Our Story
How a team of consultants and engineers built a privacy-first meeting assistant when the tools we needed simply didn't exist.
Our Vision
We believe your data should reside in your infrastructure. Meetily is built for professionals and organizations who share this vision. Those who want privacy-first AI without compromising on capabilities. We're democratizing access to powerful AI tools while respecting data sovereignty.
How Meetily Came to Be
From internal tool to privacy-first solution
The Challenge: The Manual Process We Couldn't Abandon
As a team of consultants and engineers working with multiple companies, we handled sensitive information daily. We had countless meetings, and for a team that values communication above all, documentation was critical. We wrote meeting notes by hand after each session and sent them via email to ensure alignment. It was time-consuming, but we couldn't compromise on this practice.
The Attempt: Exploring Automated Solutions
We tried meeting note-takers to automate this workflow. The efficiency was appealing, until we examined where our data was going. All meeting data was being stored and processed in their private cloud infrastructure. For a team trusted with client confidential information, this was a non-starter. A convenience on our end meant exposing 3-4 meetings worth of sensitive data to external clouds.
The Discovery: Reading the Fine Print
We went through the privacy policies of every major meeting note-taker on the market. What we found was consistent: almost all of them use customer data to train their AI models, building what they call their 'AI model moat.' This wasn't just a privacy concern; it was fundamentally at odds with how we believe AI tools should be built. We decided to wait for a solution that aligned with our values.
The Solution: Building What We Needed
When the right tool didn't emerge, we built it ourselves. A straightforward meeting note-taker that runs entirely on our computers, no cloud storage, no third-party data access. We started using it internally, and it worked well. Our clients began noticing something: we were capturing details that others missed, even in complex technical discussions.
The Validation: From Internal Tool to Market Need
When clients asked how we managed such comprehensive note-taking, we shared our approach. One immediately requested access to the tool. Then another. We realized this wasn't just our problem, there were others who needed a privacy-first solution. We started building in public, and the response confirmed our hypothesis: the enquiries kept coming.
Today: Meetily: Privacy-First AI at Scale
We spent months refining our internal tool into a robust product. Today, Meetily is used by thousands of professionals, and adoption continues to grow. We're committed to open source and self-hosted solutions. As our CEO says, we're focused on 'giving without expecting.' Our community edition is completely free, updated every two months with the latest features. Our pro version offers advanced capabilities for teams with specific needs.
What We Stand For
The principles that guide everything we build
Privacy First, Always
Your data belongs to you. We don't use your conversations to train our models. Your data isn't our business model. Your privacy is. We're building AI tools that serve you without exploiting your information.
Open Source Philosophy
We believe in transparency and community. Our open-source approach means you can verify, modify, and trust what Meetily does with your data.
Democratizing AI
Privacy-first AI shouldn't be a luxury. We're making enterprise-grade, self-hosted AI accessible to everyone who values data sovereignty.
Join the Privacy-First Movement
Meetily is built for people who believe their data should stay in their control