When was Blackberry founded?

Blackberry was founded in 1984 and raised its 1st funding round 36 years after it was founded.

Where is Blackberry located?

Blackberry is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada. It is registered at Irving, Texas.

How many employees does Blackberry have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Blackberry is 1987.

Is Blackberry a funded company?

Blackberry is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Post IPO round, raised on Jul 22, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Blackberry?

Blackberry's latest funding was a $***** Post IPO round on Nov 01, 2020, with participation from 0 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Blackberry?

Annual revenue of Blackberry is between $500M and $1B as on Feb 28, 2026

Where does Blackberry rank among its competitors?

Blackberry ranks 11th amongst 539 active competitors, of which 34 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Acronis, which secured $250M in Jul, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Blackberry?

Blackberry's top competitors include WhatsApp, Snapchat and SentinelOne. Among them, Acronis secured the most recent funding round in July, 2022.

Blackberry - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Developer of secure communication software and embedded operating systems. The company provides end-to-end encryption and zero-trust identity control for secure communications. It offers software deployable on-premises or in private sovereign cloud. The company develops foundational software for automotive systems. It delivers a secure real-time OS, hypervisor, and development tools.

Website: www.blackberry.com/en
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Registered Address: Irving, Texas

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1984

Location

Waterloo, Canada

Stage

Public

Latest Funding Round

Post IPO, Nov 01, 2020, $*****

Investors

27th Street Capital & 3 more

Ranked

11^th among 539 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$500M - $1B as on Feb 28, 2026

Employee Count

1,987 as on Aug 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

CorrActions & 36 more

Similar Companies

WhatsApp & 525 more

Exit Details

Public

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Blackberry is associated with 4 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
BLACKBERRY LIMITED CIN: 1563642 , Canada, Active	Feb 24, 2003	-	-	-
BLACKBERRY LTD CIN: 1070235 , United States, Active		$500M - $1B (As on Feb 28, 2026)	-	-
BLACKBERRY INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U51909DL2004PTC127902 , India, Active	Jul 27, 2004	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
BLACKBERRY CORPORATION CIN: 760638207 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	520 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Blackberry got listed on Oct 28, 1997.

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Blackberry has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 22, 2020. Blackberry has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Blackberry:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 01, 2020	3960583	Post IPO	8366152	6155152	9040539	6661751
Jul 22, 2020	8863611	Post IPO	1314249	8817919	3359142	Fairfax Financial Holdings

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The founders of Blackberry are Mike Lazaridis and John Daniell Hebert. Hank Riccitelli, Jenifer Vannoni and Matthew Talbot are the CEOs of Blackberry.

Here are the details of Blackberry's key team members:

Mike Lazaridis: Former Co-Founder of Blackberry and founder of 2 other companies, Quantum Valley Investments and Quantum Valley Investments. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
John Daniell Hebert: Co-Founder, MSX, Inc. of Blackberry and founder of 3 other companies, ARTISTdirect, Mec Studio and Metre.
Matthew Talbot: CEO of Blackberry.

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Blackberry's employee count trend

Blackberry has 1,987 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Blackberry's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Blackberry include WhatsApp, Snapchat and SentinelOne. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Blackberry, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	WhatsApp 2009, Menlo Park (United States), Acquired	Private messaging platform	$58.2M	Sequoia Capital, Dragon Gateway	83/100
2nd	Snapchat 2011, Los Angeles (United States), Public	Provider of multimedia messaging application	$2.62B	Benchmark, Kleiner Perkins & 61 others	82/100
3rd	SentinelOne 2013, Mountain View (United States), Public	Cloud based endpoint security solutions	$697M	Tiger Global Management, Insight Partners ... & 24 others	79/100
4th	F Secure 1988, Helsinki (Finland), Public	Provider of online security solutions including antivirus, VPN, and identity protection	-	Taaleri, Europa & 2 others	76/100
5th	Tanium 2007, Kirkland (United States), Series F	Enterprise endpoint security and management solutions	$1.06B	TPG, Andreessen Horowitz & 39 others	74/100
6th	Acronis 2003, Schaffhausen (Switzerland), Acquired	Provider of cyber protection solutions, including backup, disaster recovery, and cybersecurity	$658M	Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, BlackRock ... & 27 others	73/100
7th	imo 2005, Palo Alto (United States), Series B	Mobile application for video and audio calling	$23.5M	-	71/100
8th	Kik 2009, Santa Monica (United States), Acquired	Multimedia messaging app	$166M	Foundation Capital, Spark Capital & 16 others	71/100
9th	Signal 2018, Mountain View (United States), Seed	Provider of a platform for secure messaging	$50M	-	70/100
10th	Webroot 1997, Broomfield (United States), Acquired	Cybersecurity solutions for individuals, families, and businesses, ensuring digital life protection	$109M	HighGear Ventures, Harvest Growth Capital ... & 7 others	68/100
11th	Blackberry 1984, Waterloo (Canada), Public	Developer of secure communication software and embedded operating systems	-	27th Street Capital, RAA Capital & 2 others	73/100

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Blackberry has made 11 investments in companies including CorrActions and Cerebrumx Ai. Blackberry has also acquired 26 companies including Encription and Good Technology.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Apr 24, 2023	Investments	CorrActions	2019	Tel Aviv (Israel)
Apr 06, 2023	Investments	Cerebrumx Ai	2020	Princeton Junction (United States)
Feb 22, 2023	Investments	Electra Vehicles	2015	Boston (United States)