Gupshup was founded in 2004 by Beerud Sheth, Dr Milind R Agarwal, and Rakesh Mathur. Following a $240 million funding round in 2021, Sheth told reporters that ""we want to build relationships with these large investors because they can help us in a future IPO.""
Gupshup is a conversational messaging platform that provides messaging tools to businesses. Additionally, the company offers an SMS-based social network for consumers. The company made 5 acquisitions between 2021 and 2022, including of Active.ai and OneDirect. Gupshup has raised more than $450 million in venture capital funding from investors such as Fidelity Management, Tiger Global, and White Oak Global Advisors. The company was valued at $1.4 billion in after Tiger Global contributed $100 million in fresh capital in 2021.
These comments should not be interpreted to mean that the company is formally pursuing or foregoing an IPO.
Funding Date | Share Class | Amount Raised | Price per Share | Post-Money Valuation | Key Investors | |
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07/28/2021 | Series F | $350MM | $xx.xx | $1.62B | Fidelity, Harbor Spring Capital, Malabar Investment, Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, Think Investments, Tiger Global Management, White Oak | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
15,307,098
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
5.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Fidelity, Harbor Spring Capital, Malabar Investment, Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers, Think Investments, Tiger Global Management, White Oak
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09/01/2011 | Series E | $10MM | $xx.xx | $201.92MM | Charles River Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Helion Ventures, Tenaya Capital | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,932,936
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
5.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Charles River Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Helion Ventures, Tenaya Capital
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02/26/2010 | Series D | $12.08MM | $xx.xx | $79.6MM | Undisclosed Investors | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
8,940,388
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
5.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Undisclosed Investors
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10/07/2008 | Series C | $12.33MM | $xx.xx | $44.87MM | Crv, Globespan Capital Partners, Helion Venture Partners | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
15,952,356
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
5.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Crv, Globespan Capital Partners, Helion Venture Partners
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01/31/2007 | Series B | $12.75MM | $xx.xx | $248.9MM | Cambrian Ventures, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,891,151
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
5.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Cambrian Ventures, Hummer Winblad Venture Partners
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06/06/2005 | Series A | $524,999.08 | $xx.xx | $64.57MM | Cambrian Ventures, Tenaya Capital | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
1,359,045
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
5.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Cambrian Ventures, Tenaya Capital
|
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06/06/2005 | Series A-1 | $2.47MM | $xx.xx | $64.57MM | Undisclosed Investors | |
Price per Share
$xx.xx
Shares Outstanding
2,147,589
Liquidation Pref Order
1
Liquidation Pref As Multiplier
1.0x
Conversion Ratio
1.0x
Dividend Rate
5.0%
Cumulative
Non-cumulative
Participating
Non-participating
Participation Cap
--
Key Investors
Undisclosed Investors
|