Endomondo

Our Concept
Are you into running, cycling, walking, skiing, kayaking, roller skating - or other sports involving movement across a distance? Endomondo makes your experience even more exciting! Endomondo.com is the place where you automatically track all your sports data and set up and monitor your personal goals. At Endomondo.com you meet like-minded friends, get inspired by them, challenge them and follow their activities... live! So whether you are into just following your personal achievements or whether you wish to place yourself in a larger network of sports partners that challenge and support each other's efforts - Endomondo.com is your new world of endorphins.

You will get the most out of Endomondo.com with a GPS mobile phone or a Garmin GPS watch. Free of charge, you can download the software to most common GPS phones directly from the website. In our FAQ, you can see a list of all the GPS devices you can use with Endomondo.

Sign up at Endomondo.com, and if you want to use your mobile, click on the Download link and you will receive a text message with a link to the free program. You are now only a few steps away from a completely new way of doing sports. Join us... get out there and free your endorphins!

Our History
2007
In December, three colleagues decide to live out the dream of becoming entrepreneurs. We leave our jobs as management consultants to pursue a dream of changing the way you do sports whether you are at elite level or merely someone who wishes to spend limited but well invested time at getting into shape.

The vision is to create a service that makes sports more exciting and to offer the ability to unite a large group of physically active people. There are many different kinds of motivation for doing sports. Tracking our training and monitoring our progress motivates some of us whereas others need a friend to play or compete with or even a coach to stay motivated over time. We wanted to meet all of these needs to reach both recreational as well as more serious athletes.

2008
In September, the very first alpha version of Endomondo.com is officially launched in connection with the world's largest running race, the DHL race with 100.000 participants spanning over five days in Copenhagen, Denmark.

2009
In July, the beta version of Endomondo.com is launched.
As of October, we support iPhone in addition to GPS phones based on Symbian and Windows Mobile operating systems.

Our Team
Three former management consultants founded Endomondo in November 2007. Christian, Jakob and Mette all left McKinsey & Company to pursue the dream of making sports more fun. Since then, we have expanded our team to include other Endo's.

	The fast Endo - Christian, Co-founder For 10 years, Christian pursued a career as a professional runner. His core distance was 400 meters with a personal record of 46.47 seconds. Christian ended his professional career in 2004, and in May 2009, he completed his first marathon - a distance more than 100 times longer than his usual runs. Christian is responsible for all the financial stuff.
	The casual Endo - Jakob, Co-founder Jakob is more of a laidback type. After many seasons as a ski instructor in France, his dedication to surfing has grown a lot lately, which often takes him around the world in the search for waves. As both sports are difficult to pursue in Copenhagen, you can often find him swimming outside our office. In the summer time, only external meetings can make him wear regular shoes rather than flip-flops. Jakob is overall responsible for developing Endomondo as a product and feeds on input from our users.
	The female Endo - Mette, Co-founder Mette has a tough time being the only female in the office. After many years as an active horseback rider in both dressage and jumping as well as a not very talented tennis player, Mette is now often to be found in the fitness center or out running. Or in front of a canvas, as she has been a passionate painter for 10 years. Mette is in charge of PR, marketing and campaigns.
	The tech Endo - Thomas Thomas is a dedicated runner. On Wednesdays, he usually starts the day by running a half marathon. Needless to say, we then follow his performance live from the office. When not running, Thomas' background as a lead singer in the band Limetone adds a fine musical touch to our team. Thomas is heading our tech team and thrives for perfection.
	The mobile Endo - Morten Morten became an Endo in the summer 2009. With years of experience with software development in the mobile industry, Morten knows almost everything there is to know about mobile phones. Morten is also on the swimming team outside our office and you might see him participating in an Iron Man in the future. Morten is responsible for developing and expanding the new Endomondo Tracker to different phone brands.
	The X-treme Endo - Ture Ture never misses an opportunity to find new adventures, he is a ski instructor and does climbing, surfing, and telemark skiing to name a few sports. He finished his first marathon in May 2009 in 3:29:55 and is studying Business Administration and Computer Science at Copenhagen Business School. Ture works across various projects. Together with Jakob, he will often be the one responding to user feedback and helping people in need for support.
	The calm Endo - Brian Do not let Brian's calm and friendly nature fool you. With a vast experience in developing web technology, Brians programming is everything else than calm - fast and very efficient! Brian is also a dedicated runner and ran his first marathon last year. Brian is the early rise of our office and gets in early in the morning to enjoy the peace and quiet after sunrise.
	The karate Endo - Martin Martin is our youngest Endo. When not being busy finishing his education as software engineer at the Technical University of Denmark, he is working on the Endomondo Tracker for the iPhone. With 8 years of karate and 5 years of Wing Tsun, Martin is the one who keeps everybody safe at the office. When not fighting for fun, Martin goes diving or takes lessons to improve his singing skills.
	The enduring Endo - Jesper Jesper has a thing for sports that require quite a bit of endurance. So far, he has completed five marathons in addition to the famous Swedish 90K ski race, Vasaloppet. Unfortunately, an injury has stopped Jesper from running for two years now but he is trying to get back into the game now. When not doing sports, Jesper is working on our tracking app for the Android platform.
	The Polish Endo - Piotr Piotr has captured the position as the committed Endo. More than a decade ago he won the world championship in Athletics with the Polish national 4x400m team. Piotr is responsible for Endomondo's expansion into Poland. During weekends, you can find Piotr running in the big forests of Warsaw.