# Box

> Box is a cloud content management company that keeps a company's files - contracts, blueprints, patient records, ad campaigns - in one secure place and layers collaboration, security, workflow, e-signature and now AI agents on top. Founded in 2005 by Aaron Levie and Dylan Smith and public on the NYSE since 2015, Box serves roughly two-thirds of the Fortune 500 and reported about $1.09 billion in revenue for its fiscal year ending January 2025.

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** Redwood City, California, United States
- **Founders:** Aaron Levie (Co-founder & CEO), Dylan Smith (Co-founder & CFO), Jeff Queisser (Co-founder), Sam Ghods (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~2,900 employees
- **Products:** Box Content Cloud, Box AI, Box Sign, Box Shield, Box Relay / Box Automate
- **Notable:** Grew from a 2005 college project to a public company (NYSE: BOX) with ~$1.09B in annual revenue, Used by roughly two-thirds of the Fortune 500, Raised its first $350K from Mark Cuban and about $500M before its 2015 IPO

## Products & services

- **Box Content Cloud** — The core cloud content management platform for storing, sharing, and collaborating on files with permissions, versioning and access controls.
- **Box AI** — AI capabilities and a platform of AI Agents (Search, Deep Research, Extract) that read, summarize, and act on enterprise content.
- **Box Sign** — Native, unlimited e-signature built into Box for contracts and approvals.
- **Box Shield** — Content security controls with threat detection, classification, and data leak prevention.
- **Box Relay / Box Automate** — No-code workflow automation to route documents, approvals, and tasks.
- **Box Governance & Box Archive** — Retention, compliance, legal hold, and long-term content preservation for regulated industries.
- **Box Platform / APIs & SDKs** — Developer APIs, SDKs, and MCP support so applications and third-party AI agents can build on Box content.

## Achievements

- Grew from a 2005 college project to a public company (NYSE: BOX) with ~$1.09B in annual revenue
- Used by roughly two-thirds of the Fortune 500
- Raised its first $350K from Mark Cuban and about $500M before its 2015 IPO
- Shipped a full AI Agent platform (Search, Deep Research, Extract) and Box Automate in 2025
- Adopted the Model Context Protocol so external AI agents can securely reach enterprise content

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — At BoxWorks 2025, Box debuted AI agents across content management, including Box Extract for data extraction and Box Automate for workflow automation.
- **2025-05** — Box announced an all-new AI platform bringing AI Agents for Search, Deep Research, and enhanced extraction to enterprise content.
- **2025-12** — Box advanced its agent-to-agent (A2A) vision with AI agents built on Google Cloud.
- **2024-08** — Box appointed Tricia Gellman as Chief Marketing Officer.

## Links

- Website: https://box.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/box
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/box
- GitHub: https://github.com/box
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/boxhq
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/box
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/box

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Last updated: 2026-08-12