Company:Cozi
| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet, computer software |
| Founded | March 14, 2005, Seattle, Washington |
Key people |
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| Products | Productivity apps, Cozi Family Organizer |
| Parent | OurFamilyWizard, LLC |
| Website | www |
Cozi is a website and mobile app intended to help families stay organized. Its features include allowing multiple family members to manage schedules with one account, as well as organize and update shopping and to-do lists.
The website was founded by Robbie Cape and Jan Miksovsky[1][2][3] after the two of them left Microsoft.[4] The company's first product, Cozi Central, was released on September 25, 2006, and included a family calendar, shopping lists, family messaging and a photo collage screensaver. The company is based in Seattle, Washington.
Cozi has both a freemium version, and a paid version called Cozi Gold.[5] Cozi Gold's additional features include Cozi Contacts, a birthday tracker, more reminders, mobile month view, and change notifications. The software can be used on a desktop or mobile applications for iOS and Android.[5]
On June 5, 2011, Cozi set a Guinness World Record for the longest line of ducks in a row. The line stretched for one mile and was made up of 17,782 rubber ducks.[2]
After the Meredith Corporation acquired Time in 2018,[6][7] Cozi was moved into the Parents Network division.
Cozi was acquired by Time Inc. in 2014.[8]
On May 4, 2022, Cozi was acquired by OurFamilyWizard of Minneapolis, Minnesota.[9][10]
In May 2023, 40% of Cozi employees were laid off by OurFamilyWizard and Spectrum Equity leadership.
References
- ↑ "Time Buys Seattle-Based Family Organizer Service Cozi" (in en-US). 3 June 2014. https://social.techcrunch.com/2014/06/03/time-buys-seattle-based-family-organizer-service-cozi/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Q&A: Cozi CEO Robbie Cape on keeping families organized". American City Business Journals. https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2011/11/qa-cozi-ceo-robbie-cape-on-keeping.html.
- ↑ "Cozi Central is building a MySpace for parents - Feb. 13, 2007". https://money.cnn.com/2007/02/13/magazines/business2/cozi.biz2/index.htm.
- ↑ PodVentureZone
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Turner, Amy-Mae (8 December 2018). "Run your family life, all from one app? Cozi promises you can" (in en). https://mashable.com/article/cozi-family-calendar-app/.
- ↑ "Time Inc. Stumble Sends Shares of Meredith Plunging" (in en). Bloomberg.com. 2019-09-05. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-05/meredith-suffers-worst-rout-in-33-years-on-troubling-outlook.
- ↑ Silber, Tony. "Time Magazine Deal Is The Latest Media Acquisition By An Out-Of-Market Billionaire" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/sites/tonysilber/2018/09/17/time-magazine-deal-is-latest-in-a-series-of-media-acquisitions-by-out-of-market-billionaires/.
- ↑ "Time Inc. Buys Family Organizer App Maker Cozi Inc." (in en-US). 2014-06-02. https://www.foliomag.com/time-inc-buys-family-organizer-app-maker-cozi-inc/.
- ↑ Schlosser, Kurt (4 May 2022). "Seattle family organization app Cozi acquired by co-parenting app OurFamilyWizard" (in en). https://www.geekwire.com/2022/seattle-family-organization-app-cozi-acquired-by-co-parenting-app-ourfamilywizard.
- ↑ "OurFamilyWizard Acquires Cozi, #1 Family Organizing App". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 2022-06-25.
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