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Drop Inc

Drop, Inc., doing business as Drop Messages, provides software solutions. The Company offers a location-based mobile messaging platform that allows users to leave messages for their friends in specific locations all over the world. Drop…

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Founded
2013
Headcount
2,363
Open roles
0
Last raised
Seed · $6M
SECTION I · THE BRIEF

Inside Drop Inc

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Drop Inc

Drop, Inc., doing business as Drop Messages, provides software solutions. The Company offers a location-based mobile messaging platform that allows users to leave messages for their friends in specific locations all…

Founded
2013
Headcount
2,363
Open roles
0
Last raised
Seed · $6M
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  • 01Engineering interview process at Drop IncLocked
  • 02Tech stack & infrastructure choicesLocked
  • 03Culture & day-to-day work styleLocked
  • 04Why join now vs. 6 months from nowLocked
  • 05Hiring focus & open headcount by teamLocked
  • 06Comp philosophy and band contextLocked
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LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

Akhil GuptaAkhil Gupta
Steve El-HageSteve El-Hage
Darren FungDarren Fung
Cameron DearsleyCameron Dearsley
Nelson WuNelson Wu
OPEN ROLES

Hiring at Drop Inc

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FUNDING

Capital raised

Total Amount Raised: $1,895,634,944

Drop Inc's Investors

Drop Inc Funding Rounds

  • Seed

    $5,500,000

  • Seed

    $5,500,000

    Seed Investors

    Motier Ventures
    Speedinvest

  • Debt Financing

    $30,000,000

  • Debt Financing

    $30,000,000

  • Equity Crowdfunding

    $1,000,000

  • Equity Crowdfunding

    $1,000,000

    Equity Crowdfunding Investors

    Equifund

  • Debt Financing

    $17,500,000

  • Debt Financing

    $17,500,000

    Debt Financing Investors

    Runway Growth Finance

  • Series C

    $27,150,000

  • Series C

    $27,150,000

    Series C Investors

    Tom Williams
    DAG Ventures
    August Home
    Mayfield Fund
    Kleiner Perkins
    Stanford University

  • Series B

    $34,300,000

  • Series B

    $34,300,000

    Series B Investors

    HOF Capital
    Sierra Ventures
    RBC
    White Star Capital
    NEA - New Enterprise Associates
    Gaingels
    Highline Beta
    Rogue Insight Capital
    Sand Hill Angels
    Tom Williams

  • Series A

    $16,800,000

  • Series A

    $16,800,000

    Series A Investors

    NEA - New Enterprise Associates
    Plaza Ventures
    ff Venture Capital
    White Star Capital
    HOF Capital
    Radical Ventures
    Rogue Insight Capital
    Two Small Fish Ventures
    Portage3 Ventures
    Sierra Ventures
    Hedgewood
    Evolution VC Partners
    Tom Williams

  • IPO

    Unknown

  • Debt Financing

    $600,000,000

  • Debt Financing

    $600,000,000

    Debt Financing Investors

    JPMorgan Chase
    Bank of America
    Deutsche Bank
    Goldman Sachs
    Macquarie Group
    RBC

  • Seed

    $4,300,000

  • Seed

    $4,300,000

    Seed Investors

    Sierra Ventures
    Portage3 Ventures
    White Star Capital
    ff Venture Capital
    Hedgewood
    Tom Williams
    OakStone Ventures
    HOF Capital
    CSC Upshot Ventures

  • Seed

    $770,000

  • Seed

    $770,000

  • Seed

    $770,000

    Seed Investors

    ff Venture Capital
    White Star Capital
    Rothenberg Ventures

  • Series B

    $40,000,000

  • Series B

    $40,000,000

    Series B Investors

    August Home
    First Round Capital
    Mayfield Fund
    Cowboy Ventures

  • Series A

    $6,500,000

  • Series A

    $6,500,000

    Series A Investors

    Mayfield Fund
    Kleiner Perkins
    First Round
    Cowboy Ventures
    Rick Marini
    James Currier
    Naval Ravikant
    Kamal Ravikant
    ACME
    Stanford University
    Chris Michel
    Marcus Segal
    Heron Rock Fund
    Shervin Pishevar

  • Seed

    $1,250,000

  • Seed

    $1,250,000

    Seed Investors

    Atlas Venture
    Spark Capital
    Tim Draper

  • Debt Financing

    $500,000,000

  • Debt Financing

    $500,000,000

    Debt Financing Investors

    JPMorgan Chase

  • Series C

    $350,000,000

  • Series C

    $350,000,000

    Series C Investors

    Blackrock
    T. Rowe Price
    Salesforce Ventures
    Innovation Department
    Queensbridge Venture Partners
    G Squared
    Morgan Stanley
    Green Bay Ventures
    Luigi Ghilardi II
    Slow Ventures
    Aurum Partners

  • Seed

    $1,350,000

  • Seed

    $1,350,000

    Seed Investors

    Kleiner Perkins
    First Round Capital
    Cowboy Ventures

  • Undisclosed

    $1,000,000

  • Undisclosed

    $1,000,000

  • Series B

    $250,000,000

  • Series B

    $250,000,000

    Series B Investors

    Index Ventures
    Valiant Capital Management
    RIT Capital Partners
    Institutional Venture Partners (IVP)
    Sequoia Capital
    Goldman Sachs
    Benchmark
    Greylock
    Accel
    Glynn Capital Management
    SV Angel
    AFSquare
    Ali Partovi
    Hadi Partovi

  • Undisclosed

    $1,000,000

  • Undisclosed

    $1,000,000

  • Series A

    $6,000,000

  • Series A

    $6,000,000

    Series A Investors

    Sequoia Capital
    Accel

  • Seed

    $1,200,000

  • Seed

    $1,200,000

    Seed Investors

    Sequoia Capital
    Hadi Partovi
    Ali Partovi
    Amidzad Partners
    Pejman Nozad
    Signatures Capital
    Adam Smith

  • Seed

    $15,000

  • Seed

    $15,000

    Seed Investors

    Y Combinator
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710 Sansome Street, San Francisco, CA, 94111-1704

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