By 2015, Notion was nearly bankrupt with a broken product and no team. By 2026, it’s worth $11 billion. Here are 7 real lessons hidden inside that turnaround.
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How Notion Raised Funding and Became an $11 Billion Company
Notion raised $418 million total. But the real funding story starts in 2015 — nearly broke, two founders, a rented house in Kyoto, and a product being rebuilt from nothing.
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Ivan Zhao: The Founder Who Rebuilt Notion From Scratch
Ivan Zhao nearly lost Notion in 2015. He fired his team, moved to Kyoto with almost nothing, and rebuilt from scratch. This is his founder story.
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How Notion Almost Died Before Rebuilding in Japan
In 2015, Notion almost died. The team was gone, the money was nearly out, and the product didn’t work. What saved it was a cold house in Kyoto, eighteen-hour days, and two founders who weren’t ready to quit.
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