business Overview
HQplaceSan Francisco Bay Area
BusinessCloud communication APIs (incl. SendGrid, Segment)
Founded
access_time 15 years ago
(founded 2008)
TrueUp
Trajectory Score
50
/100
Employees
9,000
TrueUp
Rank
#140
Valuation
$13 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#175
all-time high: $84 B (-85%)
1 year ago: $19 B (-34%)
5 years ago: $9.9 B (+29%)
Public / PrivatePublic ($TWLO)
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Cloud
B2B SaaS

Twilio is a Cloud communication APIs (incl. SendGrid, Segment) company with 88 job openings. It is currently valued at $13 billion as a public company. 9,000 people work at Twilio. The company was founded in 2008.

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work_outline Job Openings
88open jobs
TrueUp
Rank
#327
local_atm Financials
Valuation
$13 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#175
52 wk high: $20 B (-37%)
1 year ago: $19 B (-34%)
5 years ago: $9.9 B (+29%)
Revenue
trailing 12 months
$3.6 billion
TrueUp
Rank
#123
Revenue growth
vs. same quarter
last year
32.8%
TrueUp
Rank
#136
MULTIPLES
Valuation / Revenue3.5x
Valuation per employee$1.4 million
Revenue per employee$0.4 million
phonelink Products
Top products
- Twilio
- SendGrid (acq in 2019 for $3B)
- Segment (acq in 2020 for $3.2B)
Primary customer type
business B2B
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Glassdoor employee reviews
78%
would recommend Twilio to a friend (1,221 reviews)
better than 54% of tech co's
84%
approve of the CEO Jeff Lawson (693 reviews)
worse than 53% of tech co's
Company mission"To fuel the future of communications by building communications tools that developers, startups, enterprises, and everyone in between rely on everyday."
Company values
- Be an owner
- Empower others
- No shenanigans
- Wear the customer’s shoes
- Write it down
- Ruthlessly prioritize
- Be bold
- Be inclusive
- Draw the owl
- Don’t settle
Company culture links
Twilio Valuesnorth_east
twilio.com/company/values
rule Policies
% of open jobs that are remote
80%
home_work Remote work policy
Remote work is common
public H1B sponsorships approved in 2022
24
TrueUp
Rank
#72
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history Other info
IPO dateJun 22, 2016
(7 years ago)
Top owners at IPO
24.3% - Bessemer Venture Partners
11.6% - Union Square Ventures
10.2% - Jeff Lawson
5.2% - Fidelity
4.0% - Redpoint Ventures
Founder ownership at IPO10.2%
Implied founder equity split
100% - Jeff Lawson
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