In June 2020, the company became a certified B Corporation. In May 2020, India banned the WeTransfer app, citing security reasons. In August 2019, the company closed a €35 million secondary funding round led by HPE Growth. In June 2019 WeTransfer experienced a security incident in which files were "sent to the wrong people." In October 2018, WeTransfer relaunched its mobile app with the name "Collect by WeTransfer". In August 2018, WeTransfer acquired app developer FiftyThree, whose portfolio included sketching app Paper and collaborative presentation app Paste.
In January 2018 WeTransfer launched content arm "WePresent". In early 2017, Gordon Willoughby became the company's Chief Executive Officer, taking over from Bas Beerens, who became Executive Chairman. In September 2016, WeTransfer opened its first office in the United States, in Venice Beach, Los Angeles. In 2016, WeTransfer announced the acquisition of digital design studio Present Plus, established in 2010 by Damian Bradfield and WeTransfer co-founder Nalden.
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In 2015, WeTransfer raised a US$25 million Series A funding round from Highland Capital Partners Europe, and they also added venture capitalist Troy Carter to its board. These bursaries supported two students from around the globe in their full-time studies.
WeTransfer initiated its first bursaries that year, through a collaborative partnership with Central Saint Martins. In 2014, WeTransfer launched "", an ongoing video series. In 2013, WeTransfer reached profitability. In 2012, WeTransfer implemented a re-design and introduced a 'Plus' service with support for larger files and limited customisability. It was created to make it possible to share large files. WeTransfer was founded in 2009 by Rinke Visser, Bas Beerens and Ronald Hans ( Nalden).
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