When was Shift Messenger founded?

Shift Messenger was founded in 2014 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Shift Messenger located?

Shift Messenger is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Shift Messenger have?

As of Dec 31, 2017, the latest employee count at Shift Messenger is 3.

Is Shift Messenger a funded company?

Shift Messenger is a funded company, having raised a total of $1.62M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jan 01, 2015.

How much is Shift Messenger worth?

The latest valuation of Shift Messenger is $***** as of Jan 01, 2015. This marks a decline of 1% from its peak valuation of $1.71M in Jan, 2015. This marks a decline of 1% from its peak valuation of $1.71M in Jan, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Shift Messenger?

Shift Messenger's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on May 27, 2015, with participation from 7 investors. Its primary sector is Enterprise Collaboration. In United States, the Enterprise Collaboration sector has seen $292M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Shift Messenger rank among its competitors?

Shift Messenger ranks 286th amongst 1849 active competitors, of which 173 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Harri, which secured $3M in Jun, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Shift Messenger?

Shift Messenger's top competitors include Zoom, Mask Network and Harri. Among them, Harri secured the most recent funding round in June, 2026.

Shift Messenger - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Shift Messenger is a seed company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2014 by Austin Vedder and Matt Tognetti. It operates as a Cloud based secure messaging solutions provider. Shift Messenger has raised $1.62M in funding from Version One Ventures, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 1849 active competitors, including 173 funded and 109 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Zoom, Mask Network and Harri.

Company Details

Shift Messenger is a cloud based secure messaging solutions provider. It provides a mobile app launched to solve scheduling problems faced by workers and employees who work in shifts. In a changing shift environment this app enables a person to swap shift with another person working in the same organization but in a different shift. Workers create a group with colleagues at the same location to share requests, and then send messages individually or in groups. The messenger works on Android and iOS devices.

Website: shiftmessenger.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2014

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$1.62M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Seed, May 27, 2015, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Jan 01, 2015

Investors

Version One Ventures & 8 more

Ranked

286^th among 1849 active competitors

Employee Count

3 as on Dec 31, 2017

Similar Companies

Mask Network & 2134 more

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Shift Messenger is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Shift Messenger Inc CIN: 47-2416674 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 2013	-	3 (As on Dec 31, 2016)	-

Shift Messenger has raised a total funding of $1.62M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on May 27, 2015 for $*****. 7 investors participated in its latest round. Shift Messenger has 9 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Shift Messenger:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 27, 2015	7814195	Seed	8343539	9732032	6076788	6321917
Jan 01, 2015	8784540	Seed	7240316	8744779	5424442	Y Combinator

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The founders of Shift Messenger are Austin Vedder and Matt Tognetti.

Here are the details of Shift Messenger's key team members:

Austin Vedder: CoFounder of Shift Messenger.
Matt Tognetti: CTO & Co-Founder of Shift Messenger.

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Shift Messenger's employee count trend

Shift Messenger has 3 employees as of Dec 17. The total employee count is the same as what it was in Dec 16. Here is Shift Messenger's employee count trend over the years:

Employee count trend for Shift Messenger

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Top competitors of Shift Messenger include Zoom, Mask Network and Harri. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Shift Messenger, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Zoom 2011, San Jose (United States), Public	Cloud-based video conferencing software	$157M	Qualcomm Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures & 18 others	81/100
2nd	Mask Network 2018, Champaign (United States), Series A	Provider of encrypted messaging applications	$5M	Fundamental Labs, Digital Currency Group ... & 43 others	72/100
3rd	Harri 2012, New York City (United States), Series B	Provider of workforce management platform for the hospitality service industries	$76M	Golub Growth, Atalaya Capital Management & 6 others	72/100
4th	7shifts 2011, Regina (Canada), Series C	Restaurant management platform for scheduling, payroll, and team engagement	$128M	Napier Park Global Capital, SoftBank Vision Fund ... & 13 others	67/100
5th	Element 2016, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Decentralized team messaging app for enterprises	$48.1M	Automattic, Protocol Labs & 7 others	66/100
6th	Spike 2014, Herzliya (Israel), Series A	Provider of enterprise cybersecurity solutions	$13M	NFX, Insight Partners & 6 others	65/100
7th	JANDI 2014, Seoul (South Korea), Series B	Cloud-based enterprise collaboration platform for team messaging	$25.8M	Qualcomm Ventures, SBVA & 15 others	64/100
8th	Planday 2004, Copenhagen (Denmark), Acquired	Workforce Scheduling & HR solution provider	$73.1M	SEB, Creandum & 12 others	63/100
9th	Vidyo 2005, Hackensack (United States), Acquired	Software for video conferencing solutions	$193M	Rho Capital Partners, Four Rivers Group & 19 others	63/100
10th	ChatWork 2012, Sunnyvale (United States), Public	Cloud based task management platform for file sharing	$15.3M	JAFCO, SMBC Venture Capital & 1 others	61/100
286th	Shift Messenger 2014, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Cloud based secure messaging solutions provider	$1.62M	QueensBridge Venture Partners, Golden Ventures ... & 7 others	33/100