A voice platform built for the teams who keep people safe
whoot. began as a purpose-built voice platform, created by a founder with twenty years in telecoms and real-time media. Working with venues, event teams and schools showed us what they needed most: a way to alert people, guide them and know they are safe.
- <150ms voice latency
- 30+ transcription languages
- 40+ PSTN countries
Our mission is to help organisations alert, guide and account for everyone
When something happens, the best response teams talk straight away, alert everyone and find out who is safe. whoot. is built to make that possible: it is always on, and it records everything.
What we stand for
- Speed
- We measure voice latency continuously and treat every millisecond of delay as something to fix.
- Security by default
- Encryption, access controls and audit logging are built into the platform from the start.
- Simplicity
- Nobody should need training to use a communication tool in an emergency, so we keep whoot. simple.
- Openness
- Our prices are on the website, our uptime is on the status page and our roadmap is public.
- Teamwork
- Presence, voice rooms, roles and permissions are all designed for teams working together.
- Steady improvement
- We release improvements often, listen closely to customers and measure the results.
Founded by someone who has done this before
whoot. is founded and led by Edward Worthington, who designed the voice engine at its core after twenty years building real-time communications infrastructure.
- Edward Worthington
- Founder and Director, with 20 years in telecoms and infrastructure. Edward was Co-Founder and Infrastructure Architect at a major cloud provider, designing real-time media infrastructure at global scale. Edward's previous company, VIA, grew to over 20,000 users and was sold to a major cloud provider in 2020. Edward specialises in WebRTC, distributed systems and edge computing.
- Edward Worthington on LinkedIn (opens in a new tab)
What we have built so far
Our progress, quarter by quarter.
| Q3 2025 | Research | Research confirmed that voice communication for teams was broken and could be fixed. |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | Platform | The core platform was built, and push-to-talk under 100ms was proven in production. |
| Q1 2026 | Platform | AI transcription, PSTN dial-out and enterprise security features launched. |
| Q2 2026 | iOS | The native iOS app launched with Live Activity and Dynamic Island support. |
| Q2 2026 | Reach | Phone coverage reached more than 40 countries, and transcription more than 30 languages. |
| Q3 2026 | Alerting | Emergency alerts, two-way SMS, public response pages and the live incident map launched together as one incident platform. |
| Q3 2026 | Android | The Android app launched, and supporting Martyn's Law obligations became the main focus of the product. |
| Q4 2026 | Schools | Desktop alerts for schools launched on Windows, macOS and ChromeOS, and whoot. became three products on one platform. |
A WhatsApp group is not an emergency plan
When something goes wrong, most organisations reach for a WhatsApp group or a ring-round and hope for the best. The organisations that respond fastest, and can prove how they responded, will be the ones people trust with their safety.
- Voice latency
- <150ms
- Transcription languages
- 30+
- PSTN countries
- 40+
- RBAC permissions
- 50+
About the company
- Trading as
- whoot.
- Registered company
- Eager Lobster Ltd, England and Wales, 17038042
- VAT number
- GB514409609
- Registered office
- First Floor, 1 Des Roches Square, Witan Way, Witney, OX28 4BE
Hear the difference for yourself
Book a 30-minute walkthrough on a live workspace with the people who built whoot.
Or call 020 3856 8700.