PubNub
PubNub is a real-time messaging system for web and mobile apps that can handle API for all platforms and push messages to any device anywhere in the world in a fraction of a second without having to worry about proxies, firewalls or mobile drop-offs.
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Recently funded →Investors: Sapphire Ventures
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Sign in to follow- Same investor as Atlas by WorkOS via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
- Same investor as Narrative Science via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
- Same investor as Square Photo Studio via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
- Same investor as Highspot via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
- Same investor as ThoughtSpot via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
- Same investor as Nutanix Files via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
- Same investor as Gamma via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
- Same investor as UJET via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
- Same investor as Compliance Insights via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
- Same investor as DataTap via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
- Same investor as Mercury via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
- Same investor as OpenX via Sapphire Ventures Source: Investor portfolio page
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About the startup
PubNub is a real-time messaging system for web and mobile apps that can handle API for all platforms and push messages to any device anywhere in the world in a fraction of a second without having to worry about proxies, firewalls or mobile drop-offs.
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