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Jam Life
Techstars '25Techstars '25Techstars '25Encino, US · 4 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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Jam is a family calendar and organizational platform designed to reduce the mental load that parents carry by centralizing family schedules, tasks, and communications in one place.
Also known as Jam · Jam Family Calendar · Jam Life, Inc
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Jam, operated by Jam Life, Inc., is a mobile organizational platform for families that combines a shared calendar, personal and family to-do lists, and shared shopping lists in a single app. Calendar events can be created for one, several or all family members, with the ability to attach lists of items to bring, assign drivers for a given event, and connect existing Google or Apple calendars. Access can be shared selectively with children and caregivers without granting visibility into everything.
Additional features include color-coded task lists with due dates and delegation, customizable and "gentle" reminders for events and time-sensitive to-dos, and multiple shopping lists that any family member can add to, with the option to copy prior lists or items and attach descriptions and links. A feature called "Jam On It" lets users forward emails or messages — such as school notices, party invitations, extracurricular schedules or travel confirmations — to Jam, which extracts and populates the corresponding calendar events automatically. A "Who's Driving" feature tags the person responsible for transporting children to an event and places the event with a reminder on that person's calendar. The app is published for iPhone, iPad and Android and is categorized under Productivity.
Founding story
Jam was created by co-founders Jessica and Amanda, both parents who sought a better way to run their households with their partners and, after searching for existing apps and tools without success, built Jam to organize modern family life.
Business model
Consumer subscription software distributed through the Apple App Store and Google Play. The app is free to download with in-app purchases; a free trial period precedes a recurring family membership billed through the user's app store account, with auto-renewal charged within 24 hours before the end of each period.
Paid family memberships sold as in-app purchases, offered on monthly and annual plans (listed at $14.99 monthly and $95.99 annually on the App Store), following a free trial.
Traction
The iOS app holds a 4.7 rating from 213 ratings in the U.S. App Store, and the Android app has surpassed 10,000 downloads on Google Play. The company was cited in Mashable in September 2024. The iOS app has shipped frequent releases, reaching version 1.20.4.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Operates in the family organizer and shared calendar segment of consumer productivity apps, where Google Play lists comparable titles including Cozi Family Organizer and ClanPlan.
Combines calendar, to-do and shopping list functions in one family-oriented app, with automated event creation from forwarded emails and messages, driver assignment for children's activities, and selective sharing with children and caregivers.
Technology
Native mobile applications for iOS (requiring iOS 15.0 or later, with iPad, Mac on Apple silicon and visionOS compatibility) and Android. The product integrates with Google and Apple calendars and parses forwarded emails and messages to automatically create calendar events, to-do items and suggested list contents. A feature named "Jaime" was extended in mid-2025 to add items to existing lists, and location suggestions were added when creating events.
Go-to-market
Direct-to-consumer distribution via the Apple App Store and Google Play with a free tier and 30-day trial, supported by consumer press mentions and user word-of-mouth; the website invites visitors to start for free.
Parents and busy households coordinating schedules across partners, children and caregivers; access can also be extended to children and caretakers on a limited basis.
Geography
Headquartered at 5053 Chicopee Ave, Encino, California, United States. The apps are offered in English and are listed in multiple App Store storefronts, including the United States, Ghana and Kuwait.
Compiled by commissioned research from 6 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
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Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsVersion 1.19.0 introduced the ability to choose suggested locations when adding a location to an event.
Version 1.18.0 enabled Jaime to add items to users' existing lists.
Version 1.17.0 introduced a new three-day view in the app.
Mashable referenced Jam's email-forwarding feature for adding upcoming event dates to a personal calendar.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
▸Research sources · 6
primary sources listed
- Jam Lifejamfamilycalendar.com · web
6 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Jam Life do?
- Jam is a shared family calendar app combining schedules, to-do lists and shopping lists in one mobile platform.
- Who founded Jam Life?
- Jam Life was founded by Jessica, Amanda.
- Who are Jam Life's investors?
- Jam Life's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Jam Life headquartered?
- Jam Life is headquartered in Encino, US.