Any.do
Any.do is a productivity platform aimed at task and project management. It is available on mobile, web, and wearables with built-in integrations including calendars and virtual assistants.
History
Any.do was co-founded by Omer Perchik, Yoni Lindenfeld, and Itay Kahana. It has offices in both Tel Aviv and San Francisco.
Any.do launched in November 2011. Within 30 days, it reached 500,000 downloads[1][2] and 30 million users by 2020.
In 2016 Any.do added a built-in calendar and AI Assistant software that offers to complete some tasks automatically.[3]
Prior to Any.do, Perchik, Kahana and Lindenfeld launched a simpler tasklist app on Android called Taskos.[4]
Design
On October 9, 2013, The Verge reported Any.do to be the one of the inspirations behind Jony Ive's iOS 7 redesign, and others noted its similarities to the revamped Apple operating system.[5][6]
Funding
Any.do announced $1 million in angel funding in November 2011.[1]
By May 2013 the company had raised $3.5 million from Genesis Partners, Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors, Blumberg Capital, Joe Lonsdale of Palantir Technologies, Brian Koo of Formation 8, Joe Greenstein of Flixster, and Felicis Ventures.[7] The company raised additional funding from investors including Jerry Yang of AME Cloud Ventures and Steve Chen of YouTube, among others, by October of that same year.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Perez, Sarah (Nov 10, 2011). "Any.DO Launches A Social To Do List App With $1 Million In Funding". TechCrunch.
- ^ Schonfeld, Erick (Dec 12, 2011). "Any.DO Android App Downloaded 500,000 Times In 30 Days". TechCrunch.
- ^ "The Next Evolution of Productivity".
- ^ Miller, Tessa (Oct 10, 2013). "I'm Omer Perchik, and This Is the Story Behind Any.do". Lifehacker.
- ^ a b Newton, Casey (Oct 9, 2013). "Taskmasters: how Israeli intelligence officers helped inspire the look of iOS 7". The Verge.
- ^ Fiegerman, Seth (June 11, 2013). "iOS 7 Updates Look a Little Too Familiar to Some Apple Developers". Mashable.
- ^ Perez, Sarah (May 13, 2013). "Intelligent To Do List App Any.DO Raises $3.5 Million, Will Further Expand Into Personal Productivity Space". TechCrunch.
