Marco Polo is a video messaging and

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. The app was created in 2014 by Joya Communications. Joya Communications was founded by Vlada Bortnik and Michael Bortnik. The app markets itself as a video

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, allowing asynchronous video conversations without requiring the recipient(s) to be live.

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