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Spike
Developer(s)ChatFlow Ltd.[1]
Initial release2013; 11 years ago (2013)[2]
PlatformMicrosoft Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android, web
Available in10 languages
List of languages
English; Catalan, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian
TypeConversational email
Websitespikenow.com

Spike is a multi-platform application designed to function both as an email client and a business messaging and collaboration tool, available on Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android and the web. It has a chat-like, conversational view for emails, along with additional integrated features. Depending on the selected plan, it can be used solely as an email application or as a full suite of business communication tools.[3]

History[edit]

Founded in 2013[2] by Erez Pilosof and Dvir Ben-Aroya,[4] Spike is a software application that puts existing e-mails into a multimedia messaging, chat-like interface enhanced with video and voice calls. The application was initially named Hop.[5]

In 2019, the developers completed a $5 million funding round including investment from Wix.com and NFX Capital.[2]

In 2020, Spike raised $8m in a Series A funding round led by Insight Partners with the participation from previous rounds' investors.[6][7][8][9]

In 2021 Spike announced a collaboration with Meta to launch on the Oculus Store and would become one of the first productivity apps to launch in Meta's new virtual world, known as the Metaverse.[10]

In June 2023, the company introduced its corporate offering — Teamspace, a corporate communication platform for teams with features such as company-wide channels for broad conversations, private groups for specific topics or projects, direct one-on-one conversations, video meetings, file collaboration, AI-powered email messaging, and custom email domain.[11] It supports file management, search capabilities, and project management. Built on open-protocol technology, Spike Teamspace enables users to send and receive messages from all email providers. Regardless of whether the other party is using Spike.[12]

Company operations[edit]

Spike is developed and operated by SpikeNow LTD.[13] Dvir Ben Aroya serves as Spike’s CEO and Erez Pilosof is the CTO.[14][15] The company is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.[16]

Mode of use[edit]

The app enables users to organize email into three types of "conversations,"a traditional inbox/sent format, by subject, or by people. Spike users can also make audio and video calls to each other, and other features include a calendar, contact list, and Groups.

Spike is available for Microsoft Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android, and as a web version,[4] and works with Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, iCloud, Yahoo! Mail and IMAP email providers.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chatflow Ltd". Bloomberg. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Adi Pick (28 March 2019). "Email App Startup Spike Raises $5 Million". Calcalist. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ Spiro, James (2021-07-30). "Inside Spike's 'bombastic' vision to reinvent email". CTECH - www.calcalistech.com. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  4. ^ a b Amitai Ziv (21 August 2019). "The Israeli Startup That Puts Some Zip Into Stodgy Old Email". Haaretz. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ^ JR Raphael (12 November 2018). "Beyond Gmail: The new race to reinvent your inbox". Fast Company. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Email-based collaboration platform co Spike raises $8m". Globes. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  7. ^ Orbach, Meir (2020-06-11). "Insight Partners leads $8 million investment in Israeli emailing platform Spike". CTECH - www.calcalistech.com. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  8. ^ Matney, Lucas (2020-06-12). "Spike raises $8 million to make your email look like a chat app". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  9. ^ Coulter, Martin. "This pitch deck convinced Zoom CEO Eric Yuan to back Slack challenger Spike in an $8 million funding round". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  10. ^ "Israeli startup Spike partners with newly rebranded Meta, launches VR email app". The Times of Israel. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Spike wants to be your base for docs, meetings & email". Tool Finder. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  12. ^ Blum, Brian (2023-09-21). "Is this the solution for all those confusing communication apps?". ISRAEL21c. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  13. ^ "Spikenau Ltd. / SPIKENOW LTD - 514883818". en.checkid.co.il. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  14. ^ Adebayo, Kolawole Samuel (2022-07-29). "How Spike increases productivity with its conversational email platform". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  15. ^ Spiro, James (2021-10-31). "Israel's Spike joins Facebook's new 'Metaverse'". CTECH. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  16. ^ Coulter, Martin. "This pitch deck convinced Zoom CEO Eric Yuan to back Slack challenger Spike in an $8 million funding round". Business Insider. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  17. ^ Jason Cipriani. "Google Inbox is dead. But you can use Spark and Spike apps instead". CNet. Retrieved 9 January 2020.


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