Twilio raised a $120M Series B ten years ago with this 35-slide deck

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3 min readSep 16, 2022

Twilio is a modern communication API used by developers for establishing communications via SMS, phone, and video call.

Twilio was founded in 2008 by Former Amazon manager Jeff Lawson. Today, the San Francisco-based firm’s communications platform is used by more than 150,000 businesses worldwide, including major technology giants like Airbnb, Uber, and Stripe. The $14B customer engagement platform is used by more than ten million developers.

Here’s an inside look at Twilio’s 2010 pitch deck, used to raise a $120M Series B from Bessemer and Union Square.

What were the slides in Twilio Series B pitch deck?

Twilio Series B Pitch Deck: $120M Series B investor presentation for messaging API platform
Twilio Series B Pitch Deck: $120M Series B investor presentation for messaging & telecommunication API platform

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