Mentimeter Explained

Mentimeter
Company Type:Private
Country Of Origin:Sweden
Ceo:Johnny Warström (CEO)[1]
Industry:Presentation Software
Registration:Voters: Not requiredPresentation Builder: Required
Users:270 million
Headquarters:Stockholm
Country:Sweden

Mentimeter (or Menti for short) is a Swedish company based in Stockholm that develops and maintains an eponymous app used to create presentations with real-time feedback.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Foundation and background

Based in Stockholm, Sweden, the Mentimeter app was started by Swedish entrepreneur Johnny Warström[9] and Niklas Ingvar[9] as a response to unproductive meetings.[10] The initial start up budget was $500,000 raised by a group of prominent investors, including Per Appelgren in 2014, following the market's tendency to invest in Scandinavia.[11] [12]

The app also focuses on online collaboration for the education sector allowing students or public members to answer questions anonymously.[13] [14] [15]

The app enables users to share knowledge and real-time feedback on mobile with presentations, polls or brainstorming sessions in classes, meetings, gatherings, conferences and other group activities.[16]

Achievements

By 2021, Mentimeter had over 270 million users and was one of Sweden's fastest growing startups.[17] [2] [18] The company also ranked #10 on 20 Fastest Growing 500 Startups Batch 16 Companies.[19] [20] [21] [22] It was ranked Stockholm's fastest growing company of the 2018 edition of the DI Gasell Award.[23] [24]

Mentimeter has a freemium business model.[25] [26] [27] [28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3 Startups to Get You in the Mood for Slush - Slush 2018. 16 November 2014. Slush.org. 5 July 2018. 14 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714021248/http://www.slush.org/news/profiles/3-startups-mood-tech-conference/. live.
  2. Web site: Grindr? Doodles? What do you do during boring meetings?. Padraig. Belton. 29 June 2018. Bbc.com. 13 July 2018. 1 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180701224541/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-44642167. live.
  3. Web site: En Mentimeter till den perfekta workshopen - Inköpsbloggen. Tools.effso.se. 14 May 2016 . 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714023116/https://tools.effso.se/2016/05/en-mentimeter-till-den-effektiva-workshopen/. live.
  4. Web site: Googles stora flopp – en jackpott för svenska Mentimeter. Breakit.se. 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714023540/https://www.breakit.se/artikel/330/googles-stora-flopp-en-jackpott-for-svenska-mentimeter. live.
  5. Web site: 4 ways to leverage phones, tablets, and laptops. Techrepublic.com. 10 September 2015 . 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714021945/https://www.techrepublic.com/article/4-ways-to-leverage-phones-tablets-and-laptops/. live.
  6. Web site: Mentimeter vill göra arbetet dubbelt så effektivt. Mobil.se. 7 November 2014 . 2018-07-05. 2021-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023015306/https://www.mobil.se/mobilbusiness/mobilize-your-business/mentimeter-vill-g-ra-arbetet-dubbelt-s-effektivt. live.
  7. News: Mentimeter, yes or no? - Swedish Startup Space. 2018-07-30. sv-SE. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714022357/http://swedishstartupspace.com/2014/09/12/mentimeter-yes/. live.
  8. Web site: Mentimeter: A Free Online Voting System - WebLearn Blog. Blogs.it.ox.ac.uk. 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714022311/https://blogs.it.ox.ac.uk/adamweblearn/2016/02/mentimeter-a-free-online-voting-system/. live.
  9. Web site: Hobby-idén Mentimeter blev ett företag med supertillväxt. 2018-12-05. Dagens industri. 2018-12-06. 2022-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20220902180921/https://www.di.se/nyheter/hobby-iden-mentimeter-blev-ett-foretag-med-supertillvaxt/. live.
  10. Web site: Mentimeter wants to end time-wasting meetings forever. Standard.co.uk. 5 July 2018 . 2018-07-06. 2018-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20180720033030/https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/mentimeter-interactive-meetings-app-a3880166.html. live.
  11. Web site: Mentimeter, a polling tool for meetings announces $500,000 angel investment - Swedish Startup Space. Swedishstartupspace.com. 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714022014/http://swedishstartupspace.com/2014/12/09/mentimeter-polling-tool-meetings-announces-500000-angel-investment/. live.
  12. Web site: 5 insights into the Nordic SaaS and software landscape. Thenordicweb.com. 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714021420/https://thenordicweb.com/5-insights-into-the-nordic-saas-and-software-landscape/. live.
  13. Web site: Mentimeter -. edutools.socsci.uva.nl. 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714022323/http://edutools.socsci.uva.nl/mentimeter/. live.
  14. Web site: Mentimeter dubblar omsättningen - drar till Spanien. digital.di.se. 20 January 2017 . 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714023357/https://digital.di.se/artikel/mentimeter-dubblar-omsattningen-drar-till-spanien. live.
  15. Web site: Mentimeter and PollEverywhere – Audience Response Systems Introduction – Learning Technology - Cardiff University. blogs.cardiff.ac.uk. 2018-07-05. 2018-07-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20180703032040/http://blogs.cardiff.ac.uk/learning-technology/2017/04/28/mentimeter-and-polleverywhere-audience-response-systems-introduction/. live.
  16. Web site: Ask the audience with Mentimeter - E-Learning Unit. elearning.qmul.ac.uk. 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714022339/https://elearning.qmul.ac.uk/articles/ask-the-audience-with-mentimeter/. live.
  17. Web site: Podcasting company Acast wins TECH5 Sweden. Patrick de. Laive. 4 May 2016. Thenextweb.com. 5 July 2018. 14 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714021131/https://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/05/04/podcasting-company-acast-wins-tech5-sweden/. live.
  18. Web site: Investor Information . 2022-03-21 . Mentimeter . en-US . 2022-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220604190807/https://www.mentimeter.com/investors . live .
  19. Web site: The Top 20 500 Startups Batch 16 Startups - Sorted By The Growth Score - Mattermark. 13 May 2016. Mastermark.com. 5 July 2018. 14 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714022429/https://mattermark.com/top-20-500-startups-batch-16-startups-sorted-growth-score/. live.
  20. Web site: Here are the 10 hottest companies from latest 500 Startups Demo Day. Bizjournals.com\accessdate=24 October 2018. 5 July 2018. 25 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170625184107/http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/blog/techflash/2016/05/here-are-the-10-hottest-companies-from-latest-500.html. live.
  21. Web site: 500 Startups Announces Batch 16, Focused On Health Tech, FinTech, Vices And Recruiting. Techcrunch.com. 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714023424/https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/27/500-startups-announces-batch-16-focused-on-health-tech-fintech-vices-and-recruiting/. live.
  22. Web site: Mentimeter till 500 Startups i San Francisco. Digital.di.se. 5 October 2015 . 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714050904/https://digital.di.se/artikel/mentimeter-till-500-startups-i-san-francisco. live.
  23. Web site: Mentimeter blev årets Gasellvinnare i Stockholms län. 2018-12-05. Di TV. 2018-12-06. 2018-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20181206145438/https://www.di.se/ditv/di-gasell/mentimeter-blev-arets-gasellvinnare-i-stockholms-lan/. live.
  24. Web site: Intervju med Mentimeter, årets Gasellvinnare i Stockholms län. 2018-12-05. Di TV. 2018-12-06. 2018-12-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20181206192541/https://www.di.se/ditv/di-gasell/intervju-med-mentimeter-arets-gasellvinnare-i-stockholms-lan/. live. Menti.com, the online educational collaborative platform; the voting page can be changed to suit the language of the audience. Currently there exist the following languages: Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Romania, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian. Frequently more languages are added and volunteers are encouraged to contact support@mentimeter.com especially, to provide ideas regarding the translation of the website or platform.
  25. A brief review of Mentimeter – a student response system. Jürgen. Rudolph. 13 July 2018. Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching. 1. 1. 35–37. journals.sfu.ca.
  26. News: Mentimeter vill mäta jämställdhet digitalt - SvD. Jakobsson. Josefin. Svenska Dagbladet. 13 June 2014 . 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714023509/https://www.svd.se/mentimeter-vill-mata-jamstalldhet-digitalt. live.
  27. Web site: Supertalangen som hackar sig till tillväxten. Va.se. 2018-07-05. 2018-07-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180714021402/https://www.va.se/nyheter/2015/03/16/supertalang-som-hackar-sig-till-tillvaxt/. live.
  28. Web site: Med Mentimeter får alla på Tieto säga sitt. Mobil.se. 7 November 2014 . 2018-07-05. 2017-03-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20170325111319/http://www.mobil.se/mobilbusiness/mobilize-your-business/med-mentimeter-f-r-alla-p-tieto-s-ga-sitt#.VPnAOoHF8yk. live.