Cozi provides family-organizing tools including calendar management, location tracking, and sitter-finding services. The company has released multiple mobile apps, including Cozi Sitter Finder, Cozi Kids Coloring+, Cozi Password Vault and Cozi Family Locator. Cozi launched a premium service last year and was signing up about 20,000 new members each day at that time. CEO Robbie Cape, who previously ran the Microsoft Money business, founded Cozi in 2005. Financially, the company raised $3 million last year and had reported roughly $24 million in total prior funding; a recent SEC filing shows an additional $5.7 million infusion. Cozi is a Seattle-based online calendar and family-scheduling service focused on helping families organize schedules across devices. Its core product is an online calendar and family scheduling app that comes pre-installed on Dell personal computers and T-Mobile Android handsets and is growing rapidly on tablets and e-readers like the Kindle Fire and Barnes & Noble Nook. The company offers a premium tier, Cozi Gold, launched last August, which provides an ad-free experience and costs $4.99 per month. Cozi has been adding roughly 20,000 new family members per day and employs 37 people, and is currently hiring developers and marketing professionals. Management says mobile adoption and key partnerships are major growth drivers, and the company plans to continue innovating around the Gold premium offering to add more family-focused functionality. Cozi is an online calendar and organizational tool founded in 2005 to help families manage schedules, grocery lists and household chores. The Seattle startup offers mobile apps for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry and reports about three million registered family members. Founders Robbie Cape and Jan Miksovsky built the product with Cape having previously worked at Microsoft. Cozi plans to use the new funding to expand internationally and further develop a premium offering. The company has been well funded to date, having raised roughly $21 million from backers including newspaper giant Gannett Co. Board members include Jeremy Jaech, Dan Ehrman and Mark Goines. Cozi is a Seattle-based startup operating a family-focused social network that offers a group journal, photo sharing, chore organization, shared calendars and to‑do lists. The service includes mobile and Outlook syncing to keep family members aligned. Cozi reports 600,000 registered family members and says it is adding about 2,000 new ones per day. The company is announcing an investment and business deal with newspaper conglomerate Gannett Co.; the size of the investment is not being disclosed (reportedly $8 million). Prior to this round Cozi had raised $7.3 million. Under the deal Gannett will deliver local content to Cozi, likely via Topix and other properties, and will promote Cozi across its sites—Gannett claims to reach 75% of U.S. adults. Cozi is a Seattle-based social network designed to help families manage their lives. The platform is described in the article as a tool for family organization and coordination. The article does not provide product feature detail beyond its family-management purpose. Cozi recently raised $4 million from angel investors, indicating active fundraising. The piece also notes the company earlier raised $4.3 million. No revenue, user metrics, or future product plans are stated in the article.

Total raised

$23M

Funding rounds

5

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Feb 2013