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Zamzar hits 20 years bootstrapped: 550M users, 766M files, no VC

Zamzar publishes 20-year milestone retrospective

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The company announced it has served 550 million users, converted 766 million files, and now supports 2,128 conversion types with 1 million API requests daily. The post emphasized independence, rejected AI-powered pivots, and detailed notable uses including helping the PowerPoint inventor recover presentations and partnering with Vint Cerf on digital preservation.

Zamzar publishes 20-year milestone retrospective
blog.zamzar.com

“Twenty years on, we're still a small, proudly independent UK company. No venture capital, no unicorn valuations, and no plans to pivot to an AI-powered blockchain for converting your Gran's Word documents.”

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Zamzar founders (two brothers) Co-founders and operatorsVint Cerf Internet pioneer

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