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ooma

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Tapping founders of market shifting companies such as TiVo and Napster for information and advice, Andrew Frame, CEO and founder of ooma has plans to do more than just challenge the way traditional telephony operates. ooma’s technology, if successful, will provide broadband connected homes with a much cheaper way to make long distance phone calls and control its phone service. Essentially, ooma users will own their own phone service, as the ooma hub changes the telephony game from service to device centered. The ooma hub will connect to a broadband line and will allow its users to make calls to wireless phones and wired land lines. ooma has no service fees, but plans to offer new products for its telephone unit that will provide for a continuous revenue stream.

ooma’s future plans involve making home phones more like cell phones by adding such capabilities as customizable ring tones and others.

Milestones

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• Received $18.3M in Series D funding. (6/23/09)
  Posted 6/23/09 at 9:27am
• Received $16M in Series C funding. (9/23/08)
  Posted 9/23/08 at 6:34am
• Received $18M in Series B funding. (12/1/06)
  Posted 7/19/07 at 6:32am
• Received $8M in Series A funding. (1/1/05)
  Posted 2/5/08 at 2:44pm
• Warren Packard, Board added.
  Posted 7/19/07 at 4:40am
• Anurag Lal, Chief Business Development and Sales Officer added.
  Posted 4/10/08 at 7:55am
• Sarah Ross, Vice President Communications added.
  Posted 3/26/08 at 11:56am
• Tim Weingarten, Board added.
  Posted 7/19/07 at 4:42am
• Mike Ramsay, Board added.
  Posted 7/19/07 at 4:41am
• Sean Parker, Board of directors added.
  Posted 7/19/07 at 4:41am
• Matt Hess, System Administrator added.
  Posted 6/3/08 at 1:17pm
• Keith Krach, Board added.
  Posted 7/19/07 at 4:40am
• Ashton Kutcher, Creative Director added.
  Posted 7/19/07 at 4:39am
• Dennis Peng, Vice President of Product Management added.
  Posted 7/19/07 at 4:38am
• Toby Farrand, VP of Engineering and Operations added.
  Posted 7/19/07 at 4:38am
• Tom Cronan, CFO added.
  Posted 7/19/07 at 4:36am
• Andrew Frame, Founder and Chairman added.
  Posted 2/5/08 at 2:43pm
• Rich Buchanan, Chief Marketing Officer added.
  Posted 6/29/08 at 8:30pm
• Tami Bhaumik, Vice President Marketing added.
  Posted 6/29/08 at 8:31pm
• Tish Whitcraft, VP of Customer Experience & Operations added.
  Posted 10/29/08 at 8:05pm
• Eric Stang, CEO added.
  Posted 4/13/09 at 10:27pm

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ooma hub

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Website	ooma.com
Launch Date	July 1, 2007
Tags	ip-telephony

The ooma hub centers the ooma user’s telephone experience. Connected to a phone and broadband cable, it generates a more “soothing” dial tone according to CEO, Frame, one that means “free calling”. The hub also automatically creates a second phone line from which users can make a call even when the first line is in use (both lines have the same number). Features include a broadband answering machine and ooma lounge which offers an easy place to control call and voice mail settings.

Above: ooma hub Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

Above: ooma hub Screenshot -- #2
Uploaded: 2/5/08

Above: ooma hub Screenshot -- #3
Uploaded: 2/5/08

ooma scout

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Website	ooma.com
Launch Date	July 1, 2007
Tags	ip-telephony

ooma scouts are connected to each additional phone extension in a user’s home. This connection allows all phones to use the ooma hub.

Above: ooma scout Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08

Above: ooma scout Screenshot -- #2
Uploaded: 2/5/08

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3. Ooma gets $16M in 3rd round (washington.bizjournals.com) [edit]
4. Ooma Gets $14 Million, Survival Looks Like A Real Possibility (techcrunch.com) [edit]