2007 · Seed
Would you have funded Dropbox?
A folder that syncs across all your computers
Two MIT students have built software that puts one folder on all your computers and keeps the files in sync in the cloud. Plenty of companies already sell online storage.
- Seed funding from a startup accelerator
- Crowded market with big-company competitors
Show what happened
🦄 Breakout
Dropbox It went public on Nasdaq in 2018.
A startup accelerator backed it at the start.
Sources: Dropbox (Wikipedia)
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