The WhatsApp Messenger is a cross-platform mobile messaging app, available for iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, and Nokia, which allows users to exchange messages without having to pay for SMS. The Santa Clara-based startup boasts more than 450 million active users, and as Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in the company’s release, “WhatsApp is on a path to connect 1 billion people. The services that reach that milestone are all incredibly valuable.” At the time of the acquisition the lone investment in WhatsApp came from Sequoia Capital, an $8M round back in 2009, lead by Jim Goetz. The firm had the following to say via Twitter:
— Sequoia Capital (@Sequoia_Capital) February 19, 2014 — Sequoia Capital (@Sequoia_Capital) February 19, 2014
— Sequoia Capital (@Sequoia_Capital) February 19, 2014 — Sequoia Capital (@Sequoia_Capital) February 19, 2014 — Sequoia Capital (@Sequoia_Capital) February 19, 2014
