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Switchboard
Remote collaboration workspace
- 21-100 employees
- B2B
- Internal tools
- Productivity
- SaaS
- Cloud Computing
- Holly Oak, San Jose, CA
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Company mission
To make teamwork the best part of work.
16% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Remote and hybrid work have been the norm in many industries for several years now. Although there has been a boom in collaborative tools to make this work, screen sharing and video conferencing are the main ways that workplaces try to communicate between siloed apps such as Figma or Jira. Switchboard exists to improve this situation by creating a truly shared workspace where any web-based app can be run in virtual conference rooms, allowing users to bring their projects to a shared space.
While competitors in this space focus on text-based chatrooms, videoconferencing or collaboration in a narrow field, Switchboard is the first platform to combine all of these in a user-friendly way. By taking the focus off talking and putting it on the collaborative tools being used, it claims to replicate as closely as possible the atmosphere and spontaneity of in-person working.
Switchboard has recently completed a Series A funding round led by Icon Ventures with participation from Sequoia. It is planning to use the funds to develop its product and to expand its team with engineering and marketing talent. If it has discovered a solution for Zoom fatigue it stands a strong chance of building a significant customer base in the near future.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Work from anywhere in the US -- we’re a remote-first 100% distributed team
- Flexible time off encouraged with an unlimited vacation policy (and we're serious about work-life balance)
- Support for 401k or other retirement accounts
- Budget to setup your ideal remote workstation
- Excellent full coverage Medical, Dental, and Vision health benefits
- Scrappy startup environment with hyper growth potential where you’ll learn best in class skills
- A culture of learning that will take your professional growth to another level with collaborative and thoughtful team members
- Fun, remote company events and semi-annual paid for company offsites
Funding (2 rounds)
Jul 2022
$25m
SERIES A
May 2022
$13.8m
SEED
Total funding: $38.8m
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Leadership
Amir Ashkenazi
(CEO)Also a managing partner at Proactive VC. Was the Founder & Chairman of Uncommon and a Co-founder of Tookee, which was acquired by LogMeIn. Before that was President of AOL Platforms.