Jan 2010
Zugu owner, Tim, sells everything but his car…yes even his bed, to start the business.
Zugu owner, Tim, sells everything but his car…yes even his bed, to start the business.
Tim travels to China for 3 months to find a manufacturer and create the perfect iPad case.
Our first delivery of cases arrives (which we stored in the back of a friend’s office).
We attend Macworld – our first tradeshow. Zugu called our case the “Smart Case” before Apple ever did! Apple introduced their Smart Cover in 2013.
On the brink of bankruptcy, Zugu transitions from selling to resellers to almost 100% online, direct to consumers.
We change our name from Zoogue to Zugu Case and launch our flagship magnetic stand case.
Focusing on one product and making big improvements, Zugu achieves 5-star average ratings on Amazon, and sales explode.
Zugu reaches 1 million cases sold.
Zugu commits to donate 10% of profits every year with $260k donated in 2020 and over $300k in 2021.
Zugu is still 100% owned by its founder, with no investors, and we continue to have the same amount of passion we had for our products and customers as we did on day 1.
At Zugu, we build cases for people, but we also build cases for the greater good. That’s why we’ve partnered with Children International, a humanitarian organization focused on helping kids around the world learn the skills needed to break free from poverty.
Over the past two years, our investment efforts totaled more than $500,000. This allowed for the construction of a community center in Colombia as well as more than 200 scholarships that were awarded to students for continued education.