Softjourn

Softjourn Story

In 2001, Emmy Gengler and Jeff Kreuser founded Softjourn in Silicon Valley. Emmy, our current CEO, spent more than ten years working in the former Soviet Union, including several years as President and CEO of a systems integration firm in Kyiv, Ukraine.

The company was initially a network of partner companies based in various parts of Ukraine. Each partner concentrated on different areas of expertise, either business applications or technical, in such industries as healthcare and financial services. 

By 2005, Emmy and Jeff decided to partner with Bogdan Mykhailovych and Sergiy Fitsak permanently. At the time, both worked at a Ukrainian software company providing banking solutions. That same year, we opened our new headquarters in Ivano-Frankivsk, where Bogdan and Serhiy lived.

By 2013, we had 50 in-house programmers, with 77 total staff. In 2014, we opened a branch office in Wroclaw, Poland. As of mid-2019, we’re an established, full-cycle consulting and software development company with over 200+ employees.

As of the beginning of 2023, we have surpassed the 300-employee mark.

Over the years, we’ve narrowed our focus and deepened our expertise in such industries as ticketing and fintech. We apply proven technologies that elevate operational capabilities for our clients. We also develop and embrace cutting-edge ideas redefining the digital ecosystem, like blockchain. We believe working with different multidisciplinary solutions while proactively pushing boundaries separates us – and our clients.

In 2001, Emmy Gengler and Jeff Kreuser founded Softjourn in Silicon Valley. Emmy, our current CEO, spent more than ten years working in the former Soviet Union, including several years as President and CEO of a systems integration firm in Kyiv, Ukraine.

The company was initially a network of partner companies based in various parts of Ukraine. Each partner concentrated on different areas of expertise, either business applications or technical, in such industries as healthcare and financial services. 

By 2005, Emmy and Jeff decided to partner with Bogdan Mykhailovych and Sergiy Fitsak permanently. At the time, both worked at a Ukrainian software company providing banking solutions. That same year, we opened our new headquarters in Ivano-Frankivsk, where Bogdan and Serhiy lived.

By 2013, we had 50 in-house programmers, with 77 total staff. In 2014, we opened a branch office in Wroclaw, Poland. As of mid-2019, we’re an established, full-cycle consulting and software development company with over 200+ employees.

As of the beginning of 2023, we have surpassed the 300-employee mark.

Over the years, we’ve narrowed our focus and deepened our expertise in such industries as ticketing and fintech. We apply proven technologies that elevate operational capabilities for our clients. We also develop and embrace cutting-edge ideas redefining the digital ecosystem, like blockchain. We believe working with different multidisciplinary solutions while proactively pushing boundaries separates us – and our clients.

2001
2001
Softjourn Founded
Joined Women’s Technology Cluster (now Astia)
Joined the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine
2003
2003
Article published, “Ukraine and it’s Success Criteria for the Software Exports Industry.”, in EJISDC
2005
2005
Opened Ivano-Frankivsk R&D Center
2009
2009
Signed partnership with Right-Hand Partners (RHP), which Connects Start-Ups with Potential Investors
2011
2011
Named among Top 10 Service Providers in Eastern Europe by IAOP
2012
2012
Signed partnership with Right-Hand Partners (RHP), which Connects Start-Ups with potential Investors
2013
2013
Named among Top 10 Service Providers in Eastern Europe by IAOP
2014
2014
Opened Wroclaw R&D Center
Named among Best 5 Rising Stars in Media & Entertainment by IAOP
Named among Best 20 Companies in Services by IAOP
2015
2015
Named to the Global Outsourcing 100 list
Co-founded regional IT-cluster in Ivano-Frankivsk
2016
2016
Softjourn, Inc. ranked among US fastest-growing private companies
Named to the Global Outsourcing 100 list
2017
2017
Named Microsoft Gold Partner
Signed partnership with Monax Industries
Joins the Xamarin Partner Program
Named to the Global Outsourcing 100 list
Member of Klaster IT on Politechnika Wrocławska
Listed in 30 Fastest Growing Private Companies To Watch 2017
2018
2018
Named to the 500 Leading B2B Service Providers in Ukraine list by Clutch
2019
2019
Recognized as one of the "15 Blockchain Development Companies for 2019" by TopDevelopers.co
Named to the Global Outsourcing 100 list
2020
2020
Named to IAOP’s 2020 Global Outsourcing 100 List
As of 2020, staff over 200 employees and have completed 500+ projects
2022
2022
Softjourn named top women-owned software development company of 2022 by Clutch
2023
2023
As of 2023, staff over 300 employees and have completed 1000+ projects
Opened São Paulo R&D Center
Softjourn ranked among US fastest-growing private companies.