As head of product for Uber’s JUMP Starter division, Flo Crivello noticed his team struggling to collaborate when working across multiple locations.
His solution became Teamflow — a customizable virtual office platform that just raised $35m, per Forbes.
…with a 2D office floor plan. Users appear as bubbles and move around like a video game, allowing for spontaneous hallway run-ins and frictionless collaboration.
Crivello believes this sense of presence can boost morale and productivity, citing a research study from MIT that found:
Early customers are loving it, reportedly using the product an average of 5 hours a day, 6 days a week.
Startups like Gather, Branch, and Outreach have raised money to build virtual office capabilities, validating the need for better remote work tools.
Crivello believes Teamflow’s focus on productivity, with in-app chat and collaborative whiteboards, separate it from the pack.
If successful, Crivello and team may end up creating a virtual office that’s harder to leave than “Fortnite.”