Zipipop has been an inevitable rollercoaster ride. We dived right into the startup game with an enthusiasm only the naïve can possess. However, being a little wiser has not dulled our desire and we are striving to make sure that you too become part of our story.
27 August 2006
Helene and Richard meet whilst studying at Media Lab (University of Art & Design Helsinki)
17 October 2006
Helene and Richard agree to start work on Zipipop.
20 March 2007
Zipi the feedback fish is born; whilst ill in bed Helene creates the defining image of Zipi.
11 June 2007
Zipipop receives a 2,000 euro grant from AVEK (Audivisuaalisen kulttuurin edistämiskeskus) for concepting.
19 June 2007
Zipipop moves into their first Arabus Business Incubator office.
1 July 2007
Taro Morimoto joins the team as a co-founder.
23 July 2007
Zipipop Ltd is established and the focus for the summer is the Zipi Event Organizer.
2 September 2007
Zipipop launches its first pilot application Friends Pad inside Facebook.
1 November 2007
Helene appears on the front cover of Kylteri (the Helsinki School of Economics magazine) regarding a positive article focused primarily on Zipipop's Facebook activities.
29 November 2007
Zipiopop is delighted to have Tuomas Laitanen join the team as the Art Director.
2 December 2007
AVEK letter arrives confirming a 10,000 euro grant from Te-Keskus to help cover startup costs.
12 December 2007
Just Facebook It! presentation. Zipipop talks at the Media Lab Demo Day on issues relating to developing for Facebook.
1 February 2008
Mennäänkö yhdelle? (Going for One?) is realeased in Finnish. We made the app primarily as a way of geting together with our fellow students in the Taik (University of Art & Design Helsinki) Kipsari bar.
4 February 2008
Baby Status Diary is realeased. This is a Zipipop 'do-search' project into macro blogging on Facebook.
25 February 2008
We create Ecometer as quick fun way to get people thinking a little bit more about their environmental footprint.
29 February 2008
Laika - What kind of dog are you? was our first 3rd party app created to promote an up-coming Finnish fashion accessories company.
7 March 2008
Lomajengi, an app for finding your perfect travel mate is realeased. Made for Finnmatkat (the Finnish arm of the international travel operator TUI).
18 March 2008
Helene is interviewed in an Arctic Startup blog post.
27 March 2008
Helene and Richard finally received some new state-of-the-art Mac laptops after suffering with long antiquated computers (Richard's previous one was 6 years old and could not even play YouTube videos!)
20 May 2008
Zipipop announces its first full-on mobile service codenamed Joinups which later becomes Zipiko to avoid confusion with services like Meetup.
3rd July 2008
Zipipop office moves downtown to Museokatu 42 in a beautiful part of Helsinki just a stone's throw from the centre.
4th July 2008
Zipipop wins Early Stage Start-up competition at Mobile 2.0 Europe in Barcelona for it's Zipiko service.
