Skype

Skype is the world's fastest-growing service for Internet communication, allowing people everywhere to make unlimited voice and video calls for free. Skype is available in 27 languages and is used in almost every country around the world. Skype generates revenue through its premium service offerings such as making and receiving calls to and from landline and mobile phones, as well as voicemail and call forwarding services. Skype also has a growin... more

Date founded:

  • 2003

Industry:

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Business

Founders

Niklas Zennström

Niklas Zennström (born February 16, 1966) is a Swedish entrepreneur. In 2001 Zennström, along with Janus Friis, co-founded Kazaa Media Desktop (once...

Janus Friis

Janus Friis (born 26 June 1976 in Copenhagen) is a Danish entrepreneur best known for co-founding the file-sharing application KaZaA, and the peer-to-peer...

Address

Skype Headquarters

22/24 Boulevard Royal
Luxembourg

Board members:

Acquired by:

Acquiring company Date
  • 2005

Venture Investments:

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