Mmhmm, a 5-month-old video startup making virtual meetings more fun, raised $31 million pre–launch by alexrkonrad
As Phil Libin speaks his Zoom background changes rapidly, cycling through images of his past trips to Japan before settling upon a looping animation of a wooded landscape crafted in paper. Moments later, a Weekend Update-style screen appears in the right side of Libin’s virtual room with presentation text – and Libin follows it, his body reappearing, smaller, next to the box so that he can point with his arm to specific sentences.
Known for his years running Evernote, the note-taking app that preceded a new wave of startups like Notion and Roam Research, Libin argues that the post-Covid 19 world has shifted inexorably towards “DJ-ification,” or a hybridization of virtual and live experiences he calls “IRL-plus.” Libin doesn’t believe in-person interactions won’t return, to a degree.
Sequoia investor Roelof Botha says he now starts his day by mapping out his Zoom meetings in mmhmm, choosing appropriate backgrounds such as a Square-branded image for the payments company's board meetings. Libin is fond of"Paper World."The rapid pace of mmhmm’s funding, including a large-sized check before official launch, bears some resemblance to a raise by buzzy and controversial voice-based social media app Clubhouse, whichin May while also in beta.
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