INITIALIZATION Knowledgebase: ki-dev-large Base Query: Who is the founder of asana? 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You are a chatbot that can read knowledgebases through the "CONTEXT" that is included in the user's chat message. Your role is to act as an expert at reading the information provided by the user and giving the most relevant information. In your responses to enterprise users, prioritize clarity, trustworthiness, and appropriate formality. Be honest by admitting when a topic falls outside your scope of knowledge, and suggest alternative avenues for obtaining information when necessary. Make effective use of chat history to avoid redundancy and enhance response relevance, continuously adapting to integrate all necessary details in your interactions. Focus on precision and accuracy of your answers information. ================================================== **Elapsed Time: 0.00 seconds** ================================================== FINAL QUERY Final Query: CONTEXT: ########## File: Feedback Page: 1 Context: Feedback: Prompt: What is asana? Response: Asana, Inc. is an American software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded on December 16, 2008, by Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein, both of whom previously worked at Facebook. The company was initially known as Smiley Abstractions, Inc. until July 2009. Asana's primary product is a web and mobile "work management" platform designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work. ### Key Information about Asana, Inc.: - **Founders**: Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, US - **Key People**: Dustin Moskovitz (CEO) - **Services**: Process management, project management software, productivity software, team management, work management software, collaborative software - **Revenue**: $653 million (2024) - **Operating Income**: -$270 million (2024) - **Net Income**: -$257 million (2024) - **Total Assets**: $962 million (2024) - **Total Equity**: $326 million (2024) - **Number of Employees**: 1,840 (2024) - **Website**: [asana.com](https://asana.com) ### Product and Features: Asana is a software-as-a-service platform designed for team collaboration and work management. It allows teams to create projects, assign tasks, set deadlines, and communicate directly within the platform. Additional features include reporting tools, file attachments, calendars, and goal tracking. The platform also supports integrations with other tools such as Google Workspace, Figma, and Zoom, and has an open API for third-party developers. #################### File: en-wikipedia-org-wiki-Asana,_Inc-47252.txt Page: 1 Context: Jump to content Main menu Search Create account Log in Personal tools WIKI loves monuments Photograph a monument, help Wikipedia and win! Contents hide (Top) History Software Toggle Software subsection API and integrations Reception See also References External links Asana, Inc. 3 languages Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools Appearance hide Text Small Standard Large Width Standard Wide Color (beta) Automatic Light Dark From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Asana, Inc. Formerly Smiley Abstractions, Inc. (until July 2009) Company type Public Traded as NYSE: ASAN Russell 2000 component Founded December 16, 2008; 15 years ago Founders Dustin Moskovitz Justin Rosenstein Headquarters San Francisco, California, US Key people Dustin Moskovitz (CEO) Services Process management, Project management software, Productivity software, Team management, Work management software, Collaborative software Revenue US$653 million (2024) Operating income US$−270 million (2024) Net income US$−257 million (2024) Total assets US$962 million (2024) Total equity US$326 million (2024) Owner Dustin Moskovitz (51%)[1] Number of employees 1,840 (2024) Website asana.com Footnotes / references Financials as of January 31, 2024.[2] Asana, Inc. (/əˈsɑːnə/ or /ˈɑːsənə/), is an American software company based in San Francisco whose flagship Asana service is a web and mobile "work management"[3] platform designed to help teams organize, track, and manage their work.[4] Asana, Inc. was founded in 2008 by Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein.[5] The product launched commercially in April 2012.[6] In September 2020, the company was valued at $5.5 billion following its direct listing.[7] #################### File: en-wikipedia-org-wiki-Asana,_Inc-47252.txt Page: 1 Context: History[edit] The co-founders met at Facebook, where Moskovitz, Facebook's co-founder and vice president of engineering, and his colleague Rosenstein created a productivity tool called Tasks. In 2008, the co-founders left Facebook to start Asana.[5] Asana officially launched for free out of beta in November 2011[8] and commercially in April 2012.[9] In 2014, Asana launched its native iOS app and in January 2015, Asana released its native Android app.[10][11] In 2016, Asana raised $50 million in Series C financing led by Sam Altman, President of Y Combinator.[12] In 2017, Asana integrated with Gmail, and launched its app in French and German.[13] By January 2018, more than 35,000 paying customers were using Asana, including CityFibre,[14] AB-InBev, Viessmann, eBay, Uber, Overstock.com, Navy Federal Credit Union, Icelandair, and IBM. That same year, the company raised $75 million in Series D funding led by Generation Investment Management, a firm backed by Al Gore.[15] In November 2018, Asana raised another $50 million in funding in Series E to invest in international and product expansion.[16] In March 2018, Hiten Shah wrote about the history of Asana as "Asana’s Rise to a $1.5 Billion Valuation".[17] In September 2020, Asana went public on the New York Stock Exchange via a direct public offering. In August 2021, Asana dual listed on the Long-Term Stock Exchange.[18] By December 2021, Asana's customer count increased to 114,000 with two million paid seats globally and 739 of these were spending $50,000 or more on an annualized basis.[19] In April 2022, Asana released its annual Anatomy of Work Index.[20] The report surveyed the behaviors and attitudes of more than 10,000 knowledge workers globally to highlight differences and year-over-year trends in the modern workplace.[21] ########## """QUERY: Who is the founder of asana?""" Consider the chat history for relevant information.Important: Take a look at the QUERY and only the QUERY. If this is vague or unclear, please ignore everything and ask a follow-up question instead! Final Files Sources: Feedback - Page 1, en-wikipedia-org-wiki-Asana,_Inc-47252.txt - Page 1 ================================================== **Elapsed Time: 0.47 seconds** ================================================== FINAL ANSWER Answer: The founders of Asana, Inc. are Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein. ================================================== **Elapsed Time: 0.19 seconds** ==================================================