Vowel

Vowel

Meeting management and transcription software

About Vowel

Simplify's Rating
Why Vowel is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Rating Differentiation

Industries

Consumer Software

Enterprise Software

Company Size

1-10

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$25.2M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2018

Overview

Vowel provides a tool designed to improve the way meetings are conducted and managed, particularly for remote teams. The platform captures, transcribes, and organizes meetings, allowing users to easily collaborate and share insights. Participants can join meetings with a single click, and the tool automatically records conversations, enabling real-time annotation, tagging of action items, and sharing of key moments with those who could not attend. Vowel also includes features like rich text notes, clip sharing, and project-based organization of meetings. Unlike many competitors, Vowel focuses specifically on enhancing spoken conversations in a remote work environment, catering to teams in product management, engineering, UX research, business operations, and customer success. The company's goal is to enhance productivity and effectiveness in meetings, ensuring that teams can work together seamlessly, regardless of their location.

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Vowel raised $13.5M in Series A funding, indicating strong investor confidence.
  • Integration with AI-driven analytics enhances decision-making from meeting data.
  • Growing demand for asynchronous communication tools aligns with Vowel's offerings.

What critics are saying

  • Increased competition from platforms like Berlin's Wonder challenges Vowel's market position.
  • Zapier's acquisition may lead to strategic shifts misaligned with Vowel's vision.
  • Enhanced video tools by competitors like mmhmm may outpace Vowel's current offerings.

What makes Vowel unique

  • Vowel offers a comprehensive meeting OS for planning, hosting, and transcribing meetings.
  • The platform allows real-time annotation and tagging of action items during meetings.
  • Vowel's SaaS model provides tiered subscription services for diverse client needs.

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Funding

Total Funding

$25.2M

Above

Industry Average

Funded Over

3 Rounds

Notable Investors:
Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Below Average

Industry standards

$15M
$5M
Vowel
$8.2M
Discord
$15M
Canva
$100M
GitHub

Benefits

Fully remote post-covid; work from anywhere that makes you most productive and fulfilled

Flexible Time Off; work with your manager to build a schedule that allows you and your family to be at your best

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Remote office setup stipend

Company News

Enterprise Talk
Mar 7th, 2024
Zapier Acquires Vowel and Launches Zapier Central, Leading the Evolution of AI Automation

Zapier acquires Vowel and launches Zapier Central, leading the evolution of AI automation.

AlleyWatch
Sep 8th, 2021
Amity Ventures invests into Vowel, Inc. in $13.5M

Vowel, an operating system for virtual meeting management, has raised $13.5M in Series A funding from investors that include BoxGroup and Amity Ventures.

VentureBeat
Sep 7th, 2021
Virtual meeting platform Vowel raises $13.5M

Vowel, a virtual meeting platform powered by AI, has raised $13.5 million in a venture capital funding round.Read More

TechCrunch
Dec 7th, 2020
Berlin’s Wonder raises $11M for a new approach to video chat where you wander and join groups

If this year has taught us a lesson about the world of work, it’s that collectively, we weren’t very well-equipped in terms of the technology we use to translate the in-person experience seamlessly to a remote version. That’s led to a rush of companies launching new services to fill that hole — cloud computing and […]

TechCrunch
Oct 23rd, 2020
mmhmm, Phil Libin’s new startup, acquires Memix to add enhanced filters to its video presentation toolkit

Virtual meetings are a fundamental part of how we interact with each other these days, but even when (if!?) we find better ways to mitigate the effects of COVID-19, many think that they will be here to stay. That means there is an opportunity out there to improve how they work — because let’s face it, Zoom Fatigue is real and I for one am not super excited anymore to be a part of your Team.

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