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Websiteebuddy.com
Blogblog.ebuddy.com
Twitter@ebuddy
CategoryMobile/Wireless
Phone+31 20 514 1420
Emailfeedback@ebuddy.com
Employees60
Founded9/03
Descriptionweb and mobile messaging

Offices

Global Headquarters
Keizersgracht 585
Amsterdam, 1017 DR, NLD
US Headquarters
555 Post St.
San Francisco, CA, 94102
USA
UK office

People

Co-founder
CEO, Co-founder
CFO
COO
VP Products & Marketing
VP Products and Marketing
Director Carrier Relations
Director Mobile
investor

Former People

COO, Co-founder
Sales and Channel Development
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
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Funding

TOTAL $15.9M
FUNDING TOTAL $15.9M
Series A, 10/06
Lowland Capital Partners
€5M
Series B, 2/08
Prime Ventures
€6.5M

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eBuddy

eBuddy is a web-based messenger service that allows you to chat with your MSN, Yahoo and AIM contacts on one page. They also have a mobile browser for accessing your contacts on your mobile. eBuddy doesn’t require any downloads, so you can easily get to your contacts on other computers.

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eBuddy Messenger

Websiteebuddy.com
Blogblog.ebuddy.com
StageLive
Launch DateJuly 25, 2003
Tags instant-messaging, im, mobile-instant-messaging, mobile-messenger, web-messenger

eBuddy is web and mobile messaging for everyone, everywhere and is available in over 30 languages.

eBuddy created the world’s first independent web browser-based IM service in 2003 and extended the service to mobile in June 2007.

eBuddy processes nearly 15 billion messages per month and enables more than 35 million unique monthly visitors to chat in one, aggregated interface across all major IM networks including AIM, Facebook Chat, Gtalk, ICQ, MySpace, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo!

eBuddy is one of the world’s fastest growing mobile IM services with over 17 million unique monthly mobile users, and offers four, free mobile IM versions: eBuddy for iPhone and iPod Touch, eBuddy for Android, eBuddy Mobile Messenger (J2ME) and eBuddy Lite Messenger (mobile Web). eBuddy’s premium native application, eBuddy Pro for iPhone and iPod Touch is ad-free and includes additional features. It is for sale via Apple’s App Store for $4.99 USD.

eBuddy received the 2008 Crunchies Award for Best International Company, and was a finalist for Best Mobile Application EMEA at the 2009 TechCrunch Europas Awards. eBuddy won the award for Best Mobile App in the 2009 Mashable Open Web Awards (OWA).

Based in Amsterdam, London and San Francisco, eBuddy is privately held company backed by Prime Technology Ventures and Lowland Capital Partners.

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Above: eBuddy Pro for iPhone and iPod Touch-push screen
Uploaded: 2/1/10
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Above: eBuddy Pro for iPhone and iPod Touch - banner
Uploaded: 2/1/10
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Above: eBuddy .com
Uploaded: 6/22/12

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Ebuddy

Sources

  1. EBUDDY Secures 5 Million Euro In Series A Funding (ebuddy.com) []
  2. eBuddy secures €6.5 million Series B funding (ebuddy.com) []
  3. Hungry mobile IM users consume 5M downloads in first year eBuddy processing 1 billion messages per month for 2M unique mobile users (news.yahoo.com) []
    Former Google Executive, Marc Duijndam Joins eBuddy (news.yahoo.com) []
    Mobile Messaging Platform eBuddy Raising Money At $100 Million Valuation (businessinsider.com) []

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