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PrivateFor profitInternetAmsterdam, Netherlands

eBuddy

eBuddy offers a platform that enables its users to message through web-enabled and mobile devices.

Founded
2003
23 years ago
Staff
51-100
13 on LinkedIn
Followers
2k
on LinkedIn
Funding
$34M
as listed, USD

About eBuddy eBuddy is web and mobile messaging for everyone, everywhere! eBuddy processes over 17 billion messages per month and enables more than 30 million unique monthly users to exchange messages through its services. eBuddy created the world’s first, independent, web browser-based instant messaging service as e-Messenger in 2003. The company was rebranded in 2006 to eBuddy. eBuddy Chat enables millions of monthly global users with Facebook Chat, MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ and AOL… Read all

About eBuddy eBuddy is web and mobile messaging for everyone, everywhere! eBuddy processes over 17 billion messages per month and enables more than 30 million unique monthly users to exchange messages through its services. eBuddy created the world’s first, independent, web browser-based instant messaging service as e-Messenger in 2003. The company was rebranded in 2006 to eBuddy. eBuddy Chat enables millions of monthly global users with Facebook Chat, MSN, Google Talk, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ and AOL accounts to chat free of charge in one aggregated interface. eBuddy Chat is available on the Web and offers free mobile solutions for iOS, Android, J2ME and mobile Web-enabled devices. XMS is a free, real-time messaging app for smartphones. Launched in March 2011, XMS offers unlimited smartphone messaging through one’s Internet connection. XMS is available for iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Nokia and Windows Phone 7 devices. eBuddy Awards: - 2008 Crunchies Award for Best International Startup - 2009 Mashable awards for the Bets Mobile App - 2010 Mashable Awards for Best Mobile User Experience - 2012 Expat Employer of the year in the Netherlands eBuddy is a privately-held company backed by Prime Technology Ventures and Lowland Capital Partners. eBuddy is headquartered in Amsterdam and has local offices in San Francisco and Singapore. Learn more at www.ebuddy.com or at www.xms.me.

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Size

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51-100 people: larger than 75% of companies with a size listed. 13 people list it on LinkedIn.

Age

200319002026

23 years old.

Reach

Website ranked #2,052,757 in the world for traffic, about 10k visits a month. 1,895 followers on LinkedIn.

What it does

AppsMessagingMobileweb messengermobile messengerIMiPhone appAndroid appinstant messaginginstant messengeronline mediamobile appdigitalj2mesmartphone messagingNokia appWindows Phone app

Funding, as listed

$34M raised in total

  • Rounds3
  • LatestSeries unknown, Sept 2012
  • Latest amountUSD 18,000,000
  • Investors3, 2 leading

What the source datasets report. We have not watched these rounds ourselves.

FoundersJan-Joost Rueb, Onno Bakker, Paulo Taylor
Apps2

Every detail we hold

Everything the source datasets list about eBuddy, field by field. Contact details are held but never shown.

The company

Name
eBuddy
Type
For profit
Status
Private
Founded
2003
Founders
Jan-Joost Rueb, Onno Bakker, Paulo Taylor
Industry
Internet
Categories
Apps, Messaging, Mobile
Specialities
web messenger, mobile messenger, IM, iPhone app, Android app, instant messaging, instant messenger, online media, mobile app, digital, j2me, smartphone messaging, Nokia app, Windows Phone app

Where

City
Amsterdam
Country
Netherlands
Markets
San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US

Size and reach

Staff band
51-100
People on LinkedIn
13
LinkedIn followers
1,895
Web traffic rank
#2,052,757
Monthly web visits
10,086
Apps
2

Funding, as listed

Total
$33,862,443 USD
Rounds
3
Latest round
Series unknown
Latest round date
Sept 2012
Latest amount
18,000,000 USD
Investors
3
Lead investors
2
Listing status
private

About this record

Sources
Crunchbase, LinkedIn
Last imported
Sept 2026

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