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Envoy Helps Workplaces Reopen Safely With New Free Product, Envoy ProtectThe coronavirus pandemic has swiftly changed how we live and work and will leave lasting changes even after it has passed. This new reality means that even as communities reopen, we can't revert to the way things were before; workplaces will need to define a new normal. Following hundreds of conversations with customers worldwide, workplace platform provider Envoy has announced a new product, Envoy Protect, to help companies protect the health and safety of employees as they reopen their facilities - from offices to factories to construction sites to schools. The company has also secured $30M in new financing to provide technology that will shape the new workplace and tapped Dropbox's (News - Alert) Philip Lacor as its first Chief Revenue Officer. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200514005282/en/ Envoy Protect's capacity management tool (Graphic: Business Wire) "There's no doubt our work lives will be forever changed by the pandemic. More people will have the option to continue working remotely, even as workplaces gradually reopen. The way we use and interact with our workspaces will change," said Larry Gadea, founder/CEO of Envoy. "Employers are turning to us for help making their workplaces safe and healthy -- for the many people whose jobs depend on a physical workplace, and for those who simply prefer working in an office. We believe in the power of the workplace to help us connect with our colleagues, create boundaries between work and home, and accomplish some of our best work. Technology will play an important role in creating new systems to make a safe workplace possible. But these systems will only work if people use them -- and a great user experience and a privacy-first approach are essential to making that happen."
"Trust is core to everything we do at Okta. As we continue to prioritize the health and safety of our employees during this unprecedented time, it's important we have technology we trust in place to support a smart and thoughtful reopening of our office spaces," said Armen Vartanian, SVP, Global Workplace Services, Okta. "It feels natural to partner with Envoy, a company we've worked with for years, to create a welcoming and secure workplace, as we look ahead and plan for the new normal." Resources:
About Envoy Envoy's vision is to create a unified, data-driven workplace that removes the mundane and broken systems throughout the office. In a post-coronavirus world, this vision is more important than ever. We're focused on creating tools that make the workplace safer, without sacrificing a great experience or product adoption. Envoy is used in more than 14,000 offices across 70 countries, including workplaces like Slack, Warby Parker, and Pinterest and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Menlo Ventures (News - Alert), Initialized Capital and others. For more information, please visit www.envoy.com. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200514005282/en/ |