Who is eligible for the startup program?

Startups that were formed in the last 2 years and have raised less than $5M in total funding can apply to the program here. It's open to new Vowel customers.

How long does the offer last?

If your application is successful, your team will get 6 months of Vowel's Business plan for free. After the 6 months, you can start paying for Vowel's Pro or Business plan (pricing here), or downgrade to a free plan. *Note: If your startup is part of Y Combinator or Techstars, you get 1 year of free access to Vowel Business.

How is Vowel better than Zoom or Google Meet?

Vowel offers all your video conferencing basics: secure video calling, mic and camera settings, screen-sharing, virtual backgrounds, calendar integration, and more. However, unlike Zoom or Google Meet, Vowel has other amazing features built in, like live transcription, instant recording (no waiting!), shared notes, agendas, clips, and universal search across your meeting content. Plus, there’s nothing to download and no need to cobble together (and pay for) a bunch of different tools and add-ons. Want to learn more about the differences? See our Vowel vs Zoom and Vowel vs Google Meet compare pages, or read a case study here.

What's the difference between the Free and Business plans?

Vowel’s Business plan includes all the collaboration features in the Free plan, including live transcription, instant recording, and shared notes. The main difference is that the Business plan offers unlimited meetings (no time limit) and the ability to rewatch and search through past meetings (recordings, transcripts, notes) forever. It also includes AI-powered meeting summaries, dial-in, and video downloads. Everyone who signs up for Vowel starts with a 30-day free trial of the Business plan, no credit card required. Visit our pricing page for more information.

Do you provide training or onboarding support?

Yes! You can sign up for a personalized onboarding session with a customer success manager — and record it for future reference! We also have a series of short training videos here.

How do I offer Vowel's Startup Program to my portfolio companies or become a partner?

You can email us at startups@vowel.com to apply to become a partner. We look forward to hearing from you!

Vowel for Startups - Get Free Access for 6 Months

Features you'll love:

✅ Instant recording & live transcripts

✅ A searchable, shareable database of meeting content

✅ Collaborative agendas & meeting notes

✅ AI-powered meeting summaries

✅ Bookmarks, clip creation, & sharing

Why Vowel makes sense for startups

You can’t possibly attend every meeting

Instead, get all the critical meeting info with searchable video clips, transcripts, & AI-powered summaries.

Your meetings shouldn’t be free-for-alls

Head into meetings with focused agendas and head out of them with clear action items assigned.

You need to make every dollar go farther

Vowel replaces up to 5+ tools with no add-ons or switching costs. Save hundreds per user per year!

Thousands of remote teams use Vowel to have better meetings

Testimonials

Video conferencing for company builders

We ran the numbers and switching to Vowel saves our company $179.12 a year PER USER. This single change has saved us thousands in future costs.
Arjay Ruggles
Founder, HomeRoom

Vowel is a game-changer for startups. The advanced transcription and recordings allow me to quickly review meetings, and the shared notes greatly enhances the experience of other meeting apps.
Nicholas Tindle
Head of Engineering, Sonr

As a remote-first company, Vowel has laid the foundation for how we collaborate and learn from each other across time zones. Without it, we’d be screwed!
Matthias Wagner
CEO, Flux

Vowel is like Zoom+++. It's a really great internal collaboration tool that makes it so easy to catch up on things when you can't attend an important meeting but need to know what happened.
Amy Cox
Senior Producer, Thinkmojo