Spike (application)

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Spike
Developer(s) ChatFlow Ltd. [1]
Initial release2013;12 years ago (2013) [2]
Platform Microsoft Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android, web
Available in10 languages
List of languages
English; Catalan, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian
Type Conversational email
Website spikenow.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]

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History

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

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

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]

Features

The platform features an AI-driven assistant, Magic AI, for customized email creation, document summarization, research, content generation, advanced note-taking, project management, and real-time translation. Since 2023, Spike offers custom email domain management. It supports team collaboration through Channels, uniting members globally with access to historical messages, and combines email with real-time messaging via Conversational Email. [18] The Shared Inbox allows team collaboration on emails, while Groups support private conversations and invitations. It also features integrated video meetings, real-time collaboration on documents and notes, and email hosting with custom domains. Super Search enables retrieval of various content, and the Priority Inbox organizes emails by priority. Collaborative Tasks offer real-time updates and tracking. The platform allows voice message sending from mobile devices and integrates multiple calendar platforms into a unified schedule. File Management optimizes attachment handling, and the Unified Inbox consolidates emails from multiple accounts. Spike ensures data security with AES-256 encryption and private keys. [19] [20]

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