Shortwave

Automate your email with AI

San Francisco, United States · Founded 2020 · $9.0M raised

Employees
11–50
Founded
2020
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$9.0M
Last Round
$9.0M Series AApr 2020
Rounds
1

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About

Shortwave is an AI-native email application that helps individuals and teams organize, search, write, schedule, and automate work from their inboxes. Its assistant analyzes email context, drafts messages in a user's voice, manages calendars, and supports AI filters for automatic labeling and archiving. Business users can connect Shortwave with Slack, Notion, Asana, HubSpot, Zapier, and other tools through built-in integrations or custom Model Context Protocol servers.

Summary

Shortwave is an Artificial Intelligence company based in San Francisco, United States, founded in 2020. It has raised $9.0M in total across 1 round, most recently a $9.0M Series A round in Apr 2020. Investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Union Square Ventures and Afore Capital.

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Funding History

Series ASeries AApr 2020
$9.0M

Investors

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