Waitroom

{{Short description|Livestreaming and video meeting platform}}

{{Distinguish|Waiting room}}

Waitroom is a host-led livestreaming and video meeting platform that allows one-on-one engagement between hosts and their audiences.{{Cite web |last=McLeod |first=Duncan |date=2022-03-23 |title=Vinny Lingham's new start-up, Waitroom, is the anti-Zoom |url=https://techcentral.co.za/vinny-lingham-waitroom-is-the-anti-zoom/209145/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=TechCentral |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |date=2022-03-23 |title=Waitroom launches livestreaming platform for real-time communication |url=https://venturebeat.com/2022/03/23/waitroom-launches-livestreaming-platform-for-real-time-communication/ |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Kerry |date=2022-03-23 |title=Streaming platform Waitroom raises $3M to take on Zoom |url=https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2022/03/23/waitroom-raises-3-million-streaming |access-date=2022-03-24 |website=Axios |language=en}} These engagements can range from 30 seconds to 30 minutes long. Waitroom was co-founded in the summer of 2020 by entrepreneurs Vinny Lingham, Margaret Grobler, and Michael Gaylord. The company has raised $3 million in seed funding and its lead investor is venture capital firm Craft Ventures.

Waitroom is headquartered in San Diego, California, and has 15 full-time and 6 part-time employees.