Zive

Zive Inc. is an enterprise software company established in March 2013, focusing on productivity applications for business and professional users. The company was co-founded by CEO Eric Shashoua and CTO Ryan Shetley. Shashoua is a serial entrepreneur with a computer science degree from Brown University who previously founded Zeo, Inc., a consumer sleep technology company where he raised $14 million in venture capital. This prior experience with the high costs of hardware development directly influenced his pivot to a less capital-intensive software venture with Zive. Shetley led the development of the company's flagship product, sharing Shashoua's focus on streamlined user experience.

Zive's primary offering is Kiwi for Gmail, a desktop application for Mac and Windows that integrates Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) into a unified, standalone experience. This addresses the inefficiency and distraction of managing multiple browser tabs for different Google applications. The company's business model is subscription-based, offering various tiered plans for individual and enterprise users, including a free trial. Kiwi for Gmail is targeted at heavy users of the Google ecosystem, from freelancers and small businesses to large enterprises, aiming to increase their productivity. Studies conducted by the company suggest users save an average of 30 minutes per day by reducing tab-switching and account logins.

Kiwi for Gmail functions by taking services like Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Calendar out of the web browser and making them work like a native desktop suite. Key features include the ability to manage up to nine different Gmail accounts within a single interface without conflict, a "Focus Filtered Inbox" to sort emails by date and importance, and native desktop notifications. It also allows users to open Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides in their own windows, similar to Microsoft Office applications. The platform integrates with other popular business tools like Zoom, Boomerang, and Grammarly. Zive has developed a unique framework that can rapidly transform cloud applications into native desktop versions, and has mentioned plans to apply this technology to other SaaS products like Salesforce.

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