Dropbox, Inc in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Dropbox, Inc.
Paper is made by Dropbox, Inc., the file storage company listed on Nasdaq as DBX. Across the whole company the money comes from paid storage and collaboration plans for individuals, families and teams; Paper itself comes with a Dropbox account rather than being sold on its own.
Founded
2007
Based in
San Francisco
Chief executive
Drew Houston
Ownership
Publicly traded
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Dropbox, Inc’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Dropbox, Inc. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
The company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2007
The year Dropbox, Inc was founded, in San Francisco
In a sentence
Paper is made by Dropbox, Inc., the file storage company listed on Nasdaq as DBX. Across the whole company the money comes from paid storage and collaboration plans for individuals, families and teams; Paper itself comes with a Dropbox account rather than being sold on its own.
In a paragraph
Dropbox, Inc was founded in 2007 and is based in San Francisco, California, the business address on its filings; it calls itself a Virtual First company. Drew Houston is its co-Founder and Co-CEO.
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Fact sheet
Company
Dropbox, Inc
Founded
2007
Based in
San Francisco, California, the business address on its filings; it calls itself a Virtual First company
Website
dropbox.com/paper
Products we list
Dropbox Paper
Ownership: Publicly traded
Listed on Nasdaq as DBX across the whole company. Its fact sheet dates the flotation to March 2018, and its filings name the registrant as Dropbox, Inc.
Leadership
DH
Drew Houston
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
AA
Ashraf Alkarmi
Co-CEO
AD
Ali Dasdan
Chief Technology Officer
MT
Mike Torres
Chief Product Officer
What they make
Dropbox Paper, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Dropbox Paper
Free collaborative documents that live in a Dropbox account
Docs & WikisFrom $9.99 per month, billed yearlyFree plan
3.2GPA
Best for free shared docs for people already on Dropbox. It's at its best with meeting notes and briefs, where you comment, mention people and hand out to-dos with due dates.
AValue
AFree
CFeatures
BEase
BPlatforms
Dropbox Paper’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 03 · News
News and contacts
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Dropbox, Inc’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by Dropbox, Inc, and Dropbox, Inc’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are Dropbox, Inc’s own, from its website and app-store listings.