Sunrise builds a user-focused calendar app available on iPhone, iPad, Android and desktop that connects multiple services and aims to simplify scheduling and communication. The product emphasizes integrations and bidirectional synchronization with services like Evernote, GitHub, Songkick, TripIt and Asana. The company launched a developer platform preview to let third-party developers build on top of the calendar. Sunrise plans to hire engineers to add missing core features, improve team and collaboration workflows, and expand functionality to challenge Google Calendar and Microsoft Exchange. The startup recently released Android and desktop apps and highlights strong user loyalty and retention. Financially, Sunrise had previously raised $2.2M and has just closed a new institutional round to fund its roadmap. Sunrise launched a polished iPhone calendar app built around a design-first user experience and server-backed syncing. The app aggregates multiple sources such as Google Calendar and Facebook and aims to surface contextual information (e.g., event details) without manual input. Founders Pierre Valade and Jeremy Le Van, both ex-Foursquare designers, focused full-time on Sunrise and shipped the iPhone product within months. The company plans to expand to new platforms and add integrations with iCloud, Exchange and third-party services like Songkick and Eventbrite. Sunrise emphasizes iterative product improvements and design-driven problem solving rather than piling on features. Financially, the company has just closed a seed round to fund these product and hiring plans.

Total raised

$8M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jul 2014