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Point Nine backs聽Whereby聽to take on Zoom, Microsoft and Google through better meetings for all

, the Norwegian video meeting challenger and one of Europe鈥檚 fastest-growing startups, has raised $12 million from Point Nine, Jason M. Lemkin鈥檚 SaaStr fund, and a group of more than 20 angel investors.

Further cementing聽Whereby聽as one of Europe鈥檚 most exciting startups, the group includes founders of companies like Miro, Typeform and GoCardless, founding members of Spotify, as well as several successful serial entrepreneurs and early-stage investors.

鈥淭he past year has led many of us to question the future of work, with video meetings set to remain a big part of our lives,鈥� said 脴yvind Reed, CEO at聽Whereby. 鈥淢ore than ever, the tools we use to connect have to enable effective and enjoyable meetings, providing focus, collaboration and wellbeing. Having attracted some of the world鈥檚 best investors, we鈥檙e excited to keep working on bringing better meetings to teams around the globe.鈥�

Since 2013,聽Whereby聽has pioneered human-centric video meetings with the goal of enabling meaningful connections for 1 billion people by 2024. The new capital will be used to fuel continued growth, expand its world-class team and further develop products that make meetings easier and better for everyone.聽Whereby聽has already been named 鈥渆asiest to use鈥� by聽G2.com聽and 鈥渃rowd favourite鈥� by聽New York Times Wirecutter.

鈥淟ast year we saw the mass adoption of video meetings,鈥� said Christoph Janz, Partner at Point Nine. 鈥淣ow it鈥檚 about taking the user experience to the next level and聽Whereby聽will be leading that charge. It鈥檚 amazing to see a Scandinavian startup playing in the same league as the tech giants 鈥撀燼nd we鈥檙e very excited to be a part of their journey.鈥�

Harry Stebbings, the founder of Twenty Minute VC added: 鈥淶oom fatigue is real and for those that appreciate beautiful design and advanced security,聽Whereby聽is the place to work and communicate. 脴yvind and the team have realised that the future of meetings, be it over video or otherwise, is about putting the human connection first.鈥�

Whereby聽offers three pricing plans, including a free option, and allows users to embed intuitive tools such as Google Docs, Trello and Miro directly in their meetings. In 2020,聽Whereby聽saw a 450% increase in users across 150 countries as millions of people relied on its browser-based service and slick design to connect and collaborate more easily.

Full list of Angel Investors:

Jason M. Lemkin –聽 Serial entrepreneur and founder of Saastr

John Komkov – Investor @Fathom Capital

Harry Stebbings – Founder of 20 Minute VC

Jeff Morris Jr – Investor & Founder @ChapterOne, VP Product/Revenue @Tinder

Josh Buckley – Entrepreneur & CEO @Producthunt

Josh Hannah – Investor

Li Jin – Investor @AtelierVentures

Jonathan Forster – Founding Member @Spotify

Alex MacCaw – Co-founder @Clearbit

Matt Robinson – Founder of @GoCardless and @Nested

Christian Berg – Chair and CFO at Wilhelmsen Group

David Hauser – Entrepreneur and founder of @Chargify, @Grasshopper and @Superfat

Hiten Shah – Serial Entrepreneur

Mats Diedrichsen – Former CMO @Delivery Hero

Elizabeth Yin – Investor @Hustlefund

Joseph Kotkins – Entrepreneur

Robert Munoz – Co-founder @Typeform

David Okuniev – Co-founder @Typeform

Paolo Negri – Co-founder @Contentful

Rich Waldron – CEO @Tray.io

Nicolas Dessaigne – Co-founder @Algolia and Investor