# Kadence

> Kadence is a workplace operations ("WorkOps") software platform that helps enterprises coordinate people, time and space across hybrid and distributed teams. Born from the pandemic-era pivot of wireless-charging startup Chargifi, the San Francisco- and London-based company unifies desk and room booking, visitor management, team scheduling, occupancy analytics and AI-powered coordination into one platform. Kadence is used by more than 10,000 teams across 40+ countries, including Boeing, Ashurst and BDO, and raised a $20M Series A in 2025 led by High Alpha.

- **Founded:** 2021
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States (with roots in London, UK)
- **Founders:** Dan Bladen (Co-Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~110 employees
- **Products:** Desk Booking, Room Booking, Visitor Management, Space Management & Analytics, Team Scheduling / People Coordination
- **Notable:** Executed a widely covered pivot from Chargifi (wireless charging) to Kadence (workplace platform) during the pandemic., Raised roughly $30M+ across Seed and Series A rounds, with total funding reported near $47M., Grew to 10,000+ teams across 40+ countries with customers including Boeing, Ashurst and BDO.

## Products & services

- **Desk Booking** — Book desks in real time from a live interactive floor map on desktop or mobile, with availability updates and neighborhood/team scheduling.
- **Room Booking** — Reserve meeting rooms quickly with real-time availability and calendar sync so bookings stay organized across teams.
- **Visitor Management** — Manage guests end to end - invitations, digital check-in and an auditable record of who entered the building for safety and compliance.
- **Space Management & Analytics** — Track occupancy trends and utilization metrics to inform data-driven real estate and space-planning decisions.
- **Team Scheduling / People Coordination** — Coordinate who is working where and when, with integrations into Microsoft Teams and Slack.
- **Kadence AI** — An AI assistant that books desks and rooms, invites visitors and coordinates a team's movements from a simple natural-language request.
- **Kadence SpaceOps** — AI-powered workplace planning for dynamic space allocation and neighborhood design.

## Achievements

- Executed a widely covered pivot from Chargifi (wireless charging) to Kadence (workplace platform) during the pandemic.
- Raised roughly $30M+ across Seed and Series A rounds, with total funding reported near $47M.
- Grew to 10,000+ teams across 40+ countries with customers including Boeing, Ashurst and BDO.
- Attracted board and investor backing from Okta co-founder Frederic Kerrest (via 515 Ventures) and Pluralsight co-founder Aaron Skonnard.
- Reported average customer outcomes of 20% real estate cost reduction and 40% productivity lift within year one.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Raised a $20M Series A led by High Alpha; Aaron Skonnard (Pluralsight) joined the board as an independent director.
- **2025** — Launched Kadence SpaceOps, AI-powered workplace planning for dynamic space allocation.
- **2024** — Expanded Kadence AI so users can book desks, rooms and visitors through natural-language requests.

## Links

- Website: https://kadence.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kadenceos
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/chargifi
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onkadence
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Chargifi

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Last updated: 2026-07-11