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| Year | Month and date | Event type | Details |
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| 2005 | | Competition | Box.com, an online file sharing and content management service for businesses, is launched. It IPOs in March 2014.[{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/25/technology/box-dropbox-and-hightail-pivot-to-new-business-models.html |title=Box, Dropbox and Hightail Pivot to New Business Models |newspaper=The New York Times |date= August 24, 2014 |accessdate= September 11, 2016}}] |
| 2007 | June 1 | Company | Dropbox is founded by MIT students Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, as a startup company from the American seed accelerator Y Combinator.[{{cite web|url=https://www.dropbox.com/about|title=About Dropbox|publisher=Dropbox, Inc.|quote=Dropbox was founded by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi in 2007, and received seed funding from Y Combinator.|accessdate=2013-06-03}}] |
| 2007 | August | Competition | Microsoft launches Windows Live SkyDrive (later OneDrive), which also provides users with free storage.[{{cite web|url=http://skydriveteam.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!977F793E846B3C96!23398.entry |title=Introducing Windows Live SkyDrive! – Windows Live |newspaper=Web.archive.org |accessdate=April 20, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://archive.today/20091226035927/http://skydriveteam.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!977F793E846B3C96!23398.entry |archive-date=December 26, 2009 }}] |
| 2007 | December | Competition | SpiderOak – an online backup and file hosting service that allows users to access, synchronize and share data using a cloud-based server – is launched. |
| 2008 | March | Product | Dropbox creates a 3-minute video demonstration of its technology as it is meant to work, which is posted to Digg.[{{cite web|url=http://digg.com/software/Google_Drive_killer_coming_from_MIT_Startup |title=Digg – Google Drive killer coming from MIT Startup |newspaper=Digg |accessdate=April 20, 2016 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080314093228/http://digg.com/software/Google_Drive_killer_coming_from_MIT_Startup |archive-date=March 14, 2008 }}] This helped its beta waiting list expand from 5,000 people to 75,000 people literally overnight.[{{Cite news|url=https://ecorner.stanford.edu/video/finding-your-way-as-an-entrepreneur-entire-talk/|title=Finding Your Way as an Entrepreneur [Entire Talk] {{!}} Stanford eCorner|work=Stanford eCorner|access-date=2018-04-19|language=en-US}}] |
| 2008 | September 11 | Product | Dropbox launches to the public, allowing anyone to get 2 GB of free storage. It also announces storage pricing tiers, with 50 GB Dropbox for $9.99/month, or $99.99/year.[{{cite web |url=https://blogs.dropbox.com/dropbox/2008/09/dropbox-launches-to-the-public/ |title=Dropbox launches to the public! |accessdate= April 20, 2016}}] |
| 2009 | October | Product | Dropbox acquires the dropbox.com domain for $300,000 in cash.[{{cite web |last1=Houston |first1=Drew |title=(01:15:50 ~ 01:24:20) Clip of #334: Drew Houston — The Billionaire Founder of Dropbox |url=https://www.listennotes.com/clips/334-drew-houston-the-billionaire-founder-of-RUThbQcPekK/ |website=Listen Notes |language=en}}] |
| 2009 | December | Acquisitions | Steve Jobs approaches Drew Houston and suggests that Drew Houston sell Dropbox. Drew Houston cuts the pitch short and says that Dropbox is determined to stay independent.[{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriabarret/2011/10/18/dropbox-the-inside-story-of-techs-hottest-startup/print/ |title=Dropbox: The Inside Story Of Tech's Hottest Startup |newspaper=Forbes |date= October 18, 2011 |author=Victoria Barret |accessdate= June 5, 2016}}] |
| 2010 | May | International | Dropbox announces that it has been blocked by the Chinese government.[{{cite web |url = http://techwhack.co/sony-sees-10-year-life-for-playstation-2-console-4/|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140219114633/http://techwhack.co/sony-sees-10-year-life-for-playstation-2-console-4/|url-status = dead|archive-date = February 19, 2014|title = dropbox banned|publisher = techwhack|accessdate = April 15, 2010}}][{{cite web |url = http://www.neowin.net/news/china-blocks-dropbox-cloud-storage-service|title = dropbox blocked|publisher = neowin|accessdate = April 15, 2010}}][{{cite web|url = http://www.geek.com/news/china-has-blocked-dropbox-1235291/|title = dropbox blocked|publisher = geek.com|accessdate = April 15, 2010|archive-date = April 16, 2013|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130416105528/http://www.geek.com/news/china-has-blocked-dropbox-1235291/|url-status = dead}}][{{cite web |url = http://shanghaiist.com/2010/05/11/another_one_bites_the_dust_file-sha.php|title = dropbox blocked|publisher = shanghaiist|accessdate = April 15, 2010}}][{{cite web |url = http://www.mingtiandi.com/entrepreneurship/20100511/idiot-proofing-dropbox-and-the-gfw/|title = Dropbox Blocked in China|publisher = mingtiandi|accessdate = April 15, 2010}}] |
| 2011 | June | Security | TechCrunch reports that all Dropbox accounts could be accessed without password for four hours. This was later widely reported in the mainstream press and caused some doubt about Dropbox's "cloud" technology model.[{{cite news|url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/06/22/technology/dropbox_passwords/index.htm|title=Dropbox's password nightmare highlights cloud risks|quote=Any trust in the cloud is too much trust in the cloud – it's as simple as that | work=CNN|date=June 22, 2011}}] The error was caused by an authentication code update.[{{cite news|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-20072755-281/dropbox-confirms-security-glitch-no-password-required/|title=Dropbox confirms security glitch—no password required}}] |
| 2012 | February | Acquisitions | Dropbox acquires stealth startup Cove.[{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-may-have-just-acqui-hired-a-new-cto-2012-2 |title=Dropbox May Have Just Acqui-Hired A New CTO – Business Insider |newspaper=Businessinsider.com |accessdate= June 5, 2016}}] |
| 2012 | April | Product | Dropbox announces a new feature allowing users to automatically upload photographs or videos from camera, tablet, SD card, or smartphone. Users will be given up to 3 GB (initially 5 GB) extra space to accommodate the photographs and videos uploaded in this fashion, but the space is permanently added to the user's allowance and is not restricted to pictures. It is viewed as a move against Google's recently launched Google Drive and Microsoft's OneDrive.[{{cite magazine | url = https://techland.time.com/2012/04/27/dropbox-gets-automatic-photo-uploads-offers-3-gb-incentive/ | title = Dropbox Gets Automatic Photo Uploads, Offers 3 GB Incentive | magazine= TIME | access-date = April 30, 2012 | date = April 27, 2012}}] |
| 2012 | November 12 | Userbase | Dropbox announces it reaches 100 million users.[By Victoria Barret, Forbes. "[https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriabarret/2012/11/13/dropbox-hits-100-million-users-says-drew-houston/ Dropbox Hits 100 Million Users Says Drew Houston]." November 11, 2013. December 2, 2013.] |
| 2012 | December | International | Dropbox announces plans to establish its first international office in Dublin, Ireland.[{{cite web |url=http://allthingsd.com/20121203/dropbox-picks-dublin-for-its-second-office/ |title=Dropbox Picks Dublin for Its Second Office – Liz Gannes – News – AllThingsD |newspaper=Allthingsd.com |accessdate= April 20, 2016}}] |
| 2012 | December 19 | Acquisitions | Dropbox acquires Snapjoy, which provides a service for aggregating, archiving and viewing all digital photographs taken with cameras, phones, or popular photo applications.{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}} |
| 2013 | March | Acquisitions | Dropbox acquires Mailbox, a sleek email platform specifically for mobile users.[{{cite web |url=http://upstart.bizjournals.com/news/technology/2014/04/18/9-dropbox-acquisitions-in-a-year.html |title=Dropbox has acquired Mailbox, TapEngage, Endorse, Foundry Hiring, Sold, Zulip, Readmill, HackPad, Loom |newspaper=Upstart.bizjournals.com |accessdate= April 27, 2016}}] |
| 2013 | June 6 | Security | The Guardian and The Washington Post publicize confidential documents suggesting Dropbox was being considered for inclusion in the National Security Agency's classified PRISM program of Internet surveillance.[{{cite news|last=Greenwald|first=Glenn|title=NSA taps in to internet giants' systems to mine user data, secret files reveal|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/06/us-tech-giants-nsa-data|accessdate=7 June 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=6 June 2013|location=London}}][{{cite news|last=Gellman|first=Barton|title=Documents: U.S. mining data from 9 leading Internet firms; companies deny knowledge|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/us-intelligence-mining-data-from-nine-us-internet-companies-in-broad-secret-program/2013/06/06/3a0c0da8-cebf-11e2-8845-d970ccb04497_story.html|accessdate=7 June 2013|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=6 June 2013}}] |
| 2013 | November 13 | Userbase | Dropbox announces it reaches 200 million users.{{Citation needed|date=April 2017}} |
| 2013 | November 13 | Product | Dropbox announces it will unveil Dropbox for businesses.[{{cite web |url=http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/11/13/dropbox-aims-at-business/ |title=Dropbox Aims at Business |newspaper=The New York Times |date=2013-11-13 |accessdate= August 27, 2016}}] |
| 2014 | February | Team | Dropbox hires Dennis Woodside, who ran Motorola Mobility for Google, as its chief operating officer.[{{cite web |url=http://fortune.com/2014/02/13/dropbox-hires-first-coo-amid-google-divestiture/ |title=Dropbox hires first COO amid Google divestiture – Fortune |newspaper=Fortune.com |accessdate= June 5, 2016}}][{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-coo-dennis-woodside-profile-2015-6 |title=Dropbox COO Dennis Woodside profile – Business Insider |newspaper=Businessinsider.com |accessdate= June 5, 2016}}] |
| 2014 | April 17 | Acquisitions | Dropbox acquires Hackpad, a real-time collaborative text editor.[{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2014/04/17/dropbox-acquires-startups-loom-hackpad-in-push-to-expand-services/|title=Dropbox Acquires Startups Loom, Hackpad in Push to Expand Services|author=Mike Billings|work=WSJ|date=April 17, 2014}}][{{cite web|url=https://hackpad.com/Hackpad-is-teaming-up-with-Dropbox-m1Fne5A6Lzn|title=Hackpad is teaming up with Dropbox!|work=hackpad.com|accessdate=2017-02-19}}] |
| 2014 | November 4 | Competition | Dropbox announces a partnership with Microsoft to integrate Dropbox and Microsoft Office applications on iOS, Android and the Office 365 applications on the web.[{{cite news|url=https://blog.dropbox.com/2014/11/dropbox-microsoft-office-partnership/|title=We're partnering with Microsoft|publisher=Dropbox|date=4 November 2014}}][{{cite news|url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/11/4/7153975/dropbox-microsoft-partnership-microsoft-office
]|title=Dropbox and Microsoft form surprise partnership for Office integration |publisher=theverge.com|date=4 November 2014}} [{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-04/microsoft-teams-up-with-dropbox-to-target-mobile-business-users.html
]|title=Microsoft Teams Up With Dropbox to Target Mobile, Business Users |publisher=bloomberg.com|date=4 November 2014|first=Dina|last=Bass}} |
| 2014 | December | Product | Dropbox announces that it will open up its API to business software developers – offering a new set of tools to help integrate Dropbox’s file storage and security features with other business software.[{{cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/12/02/dropbox-opens-up-to-business-software-developers/ |title=Dropbox Opens Up to Business Software Developers – Digits |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate= August 27, 2016}}] |
| 2015 | February | Partnerships | Dropbox partners with Vodafone, a British multinational telecommunications company, to offer file storage to Vodafone's 400 million wireless customers.[{{cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/02/27/dropbox-taps-vodafone-for-international-growth/ |title=Dropbox Taps Vodafone for International Growth – Digits |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate= August 27, 2016}}] |
| 2015 | August 12 | Product | Dropbox announces availability of its USB security key which provides two-factor authentication to its services.[{{cite news|url=http://geekinspector.com/671/news/dropbox-adds-usb-security-key-two-factor-protection|title=DropBox Adds USB Security Key Protection|publisher=Geek Inspector|accessdate=2017-02-19}}] |
| 2015 | October 15 | Product | Dropbox rebrands its six-month-old product invite-only beta product Notes as Dropbox Paper, and expands the beta significantly. The product, that facilitates collaborative document editing, is available only on the web at this time.[{{cite web|url = https://www.engadget.com/2015/10/15/dropbox-paper-team-collaboration-tools/|title = Paper is Dropbox's new vision for how teams can work together|date = October 15, 2015|accessdate = December 9, 2016|publisher = Engadget}}][{{cite web|url = https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/15/9545587/dropbox-paper-hands-on|title = Hands on with Paper, Dropbox's answer to Google Docs. Slick editing and rich media, but is it enough?|last = Newton|first = Casey|date = October 15, 2015|accessdate = December 9, 2016|website = The Verge}}] |
| 2015 | December | Product | Dropbox announces it will shutter its free mobile apps Mailbox and Carousel as it focuses more on paid file storage by businesses.[{{cite web |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/12/07/dropbox-is-pulling-mailbox-and-carousel-apps/ |title=Dropbox Is Pulling 'Mailbox' and 'Carousel' Apps – Digits |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |accessdate= August 27, 2016}}] |
| 2016 | March | Product, Competition | Dropbox announces that it now stores over 90% of its user data on its own infrastructure stack as it moves away from Amazon S3.[{{cite web |url=https://blogs.dropbox.com/tech/2016/03/magic-pocket-infrastructure/ |title=Scaling to exabytes and beyond |accessdate= April 27, 2016}}][{{cite magazine|url = http://www.informationweek.com/cloud/cloud-storage/how-dropbox-moved-500pb-of-customer-files-off-aws/d/d-id/1325721|title = How Dropbox Moved 500PB Of Customer Files Off AWS. With 500 petabytes of customer files to manage, Dropbox decided to become a post-cloud company. That meant moving a core operation off AWS. Here's how it was done.|last = Babcock|first = Charles|date = June 1, 2016|accessdate = December 9, 2016|magazine = InformationWeek}}][{{cite magazine|url = https://www.wired.com/2016/03/epic-story-dropboxs-exodus-amazon-cloud-empire/|title = The Epic Story of Dropbox's Exodus From the Amazon Cloud Empire|last = Metz|first = Cade|date = March 14, 2016|accessdate = December 9, 2016|magazine = Wired Magazine}}] |
| 2016 | June 14 | Financial | Dropbox CEO Drew Houston announces that the company is free cash flow positive, but is not in a rush to IPO. Commentators note that this does not imply that the company is profitable, since free cash flow does not include a number of expenses.[{{cite web|url = http://www.businessinsider.com/dropbox-is-free-cash-flow-positive-2016-6|title = Dropbox CEO Drew Houston just shared something Wall Street is really going to like|last = Kim|first = Eugene|date = June 14, 2016|accessdate = December 9, 2016|website = Business Insider}}] |
| 2016 | August 3 | Product | Dropbox launches an iPhone and Android version of its document-editing app, Paper, and upgrades it from invite-only beta to open beta.[{{cite web|url = https://www.engadget.com/2016/08/03/dropbox-paper-open-beta-ios-android-apps/|title = Paper, Dropbox's answer to Google Docs, now has apps for iOS and Android. The service is now in open beta, too, so give it a shot.|last = Ingraham|first = Nathan|date = August 3, 2016|accessdate = December 9, 2016|publisher = Engadget}}] |
| 2016 | November 16 | Product | As part of its AdminX initiative for Dropbox Business users, Dropbox launches additional features to improve security of business documents and prevent people from accessing them through personal accounts. Admin controls are extended to Dropbox Paper. Also, Dropbox announces an infrastructure expansion in Europe and Asia, to cater to its large non-US audience. As of this date, Dropbox has more than 30 security partnerships across areas such as data loss prevention, enterprise mobility management, identity and access management, data migration, eDiscovery, and analytics.[{{cite web|url = https://blogs.dropbox.com/business/2016/11/adminx-paper-infrastructure-enhancements/|title = Introducing enhancements to AdminX, Paper, and our infrastructure|last = Baesman|first = Rob|date = November 16, 2016|accessdate = December 9, 2016|publisher = Dropbox}}][{{cite web|url = http://siliconangle.com/blog/2016/11/16/dropbox-business-gets-additional-enterprise-security-admin-controls-more/|title = Dropbox Business gets additional enterprise security, admin controls, more|last = Kriel|first = Collen|date = November 24, 2016|accessdate = December 9, 2016|publisher = Silicon Angle}}] |
| 2017
|June 19
|Product
|Dropbox announces plans to further grow its worldwide private network in North America, Europe, and Australia by introducing five new regional accelerators. This move aims to enhance performance and reliability for all its users around the world.[{{Cite web |title=Dropbox Expands Global Private Network to Accelerate Sync Speeds for Users |url=https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/technology/-dropbox-expands-global-private-network-to-accelerate-sync-speed |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=blog.dropbox.com |language=en}}] |
| 2018
|February 15
|Financial
|Dropbox launches the Dropbox Foundation, which focuses on promoting and protecting human rights by partnering with impactful nonprofits.[{{Cite web |title=Announcing the Dropbox Foundation |url=https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/company/announcing-the-dropbox-foundation |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=blog.dropbox.com |language=en}}] |
| 2018
|March
|Financial
|Dropbox has successfully secured $756 million for its IPO, with 36 million shares priced at $21 each.[{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-03-22 |title=Dropbox IPO Prices Shares At 21 Apiece, Above Expected Range |url=https://www.investors.com/news/technology/dropbox-poised-for-strong-initial-public-offering-trading-friday/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Investor's Business Daily |language=en-US}}] |
| 2018
|November 6
|Product
|Dropbox announces Dropbox Extensions, which allow users to initiate workflows directly within Dropbox, e.g. the ability to edit PDFs, to view and edit DWGs, to annotate videos or to send electronic fax.[{{Cite web |title=Announcing Dropbox Extensions with strategic and category-leading partners |url=https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/product/announcing-dropbox-extensions-with-strategic-and-category-leadin |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=blog.dropbox.com |language=en}}] |
| 2019
|January 28
|Acquisitions
|Dropbox announces its acquisition of e-signature software company HelloSign for $230 million.[{{Cite web |date=2019-01-29 |title=Dropbox Drops $230 Million on HelloSign |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dropbox-drops-230-million-hellosign-001100318.html |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Yahoo Finance |language=en-US}}] |
| 2019
|May
|Product
|Dropbox announces Rewind, a new feature that can roll back an account to any point in the past 30 days.[{{Cite web |title=Dropbox Rewind Lets You Recover Files With Ease |url=https://experience.dropbox.com/resources/dropbox-rewind |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=experience.dropbox.com}}] |
| 2020
|October 13
|Team
|Dropbox is from now on becoming a remote-first company.[{{Cite web |title=Dropbox goes Virtual First |url=https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/company/dropbox-goes-virtual-first |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=blog.dropbox.com |language=en}}] |
| 2021
|March 9
|Acquisitions
|Dropbox announces its acquisition of document sharing startup DocSend for $165 million.[{{Cite news |title=Dropbox to Acquire DocSend |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210309005402/en/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |language=en}}] |
| 2021
|October 29
|Acquisitions
|Dropbox announces that an agreement to acquire universal search company Command E has been signed.[{{Cite web |title=Welcome Command E to Dropbox! |url=https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/company/welcome-command-e-to-dropbox- |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=blog.dropbox.com |language=en}}] |
| 2022
|November 29
|Acquisitions
|Dropbox announces that an agreement to acquire several key assets from Boxcryptor has been signed. Boxcryptor is a provider of end-to-end zero-knowledge encryption for cloud storage services.[{{Cite web |title=Dropbox to acquire Boxcryptor assets, bring end-to-end encryption to business users |url=https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/company/dropbox-to-acquire-boxcryptor-assets-bring-end-to-end-encryption-to-business-users |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=blog.dropbox.com |language=en}}] |
| 2022
|December 16
|Acquisitions
|Dropbox announces the acquisition of form management platform FormSwift for $95 million.[{{Cite web |last=Singh |first=Meghavi |date=2022-12-16 |title=Dropbox acquires FormSwift for $95M in cash (NASDAQ:DBX) {{!}} Seeking Alpha |url=https://seekingalpha.com/news/3918025-dropbox-acquires-formswift-for-95m-in-cash |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=seekingalpha.com |language=en}}] |
| 2023
|June 21
|Financial
|Dropbox launches Dropbox Ventures, a $50 million venture fund focused on startups in the AI space.[{{Cite web |last=Wiggers |first=Kyle |date=2023-06-21 |title=Dropbox launches $50M AI-focused venture fund, intros AI features |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/21/dropbox-launches-50m-ai-focused-venture-fund-intros-new-ai-features/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US}}] |
| 2023
|June 21
|Product
|Dropbox announces Dash, an AI-powered universal search, and Dropbox AI, which uses generative AI to answer questions and summarize large files.[{{Cite web |title=Introducing Dropbox Dash, AI-powered universal search, and Dropbox AI |url=https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/product/introducing-AI-powered-tools |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=blog.dropbox.com |language=en}}] |
| 2023
|October 10
|Product
|Dropbox announces Dropbox Studio, a video collaboration tool, that can be used to create, edit, review and publish videos.[{{Cite web |title=Introducing new tools for the next generation of knowledge work |url=https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/company/updated-tools-new-plans-and-web-redesign |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=blog.dropbox.com |language=en}}] |