Danger

company

About

Danger provides the software platform and hardware behind T-Mobile’s Sidekick phone.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series D
Last Funding Money Raised
$35M
Industries
Hardware,Mobile,Software
Founded date
Dec 1, 1999
Number Of Employee
251 - 500
Operating Status
Active

Danger provided the software platform and hardware behind [T-Mobile](/organization/t-mobile)'s Sidekick phone. In its prime, the youth-friendly, messaging-focused phone handled over 4,000 messages and 400 pageviews per user per month, according to figures quoted on Danger's website as of February 2008.

[Microsoft](/organization/microsoft) acquired Danger in 2008, and the company [made headlines](http://techcrunch.com/2009/10/10/t-mobile-sidekick-disaster-microsofts-servers-crashed-and-they-dont-have-a-backup/) in 2009 when an issue with its servers caused users to lose all data not stored locally.

On May 31, 2011, T-Mobile and Microsoft [discontinued the cloud data service](http://techcrunch.com/2011/02/28/t-mobile-sidekick-dead-cancelled-may-31st/) to all Danger-powered Sidekick devices.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
$118.30M
Danger has raised a total of $118.30M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Nov 21, 2006 from a Series E round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Nov 21, 2006 Series E $10.30M 1 Detail
Jul 1, 2004 Series D $37M 1 Redpoint Detail
Feb 1, 2003 Series D $35M 2 Detail
Oct 15, 2001 Series B $36M 1 Redpoint Detail

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
2
2
Danger is funded by 2 investors. Redpoint and Venture Strategy Partners are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Redpoint Series E
Venture Strategy Partners Series D