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Tangle
Virtual space for teams to connect
- 21-100 employees
- B2C
- B2B
- Communication
- SaaS
- Telecommunications
- Central Square, Cambridge, MA
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Company mission
To bring the joy of gaming to the world of work.
Our take
Tangle is a communications platform for work teams and individuals that adds a layer of fun and recreation to what can often be mundane and functional software. Due to endless and unnecessary notifications and back-to-back video meetings, workers can risk burnout and feelings of isolation. With trends suggesting that remote meetings are still prevalent post-pandemic, Tangle, created by Absurd:joy, is providing new ways to incentivize teamwork through avatars, filters, and in-built games for icebreakers as well as spaces for work friends to simply hang out, trying to produce the benefits of office culture without the office.
The company has received seed funding from the likes of Qualcomm Ventures, and its ex-game studio developer founders certainly know how to market the platform in a fun and friendly way that stands out from larger competitors like Zoom and Google Meets.
Tangle is using its March 2023 funding to prepare for its launch later in the year, so only time will tell if the platform makes a dent in the corporation-ruled video meeting market.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- 32-hour work week
- Home office stipend
- Live the life you want, where you want
- Because life is short, and so are weekends
- Fully remote work
- Health benefits
- 100% coverage for you, day one
- 401k, with 6% match
- You can bank on our support
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexible leave and a team-wide focus on mental health
- Is that kitchen chair giving you back pain? Let us help
Company values
- We love to create tech, but it’s more than that - We find joy in creating moments and memories together. Gut-busting laughs, candid conversations, creative breakthroughs – all of it. Together, we’ve created a team environment where great work and absolute silliness can coexist along with our obsession with cats.
- We encourage open, honest communication - We are an emotionally communicative team and are deeply mindful and considerate of each other. We strive to create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe to dive deep into creativity and problem-solving, without fear of judgment or failure.
- Celebrating others’ contributions
- Progress over productivity..
- Speaking openly about mental health and boundaries.
- Open dialogue and learning from each other.
- Work-life balance, with an emphasis on life.
Leadership
Cy Wise
(Co-Founder)Previously Organiser at VR Austin, Studio Director at Owlchemy Labs and Quality Assurance Lead at Gunfire Games.
Alex Schwartz
(CEO and Co-Founder)Currently Mentor at Techstars. Previously CEO at Owlchemy Labs and Founder at VR Austin.