Zoom unveils USD 100 million Zoom Apps Fund

News General Global 19 APR 2021
Zoom unveils USD 100 million Zoom Apps Fund

Zoom Video Communications has announced a new venture fund aimed at stimulating the growth of Zoom apps, integrations, its developer platform and related hardware. The USD 100 million Zoom Apps Fund will give out initial investments ranging from USD 250,000 to USD 2.5 million to parties looking to build systems and services on how Zoom customers meet, communicate, and collaborate.

Zoom Apps was announced at Zoomtopia 2020.

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