New Vector

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New Vector (also known as Element) is a company developing messaging and VoIP apps. Its products, including the chat app Riot.im, run on an open, decentralized communication standard Matrix.

TypePrivate
Founded2017
HQLondon, GBMap
Websiteelement.io
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Employees (est.) (Sept 2021)98(-1%)
Cybersecurity ratingAMore

Key People/Management at New Vector

Matthew Hodgson

Matthew Hodgson

CEO & CTO
Amandine le Pape

Amandine le Pape

COO
Neil Johnson

Neil Johnson

VP, Head of Engineering Management
Tom Lant

Tom Lant

Head of Professional Services
Richard Lewis

Richard Lewis

VP, Head of Element Matrix Services
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New Vector Office Locations

New Vector has an office in London
London, GB (HQ)
14 Turnham Green Terrace, Chiswick
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New Vector Financials and Metrics

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Founding Date

2017

New Vector total Funding

$48.1 m

New Vector latest funding size

$30 m

Time since last funding

2 months ago

New Vector investors

Dawn Capital, Automattic, Firstminute Capital, Notion, Status.im, Protocol Labs, Metaplanet
New Vector's latest funding round in July 2021 was reported to be $30 m. In total, New Vector has raised $48.1 m
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New Vector Operating Metrics

New Vector's Users was reported to be 16.8 m in May, 2020.
May, 2020

Deployments Globally

45 k

Users

16.8 m
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New Vector Cybersecurity Score

Cybersecurity ratingPremium dataset

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92/100

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New Vector News and Updates

December 29, 2020

The New Vector Of Value: Why CSPs Should Consider Using Operations Analytics In The Covid Era

What CSPs may not have considered is that integrated, smart systems can help alleviate pain points exacerbated by the pandemic.
May 21, 2020

London-based New Vector nabs €4.1 million for ‘Matrix’, its decentralised comms ecosystem

Today New Vector, who is behind new collaboration solutions used by European governments and organisations alike, has announced raising approximately €4.1 million from Automattic Inc. This new investor brings both the financial backing and experience of being the parent company of web publishing and…
May 21, 2020

Automattic pumps $4.6M into New Vector to help grow Matrix, an open, decentralized comms ecosystem

Automattic, the open source force behind WordPress .com, WooCommerce, Longreads, Simplenote and Tumblr, has made a $4.6M strategic investment into New Vector — the creators of an open, decentralized communications standard called Matrix. They also develop a Slack rival (Riot) which runs on Matrix. T…

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September 09, 2021

EMS launches fully managed Matrix bridging for WhatsApp

Element Matrix Services (EMS) now offers a fully-managed bridge for WhatsApp.
August 16, 2021

Introducing Element Voice Messages, all new VoIP, and so much more...

We’re incredibly excited to release major new versions of Element across all three platforms, introducing Voice Messages as a first class citizen!
June 16, 2021

Element is the best on-premise alternative as Skype for Business Server nears End of Life

A guide to on-premise alternatives as Skype for Business Server nears End of Life.
May 24, 2021

Microsoft Teams and Slack integration using Matrix

Element Matrix Services now offers fully managed bridges for both Microsoft Teams and Slack. Connect Element to both, and you can integrate Slack and Microsoft Teams via Matrix.
May 17, 2021

Spaces: The next frontier

We’re launching Spaces— the next frontier for how to group rooms and people in Element and Matrix. Join the public beta!
April 14, 2021

EMS launches bridging for Microsoft Teams

After offering bridges to Discord, Slack and Telegram, Element Matrix Services (EMS) is now launching Microsoft Teams Bridging.
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 New Vector Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was New Vector founded?

    New Vector was founded in 2017.

  • Who are New Vector key executives?

    New Vector's key executives are Matthew Hodgson, Amandine le Pape and Neil Johnson.

  • How many employees does New Vector have?

    New Vector has 98 employees.

  • Who are New Vector competitors?

    Competitors of New Vector include Uptrust, Tidio and SendBird.

  • Where is New Vector headquarters?

    New Vector headquarters is located at 14 Turnham Green Terrace, Chiswick, London.

  • Where are New Vector offices?

    New Vector has an office in London.

  • How many offices does New Vector have?

    New Vector has 1 office.