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Which company did Jan Koum co-found in 2009, which Facebook later acquired for $19 billion?
Answer
Jan Koum co-founded WhatsApp in 2009 with Brian Acton. Facebook acquired it in February 2014 for approximately $19 billion, the largest acquisition in tech history at the time.
💡 Did you know?
WhatsApp was created to allow users to send messages without paying per-SMS fees, making it revolutionary for international communication.
Other options people guess
- Telegram
- Signal
- Viber
Topics
- messaging
- acquisitions
- startups
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