Jour is a guided journaling app that offers sequences of prompts and audio to help users reflect and record their lives. Launched on the App Store two months prior to the article, it grew organically to 80,000 users without paid marketing. The app emphasizes privacy with zero-knowledge encryption: an encryption key stored on the user’s phone encrypts entries and cannot be recovered by the company. With $1.8 million in seed funding, the team plans to build a library of audio sessions and written questions to inspire users. Jour currently keeps the entire app and features free but intends to add a paywall for some guided content in the future. The founding team includes CEO and co-founder Maxime Germain, Bobby Giangeruso, and Justin Bureau.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

May 2019