DEMO.com > Vokle, Inc.

Vokle, Inc.

Conference: DEMO 09
Market Segment: Consumer Software and Services
Funding Amount: $100,001-$500,000
Funding Round: Seed
Funding Details: Seed capital acquired July 2008 from a private investor.
Competitors: No direct competitors. Secondary competitors include Skype, Digg and WebEx.
Product Description: Vokle offers a live, Web-based, video communication and collaboration platform for individuals and companies to better promote their content through instantaneous word-of-mouth discussions. From a public video chat on a community ranked article to focus group feedback on a sponsored product, Vokle aims to unmute the mainstream in a simple and fun way.
Market Opportunity: Vokle's platform is a solution for companies aiming to save costs and virtualize through video conferencing, an estimated $2.6 billion market by 2012, according to Access Markets International (AMI). Additionally, eMarketer projects 2009 online ad spending to be $25.7 billion.
DEMO Says: Vokle is a visually beautiful new addition to the video chat market, but it would be a mistake to see this site as just another pretty face. Vokle's consumer-facing video chat environment has great potential as a business communications platform where video-centric interaction can dramatically improve the quality of communication. Vokle is another strong proof point that video is the future of business and personal communications.