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Mapping "The Future of Work" Startup ecosystem
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by Pietro Invernizzi
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Date of analysis: 15 April 2020
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Company NameWebsiteDescription$ raised to dateInvestors includeSource
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1Messaging, Chat & Email
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Fronthttps://frontapp.com/Team-based approach to email. Combines a company's social media, email, texts, and other messages into a shared inbox to which the entire team has access$138.3MEric Yuan, Sequoia, Uncork Capital, Social Capital, eFounders, Boldstarthttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/front-app#section-overview
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Mattermosthttps://mattermost.com/Enterprise-grade messaging solutions: secure, configurable, highly-scalable messaging across web, phone and PC with archiving, search etc.$70.0MYCombinator, Redpoint, Battery, S28 Capitalhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mattermost
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Flockhttps://flock.com/uk/Real-time messaging and collaboration app for teams that speeds up and simplifies communication and boosts productivity$45.0MBhavin Turakhia, Plug & Playhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/flock-2
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Superhumanhttps://superhuman.com/The "fastest email experience ever made," with keyboard shortcuts, additional features, and reminders to help you reach inbox zero in less time$33.0MFirst Round Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Boldstarthttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/superhuman#section-overview
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Quillhttps://quill.chat/Messaging software built for productivity, not engagement$14.5MIndex Ventures, General Catalyst, Sam Altmanhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/quill-chat
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Threadshttps://threads.com/Makes work more inclusive by empowering teams to discuss and make decisions at scale$10.5MSequoiahttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/threads-aa50#section-overview
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Spikehttps://www.spikenow.com/Converts existing emails into a multimedia mobile messaging format$7.3MNFX, Wix, Cubit Investments, Roy Oronhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/hop-2
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'nuffsaidhttps://www.nuffsaid.com/A workflow intelligence platform that centralizes the world’s work apps and focuses people on the work that matters$4.3MGeneral Catalyst, WorkLife Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/nuffsaid#section-overview
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Involvehttps://www.involvesoft.com/A communication "Operative System" for your distributed / dispersed workforce; SaaS for improving org alignment for companies with mobile workers$2.5MBonfire Ventures, Greycrofthttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/glipped
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Yachttps://www.yac.com/Voice Collaboration SaaS for Remote Teams; very interesting as - similarly to Loom - it's a great platform enabling asynchronous communication (vs. real time)$1.5MActive Capital, Boost VChttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/yac
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Polymailhttps://polymail.io/Email platform for teams, combining email with real time collaboration and integrating it with your team's other tools$0.8MYCombinator, Zuma Partners, Erik Torenberg, Jude Gomilahttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/polymail#section-overview
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Workvivohttps://www.workvivo.com/Similar to Compose: the place where all the tools your employees love to use everyday come together in a unified digital platform.$0.6MEric Yuanhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/workvivo
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Blinkhttps://joinblink.com/Making remote working less remote through an all-in-one app that gives every employee a sense of community$0.6MTechstarshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/kimono-3
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Doist (Twist)https://doist.com/Through its product Twist, Doist offers a communication app for teams who want a calmer, more organized, more productive workplace$0.0MN.a.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/doist
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/talkhttps://slashtalk.com/An anti-meeting tool that decentralizes conversations so teams can move faster in an exciting new wayN.a.Benchmark, WorkLife VenturesN.a.
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Composehttps://compose.im/Similar to Workvivo: A space that brings together all your essential communication tools into oneN.a.N.a.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/quanterium
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2Virtual Offices / Focus Enablers
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Spatialhttps://spatial.io/Turns the space around you into a shared augmented workplace using VC. Remote users can collaborate & brainstorm as if they were in the same room$22.3MInovia Capital, Kakao Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, White Star Capitalhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/spatial-7213
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Rangehttps://www.range.co/"Operating System for work" that keeps you in sync with your team through regular check-ins, day planning sessions, "accomplishment logs' etc.$8.5MGeneral Catalyst, First Round Capital, Bloomberg Beta, Precursor Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/range-labs#section-overview
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Tandemhttps://tandem.chat/Brings the ease of sitting huddled around the same computer to employees working from anywhere$7.5MAndreessen Horowitz, Shasta Ventures, WorkLife Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/tandem-a224
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Motionhttps://www.inmotion.app/Provides real-time interventions, reminders, and analytic, preventing people from getting distracted on the web$0.2MYCombinatorhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/motion-f1df
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Focusmatehttps://www.focusmate.com/Virtual co-working which connects other professionals who have committed to being accountable for finishing their most important workN.a.Amasiahttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/focusmate
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Teemlyhttps://teemly.net/Virtual office connecting distributed teams: see what’s going on in the "office"; co-work "side by side"; grab a coffee with a colleague in the "coffee room" etc.N.a.AntlerN.a.
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Remotionhttps://www.remotion.com/Desktop app that shows your team’s selfies and availability so you can jump into quick video chatsN.a.N.a.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/remotion#section-overview
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Praglihttps://pragli.com/Virtual office for remote teams, enabling remote workers to dive into impromptu conversations with audio channels & direct conversations, walkie talkie styleN.a.N.a.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pragli#section-overview
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3Voice & Video
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Fuzehttps://www.fuze.com/#Unified communications platform that enables simplified business voice communications, flexible video conferencing, and always-on collaboration$480.4MSummit Partners, Bessemer, TCV, Wellington Managementhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fuze
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Dialpadhttps://www.dialpad.com/Business phone system that turns your conversations into something you can see and use, so you understand, remember, and learn from everything that’s said$120.0MAndreessen Horowitz, GV, ICONIQ Capitalhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/dialpad
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Chorushttps://www.chorus.ai/Twist to videocalls: Making video calls milestone-based & trackable to assess sales performance$55.3MGeorgian Partners, Redpoint, Emergence, Gil Dibnerhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/chorus-ai
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Loomhttps://www.loom.com/A video messaging app that lets users record short videos, rather than type long emails or spend time in meetings, to get their ideas across$44.8MSequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Point Nine, Mathilde Collin, Daniel Grosshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/loom
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StarLeafhttps://www.starleaf.com/Enables seamless collaboration through intelligently engineered, reliable meeting room systems, superior video conferencing, and secure messaging$40.0MGrafton Capital, Highland Europe, Future Fiftyhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/starleaf
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Otter.aihttps://otter.ai/Capture, search and share meetings, lectures and live events$23.0MHorizons Ventures, Draper Associates, Slow Ventures, GGV Capitalhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/aisense-inc#section-overview
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OwlLabshttps://www.owllabs.com/A smart and visually appealing video conferencing camera (hardware+software)$22.3MSpark, Matrix Partners, Playground Globalhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/owl-labs
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Aroundhttps://www.around.co/Took video meetings and made them less intrusive, less clunky. Gives you a clear view of your teammates while making space for work$5.2MFloodgate, Credo Ventures, Initialized Capital, Naval Ravikant, Ryan Hooverhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/around-teamport-inc
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Fireflies.aihttps://fireflies.ai/Making video calls searchable; SaaS tool for automated notes from online meetings; Automatically record, transcribe and collaborate across your meetings$5.1MAcceleprise, Canaan Partners, Susan Kimberlin, April Underwoodhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fireflies-3
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Krisphttps://krisp.ai/Makes remote workers more professional allowing them to take calls from wherever they want without worrying about privacy and background noise$3.5MGranatus Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Shanda Group, HIVE Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/krisp-af3e
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Demodeskhttps://demodesk.com/Online meeting tool for inside sales and CS teams solving the screen sharing pain: no downloads, content shared on a virtual display, instant control sharing$2.6MYCombinator, Global Founders Capital, Kleiner Perkins, FundersClubhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/demodesk
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Grainhttps://www.grain.co/Record & share the best parts of your Zoom video calls. Take notes together. Create video highlights. Share clips anywhere (Twitter, DIscord, Notion, Slack etc.)$4.0MAcrew, Founder Collective, Slack Fund, Sriram Krishnan, Andreas Klingerhttps://techcrunch.com/2020/04/16/grain-a-startup-built-expressly-atop-of-zoom-for-note-taking-and-video-clip-making-raises-4-million/
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Wherebyhttps://whereby.com/Collaboration tool for easy video meetings. No downloads, no loginsN.a.N.a.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/whereby#section-overview
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GitDuckhttps://gitduck.com/Code sharing and screen recorder software for developers to create videos that are linked to their codeN.a.WorkLife Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/gitduck
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Coscreenhttps://www.coscreen.co/Turns your second screen into your joint team desktop. Share windows via drag & drop, collaborate via mouse & keyboard, each user gets their own mouse pointerN.a.N.a.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/coscreen
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RemoteHQhttps://www.remotehq.com/Work together in ways that go beyond video chat. Co-browse and co-edit any web app, share files, take notes, whiteboard, screen share, video chat, and moreN.a.N.a.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/remotehq
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HappyScribehttps://www.happyscribe.co/Automatic transcription software; automatic subtitling tool; video & audio to text in minutes; available in + 119 languages and accentsN.a.N.a.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/happy-scribe
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Standupshttps://standups.io/A not too dissimilar concept from Yac & Loom; SaaS for asynchronous video standupsN.a.N.a.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/standups
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4Calendars & Meetings
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x.aihttps://x.ai/Artificial intelligence driven personal assistant who schedules meetings for you$44.3MSoftbank, IA Ventures, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Tuesday Capitalhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/x-ai#section-overview
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Robinhttps://robinpowered.com/Giving everyone the ability to understand, use, and advance their workplace. Space scheduling, desk management, wayfinding, and office analytics made easy$29.1MFirstMark, Tola Capital, Accomplice, Boldstarthttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/getrobin#section-overview
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Mixmaxhttps://mixmax.com/Allows you to send engaging emails with instant scheduling, free unlimited email tracking, polls, and surveys right in Gmail$13.4MCreandum, Jason Lemkin, Designer Fund, Floodgate, Ram Shriramhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mixmax
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Clockwisehttps://www.getclockwise.com/Transforms people’s days, turning what they have — 15 minutes to work here, 30 minutes there — into what they need: uninterrupted blocks of time to focus$13.4MAccel, Greylock, Slack Fund, Michael Ovitz, Soraya Darabi, SV Angelhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/clockwise
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Fellowhttps://fellow.app/Employee-management software that makes meetings more effective by organizing notes, action items, and feedback.
$6.5MFelicis Ventures, Inovia Capitalhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/fellow-insights
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Wovenhttps://woven.com/Upgrades your existing calendars with powerful and elegantly designed tools to help you use your time effectively without spending hours in your calendar$4.8MFelicis Ventures, Amplify Partners, Batteryhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/woven
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Time is Ltd.http://www.timeisltd.com/Analyses your company's calendars and makes suggestions on how to be more productive on a group basis & individual basis$3.3MAccel, Mike Chalfenhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/time-is-ltd#section-overview
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Humble Dothttps://humbledot.com/Saves managers time and hassle by keeping their team in sync: easily share priorities, wins, and blockers$3.1MSusa Ventures, Haystack, TenOneTen, Afore Capital, WorkLife Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/humble-dot#section-overview
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Zynqhttps://zynq.io/Automatically picks the time and room for meetings. It works on top of Chrome and Google Calendar, so there's no need to change the calendar app$0.2MYCombinatorhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/zynq#section-overview
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Calendlyhttps://calendly.com/Helps you schedule meetings without the back-and-forth emailsN.a.Atlanta Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/calendly
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Reclaim.aihttps://reclaim.ai/Maps your time to the priorities that matter to you, automatically generating an optimized calendar that takes back hours of your week for critical workN.a.N.a.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/reclaim-ai#section-overview
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5Scaling Personal / Executive Assistants
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Qordobahttps://qordoba.com/(Slightly off-topic but not really) AI writing assistant for businesses, helping everyone at a company write with the same style, terminology, and brand voice$21.5MMichael Stoppelman, Upfront Ventures, Aspect Ventures, Broadway Angelshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/qordoba#section-overview
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Magichttps://getmagic.com/24/7 SMS based on-demand personal assistant service.$12.1MSequoia, Slow Ventures, YCombinatorhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/magic
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Doublehttps://withdouble.com/Connects busy executives with experienced human assistants and great tech to save hours every day$6.0MIndex Ventures, Daphnihttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/double-3da4
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Memoryhttps://memory.ai/AI-powered time tracking and planning tools, coupled with a personal assistant for deep work, blocking notifications automatically$6.0M500 Startups, Concentrichttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/memory-ai#section-overview
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Invisiblehttps://inv.tech/Helps you scale essential routines / ops and dynamically prices work to get you what you need, when you need it$2.6MBacked VC, Day One Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/invisible-technologies#section-overview
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Basehttps://basehq.com/SaaS platform built specifically to streamline the day-to-day responsibilities of executive assistants$2.6MSlack Fund, High Alpha, Matchstick Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/base-93d3#section-overview
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Monaruhttps://www.monaru.io/index.html(Slightly off-topic but not really) A virtual assistant that helps people build deeper connections with the people they really care about$0.2MYCombinatorhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/monaru#section-overview
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6Data Collaboration / Documentation & Knowledge
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Workfronthttps://www.workfront.com/Enterprise Work Management solution that helps enterprise teams conquer the chaos of excessive email, redundant status meetings, and disconnected tools$375.0MOpenView, Greenspring Associates, JMI Equityhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/workfront#section-overview
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Airtablehttps://airtable.com/Cloud-based tool that blends a traditional spreadsheet with a database$170.6MThrive Capital, Caffeinated Capital, Benchmark, CRV, Coatuehttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/airtable#section-overview
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Notionhttps://www.notion.so/"all-in-one workplace," where teams can write notes, track projects, build spreadsheets and databases, and get organized$60.0MIndex Ventures, Daniel Gross, Elad Gil, Naval Ravikant, Josh Kopelmanhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/notion-so
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Codahttps://coda.io/welcomeCreates online documents and the utility of applications into a single new canvas$60.0MGreylock, General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures, NEA, Kleiner Perkinshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/coda-add7
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Guruhttps://www.getguru.com/Uses browser extensions and Slack plugins to make sure the information that workers need to do their jobs "finds nds them wherever they need it"$40.7MThrive Capital, Slack Fund, FirstMark, Emergence, Salesforce Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/guru-technologies
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Templafyhttps://www.templafy.com/Assists enterprise employees in each stage of the document creation workflow, delivering productive and compliant ways of working in office applications$36.4MInsight Partners, Dawn Capital, Seed Capital, PreSeed Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/templafy#section-overview
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Bloomfirehttps://bloomfire.com/Knowledge sharing platform that enables employees to quickly find the information they need to do their jobs$32.8MAustin Ventures, Silver Creek Ventures, Redpointhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bloomfire
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Onnahttps://onna.com/Data integration platform for organizations that connects to emerging apps, such as JIRA, Confluence, and Slack$16.0MDawn Capital, Nauta Capital, Slack Fund, Dropboxhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/onna-com
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Slitehttps://slite.com/Where modern teams write and organize their content: meeting notes, processes, how to's, collaborative docs and more$15.0MSpark Capital, eFounders, YCombinator, Index Ventures, Nicolas Dessaignehttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/slite
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ChartHophttps://www.charthop.com/A management app that aims to modernize and automate a company's organizational chart, making the whole process more transparent.$5.0MAndreessen Horowitz, WorkLife Ventures, Cowboy Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/charthop
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Gridhttps://www.grid.is/Enables you to instantly turn any spreadsheet into a beautiful, interactive web document that can be securely shared online$4.6MBlueyard Capital, Acequia Capital, Slack Fund, Futuristic.vc, Charlie Songhursthttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/grid-is
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Clarisightshttps://www.clarisights.com/The "decision platform" for growth: realtime, interactive and contextual reporting for high performance marketing teams$2.3MThe Family, Techstars, Cavalry Ventures, Angel Investhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/clarisights
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Slabhttps://slab.com/Knowledge hub for the modern workplace, helping teams share learning and documentation$2.2MNEA, CRV, Matrix Partnershttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/slab
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Journalhttps://usejournal.com/Gives individuals and groups a focused “space” to find, remember, and share all the information they need to have fun and do good work$1.5MSocial Capitalhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/usejournal-san-francisco-california
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Sheetgohttps://www.sheetgo.com/No-code automation tool for office teams: create custom workflows to collect, manage and share data — all from a spreadsheet.$1.4MCaixa Capital, Angels Capitalhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sheetgo
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Actiondeskhttps://www.actiondesk.io/Spreadsheet software that lets you import and refresh data from SQL, Stripe, Salesforce, Hubspot and more$0.2MYCombinator, Speedinvesthttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/actiondesk
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Graphyhttps://graphyapp.com/Data collaboration in a visual, fun and flexible way; a place for your team to create interactive dashboards, loaded with data from the apps you already useN.a.La Famigliahttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/graphy
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Anytypehttps://anytype.io/Software that breaks down barriers between applications, gives back privacy and data ownership to users. Like Notion, but centred around privacyN.a.Techstarshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/anytype
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Roam Researchhttps://roamresearch.com/A note-taking tool for networked thought: as easy to use as a document; as powerful as a graph database. Helps you organize your research for the long haulN.a.Chapter One, Erik Torenberghttps://medium.com/@jmj/investing-in-roam-research-d8038971e871
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Almanachttps://askalmanac.com/homeThe workspace for your team's knowledge, to take notes, share docs, and stay organizedN.a.WorkLife Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/almanac-ce13
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Howspacehttps://www.howspace.com/Allows you & your team to empower the whole business by collaborating on professional learning and organizational development initiativesN.a.N.a.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/howspace
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Algoliahttps://www.algolia.com/"Search-as-a-service" and full suite of APIs allowing teams to easily develop
tailored, fast search and discovery experiences that convert more		$184.2MAccel, Storm Ventures, The Family, Alven, Point Nine, Aglaé Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/algolia#section-overview
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Forethoughthttps://www.forethought.ai/AI powered products that proactively embed relevant information into employees' daily workflows. Using search to help Customer Support$10.0MNEA, Mathilde Collin, Village Global, K9, South Park Commons, WorkLife Ventureshttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/forethought-7dc2#section-overview
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Happeohttps://www.happeo.com/Combines a digital workplace and collaboration platform with a social intranet$8.0MMaki.vc, DN Capital, Vendep Capitalhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/universe-2c51
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Workonahttps://workona.com/The work management platform for teams who want to effortlessly pull together projects, documents, & apps in one place$6.0MK9, August Capitalhttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/workona#section-overview