Cozi

Cozi Group Inc.Type| Subsidiary

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Industry| Internet, computer software
Founded| March 14, 2005, Seattle, Washington

Key people

* Robbie Cape
* (co-founder)
* Jan Miksovsky
* (co-founder)

Products| Productivity apps, Cozi Family Organizer
Parent| OurFamilyWizard, LLC
Website| www.cozi.com

Cozi is a family organization website and mobile app designed to streamline household management. It offers shared calendars, to-do lists, shopping lists, and messaging tools, allowing multiple users to coordinate under one account. Founded in 2005 by former Microsoft employees, Cozi has evolved through acquisitions and now operates under OurFamilyWizard. The app is available in both free and premium versions on iOS, Android, and desktop platforms.

## History

Cozi was founded in 2005 by Robbie Cape and Jan Miksovsky, two former Microsoft employees who sought to simplify family logistics with technology.[1][2][3][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 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]

Cozi was acquired by Time Inc. in 2014.[6]

After the Meredith Corporation acquired Time in 2018,[7][8] Cozi was moved into the Parents Network division.

On May 4, 2022, Cozi was acquired by OurFamilyWizard of Minneapolis, Minnesota, reporting more than 20 million registered users.[9][10][11]

## References

1. ↑ "Time Buys Seattle-Based Family Organizer Service Cozi" (in en-US). 3 June 2014. https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/03/time-buys-seattle-based-family-organizer-service-cozi/.
2. ↑ 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.
3. ↑ "Cozi Central is building a MySpace for parents - Feb. 13, 2007". https://money.cnn.com/2007/02/13/magazines/business2/cozi.biz2/index.htm.
4. ↑ PodVentureZone
5. ↑ 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/.
6. ↑ "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/.
7. ↑ "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.
8. ↑ 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/.
9. ↑ Schlosser, Kurt (2022-05-04). "Seattle family organization app Cozi acquired by co-parenting app OurFamilyWizard" (in en-US). https://www.geekwire.com/2022/seattle-family-organization-app-cozi-acquired-by-co-parenting-app-ourfamilywizard/.
10. ↑ 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.
11. ↑ "OurFamilyWizard Acquires Cozi, #1 Family Organizing App". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 2022-06-25.

## External links

* Official website
* Business 2.0 article on Cozi

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