SAN FRANCISCO, CA — lightbeam, a mobile collaboration platform, today announced the launch of the first ever cross-platform social screen sharing app. Available on both Android and iOS, lightbeam lets users share their screens and collaborate with friends in real time over group video chat.
As consumers have shifted their online behavior from big screens and desktop computers to mobile devices, digital isolation has proliferated. Lightbeam aims to close the current communication gap and make mobile interactions more social by enabling seamless shared experiences. With the tap of a button, users can invite their friends into a group video chat, share their screen and audio with up to 17 concurrent users, collaborate on activities in real time, and hang out together—anytime, anywhere. During a lightbeam session, participants experience exactly what the caster sees and hears and can communicate with each other in real time via voice, video, in-app messaging, or live annotations.
Co-founders Carter Williams, Kevin Gondo, Bill Murdza, and Paul Steenkiste conceived the idea for lightbeam while booking their itineraries for a trip to India last year. After countless hours of back-and-forth exchanges and screenshots via messaging apps, calls, and email, the team decided there needed to be a better, more efficient way to collaborate on mobile.
Lightbeam’s simple and intuitive interface makes it effortless for users to coordinate cumbersome tasks like travel planning from their mobile devices. In addition to making mobile collaboration more efficient, lightbeam also transforms everyday mobile activities like swiping for dates or shopping for the perfect outfit into highly engaging social interactions.
“Despite all our advances in mobile connectivity, interacting on our smartphones is still largely an isolating experience,” said Carter Williams, CEO of lightbeam. “Human interaction has evolved around mobile content—sending links, screenshots, and memes are as common as sending a text these days—however, the asynchronous nature of sharing this content leaves a lot to be desired. With lightbeam, we’re reimagining the way people interact on mobile and giving those interactions more depth with a new layer of social engagement designed to drive collaboration.”
Whether making plans for a night out, choosing an Airbnb, or providing mobile tech support to that one friend who always needs it, lightbeam enables users to collaborate with friends in their favorite apps. By making it easy for users to loop their friends and family into their individual mobile experiences, lightbeam aims to reduce digital isolation and bring people together—even when they’re physically apart.
About lightbeam
lightbeam is the world’s first cross-platform social screen sharing solution. Our mission is to make the entire mobile ecosystem collaborative. We enable users to do everything together, whether its swiping for a date, shopping for an outfit, or booking an Airbnb. We believe our technology will fundamentally improve the way people connect, both in-person and online.
