About Marco Polo
Marco Polo (legal name: Joya Communications Inc.) is a video messaging mobile app that enables asynchronous video conversations for friends and family without requiring recipients to be live. The app markets itself as a "video walkie-talkie," offering the intimacy of video with the convenience of text messaging for one-on-one and group conversations. It operates ad-free and is designed to foster authentic, close personal connections rather than broad social media sharing.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$25M
Last stage
Series C
Investors
Founders
Michal Bortnik
Co-founder and President of Marco Polo. Studied Computer Science at Harvard University, worked at Microsoft pioneering social gaming for Xbox Live. Earned an MBA from Stanford GSB in 2008. Co-founded Joya Communications in 2012 with his wife Vlada.
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Vlada Bortnik
Co-founder and CEO of Marco Polo. Graduate of Northwestern University in computer engineering. Former Microsoft employee who helped design the first content publishing platform for Office Online. Co-founded Joya Communications in 2012 with her husband Michal.
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