Switchboard

Switchboard is a cloud-based coworking platform that lets users communicate via video and collaborate in real time using web-based applications within private or shared virtual workspaces (“rooms”). Users can add any URL, image, video, or non-web document to a Switchboard room and all team members can access and interact with them simultaneously. The platform offers video, audio, and chat tools, such as a breakout feature for one-on-one conversations to facilitate real-time communication, as well as meeting memory and interactive shared browsers to reduce preparation time for recurring meetings. Switchboard claims its platform to be secure and SOC 2 compliant, with no need for integration or plug-ins to use it. 

As of April 2022, Switchboard holds five patents for its technology, while the platform is used by employees with highly-collaborative job roles such as product, project, and design managers.

Key customers and partnerships

The platform allows users to collaborate on web-based applications such as Microsoft, Giphy, Amplitude, Figma, Asana, YouTube, Miro, Clickup, Notion, Canva, Linear, Trello, Coda, Monday.com, Google Docs, Google Slides, and Google Sheets. The company is backed by collaborative investors Icon Ventures, Sequoia, XYZ Venture Capital, Spark Capital, The General Partnership.

Funding and financials

In May 2023, Switchboard received an undisclosed investment from HubSpot Ventures, which was allocated to developing Switchboard's digital collaboration workspace. This was followed by its USD 25 million Series A round in July 2022.