# Jana

> Jana was a Boston mobile advertising company whose mCent rewards platform and later Android browser used advertiser spending to subsidize prepaid internet access in emerging markets. Founded as txteagle in 2009, it connected marketing campaigns to mobile carrier billing systems. This profile covers its documented 2009-2018 development.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** Boston, United States
- **Founders:** Nathan Eagle (Co-founder and CEO), Benjamin Olding (Co-founder and original CTO)
- **Products:** txteagle, mCent rewards platform, mCent Browser
- **Notable:** GSMA reported more than 2,000 brands using mCent and over 100 million consumer actions since 2013 in its 2015 profile., Jana reported 4 billion MB of customer app usage as of March 2016., Publicis described its 2013 Jana deal as its first direct mobile technology startup investment.

## Products & services

- **txteagle** — Original mobile microtask and consumer research platform, compensating participants with airtime or mobile payments.
- **mCent rewards platform** — Opt-in offers, surveys and app engagement rewarded with prepaid airtime; an Android consumer app launched in 2014.
- **mCent Browser** — Android browser launched in India in March 2017, using advertising to offset mobile data charges.

## Achievements

- GSMA reported more than 2,000 brands using mCent and over 100 million consumer actions since 2013 in its 2015 profile.
- Jana reported 4 billion MB of customer app usage as of March 2016.
- Publicis described its 2013 Jana deal as its first direct mobile technology startup investment.

## Latest updates

- **2017-03** — mCent Browser launched in India with initial reported refunds of up to 10 MB daily and 70 MB weekly.
- **2018-04** — Eagle discussed the browser focus and named live markets including South Africa, Nigeria, Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia and the Philippines.
- **2026-07** — Eagle’s Granted biography describes Jana as a company he previously co-founded and led; this does not establish Jana’s current operating status.

## Links

- Website: https://www.jana.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jana/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/jana/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JanaMobile/

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Last updated: 2026-10-05