Zula (app)

Zula, pronounced Zoo-lah (noun), is a mobile application designed to enable work communication. It was founded in late 2013 by Jeff Pulver, Co-Founder of Vonage and Angel investor at Twitter and Jacob Ner-David, Co-Founder of Deltathree.

Zula's stated aim is to help teams communicate effectively.[1][2]

The pricing model is freemium, as larger teams of more than 18 mates are required to upgrade for a group chat or recording conference calls. In the future, Zula plans to allow custom Apps to be built upon its platform, allowing companies to have a tailor-made collaboration experience.[3]

Zula was named "WhatsApp For Business",[4]

In Feb 2015, Fast Company listed Zula as one of "The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies of 2015 in Israel",[5] placing the app in the ninth position.[6]

TechCrunch Disrupt

Zula has won the Audience Choice Awards at TechCrunch Disrupt.[7] The final list of nominated startups included 70 companies and Zula was elected to showcase the product.

Company Executives

In January 2015, Raz Yalov was appointed Chief Executive Officer. He succeeds Jacob Ner-David, who founded Zula along with Jeff Pulver, as part of a transition plan to focus heavily on product execution. Yalov is a veteran hi-tech executive and hands-on engineer, with over 20 years of experience in building and launching enterprise software products.[8]

The Chief Marketing Officer is Hillel Fuld.

References
  1. Bloomberg TV (January 17, 2014). "Zula Helps Teams Communicate Effectively"
  2. Shamah, David (October 14, 2013). "A WhatsApp For The Business Crowd", TimesOfIsrael.
  3. Etherington, Darrell (September 9, 2013). "Zula Lets You Spend More Time Outside Your Inbox", TechCrunch.
  4. Empson, Rip (July 11, 2013). "Zula, A WhatsApp For Business", TechCrunch.
  5. Fast Company (February 9, 2013). "Inclusion on Most Innovative List"
  6. Zula Press Release (February 9, 2015). "Zula is Honored by Fast Company List", PR Log
  7. Schneider, Avi (September 24, 2013). "Zula Got Picked", GeekTime.
  8. Zula Press Release (January 29, 2015). "Zula Brings in New CEO, Raz Yalov", PRLog
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