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Clickatell: the world's number one global mobile messaging company.

What we do:

Clickatell is a world leading communication provider specializing in bulk messaging services and SMS gateway connectivity.

  • No hidden costs, you only pay per message sent.
  • All software is free to download.s
  • There are no license fees involved.
  • Network independence means reliable message delivery.
  • 24x7 support and online help center.
  • Online discussion forum monitored by the Clickatell support team
  • Messaging Market where 3rd party developers can host their messaging products and solutions.

Our global coverage of 712 mobile networks in almost 212 countries and unique delivery infrastructure make us unlike any other SMS provider. We allow any business to connect employees, suppliers and customers anywhere, with any message, across almost any device. Our multimodal mobile messaging, combining voice, e-mail, SMS and fax delivery channels, ensures companies of confirmed delivery of mission critical information.

Who we are:

Clickatell have been delivering innovative mobile messaging services since 2000. Headquartered in Redwood Shores, California, the company also has offices in the United Kingdom and South Africa.

In 2006 the company merged with MultiMode Inc. to allow delivery of its messaging services across multiple devices including mobile phones, landline phones, fax machines, pagers and PCs. The company recently established corporate headquarters in the Silicon Valley in 2006 to bring its award winning, carrier grade mobile messaging services to the burgeoning US enterprise marketplace.

The company has close channel partnerships with leading firms such as Oracle Corporation and BT Consulting Service and customers include major brands such as First National Bank of South Africa, Standard Bank, Fujitsu, Heineken, Motorola, Nokia, and more.

Our Vision:

Connecting the world through any message, anywhere.

Our Mission:

To be the world's #1 global messaging company.

Delivering relevant information to:

  • anyone,
  • on any device
  • more quickly,
  • more reliably,
  • more simply and economically, than anyone on earth.

Company milestones:

2000 - Founded in Cape Town, South Africa, Clickatell developed the world's first web-to-mobile messaging products.
2001 - Developed industry first real time, global SMS services for businesses and the world's first pre-paid model for pc-to-mobile messaging supported by multiple, simple Web interfaces and real-time reporting.
2003 - Became the world's first mobile messaging provider to reach over 500 operators.
2004 - Created the world's largest mobile messaging developer community.
2005 - Developed world's first mobile messaging application showcase.
2006 - Merged with Multimode Inc. to offer complete multimodal functionality, i.e. "any message, anywhere." Established Silicon Valley headquarters to further growth and international expansion.

Management Team

Pieter De Villiers - CEO
Tad Bogdan - EVP Sales & Business Development
Jim Queen - US Country Manager & EVP Operations
Bill Wolfe - EVP Reasearch & Development
Chuck Drake - EVP of Marketing
Spencer Young - UK Country Manager & VP Sales: Europe
Deon van Heerden - SA Country Manager & VP Sales: MEA
Patrick Lawson - Innovation
Anna Groenewald - Group Financial & HR Manager

Founders

Pieter De Villiers - CEO (Co-founder)
Patrick Lawson - Innovation (Co-founder)
Casper de Villiers - SA Operations (Co-founder)
*Danie du Toit - (Co-founder)

Board Members

Pieter De Villiers - CEO & Co-founder
Tad Bogdan - EVP Sales & Business Development
Stuart Mackenzie (Partner) - Ethos Private Equity
Michael Goguen - Sequoia Capital

Investors

Ethos Private Equity - www.ethos.co.za
Sequoia Capital - www.sequoiacap.com
Dantink & Gavlin - David Frankel & partners

 

 

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