Future Unicorn🦄 #214: Switchboard

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Switchboard is a shared workspace platform designed to make teams more productive, organized, and collaborative instantly. The company's platform provides rooms that organize all of the apps and docs already used in one place, enabling co-workers to manage their recurring meetings, projects, and tasks effectively.

Founder: Amir

Signals:

1. Repeat exited founder

   1. Amir founded multiple comapnies that were venture-backed and acquired:

      1. Shopping.com acquired by Ebay for $620M

      2. Adap.tv acquired by AOL for $405M

      3. Tookee acquired by LogMeIn

2. Fast team growth

   1. Grew 1.8x YoY to ~30 employees

   2. And hiring a lot more

3. Top investors

   1. Icon Ventures invested in series A

   2. Sequoia invested in seed and series A

   3. Spark Capital invested in seed and series A

   4. XYZ Ventures invested in seed

4. Accelerated financing

   1. Seed and series A in 2022

5. Top university alumni

   1. Amir graduated from Tel Aviv University

Favorite restaurant at the moment: Ilcha, a modern Korean restaurant. The cured shrimp and fried chicken are divine. The hotpots are amazing too.