Ooma Overview
Tapping founders of market shifting companies such as TiVo and Napster for information and advice, Andrew Frame, CEO and founder of ooma has plans to do more than just challenge the way traditional telephony operates. ooma's technology, if successful, will provide broadband connected homes with a much cheaper way to make long distance phone calls and control its phone service. Essentially, ooma...More»
Tapping founders of market shifting companies such as TiVo and Napster for information and advice, Andrew Frame, CEO and founder of ooma has plans to do more than just challenge the way traditional telephony operates. ooma's technology, if successful, will provide broadband connected homes with a much cheaper way to make long distance phone calls and control its phone service. Essentially, ooma users will own their own phone service, as the ooma hub changes the telephony game from service to device centered. The ooma hub will connect to a broadband line and will allow its users to make calls to wireless phones and wired land lines. ooma has no service fees, but plans to offer new products for its telephone unit that will provide for a continuous revenue stream.«Less
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Funding
| Date | Type | Capital Amount | Post-Money Valuation | Investors |
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| 01/2005 | Series A | 8M | Unknown | |
| 12/2006 | Series B | 18M | Unknown | |
| 09/2008 | Series C | 16M | Unknown | |
| 09/2009 | Series D | 18.3M | Unknown |
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Products
| Name: | Ooma |
| Product URL: | http://www.ooma.com/ |
| Date Launched: | 09/2007 |
| Description: | Ooma's product is a "VoIP in a box" device using peer-to-peer VoIP technology that lets users make free, unlimited long distance domestic calls in the US for life. |
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Bulls vs. Bears (7)
| Bullish Opinions (5) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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I like very much !! |
voipsipguru 02/16/2009 |
100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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it not just phone service, but provide advanced telephony features (like a mini-PBX) in your home |
gr8well 08/14/2008 |
100% 1 vote 1 0% 0 |
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Innovative model of no monthly fee for phone service |
dave 08/12/2008 |
100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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Their product is now distributed via Amazon and BestBuy |
dave 07/07/2008 |
100% 2 votes 2 0% 0 |
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I think definition of *great* here to me is if users will use it. I guess so. |
umardikar 01/30/2008 |
100% 4 votes 4 0% 0 |
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| Bearish Opinions (2) | Author/Date | Do you agree? | |
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Many consumers may be reluctant to pay the higher up-front cost in exchange for the no monthly fee |
dave 08/12/2008 |
100% 3 votes 3 0% 0 |
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Lots of competition |
mwwalsh 02/01/2008 |
75% 4 votes 3 25% 1 |
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