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Spike (application)

Summary

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.

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

History edit

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 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,[3] and works with Gmail, Outlook, Exchange, iCloud, Yahoo! Mail and IMAP email providers.[6]

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. ^ a b Amitai Ziv (21 August 2019). "The Israeli Startup That Puts Some Zip Into Stodgy Old Email". Haaretz. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ JR Raphael (12 November 2018). "Beyond Gmail: The new race to reinvent your inbox". Fast Company. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Israeli startup Spike partners with newly rebranded Meta, launches VR email app". The Times of Israel. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ Jason Cipriani. "Google Inbox is dead. But you can use Spark and Spike apps instead". CNet. Retrieved 9 January 2020.