Box
Box is an Intelligent Content Cloud company that provides AI-powered content management, secure collaboration, and automated workflows to create a secure, efficient, and collaborative environment for conducting business. The company offers enterprise-grade AI, modern workflow automation, advanced data protection, and compliance tools to unlock the full potential of unstructured data.
At a Glance
- Enterprise organizations
- Small and medium-sized businesses (SMB)
- Mid-market companies
- Financial services firms
- +16 more
AI Tools by Box
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Box AI Extract
AI Document Data Extraction
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Latest News
Box Announces General Availability of Box Extract to Transform Enterprise Content into Actionable Data
Box Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Financial Results - Revenue of $301 Million, up 9% Year-Over-Year
Box Announces Next-Generation AI Agents to Drive Intelligent Workflows - Unveils Box Extract, Box Automate at BoxWorks 2025
Box Announces All-New AI Platform to Bring Powerful AI Agents to Enterprise Content
Products & Services
Cloud-based content management system with file sharing, collaboration, and enterprise content management capabilities
AI-powered platform for summarizing and analyzing content using existing permissions and access controls; does not train on user data
AI agents for Search, Deep Research, and enhanced data extraction from unstructured data
AI-driven tool for automated data extraction from unstructured documents using models from Google, Anthropic, and other providers
Market Position
Box differentiates itself in the enterprise content management market by focusing primarily on enterprise customers rather than consumers, offering superior security and compliance features (HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, PCI DSS), and leading with AI-powered intelligent content management. Unlike competitors like Dropbox (which targets individuals and small businesses), Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive, Box positions itself as an enterprise-first solution with zero-trust architecture, customer-managed encryption keys, advanced DLP, and industry-specific compliance tools. Box competes on its AI capabilities with Box AI and AI Agents for content extraction and automation, 1,500+ enterprise integrations, and its focus on unstructured data management. The company is recognized as a leader by Gartner, Forrester, and IDC for content services and intelligent content management. Box powers over 100,000 organizations including 67% of the Fortune 500.
Leadership
Founders
Aaron Levie
Co-founder and CEO of Box. Started the company at age 20 while a student at the University of Southern California (USC), where he was studying business. Previously interned at Paramount Pictures. Dropped out of USC in 2005 to work on Box full-time. Cold-emailed Mark Cuban in 2005 to secure the first $350,000 in seed funding.
Dylan Smith
Co-founder and CFO of Box. Long-time friend of Aaron Levie since childhood. Attended Duke University where he earned a degree in economics. Has been an entrepreneur since high school. Box was initially developed in the attic of Smith's parents' house in Mercer Island, Washington.
Jeff Queisser
Co-founder of Box. Served as Chief Architect and Head of Engineering. Attended University of Southern California.
Sam Ghods
Co-founder and Services Architect at Box. Attended University of Southern California, where he studied computer engineering.
Executive Team
Aaron Levie
Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder, Chairman
Co-founder who started Box at age 20 while at USC; has led the company since 2005
Dylan Smith
Chief Financial Officer and Co-founder
Co-founder with economics degree from Duke University; entrepreneur since high school
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Box was founded in 2005 by Aaron Levie and Dylan Smith, long-time friends since childhood. The idea originated in 2003 when Levie, a business student at the University of Southern California, wrote a paper on digital file storage. Development began in 2004, with the service initially developed in the attic of Dylan Smith's parents' house in Mercer Island, Washington, and later in a converted garage. They were joined by co-founders Jeff Queisser and Sam Ghods, both from USC. In 2005, at age 20, Levie cold-emailed Mark Cuban and secured $350,000 in seed funding. The company originally launched as Box.net and Levie dropped out of USC to work on it full-time. Initially focused on consumers, Box pivoted to enterprise business customers in 2009-2010, which became the foundation of its success.
Business Model
Revenue Model
SaaS subscription model with tiered pricing for individuals, businesses, and enterprises; API usage-based pricing for Platform add-ons; professional services and consulting revenue
Pricing Tiers
10GB storage, 250MB upload limit
100GB storage, 5GB upload limit
100GB storage, 2GB upload limit
Unlimited storage, 5GB upload limit, integrated Box AI
Unlimited storage, 15GB upload limit, unlimited external collaborators
Unlimited storage, 50GB upload limit, advanced workflows, HIPAA/FedRAMP compliance
Unlimited storage, 150GB upload limit, enhanced Box AI, advanced security
Unlimited apps, 500GB upload limit, customized AI agents
API access for developers
AI processing units
Automated document generation
E-signature API integration
Target Markets
- Enterprise organizations
- Small and medium-sized businesses (SMB)
- Mid-market companies
- Financial services firms
- Healthcare organizations
- Government agencies (Federal, State, and Local)
- Enterprise content management
- Secure file sharing and collaboration
- Document workflow automation
- Digital signatures and e-signature workflows
- Healthcare information management with HIPAA compliance
- Government and defense secure content management with FedRAMP compliance
- Airbnb
- Morgan Stanley
- Uber
- Intuit