Hyperoffice.com
HyperOffice engages in online communication and collaboration solutions industry for small to mid-sized businesses.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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| - | investor | €0.0 | round |
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| Total Funding | 000k | ||
HyperOffice is a privately held corporation that provides web-based communication and collaboration solutions to the small and mid-sized business (SMB) segment. Founded in 1999 by Drew Morris and Shervin Pishevar, the company was an early proponent of the software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. Its history includes a period during the dot-com bubble when it shifted focus to developing a web-based operating system under the name WebOS, a move that contributed to the emergence of rich Internet applications like Ajax. The company reverted to the HyperOffice name and its core collaboration focus in 2002, re-launching as a paid service. Another co-founder, Shahab Kaviani, who served as an executive, was also involved in founding CoFoundersLab and Breezio after his tenure at HyperOffice.
The company's business model is subscription-based, charging a fixed fee per user per month with volume discounts available. This model allows SMBs to access enterprise-grade technology without significant upfront investment in hardware or software. HyperOffice targets companies with 5 to 100 employees, with a particular focus on the healthcare, public sector, and education industries. By 2019, the company reported serving approximately 2 million customers worldwide. The business was acquired by IP Dream on December 31, 2015.
HyperOffice's flagship product is the HyperOffice Collaboration Suite, an integrated set of tools designed as an alternative to offerings like Microsoft Exchange and SharePoint for the SMB market. The suite includes business email, document management, intranet/extranet publishing, shared calendars, contact and task management, project management with interactive Gantt charts, and online database applications. Over the years, its portfolio has expanded to include HyperCampaign for email marketing and plugins like HyperShare for Outlook integration and HyperDrive for desktop file management. More recent additions include uShare.to for team communication and WorkMap.ai, a workflow automation and database platform, demonstrating a continued focus on evolving its product line. Keywords: collaboration software, SaaS, small and medium business, unified communications, workflow automation, intranet solutions, project management, cloud-based, business email, document management