# Jonathan Anderson

> Jonathan Anderson is the London-based co-founder and CEO of Candu, which helps product and customer teams build in-app experiences without coding. His work grew out of customer services at InsightSquared and has evolved from a visual UI editor to AI-assisted creation and product tours. He also co-founded wayOUT.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Candu
- **Organizations:** Candu, wayOUT, InsightSquared, LaunchDarkly, Bain & Company, Entrepreneur First, EUROUT
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Earth Systems, Stanford University, Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Master of Business Administration, London Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Candu., Co-founded the nonprofit wayOUT., Candu announced $5 million in funding in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **Before Candu** — Worked in consulting at Bain & Company and in software roles at InsightSquared and LaunchDarkly; led professional services at InsightSquared.
- **2017** — Co-founded wayOUT; LinkedIn lists his presidency beginning February 2017.
- **2018** — Co-founded Candu with Michele Riccardo Esposito after meeting through Entrepreneur First in London; Candu’s official 2020 press release dates the founding to 2018.
- **2020** — Discussed Candu’s sustained user-interview routine on Awkward Silences; Candu announced $5 million in funding in December.
- **2022** — Candu’s February Product Hunt launch featured a video explaining UI components to his mother.
- **2023** — Collaborated with Kyle Poyar on a nine-step product-led growth audit and appeared on VentureFizz.
- **2025** — Reported Candu reached profitability and developed AI-assisted UI creation alongside its visual editor.
- **2026** — Published accounts of Candu’s own onboarding rebuild and Capture Flow tour creation.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Candu.
- Co-founded the nonprofit wayOUT.
- Candu announced $5 million in funding in 2020.
- Candu placed among the top five products of the day during its February 2022 Product Hunt launch.
- Reported Candu reached profitability in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — A Candu article carrying a September 2026 publication date describes Capture Flow and AI-assisted tour authoring; its metadata also contains an earlier modification date.
- **2026-03** — Published an account of Candu rebuilding its onboarding around a clear publishing workflow and contextual guidance.
- **2026-02** — A 2025 year-in-review article published in February 2026 reports profitability and outlines AI-assisted creation and Code-to-Tour ambitions.

## Links

- Website: https://www.candu.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathankanderson/

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Last updated: 2026-10-12