# Jan Koum

> Jan Koum is co-founder of WhatsApp. WhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API) on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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- Updated: 2026-10-28

Co-founder, WhatsApp.

Jan Koum co-founded WhatsApp with Brian Acton, a fellow former Yahoo employee, and incorporated WhatsApp Inc. in California in February 2009. He was its chief executive through Facebook's 2014 acquisition and announced in April 2018 that he was leaving.

## What Jan builds

- [WhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API)](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/whatsapp-cloud-api.md), graded B, 67.2/100, in Messaging APIs. Meta's WhatsApp Business Platform Cloud API sends and receives WhatsApp messages for a business phone number through the Graph API, with inbound messages and status updates arriving by webhook. Access uses a Meta developer app and OAuth access tokens. Co-founder, WhatsApp, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Alexander Davenport](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/alexander-davenport/), Director of Product Marketing, monetization interfaces and advertiser tools
- [Andrew McCollum](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andrew-mccollum/), Co-founder, Facebook (now Meta Platforms)
- [Brian Acton](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/brian-acton/), Co-founder, WhatsApp
- [Chris Hughes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/chris-hughes/), Co-founder, Facebook (now Meta Platforms)
- [Dustin Moskovitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/dustin-moskovitz-2/), Co-founder, Facebook (now Meta Platforms)
- [Eduardo Saverin](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/eduardo-saverin/), Co-founder, Facebook (now Meta Platforms)
- [Lauren Krainski](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/lauren-krainski/), Senior Product Manager, WhatsApp Business Messaging Platform
- [Mark Zuckerberg](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/mark-zuckerberg/), Founder, Meta

## Questions

### Who is Jan Koum?

Jan Koum co-founded WhatsApp with Brian Acton, a fellow former Yahoo employee, and incorporated WhatsApp Inc. in California in February 2009. He was its chief executive through Facebook's 2014 acquisition and announced in April 2018 that he was leaving.

### What does Meta Platforms, Inc. make?

Anchor Terminal lists WhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API) from Meta Platforms, Inc.. Meta's WhatsApp Business Platform Cloud API sends and receives WhatsApp messages for a business phone number through the Graph API, with inbound messages and status updates arriving by webhook. Access uses a Meta developer app and OAuth access tokens.

### How are Jan's tools graded?

WhatsApp Business Platform (Cloud API) is graded B, 67.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkrainski/details/experience/
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenkrainski
- https://business.whatsapp.com
- https://www.whatsapp.com
- https://developers.facebook.com/
- https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/support/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WhatsApp

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