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Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Zoom raised.
The transaction that ended Zoom's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | IPO | Apr 2019 | $356.8m | Women's Agenda, Startup Daily (Tue 19 Nov 2024), Startup Daily (Sun 6 Sep 2020) |
Companies Zoom acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Yuan | Founder and CEO | Startup Daily (Tue 19 Nov 2024), Startup Daily (Mon 26 Jul 2021), Startup Daily (Sun 6 Sep 2020) |
| Kelly Steckelberg | CFO (former) | techtimes.com, Tech Funding News - Australia, Startup Daily (Thu 3 Apr 2025), Women's Agenda, Startup Daily (Tue 19 Nov 2024) |
| Michael Chetner | Head of APAC (former) | Our Innovation Fund |
Stories naming Zoom. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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