Co-founder
Ivan Zhao
Co-founded Notion around a flexible workspace in which people can combine documents, information and software-like building blocks.
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Notion
Offers a connected workspace for documents, knowledge, projects, search, calendars, and AI-assisted workflows.
01 / THE BUSINESS
How Notion creates value.
A modular workspace combines documents, knowledge, projects and AI tools. Team expansion and AI use can increase revenue, while suite competition can pressure pricing and retention.
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Research checkedSep 18, 2026
02 / PEOPLE BEHIND THE COMPANY
Meet the builders.
Co-founder
Simon Last
Co-founded Notion and helped establish the product’s technical foundation.
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03 / CAPITAL & OWNERSHIP
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04 / IN THEIR OWN WORDS
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05 / EDITORIAL ANALYSIS
The opportunity. The open questions.
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The case to investigate
- A shared workspace can connect knowledge, projects and AI.
- Team adoption can support expansion across an organization.
Pressure-test the thesis
- Large productivity suites can bundle competing capabilities.
- AI use may increase service costs without matching revenue.
What to watch next
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Paid team expansion and retention.
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AI adoption and contribution to customer value.
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Governance and ownership disclosures.
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06 / RESEARCH TRAIL
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Board of directors announcementnotion.com · Jun 8, 2026Product and company blognotion.comFounder & company backgroundnotion.com
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