When was Zulip founded?

Zulip was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 5 years after it was founded.

Where is Zulip located?

Zulip is headquartered in Boston, United States.

How many employees does Zulip have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Zulip is 5.

Is Zulip a funded company?

Zulip is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jul 01, 2017.

When was the latest funding round of Zulip?

Zulip's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Sep 15, 2018, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Cybersecurity. In United States, the Cybersecurity sector has seen $7.01B in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Zulip rank among its competitors?

Zulip ranks 745th amongst 1865 active competitors, of which 245 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Pronto, which secured an undisclosed amount in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Zulip?

Zulip's top competitors include Vonage, Mitel and LumApps. Among them, Pronto secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Zulip - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Zulip is an acquired company based in Boston (United States), founded in 2012 by Tim Abbott, Jessica McKellar and Jeff Arnold. It operates as a Workplace chat application for desktop and mobile. Zulip has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 1865 active competitors, including 245 funded and 179 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Vonage, Mitel and LumApps.

Company Details

Zulip was a maker of workplace chat solution for desktop and mobile. Zulip had created a suite of application for Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, and Android, which allowed users to share both public and private messages with their co-workers. Public messages would appear in “streams” related to the topic at hand, like “Design,” “Sales,” “Support,” and more, for example. In March 2014, Dropbox acquired Zulip.

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Founded Year

2012

Location

Boston, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Sep 15, 2018, $*****

Investors

National Science Foundation

Ranked

745^th among 1865 active competitors

Employee Count

5 as on Jul 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Vonage & 1802 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Dropbox (Mar 17, 2014)

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Zulip is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
KANDRA LABS, INC. CIN: 611793085 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	8 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Zulip got acquired by Dropbox on Mar 17, 2014.

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Zulip has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 01, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Sep 15, 2018 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Zulip has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Zulip:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 15, 2018	6491522	Grant (prize money)	7497558	6633316	7924371	6784815
Jul 01, 2017	8156806	Grant (prize money)	5919030	1300547	3511114	National Science Foundation

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The founders of Zulip are Tim Abbott, Jessica McKellar and Jeff Arnold.

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

Tim Abbott: Co-founder of Zulip and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Jessica McKellar: Co-founder of Zulip.
Jeff Arnold: Co-founder of Zulip.

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Zulip's employee count trend

Zulip has 5 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Zulip's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Zulip include Vonage, Mitel and LumApps. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Zulip, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Vonage 2001, Holmdel (United States), Acquired	Provider of contact center business communication solutions	$645M	New Enterprise Associates, 3i Group & 15 others	74/100
2nd	Mitel 1973, Ottawa (Canada), Acquired	Cloud based platform for unified communication management	$1.01M	August Capital, Francisco Partners & 3 others	74/100
3rd	LumApps 2012, Tassin la Demi Lune (France), Acquired	Cloud based employee communication platform provider	$102M	Idinvest Partners, Goldman Sachs & 6 others	74/100
4th	Fuze 2006, Boston (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based unified communication software provider	$543M	Summit Partners, Wellington & 16 others	71/100
5th	Goldcast 2020, Cambridge (United States), Acquired	Cloud based platform offering virtual event management solutions	$42M	WestBridge Capital, Underscore VC & 17 others	71/100
6th	Signal 2018, Mountain View (United States), Seed	Provider of a platform for secure messaging	$50M	-	70/100
7th	VBrick Systems 1998, Herndon (United States), Series F	Video over IP solutions for enterprises	$48.5M	Morgan Stanley, Graystone Ventures & 8 others	69/100
8th	Intermedia 1995, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based unified communication management solution provider	$5.2M	Section Partners, Northleaf & 3 others	68/100
9th	Pronto 2018, Lehi (United States), Series B	Developer of mobile communication software for teams in various industries	$7.5M	Origin Ventures, SEVA & 6 others	66/100
10th	Spike 2014, Herzliya (Israel), Series A	Provider of enterprise cybersecurity solutions	$13M	NFX, Insight Partners & 6 others	65/100
745th	Zulip 2012, Boston (United States), Acquired	Workplace chat application for desktop and mobile	-	National Science Foundation	26/100