When was TokBox founded?

TokBox was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is TokBox located?

TokBox is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does TokBox have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at TokBox is 6.

Is TokBox a funded company?

TokBox is a funded company, having raised a total of $26M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Oct 15, 2007.

When was the latest funding round of TokBox?

TokBox's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Nov 15, 2010, with participation from 3 investors.

Where does TokBox rank among its competitors?

TokBox ranks 55th amongst 225 active competitors, of which 25 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Bird, which secured $450M in Sep, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of TokBox?

TokBox's top competitors include RingCentral, Agora and Twilio. Among them, Bird secured the most recent funding round in September, 2026.

TokBox - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is TokBox an acquired company?

TokBox got acquired by Vonage on Aug 01, 2018.

TokBox is an acquired company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2007 by Ron Hose. It operates as a WebRTC API & SDK's Provider. TokBox has raised $26M in funding. The company has 225 active competitors, including 25 funded and 49 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like RingCentral, Agora and Twilio.

Company Details

TokBox is a PaaS (Platform as a Service) company that provides hosted infrastructure; APIs; and tools required to deliver enterprise based WebRTC capabilities. It offers opentok platform that provides mobile and web SDK's, archiving, messaging, screen sharing, co-browsing, call recording. Developers can embed upto 20 participants in a video conference directly into website for collaboration services. Some of its customers include Major League Baseball, Diet Coke, Ford, Doritos, Bridgestone and Double Robotics. It was acquired by Telefónica Digital, a subsidiary of Telefónica, in October 2012.

Website: tokbox.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$26M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Nov 15, 2010, $*****

Investors

Y Ventures & 7 more

Ranked

55^th among 225 active competitors

Employee Count

6 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

RingCentral & 263 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Vonage (Aug 01, 2018)

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TokBox is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Tokbox, Inc. CIN: 26-0306110 , United States, Active	Jul 28, 2015	-	-	-

TokBox got acquired by Vonage on Aug 01, 2018 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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TokBox has raised a total funding of $26M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 15, 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Nov 15, 2010 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. TokBox has 8 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of TokBox:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 15, 2010	6653003	Series C	2764438	6563350	1213669	6012342
Aug 07, 2008	8155649	Series B	1594192	2206270	3911778	Bain Capital Ventures & 1 more
Oct 15, 2007	3737085	Series A	4648810	1890679	9545529	Sequoia Capital & 1 more

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The founders of TokBox is Ron Hose.

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

Ron Hose: Co-Founder and CTO of TokBox and founder of 2 other companies, Coins and Coins.ph. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.

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TokBox's employee count trend

TokBox has 6 employees as of Jul 26. Here is TokBox's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of TokBox include RingCentral, Agora and Twilio. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of TokBox, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	RingCentral 1999, Belmont (United States), Acquired	Cloud based platform offering unified communication solutions	$44M	IVP, Altimeter Capital & 59 others	86/100
2nd	Agora 2014, Guangzhou (China), Public	Cloud based customer engagement platform	$55M	Coatue, Morningside & 16 others	79/100
3rd	Twilio 2008, San Francisco (United States), Public	Cloud based omnichannel communication and customer engagement platform	$240M	T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments & 40 others	78/100
4th	Vonage 2001, Holmdel (United States), Acquired	Provider of contact center business communication solutions	$645M	New Enterprise Associates, 3i Group & 16 others	75/100
5th	Route Mobile 2004, Mumbai (India), Acquired	Provider of cloud communication platform as a service (CPaaS) solutions	$23M	Krisharya Trust, Goldman Sachs & 12 others	73/100
6th	Avaya 2000, Durham (United States), Public	Cloud based unified communication software	$401M	Warburg Pincus, ValueAct Capital & 5 others	72/100
7th	8x8 1987, Campbell (United States), Acquired	Provider of cloud communications solutions	-	Francisco Partners, Herald Investment Management ... & 2 others	69/100
8th	LINK Mobility 1993, Oslo (Norway), Public	Provider of cloud communications platform offering messaging solutions and related tools	-	HarbourVest Partners, Herald Investment Management ... & 2 others	66/100
9th	Bandwidth 1999, Raleigh (United States), Public	Cloud-based enterprise collaboration platform for VoIP communication management	$21.9M	Carmichael Partners, De Anda Capital & 5 others	66/100
10th	Bird 2011, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Series C	Cloud based CRM software for businesses	$1B	Spark Capital, Accel & 22 others	64/100
55th	TokBox 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	WebRTC API & SDK's Provider	$26M	Y Ventures, Dot Edu Ventures & 6 others	40/100