Who Owns Hugo?
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Hugo
Connected, calendar-linked meeting notes platform that centralizes agendas, notes, tasks and integrates with common work tools.
Calendly
Widely used self-serve scheduling SaaS for individuals and teams that offers link-based booking, team routing and automations.
Starts at $0 / per user / monthly
Hugo
Connected, calendar-linked meeting notes platform that centralizes agendas, notes, tasks and integrates with common work tools.
Calendly
Widely used self-serve scheduling SaaS for individuals and teams that offers link-based booking, team routing and automations.
Starts at $0 / per user / monthly
Major Shareholders
Hugo
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Josh Lowy Co‑founder and CEO; one of the company's principal founders and likely a major individual shareholder. (Founders' ownership percentage not publicly disclosed). | Founder | - | - |
Darren Chait Co‑founder and COO/CTO; one of the company's principal founders and likely a major individual shareholder. (Founders' ownership percentage not publicly disclosed). | Founder | - | - |
Gradient Ventures (GV) Lead investor in Hugo’s $6.1M seed round announced April 22, 2020. Exact equity stake not publicly disclosed. ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/22/collaborative-meeting-notes-platform-hugo-nabs-seed-funding-from-google-slack/?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | Apr 2020 |
Founder Collective Participated in Hugo’s April 2020 seed round; stake size not publicly disclosed. ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/22/collaborative-meeting-notes-platform-hugo-nabs-seed-funding-from-google-slack/?utm_source=openai)) | Institutional | - | Apr 2020 |
Entrée Capital (Entrée) Participated in the April 2020 seed round; stake size not publicly disclosed. ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/22/collaborative-meeting-notes-platform-hugo-nabs-seed-funding-from-google-slack/?utm_source=openai)) | Institutional | - | Apr 2020 |
Slack Fund Participated in the April 2020 seed round (corporate/strategic fund tied to Slack). Exact ownership not publicly disclosed. ([techcrunch.com](https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/22/collaborative-meeting-notes-platform-hugo-nabs-seed-funding-from-google-slack/?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | Apr 2020 |
Atlassian / Atlassian Ventures Several company profiles and partner pages list Atlassian (or Atlassian Ventures) among Hugo’s backers/partners; however, a primary-source contemporaneous funding announcement naming Atlassian as a seed investor is not explicit — included here because multiple company/partner pages list Atlassian as a backer. Stake not publicly disclosed. ([wellfound.com](https://wellfound.com/company/hugoteam?utm_source=openai)) | Corporate | - | - |
Calendly
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Tope Awotona Founder and CEO; reported by multiple profiles to retain a majority stake in Calendly after outside financings (exact percentages not publicly disclosed). | Founder | - | Jun 2026 |
OpenView Venture Partners Lead investor in Calendly’s $350M Series B (announced January 2021); remains a major growth-stage shareholder on the cap table. | Corporate | - | Jan 2021 |
ICONIQ (ICONIQ Growth / ICONIQ Capital) Co-lead / significant participant in the January 2021 financing and listed among later cap-table summaries. | Corporate | - | Jan 2021 |
Coatue Management Reported as a later-stage investor on Calendly’s cap table in public funding summaries. | Corporate | - | Jan 2021 |
Atlanta Ventures / Atlanta-based early investors (including Greenspring / IncWell / Atlanta Ventures) Early seed and growth investors listed in historical funding and cap table summaries; collectively hold minority positions. | Institutional | - | Jan 2013 |
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