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Did Garrett Gottlieb co-found PumpUp?
Yes. University of Waterloo News reported on November 6, 2013 on "PumpUp co-founders Garrett Gottlieb and Phil Jacobson", and the university's Cheriton School of Computer Science wrote on May 26, 2014 that the startup was "founded by Garrett Gottlieb, a Computer Science student at Waterloo, and Phil Jacobson".
How did PumpUp start?
As a workout tool he wrote for himself. University of Waterloo News reported on October 2, 2012 that no existing app would take equipment, muscles and duration and output a workout, and that Gottlieb began "scripting the app for his own use". He told The Canadian Jewish News on November 26, 2013: "I developed the prototype and vision".
What happened on Dragons' Den?
No deal. University of Waterloo News reported on November 6, 2013 that Gottlieb and Jacobson asked for $100,000 for 10 per cent; Dragon David Chilton wanted a 20 per cent stake plus a 25 per cent royalty, and the founders declined.
How much did PumpUp raise?
BetaKit reported on July 24, 2014 that the Toronto startup raised $2.4 million from General Catalyst Partners, with Azure Capital Partners, Relay Ventures, Freycinet Investments and angels also investing. Two months earlier, on May 26, 2014, Waterloo's computer science school reported the company was moving into its own offices in downtown Toronto after passing one million downloads.