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0 breakdowns and 3 tracked deals in this sector, compiled from public reporting.

3
Deals tracked
$19.1B
Disclosed value
2
Sponsors
0
Exits / failures

Disclosed value counts only deals where a figure was made public. Most private equity transactions never are, so treat this as a floor, not a total.

The breakdowns

No breakdown is filed under this sector yet — these deals came up in other episodes.

Who is buying

Brian Acton 1Sequoia 1

The deals

  1. 2014-02-19$19B

    WhatsApp

    Acquisition

    CompletedFacebook press release, SEC Form 8-K (Feb. 19, 2014)
  2. 2018$50M

    Signal Foundation

    Nonprofit founding funding · Brian Acton

    CompletedTechCrunch (Feb. 21, 2018)
  3. date t.b.c.

    WhatsApp

    Venture investment · Sequoia

    CompletedFortune (June 16, 2025)
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