Nimbuzz

Netherlands
's-gravenhage, South Holland, The Netherlands, 2596AA

Company profile

Nimbuzz company profile

What is Nimbuzz? Nimbuzz is a new-generation mobile communication & entertainment platform, designed for the online generation. The multi award-winning Nimbuzz application enables people to enjoy free & low cost mobile phone calls, free Video Calling, free instant messaging, social networking and other rich communication features like social games, using the internet capabilities of the their mobile device. Nimbuzz has over 150 million users globally and enjoys a current growth rate of over 210000 new registrations each day (that’s a new Nimbuzz user every 1 second!), and an international user footprint of more than 200 countries, covering every corner of the globe. Nimbuzz users enjoy the freedom of communicating with friends between any internet enabled device, from mobile to mobile, mobile to PC/Mac and vice versa, harnessing the power of the Internet to create the most versatile communication system in the world. Social networks & communities supported by Nimbuzz include Facebook®, GoogleTalk™ and Twitter. Company background: Nimbuzz, a pioneer and an established brand in IP based communications, is based out of Gurgaon with regional offices in Dubai and Netherlands. Team Nimbuzz is close to 100 people across it various offices. Vikas Saxena is the Chief Executive Officer of Nimbuzz and is responsible for the overall business strategy and operations of the brand across the world. Nimbuzz is backed by Mangrove Capital Partners and Naspers group. Features: Following a free of charge, simple download & installation, Nimbuzz empowers users to rethink the way they use their mobile device and discover the full potential of the mobile Internet.

Business identity

Contact email
[email protected]
Operating status
Closed
Company type
For Profit
Employee range
51-100 employees
Founded
2004-01-01, Year

Headquarters

Postal code
2596AA
Country code
NL
Continent
Europe

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage
M And A
Funding rounds
3
Total equity funding
$25M
Last funding
Series B / $15M / 2008-07-01
Last equity funding
Series B / $15M
Investors
3
Lead investors
3
Founders
2
Articles
424
Exited on
2017-03-23

Founders and investors

Founders

Evert Jaap LugtMartin Smink

Lead investors

HV CapitalMangrove Capital PartnersNaspers

Investors

HV CapitalMangrove Capital PartnersNaspers