Around

Around is an early stage, Series A startup backed by Ryan Hoover, Naval Ravikant, Wing, Credo, Initialized Capital, Slack Fund, Floodgate, and Forerunner Ventures. Less meeting, more making. Video calls designed for energy, ideas, and action. A new era of work... Video calls need to reflect a new era of working. That’s why we took video and made it less. Less traditional, less formal, less bulky, even less realistic. Less about blowing up people’s faces on a 70-inch HDTV, more about focusing and doing. Around is there for a quick session to supercharge all future-of-work applications. It’s just enough to be present but makes space for what’s important: the task at hand. Our sophisticated, AI-assisted audio technology developed over a period of 2 years completely transforms the possibilities and dynamics of a video call. Dedicated conference room equipment is no longer needed, and Around’s focused UX makes video calls fast and productive.