
Ooma, Inc. (NYSE: OOMA), based in Sunnyvale, CA, is a publicly traded telecommunications company offering cloud-based communication services for both homes and businesses. Founded in 2003 and with an IPO in July 2015, the company now serves approximately 1.21 million core users across its residential and business lines .
Founders: Andrew Frame and Michael Cerda founded Ooma in Palo Alto in 2004 (incorporated in 2003) .
Expansion: Originally focused on residential VoIP with Ooma Telo was launched in 2009. Ooma Office debuted in 2013; mobile support followed in 2016, and Ooma Office Pro arrived in 2020 .
Early Rounds: Raised $7.8M in 2005, then $12M in 2007 (Series B) with notable investor Sean Parker
IPO: July 17, 2015.
Essentials (~$19.95/user/month): Virtual receptionist, SMS/MMS, ring groups, call park, voicemail-to-email, multi-device support via phones or apps .
Pro (~$24.95): Adds softphone desktop apps, HD video conferencing (Ooma Meetings), call recording & analytics, voicemail transcription, robocall blocking, integrations with Google Workspace & Microsoft 365 .
Pro Plus (~$29.95): Further includes call queuing, hot-desking, CRM integrations (Salesforce, Dynamics, Zoho, Freshdesk, Clio), shared voicemail, digital call deflection, online bookings, scheduled SMS, auto-dialer, whiteboard, contact widget, call park via app, and team chat .
Ooma Connect: Fixed wireless internet backup/base station complementing Office services .
Managed Wi‑Fi: Plug-and-play enterprise-grade Wi‑Fi for SMBs .
Butterfleye (security camera) acquired 2017, then shut down 2021 .
Voxter (custom communications) 2018; Broadsmart 2019; OnSIP (Junction Networks) 2022 .
May 2024: Added contact widget, auto-dialer, scheduled SMS, app call-park, whiteboard, and mobile team chat—available in Pro Plus and some in Pro .
Customer-First Philosophy: Tailored onboarding and support, serving SMBs without contracts, transparent pricing, and scalability .
Innovation-Driven: Steady rollouts of features, APIs, UCaaS integrations, and backend product evolution
.
Core Users: ~1.21M subscribed across residential and business .