Jexo is a lean startup, and home to a team of curious geeks who live across the world; in the UK, Brazi, Mexico, the US, Canada, Spain, India and Ukraine.
We’ve got over a decade of accumulated experience working on project management solutions; translated into well crafted plug&play apps that address key needs in Jira Cloud. We’re passionate about everything related to project management and SaaS, and have successfully managed to tailor our workplace so we can nurture the growth we desire; as individuals and as a team.
Key milestones along the way
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Before March 2018
The journey
Years in the making while getting better at what we do; Jexo became official in 2018.
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March 2018
Swanly
On a rainy London day came along Swanly - our Jira prodigy application and portfolio project roadmap.
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September 2018
Atlassian marketplace
Introducing Swanly to the Atlassian Marketplace was a big deal; never looked back since.
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June 2019
Berlin
The first Atlassian app week we attended in Berlin; we were bouncing off the walls with excitement!
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September 2019
100 happy customers
Jexo managed to reach 100 happy customers in a year, which meant we were doing something right.
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November 2019
Octo
The launch of Octo, our smart Jira components manager app, came along just fine.
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November 2019
Team member #1
Jexo’s first team member joined what would later become the Jexo dream team; it’s been uphill since.
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January 2020
Peanut
Peanut joined as CCO (Chief Cuteness Officer), and quickly made it to the top!
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March 2020
Partnership
The golden partnership with Re:solution brought us seed investment and a sea of opportunities.
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April 2020
Best PM app
Swanly made it to Best Project Management Apps so we ate chocolate and raced cars.
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June 2020
Foxly
We launched Foxly, a truly remarkable backlog prioritization tool like no other in Jira!
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July 2020
Silver partner
After proving ourselves, we got our Atlassian Marketplace Silver Partner badge.
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August 2020
Global team
Awesome people joined from Ukraine, Brazil and Canada, making us truly global.
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September 2020
500 customers
Our 2nd customer milestone: 500 active and satisfied customers across 3 Jexo apps.
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September 2020
Atlassian staff pick
Foxly made it to the Atlassian Staff Pick category in less than a year; we were thrilled!
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March 2021
Monday Coffee
We launched Monday Coffee with Jexo, our weekly Atlassian news digest.
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November 2021
Suri
We launched Suri, a RAG status app and Jexo’s first Forge app to get published in the Marketplace.
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December 2021
Goosly
Goosly was our first standalone product; a free tool to build roadmaps on-the-go.
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January 2022
2000 happy customers
We reached our 3rd milestone: 2000 happy customers!
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February 2022
Hedge
We launched Hedge, a Jira risk management app and the 2nd app we built with Forge!
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May 2022
Dream team
The team was complete; 13 awesome people with big dreams and a soft spot for food, games and kindness.
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June 2022
PM72
We organized our first PM72 Summit; a 72-hour virtual project management event.
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June 2022
3200 customers
1200+ newly acquired customers within half a year was a terrific achievement!
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July 2022
Gold partner
Got our things in order to become an Atlassian Marketplace Gold Partner!Jexo core values
value happiness
Bring in good vibes and have fun, life is way too short
love your craft
Always hungry for more; we explore, we learn, we teach.
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embrace simplicity
Don’t overthink, the minimalist approach is always better.
impress customer
Delight customers and peers alike; don’t just do, be epic!
embrace simplicity
Don’t overthink, a minimalist approach is always better.
value happiness
Bring the good vibes and have fun, life is way too short
impress customer
Delight customers and peers alike; don’t just do, be epic!
love your craft
Always hungry for more, we explore, we learn, we teach.
Jexo team
JENN
Head of Marketing, Digital geek
Super friendly, meticulous, and absolutely in love with big data and learning new technologies, Leo leads the dev team as he develops Jira add-ons and automation stuff. He’s a super proud dad who loves to cook, bake and make music.
LEO
CTO, Technoid Engineer
Digital geek with a penchant for paid media, Jenn brings strategy and structure to the marketing team. She’s an avid reader, hiker, film enthusiast and pet lover, whose generosity and claw crane expertise are a blessing to any setting!
Sarah creates and manages all kinds of content at Jexo. She’s a hungry-for-life, keep-it-real kind of gal, a nomad yogi, and a huge fan of music, film and the sea. That is, when she’s not too busy trying to figure herself out!
SARAH
Contentor
Biro is a passionate engineer and jack of all trades who puts structure to the chaos and aligns everyone at Jexo. When he’s not too busy building the company, he’s quite the avid sim-racer who’d love nothing more than to travel to Mars.
BIRO
Co-founder & CEO
Jexo’s lovely Jack Russel Terrier Peanut, aka Princess of Haggis land, is a happy puppy whose love for walks along the seaside in Brighton can almost compete with her love for balls and being queen.
Sarah creates and manages all kinds of content at Jexo. She’s a hungry-for-life, keep-it-real kind of gal, a nomad yogi, and a huge fan of music, film and the sea. That is, when she’s not too busy trying to figure herself out!
PEANUT
Chief Cuteness Officer (CCO)
Biro is a passionate engineer and jack of all trades who puts structure to the chaos and aligns everyone at Jexo. When he’s not too busy building the company, he’s quite the avid sim-racer who’d love nothing more than to travel to Mars.
With a keen eye for detail, Helder is the puzzle-solver developer at Jexo. A kind, smart and grounded individual, with itchy feet and a spark in his eyes, Helder's always ready for the next travel adventure... Shall we go ski in Chile?
HELDER
Product developer
Super friendly, meticulous, and absolutely in love with big data and learning new technologies, Leo leads the dev team as he develops Jira add-ons and automation stuff. He’s a super proud dad who loves to cook, bake and make music.
Jexo’s lovely Jack Russel Terrier Peanut, aka Princess of Haggis land, is a happy puppy whose love for walks along the seaside in Brighton can almost compete with her love for balls and being queen.
NIKKI
Co-founder, CPO
Production support manager by day, master cook by night, Vlad brings the good vibes with his awesome (and intense) sense of humor. He can pretty much do anything, including testing and QA, but don’t you dare scratch the table!
VLAD
Production support
Jexo’s mother and the big brain behind what we build, how and for whom, Nikki does it all! Seriously. She’s super down to earth, caring, creative to the core, a geek, loves to read, and is a huge fan of magical realism and dying her hair.
Katie is a PM enthusiast and avid Atlassian (not-so-secret) admirer, passionate about productivity, automation and helping teams succeed. She enjoys all kinds of books, yoga and walking alongside the river while feeding the ducks.
KATIE
Marketing manager, Atlassian whiz
Multifaceted developer with an awesome sense of humor, Valter is a Christian missionary in Paraguay. When he’s not too busy experimenting with food, you’ll find him dreaming of the nicest beaches and surfing through life.
VALTER
Passe-partout engineer
Curious and full of life, Mel is as cool as they come! A pro animator, color translator, levitator and expert skater who dabbles in psychology and everything art, and who's ready to conquer the world - one culture shock at a time.
Katie is a PM enthusiast and avid Atlassian (not-so-secret) admirer, passionate about productivity, automation and helping teams succeed. She enjoys all kinds of books, doing yoga, and walking alongside the river while feeding the ducks.
Mel
Motion Designer, Idea decoder
Multifaceted developer with an awesome sense of humor, Valter is a Christian missionary in Paraguay. When he’s not too busy experimenting with food, you’ll find him dreaming of the nicest beaches and surfing through life.
Sheerish is Jexo’s expert tester and QA, boasting an impressive set of analytical skills. A man of simple ways who spent a childhood in the forest, Sheerish enjoys the little things like music, sports, gardening, prawns, and solving mysteries!
SHEERISH
QA, App detective
Curious and full of life, Mel is as cool as they come! A pro animator, color translator, levitator and expert skater who dabbles in psychology and everything art, and who's ready to conquer the world - one culture shock at a time.
LAETITIA
Head of Customer Success
Rafa is a dev with perspective, remarkable adaptability and a passion for everything tech. He’s as chilled as they come, and a great listener who enjoys the simple things in life: 90s grunge music, video games, anime and walks in the park!
RAFA
Rockstar engineer
Laetitia is Jexo’s customer success maestro and a bundle of sunshine; full of energy and good vibes! She’s a motorhead who loves bikes and tattoos, and a gym fanatic with countless hobbies like archery. You name it, she’s done it!
Cuteness department
