Which CEO founded Zoom Video Communications?

Eric Yuan was the CEO who founded Zoom Video Communications. He started the company in 2011 after leaving Cisco, where he had been a vice president of engineering connected with Webex.

Yuan had joined Webex as one of its early employees, and Cisco acquired the company in 2007. At Cisco, Yuan proposed a more modern, smartphone-friendly video-conferencing service, but the idea was not adopted. He left with a group of engineers and founded Saasbee, which later became Zoom.

Zoom launched its software in 2013 after raising early venture funding. Its emphasis on reliable video, simple joining, and cross-platform use helped it stand out in a crowded conferencing market. The company went public in 2019, and usage expanded dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic as schools, businesses, and families moved online.

Reed Hastings founded Netflix, Daniel Ek co-founded Spotify, and Brian Chesky co-founded Airbnb. Those executives are famous technology leaders, but none founded Zoom.