Twilio is a cloud communication company that enables users to use standard web languages to build voice, VoIP, and SMS apps via a web API. It was founded in 2008 by Evan Cooke, Jeff Lawson and John Wolthuis and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

#1: In the late 2008, Jeff Lawson developed an app which “rickrolled” people with a single call. The prank was covered by tech sites like TechCrunch thus piquing mainstream interest in the company.

#2: Twilio’s top customers include Facebook ‘s Messenger and WhatsApp, Netflix , and Airbnb.

#3: Twilio was ranked eighth on Fast Company’s list of the world’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in 2017.