TokBox

TokBox Inc
TokBox Inc
Type	Private
Industry	Video conferencing
Founded	1 May 2007
Founder	Serge Faguet; Ron Hose;
Fate	Acquired; brand retired
Headquarters	San Francisco, California
Key people	Scott Lomond, CEO; Badri Rajaseker, CTO; Melih Onvural, Director of Product Management; Michael Kelleher, Director of Business Analytics; Ian Small, Chairman of the Board;
Owner	Vonage, a subsidiary of Ericsson
Website	www.tokbox.com

TokBox was a PaaS (Platform as a Service) company that provided hosted infrastructure, APIs and tools required to deliver enterprise-grade WebRTC capabilities. It did so primarily through its proprietary OpenTok video platform for commercial application.

TokBox was founded by Serge Faguet and Ron Hose. Headquartered in the SOMA (South of Market) district in San Francisco, CA. TokBox was acquired by Telefónica Digital, a subsidiary of Telefónica, in October 2012. It was purchased from Telefónica by Vonage in 2018. Vonage has since retired the name "TokBox", using "Vonage APIs" instead.

Developer resources

Server SDKs

Server SDKs: OpenTok's server SDKs wrap the OpenTok REST API, and let developers securely generate tokens for their OpenTok applications. Officially supported libraries include: Java and PHP. Community supported and created libraries include: Python, Ruby On Rails, .NET, Node.js, Perl, Golang.

Client libraries

Client Libraries: OpenTok's WebRTC client libraries enable video communications on a client platform. Officially supported libraries include: JavaScript, iOS and Android. Community supported and created libraries include: PhoneGap and Titanium.

History

2007

August: Series A funding from Sequoia Capital
October: Launched www.tokbox.com
November: Launched multi-party chat and partnership with Meebo.

2008

April: TokBox Version 2 launched^{[citation needed]}
July: Series B funding from Bain Capital Ventures and Sequoia Capital

2009

In July 2009, TokBox underwent a major restructuring that included laying off approximately 50% of its engineering team and the departure of its co-founders.

2010

January: Rolled out its first set of paid features at $9.99 per month.
November: Series C Funding from DAG Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures and Sequoia Capital

2011

February: TokBox announced that as of April 5, 2011, they would be discontinuing the TokBox video chat and video conferencing service to focus solely on their API, OpenTok.

References

↑ "Ericsson completes acquisition of Vonage" (Press release). Ericsson. July 21, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
↑ Cohen, A.D. (2014). Strategies in Learning and Using a Second Language. Longman applied linguistics. Taylor & Francis. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-317-86117-1.
↑ Lunden, Ingrid (25 October 2012). "Telefonica Digital Buys Video Chat Platform TokBox, An Airtime For The Rest Of Us".
↑ "Vonage Acquires TokBox, the Leading Programmable Video Provider" (Press release). HOLMDEL, N.J.: Vonage Holdings Corp. StreamingMedia.com. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
↑ "Tokbox is now Vonage APIs". www.vonage.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-17.
↑ "OpenTok Server SDKs". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
↑ "OpenTok Client SDKs". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
↑ "TokBox Raises $10 Million - PE Hub". PE Hub. 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
↑ "TokBox". 2007-07-15. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
↑ "Now Up To Six Simultaneous Users On TokBox Video Chat". TechCrunch. November 20, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
↑ Kincaid, Jason. "Video Chat Service TokBox Raises $10 Million From Bain". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
↑ Arrington, Michael (2009-07-09). "TokBox Fires 50% Of Engineering Team, All Founders Gone". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-09-23.
↑ Rao, Leena (January 18, 2010). "TokBox Rolls Out Paid Features". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 23, 2026.
↑ "TokBox raises $12M to jam Skype into your web browser | VentureBeat". venturebeat.com. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
↑ "Breaking up is hard to do - TokBox Blog". 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.

External links

TokBox Home Page (Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine)

[1] "Ericsson completes acquisition of Vonage" (Press release). Ericsson. July 21, 2022. Retrieved September 23, 2026.

[2] Cohen, A.D. (2014). Strategies in Learning and Using a Second Language. Longman applied linguistics. Taylor & Francis. p. 131. ISBN 978-1-317-86117-1.

[3] Lunden, Ingrid (25 October 2012). "Telefonica Digital Buys Video Chat Platform TokBox, An Airtime For The Rest Of Us".

[4] "Vonage Acquires TokBox, the Leading Programmable Video Provider" (Press release). HOLMDEL, N.J.: Vonage Holdings Corp. StreamingMedia.com. 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2025-11-17.

[5] "Tokbox is now Vonage APIs". www.vonage.ca. Retrieved 2025-11-17.

[6] "OpenTok Server SDKs". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.

[7] "OpenTok Client SDKs". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2013-12-16.

[8] "TokBox Raises $10 Million - PE Hub". PE Hub. 2008-08-07. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

[9] "TokBox". 2007-07-15. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

[10] "Now Up To Six Simultaneous Users On TokBox Video Chat". TechCrunch. November 20, 2007. Retrieved September 23, 2026.

[11] Kincaid, Jason. "Video Chat Service TokBox Raises $10 Million From Bain". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

[12] Arrington, Michael (2009-07-09). "TokBox Fires 50% Of Engineering Team, All Founders Gone". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-09-23.

[13] Rao, Leena (January 18, 2010). "TokBox Rolls Out Paid Features". TechCrunch. Retrieved September 23, 2026.

[14] "TokBox raises $12M to jam Skype into your web browser | VentureBeat". venturebeat.com. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

[15] "Breaking up is hard to do - TokBox Blog". 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.