A look at Newlands, a secretive tech fund backed by Jan Koum and led by former Sequoia partner Michael Abramson that holds nearly $10B in public equities
Led by former Sequoia partner Michael Abramson, two-year-old Newlands already holds billions in equities like Alphabet … X: @alexrkonrad and @workmj X: Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : A secretive firm ca...
Sources: WhatsApp cofounder Jan Koum has continued to show up at least monthly at the Facebook office to secure his stock rewards of ~$450M
Jan Koum said he was leaving Facebook in April, but has been making periodic appearances in the office to secure stock rewards
WhatsApp refreshes Groups to let admins more easily manage their Groups and users more quickly catch up on missed messages, to better take on Telegram
Facebook just installed its VP of Internet.org as the new head of WhatsApp after its CEO Jan Koum left the company.
WhatsApp cofounder and CEO Jan Koum leaving Facebook; sources say over attempts to weaken WhatsApp's encryption and use its data, and he plans to leave board
SAN FRANCISCO — The billionaire chief executive of WhatsApp, Jan Koum, is planning to leave the company after clashing with its parent …
Brian Acton, who cofounded WhatsApp, which was acquired by Facebook for $16B, tweeted “It is time. #deletefacebook”
Facebook bought his app for $16 billion — In 2014, Facebook bought WhatsApp for $16 billion, making its co-founders — Jan Koum and Brian Acton — very wealthy men.
WhatsApp to share phone numbers and analytics data of users with Facebook, two years after it said it had no plans to collect data
SAN FRANCISCO — When Facebook bought the start-up WhatsApp in 2014, Jan Koum, one of WhatsApp's founders, declared that the deal would not affect …
WhatsApp to share phone numbers and analytics data of users with Facebook, two years after it said it had no plans to collect data
SAN FRANCISCO — When Facebook bought the start-up WhatsApp in 2014, Jan Koum, WhatsApp's co-founder, declared that the deal would not affect the digital privacy …
WhatsApp adds 100M new users in 4 months, now has 700 MAUs sending 30B messages per day
WhatsApp's Insane Growth Continues: 100 Million New Users in 4 Months — WhatsApp cofounder and CEO Jan Koum said on Monday that the messaging app has topped 700 million monthly active users.
WhatsApp delays launch of voice calling service to Q1 of 2015
HALF MOON BAY, Calif.—WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum said the over-the-top messaging app intends to launch voice calling services in the first quarter of 2015. The company, which Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) recentl...
Facebook Closes WhatsApp Acquisition, Jan Koum To Match Zuckerberg's $1 Annual Salary
Facebook is now the legal owner of WhatsApp, following a filing made with the SEC today. This is the final step in a process begun when Facebook announced its intent to acquire the messaging company ...