Webex - About the company
Webex is an acquired company based in San Jose (United States), founded in 1995 by Subrah S Iyar and Min Zhu. It operates as a Provider of solutions for virtual meetings and training sessions. Webex has raised $25M in funding from investors like Summit Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Walden International, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 1470 active competitors, including 152 funded and 96 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Atlassian, Asana and monday.com.
Company Details
Provider of solutions for virtual meetings and training sessions. It provides webinars, cloud calling, screen sharing, conference call management, video conferencing, team collaboration, cognitive collaboration, meeting content management, meeting analytics, webinar organizing, and more. The capabilities include file sharing, meeting recording, noise reduction, real-time translations, and gesture detection to automate meeting chores. It also creates polls and subtitles. It also offers an AI assistant by providing assistance with notes, highlights, follow ups, and language translations. It is a tool available on the subscription-based pricing model.
- Website
- www.webex.com/
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- 170 W TASMAN DR SAN JOSE CA 95134
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1995
Location
San Jose, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$25M in 1 round
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Mar 15, 2007
Investors
Ranked
11th among 1470 active competitors
Employee Count
26,200 as on Jul 31, 2019
Exit Details
Acquired by Cisco (Mar 15, 2007)
Legal entities associated with Webex
Webex is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CISCO WEBEX LLC CIN: 3217316 , United States, Active | Nov 09, 2010 | - | 26200 (As on Jul 31, 2019) | - |
Webex's acquisition details
Webex got acquired by Cisco on Mar 15, 2007 at an acquisition amount of $3.2B. It was facilitated by ASK Equity and Zarian Capital.
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Webex's funding and investors
Webex has raised a total funding of $25M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Dec 12, 1999 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Webex has 5 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Webex:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 12, 1999 | 6443944 | Series C | 9943768 | 1906628 | 7660182 | 2769025 |
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Webex's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Webex's key team members:
- Subrah S Iyar: Chairman, CEO, Co-Founder of Webex and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
- Min Zhu: Former Co-Founder of Webex.
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Webex's employee count trend
Webex has 26,200 employees as of Jul 19. The total employee count is 4.0% more than what it was in Jul 18. Here is Webex's employee count trend over the years:
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Webex's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Webex include Atlassian, Asana and monday.com. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Webex, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Developer of collaboration software and tools for various professional teams | $210M | 86/100 | ||
2nd | Asana 2008, San Francisco (United States), Public | Cloud-based platform offering project management software | $453M | 79/100 | |
3rd | monday.com 2012, Tel Aviv (Israel), Public | Cloud-based platform offering suite solutions for project management | $235M | 79/100 | |
4th | Clickup 2016, Palo Alto (United States), Series C | Developer of a platform providing project management and team collaboration | $535M | 77/100 | |
5th | Coda 2014, San Francisco (United States), Acquired | Document Collaboration Tool | $240M | 77/100 | |
6th | Cisco 1984, San Jose (United States), Public | Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions | $2.5M | 77/100 | |
7th | Imperva 2002, Redwood City (United States), Acquired | Provider of application and data security solutions for threat protection | $54M | 77/100 | |
8th | Symantec 1982, Mountain View (United States), Acquired | Enterprise security solution suite | - | 76/100 | |
9th | Symphony 2014, New York City (United States), Series E | Compliance management solutions for financial institutions | $461M | 76/100 | |
10th | Provider of cloud-based business software suite for diverse operational requirements | - | - | 76/100 | |
11th | Webex 1995, San Jose (United States), Acquired | Provider of solutions for virtual meetings and training sessions | $25M | 75/100 |
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Webex's Investments and acquisitions
Webex has acquired 2 companies including Intranets and Presenter. Webex has not made any investments as of now.News related to Webex
Media has covered Webex for a total of 9 events in the last 1 year, 4 of them have been about partnerships and 3 about company updates.
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Pindrop Partners With Webex by Cisco for Deepfake Fraud Detection in Webex Pulse for MeetingsBiometricUpdate.com•Oct 22, 2025•Pindrop Security, Webex, Cisco
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SmartViz integrates with Webex by Cisco for building performance optimizationSme Bulletin•Oct 21, 2025•SmartViz, Webex
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True North explores sale of stake in Integrace, domestic formulations platform.Moneycontrol•Sep 30, 2025•True North, Temasek, Webex
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London’s AI Startup Camera Intelligence Secures €1.7 Million in FundingStartup Rise EU•Sep 02, 2025•F4 Fund, Betaworks, Camera Intelligence, Digital Catapult and 1 other
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SIPPIO Integrates with Cisco Webex: Streamlining Voice for IT TeamsUC Today•Jun 17, 2025•Sippio, Webex
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Webex Contact Center Integrates with Epic to Enhance Patient ExperienceHIT Consultant•Mar 03, 2025•Webex, Epic Games
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