Zivy is an AI-powered communication management tool built specifically for engineering and product leaders who are overwhelmed by Slack notifications and message threads. Founded in 2023 and backed by $1.2M in seed funding from Blume Ventures, iSeed, and Paradigm Shift Capital, it operates as an independent startup with around 9 employees as of 2026. The core function of Zivy is to act as a personal AI triage layer on top of Slack. It reads incoming messages and automatically sorts them into three buckets: messages that need your input, messages that are good to know, and everything else. This reduces the cognitive load of scanning dozens of channels and threads to find what actually requires action. Beyond triage, Zivy provides thread TL;DR summaries, AI-generated instant reply suggestions written in the user's voice, auto follow-ups on tasks, and one-click scheduling of items to Google Calendar. It learns from user interactions over time, improving its personalization of what counts as signal versus noise for each individual user. Security is a stated emphasis: Zivy connects via OAuth2, stores data in SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certified data centers, uses end-to-end encryption at rest and in transit, and undergoes annual audits. Its primary limitation as of 2026 is that it is tightly scoped to Slack; it does not natively support other messaging platforms like Microsoft Teams or email. Key features: - Three-pile message triage: needs input, good to know, everything else - Thread TL;DR summarization for long Slack threads - AI-generated instant replies in the user's own voice - Auto follow-ups on outstanding tasks - One-click scheduling of messages and tasks to Google Calendar - Noise filter with personalized AI-learned preferences - Save for Later functionality for deferred reading - SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliant data storage with OAuth2 integration
Free plan available; Pro plan at $18/month (full feature access including AI follow-ups and summaries); Enterprise plan at custom pricing. 14-day free trial offered.