Wednesday, September 2, 2020

YouMail Acquires PhoneTag

Irvine-based YouMail has acquired PhoneTag, a direct-to-consumer voicemail service, the company announced on Tuesday. Financial details of the deal were not announced. PhoneTag was founded in 2003, and offers up voicemail transcription services directly to consumers. According to YouMail, it now has PhoneTag's service running on its own platform. YouMail CEO Alex Quilici said in a statement that the acquisition might not be the last, saying "We are actively exploring similar acquisitions where our platform can support and run communication services more efficiently and provide users with a better, more secure communication experience." Quilici also said PhoneTag's acquisition increases the footprint of the company's premium consumer subscription business. YouMail offers up a visual voicemail and voicemail app, which helps stop robocalls and also offers up such features as personalized voicemail greetings depending on who is calling, as well as conference calls.

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