The story
Bugaboo was founded in 1996 by Max Barenbrug and his then brother-in-law, Eduard Zanen, an entrepreneur and doctor, following an investment by Zanen. Barenbrug started the concept for Bugaboo as a graduation project two years earlier when he was studying at the Design Academy Eindhoven.
The first Bugaboo, the "Bugaboo Classic", was launched in The Netherlands in 1999. In 2001, the "Bugaboo Frog" was launched in the United Kingdom and in 2002 in the United States, popularized by its appearance in an episode of the TV show Sex and the City.
In February 2018, Bugaboo was acquired by Bain Capital for an undisclosed amount. In 2019, Bugaboo released the Lynx stroller.
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