# MixerBox

> MixerBox is a Palo Alto-based super-apps company building a constellation of daily-essential mobile apps - from OnePlayer and FreecableTV to AlarmTunes, NewsDash and a suite of AI tools that became the largest single developer on the ChatGPT Plugin Store. Founded in 2012 by Taiwanese-Australian Harvard alum John Lai and backed by Y Combinator, the company has crossed 300 million downloads worldwide.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founders:** John Lai (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~26 employees
- **Products:** MixerBox OnePlayer, MixerBox FreecableTV, MixerBox AlarmTunes, MixerBox NewsDash, MixerBox Inspire Meditation
- **Notable:** 300+ million cumulative downloads across the MixerBox app suite., Largest single developer on the ChatGPT Plugin Store by plugin count., Launched the world's first AI chatbot for real-world maps (MixerBox ChatMap).

## Products & services

- **MixerBox OnePlayer** — All-in-one media player for music, podcasts, audio and MP3 playback.
- **MixerBox FreecableTV** — Free mobile TV app streaming news, sports, music, cartoons, talk shows and full episodes.
- **MixerBox AlarmTunes** — Alarm clock app that wakes users with their favorite music.
- **MixerBox NewsDash** — Personalized news aggregator with notifications and trending coverage.
- **MixerBox Inspire Meditation** — Guided meditation, sleep stories and breathing exercises.
- **MixerBox CashBack** — Shopping rewards app for cashback and deals.
- **MixerBox TurboScan** — Mobile document and QR code scanner.
- **MixerBox AI** — Free multilingual AI chatbot suite covering chat, image generation, summarization and search.
- **MixerBox ChatGPT Plugins** — More than 10 plugins on the ChatGPT Plugin Store including ChatMap, the first AI chatbot for real-world navigation.
- **MixerBox BFF** — Social companion app for live social mapping and friend discovery.

## Achievements

- 300+ million cumulative downloads across the MixerBox app suite.
- Largest single developer on the ChatGPT Plugin Store by plugin count.
- Launched the world's first AI chatbot for real-world maps (MixerBox ChatMap).
- Backed by Y Combinator, Paul Buchheit (Gmail creator) and Adam D'Angelo (Quora CEO, ex-Facebook CTO).
- Founder John Lai won silver at the ICPC world finals.

## Latest updates

- **2023-07** — Became the largest developer on the ChatGPT Plugin Store and launched ChatMap, the first AI chatbot for navigation.
- **2020-07** — Most recent disclosed funding round (Series A).

## Links

- Website: https://mixerbox.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mixerbox

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