mobile messaging application and connection platform. It allows its users to publish groups nearby with a PIN to quickly gather up and share GIFs, photos, videos, disappearing messages, and drawings among its users. It also allows sending songs and YouTube videos, play rock paper scissors game, and poll friends and groups. Sochat is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 2014 by Lukens Orthwein.

Quip

Series B in 2015
Quip is a living document platform that combines docs, spreadsheets, and communication all in one to help teams get work done faster and smarter. Enabling a frictionless workflow for creating and iterating on living documents, Quip was built for the way people work today -- across a variety of devices and locations. Quip's simple interface combines documents and messages into a single chat-like "thread" of updates, making collaboration immediate and easy. Quip lets you work with people, not files. Some of Quip's customers include Facebook, New Relic, Instacart, Al Jazeera, Product Hunt, and Pinterest, among others. Quip was founded in 2012 by Bret Taylor and Kevin Gibbs. Bret and Kevin have created and worked on some of the world's most widely-used tech products, including Google Maps, Google App Engine and Facebook. Quip is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Telepathic

Seed Round in 2015
Telepathic, Inc., operating under the brand name Hooked, is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2014 that focuses on innovative storytelling for young audiences. The company has developed a mobile reading application that presents stories in the format of text message conversations, aimed at making reading engaging for teens. Recognizing a significant opportunity in the mass-market fiction space, Telepathic seeks to create a mobile-first experience that appeals to the Snapchat generation. In addition to its flagship product, Hooked, the company has also developed AutoRap, a music application that has reached a wide audience. Telepathic's founders, Prerna Gupta and Parag Chordia, bring extensive experience from the mobile app industry and have a vision to expand storytelling across various platforms, including apps, video, and virtual reality.

Handwriting.io

Series A in 2015
Handwriting.io is a technology company that offers a platform for digital handwriting, allowing businesses to integrate personalized handwritten messages into their mobile apps, desktop applications, and websites. By creating digital versions of handwriting, the company enables users to send printed notes or personalized emails that enhance communication and strengthen brand identity. This platform not only helps businesses increase sales but also fosters more authentic interactions with customers, employees, and the media. Additionally, Handwriting.io provides a messaging solution that allows for customized, animated messages featuring unique handwriting styles and effects, transforming the chat experience with real 3D handwriting.

PullString

Series C in 2014
PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing interactive applications allowing users to engage in conversation with digital and physical characters. The company's primary offering, the PullString Platform, provides a comprehensive authoring environment, artificial intelligence capabilities, and conversation analytics, catering to various industries such as entertainment, customer service, gaming, and more. This platform supports major conversational channels including Facebook Messenger, Amazon Alexa, and others, enabling the creation of engaging experiences like Call of Duty’s Lt Reyes and Hello Barbie. Founded in 2011 as ToyTalk, PullString has transformed the landscape of computer conversation through its innovative blend of design and technology, allowing organizations to collaboratively develop and publish dynamic voice applications. The company rebranded to PullString in 2016 and has secured significant funding to further its mission in the realm of conversational experiences.

Path

Series C in 2014
Path is a mobile photo-sharing and messaging service for building personal social networks with up to 150 contacts. Currently Path Places. Path Talk and Path sold to Daum Kakao May 28, 2015. Path brings people closer together. Guided by the belief that mobile technology will fundamentally change the cultural, social, and economic landscape, Path focuses on simplicity, quality, and privacy to provide the best mobile personal networking service in the world. Path was designed with the people they love, closest friends, and family in mind.

Leo

Seed Round in 2013
Leo is the fastest and easiest way to share moments of your life with family and friends. Connect with your favorite people through short-lived photos, videos and texts, captured in the moment. Messages disappear a few seconds after viewing them.

Quip

Series A in 2013
Quip is a living document platform that combines docs, spreadsheets, and communication all in one to help teams get work done faster and smarter. Enabling a frictionless workflow for creating and iterating on living documents, Quip was built for the way people work today -- across a variety of devices and locations. Quip's simple interface combines documents and messages into a single chat-like "thread" of updates, making collaboration immediate and easy. Quip lets you work with people, not files. Some of Quip's customers include Facebook, New Relic, Instacart, Al Jazeera, Product Hunt, and Pinterest, among others. Quip was founded in 2012 by Bret Taylor and Kevin Gibbs. Bret and Kevin have created and worked on some of the world's most widely-used tech products, including Google Maps, Google App Engine and Facebook. Quip is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

MessageMe

Series A in 2013
Messageme.com is to provide an emotionally engaging communication experience that's fun, lightweight and ubiquitous. Messaging revolves around a simple loop: users send messages and respond to messages. Social gaming showed that there are ways to tweak the experience around this loop to increase its performance drastically by influencing the emotions surrounding reciprocal interactions. They believe there is a large opportunity to provide a new level of engagement and excitement in messaging apps by applying these techniques and philosophies. MessageMe had also been courted by Snapchat as well as an app maker out of Europe, Truecaller. And, after earnouts, the price that Yahoo paid to acqui-hire MessageMe is between $30 million and $40 million.

MessageMe

Seed Round in 2013
Messageme.com is to provide an emotionally engaging communication experience that's fun, lightweight and ubiquitous. Messaging revolves around a simple loop: users send messages and respond to messages. Social gaming showed that there are ways to tweak the experience around this loop to increase its performance drastically by influencing the emotions surrounding reciprocal interactions. They believe there is a large opportunity to provide a new level of engagement and excitement in messaging apps by applying these techniques and philosophies. MessageMe had also been courted by Snapchat as well as an app maker out of Europe, Truecaller. And, after earnouts, the price that Yahoo paid to acqui-hire MessageMe is between $30 million and $40 million.

PullString

Series B in 2012
PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing interactive applications allowing users to engage in conversation with digital and physical characters. The company's primary offering, the PullString Platform, provides a comprehensive authoring environment, artificial intelligence capabilities, and conversation analytics, catering to various industries such as entertainment, customer service, gaming, and more. This platform supports major conversational channels including Facebook Messenger, Amazon Alexa, and others, enabling the creation of engaging experiences like Call of Duty’s Lt Reyes and Hello Barbie. Founded in 2011 as ToyTalk, PullString has transformed the landscape of computer conversation through its innovative blend of design and technology, allowing organizations to collaboratively develop and publish dynamic voice applications. The company rebranded to PullString in 2016 and has secured significant funding to further its mission in the realm of conversational experiences.

Path

Series B in 2012
Path is a mobile photo-sharing and messaging service for building personal social networks with up to 150 contacts. Currently Path Places. Path Talk and Path sold to Daum Kakao May 28, 2015. Path brings people closer together. Guided by the belief that mobile technology will fundamentally change the cultural, social, and economic landscape, Path focuses on simplicity, quality, and privacy to provide the best mobile personal networking service in the world. Path was designed with the people they love, closest friends, and family in mind.

PullString

Series A in 2011
PullString, Inc. is an entertainment and technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing interactive applications allowing users to engage in conversation with digital and physical characters. The company's primary offering, the PullString Platform, provides a comprehensive authoring environment, artificial intelligence capabilities, and conversation analytics, catering to various industries such as entertainment, customer service, gaming, and more. This platform supports major conversational channels including Facebook Messenger, Amazon Alexa, and others, enabling the creation of engaging experiences like Call of Duty’s Lt Reyes and Hello Barbie. Founded in 2011 as ToyTalk, PullString has transformed the landscape of computer conversation through its innovative blend of design and technology, allowing organizations to collaboratively develop and publish dynamic voice applications. The company rebranded to PullString in 2016 and has secured significant funding to further its mission in the realm of conversational experiences.

CipherTrust

Series B in 2004
CipherTrust, Inc. specializes in providing comprehensive messaging security solutions aimed at mitigating both inbound and outbound threats to corporate messaging systems. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, the company offers layered security measures to combat various risks, including spam, viruses, intrusions, spyware, and phishing. Additionally, CipherTrust's solutions address compliance violations and protect a range of messaging protocols, such as email, instant messaging, and file transfers. The company serves a diverse clientele, including government organizations as well as small and medium-sized businesses, and has established a global presence with offices in multiple countries, including the United States, Hong Kong, France, and Australia.
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