Software:Spike (application)
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| Developer(s) | ChatFlow Ltd.[1] |
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| Initial release | 2013[2] |
| Platform | Microsoft Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android, web |
| Available in | 10 languages |
List of languages English; Catalan, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian | |
| Type | Conversational email |
| Website | spikenow.com |
Spike is an email application for Windows, MacOS, iOS, Android and the web, which enables users to view email in a chat-like, conversational format, with additional features built-in.
History
Founded in 2013[2] by Erez Pilosof and Dvir Ben-Aroya,[3] 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.[4]
In 2019, the developers completed a $5 million funding round including investment from Wix.com and NFX Capital.[2]
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.[5]
Mode of use
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,[3] and works with Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, iCloud, Yahoo! Mail and IMAP email providers.[6]
References
- ↑ "Chatflow Ltd.". https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/1706705D:US.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Adi Pick (28 March 2019). "Email App Startup Spike Raises $5 Million". https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3759259,00.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Amitai Ziv (21 August 2019). "The Israeli Startup That Puts Some Zip Into Stodgy Old Email". https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/the-israeli-startup-that-puts-some-zip-into-stodgy-old-email-1.7725764.
- ↑ JR Raphael (12 November 2018). "Beyond Gmail: The new race to reinvent your inbox". https://www.fastcompany.com/90260656/beyond-gmail-the-new-race-to-reinvent-your-inbox.
- ↑ "Israeli startup Spike partners with newly rebranded Meta, launches VR email app". 29 October 2021. https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-startup-spike-partners-with-newly-rebranded-meta-launches-vr-email-app/.
- ↑ Jason Cipriani. "Google Inbox is dead. But you can use Spark and Spike apps instead". https://www.cnet.com/how-to/google-inbox-is-dead-but-you-can-use-spark-and-spike-apps-instead/.
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