Engineered serendipity for your organization.

Dialup works with small and large organizations to deepen a sense of community and inspire creative conversations.

Instead of waiting for people to cross paths and strike up a conversation, Dialup makes it happen through recurring one-on-one phone calls with randomly paired people.

 
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If you just think of serendipity as an interaction with an unintended outcome, you can orchestrate pleasant surprises.
Scott Doorley, Stanford University Institute of Design
 
 
 

We make wires cross when they otherwise wouldn’t.

Dialup simulates the magic of running into an old college friend in the airport, coming up with an idea with a coworker unexpectedly by the coffee maker, or riding on the subway and realizing someone listens to the same podcast as you. You won’t have these sorts of conversations in a massive Slack team or Facebook group. Since the connection occurs through voice, there’s no need to even look at a screen.

Read about us in KQED!

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Didn’t expect that this morning I’d be talking to the former director of the International Banana Association.
— Dialup user
 

 

Organizations we work with.

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Choose a plan that works for you.

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Community


Up to 50 members
$10 / month

Strengthen connections among small groups. Good for a book club, a roller derby team, or a small town.

✓ Choose one call time per week
✓ Set custom caller ID
✓ Available only to private list
✓ Crystal clear audio quality
✓ Unlimited talking time




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Organization


For 50-1000 members
$15 / month per 50 members

Build relationships within organizations. Good for remote teams, small conferences, summits, podcast audiences, and internet communities.

✓ Unlimited call times per week
✓ Supports multiple time zones
✓ Customizable intro prompt
✓ Set custom caller ID
✓Available only to private list
✓ Crystal clear audio quality
✓ Unlimited talking time

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Enterprise


For 1000+ members
Contact for pricing

Build community and accountability through serendipitous networking. Good for large companies with multiple offices, internet forums, and conferences.

✓ Unlimited call times per week
✓ Supports multiple time zones
✓ Multiple custom intro prompts
✓ Set custom caller ID
✓ Available only to private list
✓ Crystal clear audio quality
✓ Unlimited talking time

Are you an artist with an idea that involves connecting people on the phone? Ask us about a grant!

Want to use Dialup to stay in touch with friends and meet new people based on topics?

Surprising, magical. A deeply human side of tech.
Jonathan, entrepreneur
Instantly vulnerable and real and raw.
— Billy, comedian and podcaster
Quite literally changed the course of my entire week.
Jordan, self-employed magician
It feels like opening a surprise gift or a box of chocolates
— Maja, experience designer