8x8

About

8x8 offers secure and reliable cloud-based, enterprise-class business phone systems, unified communications, and contact center solutions.

San Jose,California,United States
501 - 1000
https://www.8x8.com

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Post-IPO Equity
Last Funding Money Raised: $121.87M
Industries: Information Technology,SaaS,Software,Telecommunications,Virtual Reality,VoIP
Founded date: Jan 1, 1987
Number Of Employee: 501 - 1000
Operating Status: Active
Stock Symbol: nyse:EGHT
Legal Name: 8x8, Inc.

8x8 is the leading provider of cloud-based unified communications and virtual contact center solutions. The company helps organizations to seamlessly deliver on their missions by transforming their communication flow and access on both a customer and employee level. 8x8’s enterprise-grade business cloud solutions support more than 40,000 companies across the global business ecosystem. Today, 8x8’s mission is to provide the best solutions for organizations that want to improve their communications.

8x8's Software as a Service offering—which includes support for cloud business phone service, contact center solutions, and web conferencing—easily replaces awkward on-site systems based on PBX hardware and software. Holding over 125 patents, 8x8 has been recognized by Gartner as a leader in Unified Communications as a Service for eight years in a row.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

4

$276.47M

8x8 has raised a total of $276.47M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 18, 2022 from a Post-IPO Equity round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Jan 18, 2022	Post-IPO Equity	$121.87M	—	—	—	Detail
Nov 20, 2013	Post-IPO Equity	$126M	—	—	—	Detail
Nov 13, 2003	Post-IPO Equity	$5.20M	—	—	—	Detail
Jul 2, 1997	IPO	$23.40M	—	—	—	Detail

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

37

8x8 has 37 current employee profiles, including Executive Darren Hakeman

Executive

Executive

Employee

Executive

Executive

Acquisition

8x8 has acquired 12 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Odisei S.A. on Jan 1, 1999. They acquired Odisei S.A. for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Jan 1, 1999 Odisei S.A.	Software	acquisition	—	Detail
May 6, 2010 Central Host	Consulting	—	—	Detail
Jun 20, 2011 Zerigo	Cloud Infrastructure	—	—	Detail
Sep 15, 2011 Contactual	Hardware	—	—	Detail
Nov 11, 2013 Voicenet Solutions	Information Technology	acquisition	$ 18.40M	Detail