Workvivo is a technology company.
Workvivo has raised $38.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Workvivo has raised $38.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Workvivo has raised $38.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Workvivo's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Cedar Capital Group.
Workvivo builds an Employee Experience Platform (EXP), a mobile-first app that integrates internal communication, engagement, recognition, intranet, and analytics into a single social-style interface.[1][3] It serves enterprises with deskless, frontline, hybrid, and remote workers—such as Virgin Group, Ryanair, and tech firms—solving fragmented employee communication, low engagement, and cultural disconnection by enabling personalized feeds, peer recognition, surveys, and seamless tool integrations.[2][3][4] The platform drives over 90% adoption rates by mimicking consumer social apps, reducing turnover, and providing insights into sentiment and usage, with strong growth fueled by its 2023 acquisition by Zoom.[3][6]
Workvivo was founded in 2017 in Ireland by CEO John Goulding and CTO Joe Lennon, both with deep backgrounds in HR technology from prior successes.[6] Motivated by firsthand experience with employee engagement challenges, they aimed to create a platform that elevates the working experience for everyone, launching initially in 2017-2018 as a novel communication tool.[6] Early traction built through 2019-2020 amid rising remote work demands, culminating in 2023 when Workvivo joined the Zoom family, accelerating its scale for global enterprises.[3][6]
Workvivo rides the hybrid/remote work trend and demand for employee-centric platforms post-pandemic, where traditional intranets fail deskless workers (over 80% of global employees).[2][3][5] Its timing aligns with AI-enhanced comms and Zoom's ecosystem, amplifying reach amid labor shortages and turnover crises—market forces favoring mobile-first tools that boost morale and productivity.[3] By blending comms with culture-building, it influences the ecosystem, powering "collaborative communities" at scale for firms like Ryanair and Mater, while setting standards for engagement analytics in EXP space.[3]
Workvivo's Zoom backing positions it for explosive growth, with "coming soon" features like digital forms and virtual assistants signaling AI-driven evolution toward proactive employee support.[3] Trends like deskless workforce expansion and real-time sentiment tools will shape its path, potentially dominating as enterprises prioritize retention over recruitment. Its influence may evolve from comms hub to full EXP leader, redefining hybrid cultures—uniting fragmented teams into engaged, planet-scale workforces, true to founders' 2017 vision.[6]
Workvivo has raised $38.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $22.0M Series B in June 2022.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2022 | $22.0M Series B | Andreessen Horowitz, Cedar Capital Group | |
| May 1, 2020 | $16.0M Series A | Andreessen Horowitz, Cedar Capital Group |