Some Numbers

How long and how much does it take to start a company? It took asana over 2 years and 9 million in funding to get a public beta out.

Early 2009: Founders Dustin Moskovitz and Justin Rosenstein begin work on Asana

November 2009: Asana raises $9M led by Benchmark Capital and Andreessen-Horowitz

October 2010: Asana begins private beta

February 2011: Asana launches public beta

November 2011: Asana open launch

(Source: asana.com)