Cozi
Encyclopedia
Cozi is an American
startup company
, that provides mobile and Internet-based applications to help families stay organized. The company had 35 employees as of June 24, 2011, and is based in Seattle, Washington. Cozi's tag line is "Family Life. Simplified."
Cozi was co-founded by Robbie Cape and Jan Miksovsky after the two of them left Microsoft
. Most of the company's employees worked previously at Amazon.com
, Expedia
, or Microsoft. The company's first product was called Cozi Central
and released on September 25, 2006, and includes a family calendar, shopping lists, family messaging, and a photo
collage
screensaver
. Cozi was relaunched as a web-oriented company on June 3, 2008.
-style events called Mom's parties to conduct market research.
Cozi was a finalist for the 2010 "Washington Best Workplaces" by the Puget Sound Business Journal
.
The same year, Cozi was named in Lead411's Hottest Seattle Companies list.
The company also won the Gold Medal in the 2010 Mom's Choice Award.
United States
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startup company
Startup company
A startup company or startup is a company with a limited operating history. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets...
, that provides mobile and Internet-based applications to help families stay organized. The company had 35 employees as of June 24, 2011, and is based in Seattle, Washington. Cozi's tag line is "Family Life. Simplified."
Cozi was co-founded by Robbie Cape and Jan Miksovsky after the two of them left Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
. Most of the company's employees worked previously at Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
, Expedia
Expedia
Expedia is an Internet-based travel website based in the US with localised sites for 21 countries...
, or Microsoft. The company's first product was called Cozi Central
Cozi Central
Cozi Central is a free Software as a service Web 2.0-based web application targeted at families offered by Cozi. It includes a family calendar, shopping list management, a screen saver with integrated appointment reminders, and Cozi Messages, which allows family members to quickly exchange text...
and released on September 25, 2006, and includes a family calendar, shopping lists, family messaging, and a photo
Photograph
A photograph is an image created by light falling on a light-sensitive surface, usually photographic film or an electronic imager such as a CCD or a CMOS chip. Most photographs are created using a camera, which uses a lens to focus the scene's visible wavelengths of light into a reproduction of...
collage
Collage
A collage is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole....
screensaver
Screensaver
A screensaver is a type of computer program initially designed to prevent phosphor burn-in on CRT and plasma computer monitors by blanking the screen or filling it with moving images or patterns when the computer is not in use...
. Cozi was relaunched as a web-oriented company on June 3, 2008.
Corporate Culture
Cozi uses TupperwareTupperware
Tupperware is the name of a home products line that includes preparation, storage, containment, and serving products for the kitchen and home, which were first introduced to the public in 1946....
-style events called Mom's parties to conduct market research.
2011
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.2010
Cozi received the 2010 Industry Achievement Award organized by the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA)Cozi was a finalist for the 2010 "Washington Best Workplaces" by the Puget Sound Business Journal
Puget Sound Business Journal
The Puget Sound Business Journal is a weekly American City Business Journals publication containing articles about business people, issues, and events in the greater Seattle, Washington area. The publication also publishes a technology news website named TechFlash...
.
The same year, Cozi was named in Lead411's Hottest Seattle Companies list.
The company also won the Gold Medal in the 2010 Mom's Choice Award.