Dropbox

San Francisco, CA, United States Technology Public

Dropbox is a global collaboration platform offering cloud storage, file synchronization, sharing, and productivity tools for individuals and businesses. The company provides services to over 700 million registered users worldwide, including 18.22 million paying users and 575,000 paying business teams.

Public Company

Dropbox is publicly traded

IPO'd on Mar 23, 2018

DBX NASDAQ

This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under DBX.

Overview

Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Founded

2007

Employees

1,001–5,000

Total Funding

$607.22M

5 rounds

Last Private Valuation

$10B

Jan 30, 2014

Secondary Signals (Note: SetterVC does not verify the accuracy of these)

1 signal
Leadership Change Recent 2026-05-26

Appointed Ashraf Alkarmi Co-CEO; Drew Houston to become Executive Chairman after transition

Founder-CEO transition ahead of planned succession; watch for strategy continuity signals

Funding

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

Total raised $607.22M across 5 rounds

Last updated 09-14-2026

DateRoundAmount RaisedValuationLead Investors
Jan 30, 2014 Series C TechCrunch $350M $10B Not disclosed
Oct 18, 2011 Series B TechCrunch $250M $4B Index Ventures
Oct 2008 Series A TechCrunch $6M $0.03B Sequoia Capital

Valuation Trajectory

Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.

$20M $50M $100M $200M $500M $1B $2B $5B $10B 2010 2012 2014 Dropbox

Entry · Series A

$25M

Oct 2008

Dropbox today

$10B

Jan 2014 · latest mark

Dropbox multiple

400x

valuation uplift since first round

Y-axis is logarithmic. Hollow dots = estimated valuations. Does not represent realized investor returns.

Leadership

  • Drew Houston

    Co-Founder and Co-CEO

  • Ashraf Alkarmi

    Co-CEO

  • Ross Tennenbaum

    Chief Financial Officer

  • Ali Dasdan

    Chief Technology Officer

  • Mike Torres

    Chief Product Officer

  • Eric Webster

    Chief Business Officer

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  • Boon Lai

    Chief Marketing Officer

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  • Melanie Rosenwasser

    Chief People Officer

  • Saman Asheer

    Chief Communications Officer

  • Will Yoon

    Chief Legal Officer

Competitors

Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.

  • Google Drive

    Cloud storage and collaboration platform integrated with Google Workspace, offering real-time document editing and 15GB free storage.

  • Microsoft OneDrive

    Cloud storage service integrated with Microsoft 365, optimized for Windows users and Microsoft Office applications.

  • Box, Inc.

    Enterprise-focused cloud content management platform emphasizing security, compliance, and team collaboration.

Dropbox Investment FAQ

Dropbox FAQ

Yes, Dropbox is publicly traded under the ticker symbol DBX on the NASDAQ. The company went public in Mar 23, 2018.

Dropbox trades under the ticker symbol DBX on the NASDAQ. It began trading in Mar 23, 2018.

Dropbox (DBX on the NASDAQ) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker DBX to place an order.

Dropbox went public in Mar 23, 2018 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $10B. Dropbox became a publicly traded company on March 23, 2018, listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under ticker DBX. The IPO priced at $21 per share, raising $756 million and opening at $29 per share on the first trading day, a 38% increase from the offering price.

Dropbox raised $607.22M across 5 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.

Dropbox was founded by Drew Houston in 2007.

Dropbox is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States.

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