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IntelePeer was founded as VoEX, Inc. in 2003 to provide core network VoIP services to large communications services providers, universities, large enterprises and VoIP applications developers. The company was originally based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In July 2006, the company completed a series B funding round for $12 million led by Kennet Partners.
In September 2006, the company moved its global headquarters to Foster City, California.
VoEX changed its name to IntelePeer, Inc. in September 2007.
In November 2008, IntelePeer completed a series C round of financing for $18 million. The financing was led by new investor VantagePoint Venture Partners of San Bruno, California, with participation by existing investors.
In May 2011 the company initially filed to go public. In January 2012 the company withdrew its request to go public and remains private at this time.
In October 2015 IntelePeer acquired Advantone, a cloud contact center company based in Plantation, Florida. IntelePeer added Advantone's contact center suite to its product line, creating the Atmosphere cloud communications platform.
In 2021, IntelePeer expanded to Dania, Florida, at the Design Center of the Americas. In March of the same year, IntelePeer and Enghouse Interactive partnered to create a COVID-19 vaccine hotline scheduling solution with geographic routing capabilities for rural households to schedule appointments via the Internet. Also in 2021, IntelePeer obtained STIR/SHAKEN certification, applying it to all voice traffic originating from its network, including via SIP or Atmosphere CPaaS platform.
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In 2022, IntelePeer achieved Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 certification. During the company's 2022 Digital Transformation 4.0 & Beyond presentation at Colombia's Universidad de Los Andes, it announced the first annual DevSavant Academy Scholarship winner.
In September 2022, IntelePeer partnered with Microsoft Teams' Operator Connect program, integrating MS Team in IntelePeer services. Also in 2022, IntelePeer collaborated with BASE Technology to train program participants in low- and no-code technology skills.
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