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Vive (software)
Vive is a members-only mobile video chat community. The company has offices in San Francisco, Berlin and Hannover.[1] It is free to use. HistoryVive was founded in Hannover by Arnd Aschentrup, Matthias Kleinmann and Tobias Dickmeis.[2] All three had been involved in similar, formative projects prior to the creation of the app. Aschentrup worked with a number of companies in Germany's tech scene, co-founding Cyoshi Mobile GmbH with Dickmeis and later becoming Global COO of Mobile Streams.[3] The company entered beta-phase in June 2014[4] and launched its iOS app in September of the same year. In October 2014 an iPad version of Vive was released, the same month during which the company successfully secured a 1.5 million funding round from prominent European investors.[5] Among them were Atlantic Internet GmbH, Hannover Beteiligungs Fond (HBF) and Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Niedersachen (MBG).[6] Features and membershipThe app allows members to search for people within their locality as well as around the world. Upon logging into the app, members are presented with a list of other users, ranked on the basis of common interests and last log-in.[7] The app aims to provide a platform for authentic, emotional and spontaneous connection between its members.[8] It is reminiscent of the video-chatting websites Airtime and Chatroulette.[9] Potential members are asked how they would like to use Vive and what they can share with the community. A team of moderators then evaluate applicants based on their answers.[10] Vive users were able to connect in Facebook Spaces[11] until Spaces was replaced by Facebook Horizon. References
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