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Dropbox

Dropbox is a file hosting service operated by the American company Dropbox, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software. Dropbox was founded in 2007 by MIT students Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi as a startup company, with initial funding from seed accelerator Y…

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Founded
May 2007; 19 years ago (2007-05)
Founders
Drew Houston · Arash Ferdowsi
Industry
Cloud storage · File hosting
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Formerly
Evenflow, Inc. (2007–2009)
Key people
Drew Houston (CEO) · Tim Regan (CFO)

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Dropbox Paper

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Dropbox

Nodes131
Edges130
Triples234
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
Components1

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Dropbox

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related to Reception · 25
Dropbox → Alex Ahlund, Android, Apple, Arash Ferdowsi, Ars Technica, Best Internet Application, Business Insider, CEO, Combinator's, Crunchie Award, Dropbox's, Editor's Choice Award, Founders Drew Houston, In, In January, Inc, It, Jason Hiner, Mac Design Awards, Macworld's
related to Concept · 18
Dropbox → Android, Apple, April, Both Mailbox, Carousel, December, Dropbox Basic, Dropbox Carousel, Dropbox Paper, Dropbox's, For, In March, In October, Linux, Mailbox, Microsoft Windows, The, Windows Phone
related to Dropbox Paper · 18
Dropbox → Aimed, Android, April, August, Dropbox Notes, Dropbox Paper, Dropbox's, Google, Google Docs, Hackpad, In April, In January, In October, Microsoft, Mobile, Project Composer, Rob Baesman, TechCrunch
related to history · 15
Dropbox → Combinator, Domains, Drew Houston, Dropbox's, Evenflow, Houston, In October, Inc, May, MIT, October, Owing, Proxy, TechCrunch Disrupt, USB
related to Acquisitions · 14
Dropbox → April, Audiogalaxy, Carousel, December, Dropbox Paper, Endorse, Hackpad, In April, In July, July, Loom, Snapjoy, TapEngage, The
related to Offices · 14
Dropbox → As, Brannan Street, China Basin Landing, Dublin, February, In December, Ireland, July, Market Street, Not, November, San Francisco, The Dropbox, United States
related to Platforms · 14
Dropbox → Android, Apple, As, Camera Uploads, Dropbox's, It, January, Linux, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows, SD, Users, Windows, Windows Phone
related to Privacy and security concerns · 14
Dropbox → As, August, Dropbox's, Edward Snowden, February, Internet, January, July, June, National Security Agency's PRISM, NSA, Privacy Policy, SSL, While Dropbox
related to Company partnerships · 10
Dropbox → Android, Facebook, Facebook Groups, In, In November, In September, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Samsung, Samsung's
related to Leadership change · 10
Dropbox → Alkarmi, Ashraf Alkarmi, CEO, Drew Houston, Google, Houston, In May, July, Mike Torres, The

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DropboxFormerlyEvenflow, Inc. (2007–2009)1.00infobox
DropboxFoundedMay 2007; 19 years ago (2007-05)1.00infobox
DropboxFoundersDrew Houston1.00infobox
DropboxFoundersArash Ferdowsi1.00infobox
DropboxHeadquartersSan Francisco, California, U.S.1.00infobox
DropboxIndustryCloud storage1.00infobox
DropboxIndustryFile hosting1.00infobox
DropboxKey peopleDrew Houston (CEO)1.00infobox
DropboxKey peopleTim Regan (CFO)1.00infobox
DropboxNet incomeUS$452 million (2024)1.00infobox
DropboxNumber of employees2,204 (2024)1.00infobox
DropboxOperating incomeUS$486 million (2024)1.00infobox
DropboxProductsCloud storage1.00infobox
DropboxProductsFile synchronization1.00infobox
DropboxProductsPersonal cloud1.00infobox
DropboxProductsClient software1.00infobox
DropboxRevenueUS$2.55 billion (2024)1.00infobox
DropboxTotal assetsUS$3.33 billion (2024)1.00infobox
DropboxTotal equityUS$−752.4 million (2024)1.00infobox
DropboxTraded asNasdaq: DBX (Class A)1.00infobox
DropboxTraded asS&P 400 component1.00infobox
DropboxTypePublic1.00infobox
Dropboxfounded in20070.95text
Dropboxfounded byMIT students Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi as a startup company0.90text
Dropboxis afile hosting service operated by the American company Dropbox0.90text

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