Yousendit

YouSendIt is a web-based (SaaS ) digital content delivery service provided by YouSendIt, Inc. It lets the users send, receive and track files on-demand. It is an alternative to sending large e-mail attachments, using FTP, and sending CDs or DVDs or tape or USB flash drive via courier. The sender can enter the recipients' e-mail addresses, attach the file and send it; the recipients receive an e-mail notification with a URL that lets them download the file. With more than five million registered users from 220 countries, YouSendIt transfers over 30,000 GB per day and over 500 million files to date.

YouSendIt was founded in 2004 with the goal of finding a way to manage sending, receiving, tracking, and organizing large files.

In October 2004, The Washington Post reported that a person calling himself Abu Maysara al Iraqi, claiming to be the spokesperson for the militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, had used YouSendIt to distribute videos of the contractors kidnapped by his group. YouSendIt said that they had not been contacted by any law enforcement authority, but they were willing to help the U.S. officials.

In 2006, Ivan Koon joined YouSendIt as CEO. The same year, YouSendIt was boosted by a $4.7 million venture capital investment, and reported that it was transferring 30 terabytes of files per day. By December 2006, it claimed to have surpassed 3 million registered users.

In 2007, YouSendIt was declared one of the WebWare 100 Award winners in the "Data" category. It was also chosen by AlwaysOn as one of the "AO 100 Top Private Companies" for 2007. The same year, YouSendIt Inc. raised $10 million of venture capital financing from Alloy Ventures, Sevin Rosen Funds and Sigma Partners. The company also announced a deal with digital compression provider WinZip Computing, and started working with Internet service providers such as Windstream in Arkansas.

In August 2007, the City of Los Angeles adopted YouSendIt services for delivering large digital files.