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'''JJ Zhuang''' ({{zh|莊鳴喆}}) is a VP of Engineering at [[Instacart]]. With [[Kevin Henrikson]] as his business counterpart, he cofounded [[Acompli]], the most broadly used email mobile and calendar client app for iPhone. [[Acompli]]<ref>{{cite web | url = https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/24/acompli-the-email-productivity-app-backed-by-7-3m-goes-live-on-app-store/ | title = Acompli, The Email Productivity App Backed By $7.3M, Goes Live On App Store | date = 24 April 2014 }}</ref> was acquired by Microsoft at a price of $200 Million with less than 40 employees. |
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'''JJ Zhuang''' ({{zh|莊鳴喆}}) is currently Principal Architect at [[Microsoft]]. |
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== Career == |
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Zhuang received a Bachelor of Science degree from [[Shanghai Jiao Tong University]]. He worked at [[Openwave|Openwave Systems Inc]] as a software architect from December 2000 to December 2006. He then became a software architect at [[Zimbra]] and moved along its merger with [[Yahoo!]] and [[VMWare]]. He was promoted to Chief Architect at Zimbra in February 2010 and later Chief Architect and Director of Engineering at [[VMWare]] in March 2012. He quit VMWare in May 2013 |
Zhuang received a Bachelor of Science degree from [[Shanghai Jiao Tong University]]. He worked at [[Openwave|Openwave Systems Inc]] as a software architect from December 2000 to December 2006. He then became a software architect at [[Zimbra]] and moved along its merger with [[Yahoo!]] and [[VMWare]]. He was promoted to Chief Architect at Zimbra in February 2010 and later Chief Architect and Director of Engineering at [[VMWare]] in March 2012. He quit VMWare in May 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjzhuang | title = JJ Zhuang - Linkedin}}</ref> |
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One month later, Zhuang co-founded [[Acompli]] with [[Javier Soltero]] and [[Kevin Henrikson]]. He served as CTO until its acquisition by [[Microsoft]] in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjzhuang | title = JJ Zhuang - Linkedin}}</ref> Acompli is a company which builds email mobile applications and has raised $7.3 million in venture capital financing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Acompli Raises $7.3M Series A From Redpoint & Others To Fix Mobile Email|date=20 February 2014 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/20/acompli-raises-7-3m-series-a-from-redpoint-others-to-fix-mobile-email/|publisher=Techcrunch}}</ref> Acompli was acquired by [[Microsoft]] for $200 million in 2014<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Buys Email App Acompli For $200M, Will Still Support Gmail And Other Competitors|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/12/01/microsoft-buys-email-app-acompli-for-200m-will-still-support-gmail-and-other-competitors/|website=TechCrunch|date=December 2014 |accessdate=10 March 2015}}</ref> and is now [[Outlook Mobile]]. |
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Zhuang joined Microsoft upon its acquisition of Acompli. |
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* [https://twitter.com/jjzhuang JJ Zhuang's Twitter] |
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Latest revision as of 09:14, 20 November 2022
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JJ Zhuang | |
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| Alma mater | Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur and programmer |
| Known for | Co-Founder and CTO of Acompli |
JJ Zhuang (Chinese: 莊鳴喆) is a VP of Engineering at Instacart. With Kevin Henrikson as his business counterpart, he cofounded Acompli, the most broadly used email mobile and calendar client app for iPhone. Acompli[1] was acquired by Microsoft at a price of $200 Million with less than 40 employees.
Career
[edit]Zhuang received a Bachelor of Science degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He worked at Openwave Systems Inc as a software architect from December 2000 to December 2006. He then became a software architect at Zimbra and moved along its merger with Yahoo! and VMWare. He was promoted to Chief Architect at Zimbra in February 2010 and later Chief Architect and Director of Engineering at VMWare in March 2012. He quit VMWare in May 2013.[2]
One month later, Zhuang co-founded Acompli with Javier Soltero and Kevin Henrikson. He served as CTO until its acquisition by Microsoft in December 2014.[3] Acompli is a company which builds email mobile applications and has raised $7.3 million in venture capital financing.[4] Acompli was acquired by Microsoft for $200 million in 2014[5] and is now Outlook Mobile.
Zhuang joined Microsoft upon its acquisition of Acompli.
References
[edit]- ^ "Acompli, The Email Productivity App Backed By $7.3M, Goes Live On App Store". 24 April 2014.
- ^ "JJ Zhuang - Linkedin".
- ^ "JJ Zhuang - Linkedin".
- ^ "Acompli Raises $7.3M Series A From Redpoint & Others To Fix Mobile Email". Techcrunch. 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Microsoft Buys Email App Acompli For $200M, Will Still Support Gmail And Other Competitors". TechCrunch. December 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.