Chargifi shifts to Kadence, the hybrid co-working platform, and eventually raised $10 million

In the post-pandemic world of remote and hybrid working, firms are finding it difficult to coordinate people, projects, and their numerous locations.

There is expensive office space to maintain, as well as logistics to figure out which staff will actually be present and who will work remotely each day. Let’s face it: previous hot-desk management software, assuming it was ever deployed, is no longer adequate.

The Chargifi start-up finds itself in this environment. They had been working on Chargifi for seven years, allowing customers to use the free software to obtain mobile power in any public venue with a ‘Chargifi Spot,’ such as a bar, stadium, hotel, or office. But, for obvious reasons, when the epidemic struck, demand entirely dried up.

The team chose to adapt existing software and technologies for handling wireless charging networks in offices.

The startup, renamed Kadence, now connects people, locations, and projects to allow hybrid co-working inside teams.

It has recently received a $10 million seed fundraising round headed by Kickstart Fund, with participation from Manta Ray, Hambro Perks, Vectr7, Shadow Ventures, and Forward VC.

Angel investors in Kadence include Cal Henderson, Co-Founder and CTO of Slack, Shaun Ritchie, CEO and Founder of Teem, and Nick Bloom, Stanford professor, research leader, and global authority on remote work.

Kadence’s CEO and Founder, Dan Bladen, claims that the firm has gained 300 clients in the previous 18 months, including Collibra and Starling Bank.

It claims that their software can save 68% of office space while boosting the number of people going into the workplace to work by 25% month over month, which has environmental advantages.