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Zoom

Video conferencing and webinar platform

Overview

Zoom provides video conferencing and online meeting solutions that help people connect remotely. Its main product is video conferencing software that lets users host or join meetings with high-quality video and audio, share screens, chat, and use features like virtual backgrounds. It also offers Zoom Webinars and Zoom Events for larger virtual gatherings, plus add-ons and integrations that extend the platform. Compared with competitors, Zoom emphasizes a simple, easy-to-use experience with reliable performance and the ability to scale from small teams to large organizations, along with a freemium model and a broad ecosystem of integrations. The company’s goal is to enable flexible, real-time communication and collaboration for work, education, healthcare, and everyday life, helping people connect and collaborate across distances.

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About Zoom

Simplify's Rating
Why Zoom is rated
C+
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated C on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Consumer SoftwareEnterprise Software

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

San Jose, California

Founded

2013

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What believers are saying

  • Q2 FY2027 revenue rose 4.9% to $1.277 billion, with Enterprise up 7.8%.
  • Zoom Phone passed 10 million seats in early Q3 FY2026, expanding cross-sell.
  • Anthropic stake reached $3.13 billion, giving Zoom massive balance-sheet optionality.

What critics are saying

  • Online revenue grew 0.6% in Q2 FY2027, exposing core product stagnation.
  • Microsoft Teams bundling and Copilot erode Zoom Meetings pricing power by 2027.
  • AI expansion raises costs fast; if enterprise growth stalls, Zoom becomes a low-growth utility.

What makes Zoom unique

  • Zoom owns the conversation layer across meetings, phone, and revenue workflows.
  • Common Room by Zoom, launched September 15, 2026, adds buyer-intent intelligence.
  • FY2026 margins stayed strong: 77.0% gross margin and 23.1% GAAP operating margin.

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Funding

Total Funding

$898.5M

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Industry Average

Funded Over

6 Rounds

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Benefits

Health Insurance

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Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Hybrid Work Options

Flexible Work Hours

Stock Options

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Company News

PR Newswire
Oct 6th, 2026
Avarra raises $17M to upskill GTM teams with AI avatars, growing ARR 400% YOY

Avarra has raised $17 million in Series A funding led by Duration Ventures, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Draper Associates, GTMfund, Alumni Ventures, and Zoom. The company's AI avatar platform helps sales teams master complex processes, reportedly cutting ramp time in half. The platform captures expertise from leaders and deploys AI avatars to train team members, assist in live deals, and engage customers. Customers including Elastic, Masimo, and Proofpoint use the system to scale sales playbooks across their organisations. Avarra reported 400% year-over-year ARR growth and 698% growth in contracted ARR from mid-market and enterprise customers. Sales teams complete over 10,000 AI coaching sessions weekly on the platform. The funding will support engineering and go-to-market hiring whilst expanding customer-facing platform capabilities.

Customer Experience Magazine
Sep 25th, 2026
Zoom Buys Onyx to Bring Self-Hosted Enterprise AI Search

Zoom has bought Onyx, an open-source enterprise AI search platform that runs on customers' own servers, with implications for CX.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 22nd, 2026
Zoom stock could drop 20% in market shock, twice S&P 500's decline

Zoom Communications stock has fallen 17.4% over the past month despite beating quarterly guidance. The company's fiscal Q2 2027 revenue exceeded expectations, with management raising full-year outlook. However, two concerns emerged. Management now expects its Online business to remain flat in fiscal 2027, down from projections of slight growth, as customers shift from search to AI for product discovery. Costs also increased due to higher AI usage with new products. Growth is coming from Enterprise, which expanded at its fastest rate in three years, driven by Phone, Contact Center, and AI products. Revenue over the trailing twelve months grew 5.0%. During market shocks since 2019, Zoom has fallen an average of 20% peak to trough, compared to 17% for the S&P 500. Its worst performance was during the 2022 inflation shock, when it dropped 61%.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 15th, 2026
Zoom launches AI-powered revenue OS unifying buyer intelligence and customer conversations

Zoom Communications unveiled its vision for an AI-powered revenue OS, a unified platform connecting buyer intelligence, customer conversations, and revenue execution. The company announced new Zoom Revenue Accelerator capabilities, including Engage and Forecast, alongside the availability of Common Room by Zoom. Engage builds multichannel sales sequences across email and phone, whilst Forecast transforms deal-level signals into live forecasts. The new ZRA Elite offering combines ZRA Premium with these new capabilities. Zoom customer Barracuda Networks reported a 15% increase in deals closed and 5% faster deal velocity using Zoom Revenue Accelerator. IDC recognised Zoom as a Leader in its 2026 MarketScape for unified revenue orchestration. The platform aims to help go-to-market teams move from customer signal to action within one system, leveraging context from customer conversations to drive revenue growth.

Associated Press
Sep 2nd, 2026
Zoom appoints former Oracle CFO Jeff Epstein to board as Jonathan Chadwick retires

Zoom has appointed Jeff Epstein to its board of directors, effective immediately. Epstein previously served as executive vice president and CFO of Oracle and currently works as an operating partner at Bessemer Venture Partners. The company also announced that Jonathan Chadwick will retire from Zoom's board after nearly ten years of service, effective 19 November 2026. Epstein currently serves on the boards of Autodesk, AvePoint, and Twilio. He previously held board positions at Okta, Couchbase, Poshmark, and Shutterstock. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said Epstein's financial and strategic leadership, particularly in B2B software and vertical AI, makes him a strong addition to the board. Yuan thanked Chadwick for his guidance during major growth periods.

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