That's why Meet-Ting (Ting for short), a new UK-based AI startup, has launched its free AI scheduling assistant for email. Ting is built for the messy reality of human meeting booking: fluid, a little chaotic, and always changing.

The waitlist for Ting's closed beta is now open at meet-ting.com, and early access is available through Product Hunt at producthunt.com/products/meet-ting.

Meet-Ting has already secured £250,000 from leading UK entrepreneurs. The company is also a proud member of the Google AI Startup Program, receiving up to $350,000 in credits from Google Cloud and Gemini over two years. Built with Gemini, Ting aims to be a genuine personal assistant, not just another rigid bot.

The company was founded by Dan Bulteel, former Global Head of Social at TikTok/ByteDance and adidas. Meet-Ting was co-founded with Cocreatd, a UK venture studio led by Oliver Yonchev and James Lawson Baker. The team is further advised by experts from top companies including TikTok, Netflix, Google and Disney.

Why now? Simplifying scheduling for everyone

Old scheduling methods force you into a regimented, step-by-step process. But real life isn't that neat. Schedules get complicated, and plans can change at a moment's notice.

"Thanks to AI, scheduling doesn't have to be so rigid any longer," says Bulteel. "Software can now adapt to us – our routines, our changes, and our painfully dynamic calendars."

This insight led to Ting: an AI scheduling assistant that works the way people already do – through email. There are no links to click, no apps to download, and nothing new to learn. You just CC ting@meet-ting.com in an email.

Ting reads your conversation, checks your calendar, suggests good times, reschedules if needed, and sends the calendar invites – all using normal, clear language. It's built for people who rely on meetings to get things done, like founders, consultants, freelancers, and small business owners. Ting's goal is to take away the busywork so meetings actually happen.

"Imagine a world where meetings book themselves, people meet faster, and you never have to deal with endless emails back and forth or those link-based scheduling tools that make your guests do all the work. That's the future we're building with Meet-Ting," says Dan Bulteel, CEO & Founder of Meet-Ting. "It lives in your inbox – just CC it – and helps you seem thoughtful. Because how you meet says a lot about who you are. And when we meet, amazing things can happen."

How Ting started

Dan Bulteel spent years working on social strategy at TikTok, adidas, and other companies. He saw how important meetings were for big ideas – from new products to big campaigns. But getting people together was always a struggle.

One morning, after seeing another inbox full of meeting changes, he texted his future co-founder Oliver: "Surely AI can fix this?" Just two months later, Ting was ready, with a working version, funding, and support from Google.

How Ting works

To use Ting, you just CC ting@meet-ting.com on any email thread.

Ting understands what you're trying to do, checks your calendar and preferences, suggests available times, follows up, reschedules if needed, and sends the calendar invite – all using normal language. You don't need to download anything, use dashboards, or learn new tools. Ting works completely within your email.

It works with Google Calendar (Outlook support is coming soon) and is optimised for Gmail. Setting it up takes less than a minute. When everyone involved uses Ting, meetings can be scheduled instantly, with Ting coordinating behind the scenes based on each person's calendar and preferences, so there are no emails back and forth.

Future features, like optional memory, will let Ting learn your habits, understand context better, and adapt to how you schedule meetings.

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