MuteMe was founded in the fall of 2020 by couples with children all under the age of 4 in Sacramento, CA. These parents experienced constant interruptions while they tried to keep up with their professional lives through virtual meetings. The current solutions didn’t allow them to mute/unmute quickly enough. So they decided to do something about it. They put their heads together to ideate, prototype, and came up with an innovative MuteMe button that not only mutes/unmutes your microphone quickly, syncs with popular conferencing software, but also allows others around them know when the are on mute or not. MuteMe has been fueled by crowdfunding backers, engineers, parents, managers, and students. With overwhelming support globally, MuteMe is the first illuminated mute button to hit the market to help you increase your confidence by quickly muting/unmuting your microphone in virtual calls. Key Milestones Aug'20 - Idea & conceptualization Sep'20 - Hardware prototype Oct'20 - Software prototype Nov'20 - MuteMe tech patent-pending Dec'20 - Kickstarter launched with v1.0 MuteMe Dec'20 (end) - v2.0 MuteMe introduced, crowdfunding sales take-off Jan'21 - Kickstarter ends, Indiegogo and e-commerce site launched Feb'21 - Final manufacturing partners, initial tooling Mar'21 - Final packaging, DFM, tooling, and USB-C v3.0 MuteMe introduced Apr'21 - Mass production begins May'21 - US distribution and quality control established May'21 (end) - Shipping began Jun'21 - MuteMe's available in Staples stores nationwide June'21 (end) - All pre-orders placed by May are fulfilled
