Undesk explored interpersonal computing through experimental products focused on connection and collaboration. Their past offerings included a meta-layer virtual office, a personal productivity tracker, and a multi-player web browser. The company's work centered on developing new ways for individuals to interact, create, and work together digitally.
Funding
$20K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
Remote teams often struggle with maintaining a sense of connection and visibility into each other's work, leading to communication silos and reduced team cohesion. Traditional remote work tools lack the spontaneous interactions and awareness of colleagues' activities that are common in physical offices. This can result in decreased productivity and a feeling of isolation among team members.
Solution
Undesk is a virtual office platform designed to enhance remote team collaboration and individual productivity. It provides a shared virtual workspace where team members can see which applications their colleagues are actively using, fostering a sense of presence and facilitating quick, ad-hoc communication. The platform also includes a personal productivity tracker that quantifies how users work throughout the day, offering insights into their focus and work habits. By combining a collaborative virtual environment with individual performance metrics, Undesk aims to bridge the gap between remote and in-office work experiences.
Target Audience
Undesk targets remote teams, freelancers, and startups seeking to improve collaboration, communication, and individual productivity in a virtual work environment.
Features
- Collaborative virtual office environment with customizable office sizes
- Real-time app sharing to display active applications being used by team members
- Floating launcher and cursor sharing for seamless transitions between individual and collaborative work
- Personal productivity tracker that automatically quantifies work habits
- Productivity Score, providing insights into focus quality
- Local data storage for the personal productivity tracker, ensuring user privacy
- Low CPU usage, comparable to or better than other collaboration tools