Heysan
Free messaging on mobile phones
Heysan was a free mobile messaging and community based in San Francisco, California.
Initially Heysan provided free messaging between phones and computers, bridging IM with SMS. The service expanded into launching a mobile community and has over 1 million users doing tens of million of monthly messages. In the summer of 2007 Heysan raised a seed round from Khosla Ventures and Atomico, the venture funds of Vinod Khosla and Niklas Zennstrom.
Heysan was acquired by Good Technology in May 2009.
Former Founders
Pär Lindhe, Founder/Product Development / UX lead
Co-founded Heysan - A mobile cross-protocol chat app and community - Eventually aquired
Later created Candid - a SaaS for recruiters to communicate with the employer during headhunting projects. Active with paying high retention customers.
2024: Creating: New twist on live event streaming from multiple angles
