Zoom launches $100 million fund to invest in apps using its technology
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(Reuters) – Zoom Video Communications Inc on Monday said it has created a $100 million fund to invest in startup software companies that build apps using its technology.
The video conferencing company has become a household name during the pandemic as businesses and schools shifted to its platform, along with rival platforms such as Microsoft Corp’s Teams and Cisco Systems Inc’s Webex.
Zoom Chief Financial Officer Kelly Steckelberg told Reuters that the fund will make investments of between $250,000 and $2.5 million into companies building “Zoom Apps” that plug into the company’s video conferencing software to add new features to it.
Zoom launches $100 million fund to invest in apps using its technology
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