Viber Acquired By Rakuten For $900M

February 14, 2014 | International VoIP company Viber, which was founded by four Israelis, has announced that it has been acquired by Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten. After reportedly rejecting offers of up to $500M, the final price tag for Viber, which has approx. 300 million users, is $900M. Viber operates out of Cyprus, with offices in Israel.