Fusion Garage
Fusion Garage was a Singapore technology company founded by Chandrasekar Rathakrishnan. It worked with Michael ArringtonMichael ArringtonMichael Arrington is an American entrepreneur and investor who founded the technology publication TechCrunch in 2005, created Crunchbase in 2007, sold TechCrunch to AOL in 2010, and went on to found CrunchFund and the crypto-asset investment firm Arrington Capital.Open the full entry on CrunchPadCrunchPadCrunchPad was a web-tablet development project promoted by Michael Arrington in collaboration with Fusion Garage. After their partnership broke down in 2009, Fusion Garage launched JooJoo, leading to litigation.Open the full entry, subsequently released the JooJooJooJooJooJoo was a web tablet from Fusion Garage, originating in the CrunchPad collaboration with Michael Arrington. Deliveries began in 2010, with a touchscreen and browser interface for internet access.Open the full entry and Grid 10 tablets, and entered liquidation in 2012.
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Key facts
2008Company founding
Rathakrishnan recalled founding Fusion Garage in 2008 to develop a browser-centered operating system before meeting Arrington and working on CrunchPad.[1]
2009CrunchPad partnership breaks down
After the collaboration collapsed, Fusion Garage proceeded under the JooJoo name. TechCrunchTechCrunchTechCrunch is an American technology news outlet founded in 2005 by Michael Arrington and Keith Teare and headquartered in San Francisco; it mainly covers technology companies, startups, and venture capital, and hosts events such as TechCrunch Disrupt. Its ownership passed successively through AOL, Verizon, and Yahoo, and in 2025 Regent announced its acquisition.Open the full entry and CrunchPad Inc. sued; the parties disputed their business relationship, intellectual property and commercial arrangements.[2]
2010JooJoo commercialization
JooJoo entered delivery in 2010 at $499. European availability expanded in April at £319 in Britain and €359 in mainland Europe; the company acknowledged early software problems and promised updates.[3]
January 2012Liquidation
After JooJoo, Fusion Garage introduced the Grid 10. In January 2012, reports described its liquidation with roughly $40 million owed to creditors amid delivery and repayment problems.[4]
Related Organizations, Websites, and Public Accounts
Related people, products and organizations include Chandrasekar Rathakrishnan, Michael Arrington, CrunchPad, JooJoo and TechCrunch.[1]
Sources
- What Went Wrong With The CrunchPad Partnership (opens in a new window)
- Joint Case Management Conference Statement (opens in a new window)
- JooJoo Gets European Launch; New Software Imminent To Address Early Critique (opens in a new window)
- Fusion Garage Ends The Saga Owing $40 Million to Creditors (opens in a new window)