JUMBO

United States - Greater New York City Area

• 01/02/2023
• Unknown
• $17,000,000

With over 1.5 million downloads and counting, the JUMBO app is quickly becoming the go-to first layer of privacy and security for both iOS and Android users. Led by CEO Pierre Valade, JUMBO’s mission is to make everyone safer online. Combining innovative technology with the personal touch of human customer service has resulted in a 4.8 star-rating on Trustpilot and a 4.6 rating on the iOS App Store.

First launched in April 2019, JUMBO has been featured in TechCrunch, Washington Post, Business Insider, Fast Company, The New York Times and many more. The JUMBO team is backed by world class investors including venture capital funds Index Ventures (Dropbox, Notion, Datadog, etc.), Balderton Capital (Darktrace, Dashlane, Revolut, etc.), Thrive Capital (Instagram, DuckDuckGo, Github, etc.).

JUMBO’s founder and CEO, Pierre Valade, is an experienced entrepreneur who previously founded Sunrise Calendar, a viral calendar app that Techcrunch called “the best calendar app ever”. Sunrise was acquired by Microsoft in 2015 and subsequently integrated into the Outlook mobile app’s calendar experience. Pierre was also named to MIT Technology Review’s “Innovators Under 35” list in 2015.

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Pierre ValadeFounder

United States - Brooklyn, New York

B2C Entrepreneur. Sold Sunrise to Microsoft.
Building products that millions of people love and trust.

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierrevalade/