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Overview

Acquired by 
PayPal
Number of Acquisitions 1
Xoom
Xoom is a digital money transfer company that allows users to securely transfer money online.
Industries  E-Commerce, Financial Services, PaymentsHeadquarters Regions  San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western USFounded Date Mar 1, 2001Founders  Alan Braverman, Kevin HartzOperating Status ActiveFunding Status M&ALast Funding Type Series FNumber of Employees 101-250Legal Name Xoom Corporation
IPO Status DelistedStock Symbol  NASDAQ:XOOM
Number of Exits 1
Website  xoom.com Facebook  View on Facebook LinkedIn  View on LinkedIn Twitter  View on Twitter Phone Number (877) 815-1531

Xoom is a pioneer in the international money transfer market, providing consumers with an easy to use, cost-effective and safe way of sending money worldwide.

With Xoom, consumers can send money to friends and family to 30 countries in Latin America, the Philippines, India, Europe, Australia and South Africa from the convenience of their mobile phone, tablet or computer.

Xoom was founded in 2001 and is backed by Sequoia Capital, New Enterprise Associates, SVB Capital and Fidelity Ventures.

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Lists Featuring This Company

San Francisco Bay Area Payments Companies
327 Number of Organizations ● $8.1B Total Funding Amount ● 1,285 Number of Investors
California Acquired Companies (Top 10K)
9,984 Number of Organizations ● $148.4B Total Funding Amount ● 21,381 Number of Investors
Western US Investors
6,667 Number of Organizations ● $167.8B Total Funding Amount ● 4,436 Number of Investors
San Francisco E-Commerce Companies
1,133 Number of Organizations ● $29.4B Total Funding Amount ● 3,218 Number of Investors

M&A Details

Xoom was acquired by PayPal for $890M on Jul 2, 2015. This deal was done in Cash & Stock.
Transaction Name 
Xoom acquired by PayPal
Acquired by 
PayPal
Announced Date Jul 2, 2015Price $890M

IPO & Stock Price

Xoom is registered under the ticker NASDAQ:XOOM . Their stock opened with $16.00 in its Feb 15, 2013 IPO.
Stock Symbol  NASDAQ:XOOM Valuation at IPO $509.4MMoney Raised at IPO $101.2MIPO Share Price $16.00IPO Date Feb 15, 2013Delisted Date Nov 12, 2015

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds 7
Total Funding Amount $104.3M
Xoom has raised a total of $104.3M in funding over 7 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 22, 2011 from a Series F round.
Announced Date  
Transaction Name  
Number of Investors  
Money Raised  
Lead Investors  
Nov 22, 2011
Series F - Xoom
4$25M
Mar 19, 2010
Series F - Xoom
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6
$33.2M
Sep 1, 2007
Series E - Xoom
6$20M DAG Ventures
Jun 19, 2006
Series D - Xoom
4$15M Fidelity Ventures
Feb 6, 2006
Series C - Xoom
2$5M
Feb 13, 2004
Series B - Xoom
1$5.6M Sequoia Capital
Aug 25, 2003
Series A - Xoom
1$545K Sequoia Capital

Investors

Acquisitions

Number of Acquisitions 1
Xoom has acquired BlueKite on Jan 1, 2014. They acquired BlueKite for $15M.
Acquiree Name  
Announced Date  
Price  
Transaction Name  
BlueKite
Jan 1, 2014$15M
BlueKite acquired by Xoom

Company Tech Stack by Siftery

Xoom uses 29 technology products and services including Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager, and Microsoft Outlook.

Website Tech Stack by BuiltWith

Xoom is actively using 32 technologies for its website. These include Viewport MetaIPhone / Mobile Compatible, and SSL by Default.

Web Traffic by SimilarWeb

Xoom is ranked 11,167 among websites globally based on its 3,339,655 monthly web visitors.

Interest Signals by Bombora

Xoom employees are showing high interest in Las Vegas, NevadaSustainability, and Deal Management.

Investments

Number of Investments 1
Number of Lead Investments 1
Xoom has invested in VerticalResponse on Aug 14, 2001. This investment - Series A - VerticalResponse - was valued at $505K.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Aug 14, 2001
VerticalResponse
Yes
Series A - VerticalResponse
$505K

Exits

Number of Exits 1
Xoom has had 1 exit, which was VerticalResponse.
VerticalResponse
VerticalResponse provides web-based, self-service marketing solutions for small businesses to create, share and analyze their campaigns.

Current Team

Number of Current Team Members 10
Xoom has 10 current team members, including President and CEO John Kunze.
John Kunze
President and CEO
Julian King
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development
Ryno Blignaut
Acting Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer
Christopher Ferro
General Counsel
Ramsey Lubbat
Sr. Director of Development
Paul Bergholm
Team Member
Bobby Aitkenhead
VP Bill Pay and Top Up
Luis Leal
Data Engineer/Data Scientist

Board Members and Advisors

Number of Board Members / Advisors 4
Xoom has 4 board members and advisors, including Roelof Botha.
Roelof Botha
Board Member
2004
Keith Rabois
Board Member
Feb 2003
Murray Demo
Board Member
2012
Richard Kramlich
Board Member

Recent News & Activity

Number of Articles 54

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