# SoWork

> SoWork is a generative-AI-enhanced virtual office platform that gives distributed teams a persistent, customizable workspace where avatars work side by side, spatial audio recreates hallway serendipity, and AI quietly captures meeting notes and action items. Founded at Harvard by three co-founders and legally incorporated as Sophya, Inc., the company raised a $15M seed round led by Talis Capital in 2021 and counts teams from startups to large enterprises among its users - with a stated mission to move workplaces from the earth to the cloud.

- **Founded:** 2018
- **Headquarters:** Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Vishal Punwani (Co-founder & CEO), Emma Giles (Co-founder & COO), Mark Liu (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~23 employees
- **Products:** Virtual Office / Virtual HQ, AI Meeting Notes, Integrated Team Chat, Team Analytics & Visibility, Dual Screensharing & Collaboration
- **Notable:** Raised a $15M seed round led by Talis Capital (2021)., Signed Tinder as an early customer for virtual culture rooms and hackathons., Built a public-launch waitlist reportedly exceeding 1,000 companies and 300,000+ people.

## Products & services

- **Virtual Office / Virtual HQ** — A persistent, customizable spatial workspace with avatars, proximity-based video and audio, and rooms teams design to match their culture.
- **AI Meeting Notes** — Generative-AI transcripts, summaries, and action items captured automatically from meetings held inside the workspace.
- **Integrated Team Chat** — Slack-like messaging built into the office so conversation and space live in one place.
- **Team Analytics & Visibility** — Presence visualization and insights that give distributed teams a picture of how they collaborate.
- **Dual Screensharing & Collaboration** — Multiple simultaneous screenshares, plus games and virtual events for bonding and spontaneous interaction.
- **Native Integrations** — Connections to Slack, Zapier, Miro, Google Calendar, and Microsoft Outlook, on desktop, browser, and mobile.

## Achievements

- Raised a $15M seed round led by Talis Capital (2021).
- Signed Tinder as an early customer for virtual culture rooms and hackathons.
- Built a public-launch waitlist reportedly exceeding 1,000 companies and 300,000+ people.
- Founded and incubated at Harvard's Innovation Labs.
- Positioned as one of the first generative-AI-enhanced virtual workplaces.

## Latest updates

- **2021-10** — Announced $15M seed round led by Talis Capital and revealed Tinder as an early customer.
- **2021-11** — Opened the private beta to the public with a large waitlist of companies and individuals.

## Links

- Website: https://sowork.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sowork
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sowork_
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SoWorkOfficial
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sowork__/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sowork_office

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Last updated: 2026-07-02