Cozi

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.

This article is about the company. For the television network, see Cozi TV.
Cozi Group Inc.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryInternet, computer software
FoundedMarch 14, 2005, Seattle, Washington
Headquarters
Seattle Edit this on Wikidata
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United States Edit this on Wikidata
Key people
  • Will Friedman
  • (president)
  • Robbie Cape
  • (co-founder)
  • Jan Miksovsky
  • (co-founder)
ProductsProductivity apps, Cozi Family Organizer
ParentOurFamilyWizard, LLC
Websitewww.cozi.com

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]

May 2023 40% of Cozi employees were laid off by OurFamilyWizard & Spectrum Equity leadership.

References
  1. "Time Buys Seattle-Based Family Organizer Service Cozi". TechCrunch. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  2. "Q&A: Cozi CEO Robbie Cape on keeping families organized". Puget Sound Business Journal. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  3. "Cozi Central is building a MySpace for parents - Feb. 13, 2007". money.cnn.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.
  4. PodVentureZone Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Turner, Amy-Mae (8 December 2018). "Run your family life, all from one app? Cozi promises you can". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  6. "Time Inc. Stumble Sends Shares of Meredith Plunging". Bloomberg.com. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2020-09-07.
  7. Silber, Tony. "Time Magazine Deal Is The Latest Media Acquisition By An Out-Of-Market Billionaire". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  8. "Time Inc. Buys Family Organizer App Maker Cozi Inc". Folio. 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  9. Schlosser, Kurt (4 May 2022). "Seattle family organization app Cozi acquired by co-parenting app OurFamilyWizard". Geekwire. Retrieved 2022-06-25.
  10. "OurFamilyWizard Acquires Cozi, #1 Family Organizing App". PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 2022-06-25.
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