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Agora, Inc. operates as a real-time engagement platform-as-a-service (PaaS) provider, delivering voice, video, interactive live streaming, and chat capabilities to developers and businesses worldwide. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with significant operations in Shanghai, China, the company enables developers to embed real-time engagement features into applications across social, education, healthcare, IoT, gaming, and enterprise sectors. Agora's flagship products include the Agora Software Defined Real-Time Network (SD-RTN), which processes billions of voice and video minutes monthly, and its suite of APIs and SDKs that support implementation across multiple platforms and devices. The company operates on a usage-based business model, charging customers based on minutes of engagement processed through its platform. Agora serves over 2,900 active customers as of recent reports, ranging from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. The platform powers applications used by hundreds of millions of end users globally, with particular strength in the Asia-Pacific region. Recent strategic initiatives include expansion of its Interactive Whiteboard product for online education, development of real-time messaging capabilities, and investments in AI-powered features to enhance engagement quality. Agora went public on NASDAQ in June 2020 under the ticker symbol API, marking a significant milestone in its evolution from a developer-focused infrastructure provider to a publicly traded technology company.