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// now in private beta

The call is on stage.
Backstage has the notes.

A personal AI co-pilot that runs on your machine, draws from your own notes, and surfaces the answer when the call calls for it. Your prep, within reach.

WindowsZoom · Meet · Teams
backstage listening · 23:14
Built for the calls that matter
Sales discoveryInterview prepCustomer supportInvestor pitchesBoard meetingsLive tutoring
// how it works

Four moves. From silence
to answer.

Backstage runs as a personal reference window on your own machine. It listens to the conversation you're in, finds the question you're trying to answer, and pulls the line from your notes — fast enough to feel like memory.

01 / LISTEN

It hears the room.

Local audio capture from your microphone and the system output. Real-time transcription stays on your machine. Backstage runs as a desktop app — like any other window open on your computer.

Latency: 320ms first-token · 100% on-device transcription · audio & transcripts never leave your machine
02 / SENSE

It reads the moment.

Detects when a question is aimed at you — versus thinking aloud, throat-clearing, or someone else's turn. A small classifier rules out 9 out of 10 false alarms, so the prompter only lights up when it matters.

Cue precision: 94% · cue recall: 89% · custom hot-words and phrases supported
03 / DRAFT

It pulls the answer.

Pulls from your notes, your CV, your product spec, the call's own transcript so far. A single sharp paragraph, with the numbers and names spelled out — ready to read aloud.

Sources: local docs · meeting transcript · custom uploads · last-90-days call memory
04 / DELIVER

You speak.

Backstage shows the answer in a clear reference window on your screen — designed so you can keep your eyes up and your delivery natural. You read your own line. When the call ends, your notes stay; everything else is cleared.

Post-call summary in 4 seconds · markdown / pdf export · linked to source moments
// who it's for

Three calls. Three different kinds of pressure.

// 01 SALES

For the rep on the demo call.

Discovery and demo calls where pricing, positioning, and competitor questions need to land in one breath. Backstage carries every battlecard, every tier, every "yes-but-actually" — so you don't have to.

// 02 INTERVIEW PREP

For the candidate before the next round.

Run mock rounds against your own CV and notes — behavioral, technical, system-design. Backstage surfaces the framework (STAR, SBI, the right tradeoff to name), names the weak spots in your stories, and trains you to a fluent answer before the real call. Built for prep, not for the room itself.

// 03 MEETINGS

For the lead in the standup.

Standups, customer escalations, board check-ins. Pull a number, a name, or a decision from last quarter without breaking eye contact. Backstage remembers what you don't have time to.

// see it in 60 seconds

The pitch is the screen recording.

Real call. Real questions. Backstage running on the same machine you can install it on. No cuts, no voice-over, no “simulated” stamps in the corner.

live demo · v0.9 build
1080p · 30fps
screen-recorded, unedited
no overlays
what you see is what ships
68 seconds
install · listen · answer
// the unfair advantage

Your conversations
never leave your machine.

Most AI meeting tools ship your audio to a vendor cloud. Backstage doesn't. Audio capture, transcription, classification, and retrieval all run on the device in your hand. Nothing about the call is uploaded — not the audio, not the transcript, not the questions you were asked.

audio · transcript · notes
stored on this device only
0KB
of audio or transcript leaves your machine
100%
of transcription runs on-device
320ms
first-token latency, end-to-end
0KB
of audio stored on our servers
// how we compare

Other tools record the call.
Backstage helps you answer it.

Most meeting AIs are built for what happens after the call — a transcript, a summary, an action list. Backstage is built for the moment you're still on the call and the question just landed.

Backstagelive
Otter.ai
Fireflies
Krisp
Live in-call answers
Detects when a question is aimed at you
Audio stays on your machine
Reads from your private notes & docs
Live transcription
Post-call summary
Works on Zoom · Meet · Teams
Pricing model
flat seat
per minute
per minute
per seat

Logos and names belong to their respective owners. Comparison reflects publicly documented features as of 2026.

// from the private beta

People don't use Backstage on demos.
They use it on the real thing.

Quotes are from active beta users. Names withheld at their request — most of them are using Backstage on calls where saying “I use a tool for this” would be the wrong move.

I closed my first deal where I never once said ‘let me get back to you on that’. The pricing question landed mid-demo, and the answer was already on my second monitor before I finished saying ‘great question’.
Sales repSeries-B SaaS, NYC
It's the first AI tool that actually helped me think on my feet. It doesn't answer for me — it just makes sure I never blank on a number I already knew.
VP Customer SuccessFinTech, London
I've used Otter, Fireflies, Read, all of them. They tell me what was said. Backstage helps me say it.
FounderEarly-stage AI startup
Did three behavioral interview prep sessions. By the third I wasn't reading the prompts anymore — I just knew the stories. That alone is worth the seat.
Senior eng. candidatebetween roles, Tel Aviv
used inside
Sequoia portfolioY Combinator W24Series-A SaaSMid-market FinTechStage-2 AI labPublic-company sales org
// pricing

Pay by seat, not by the minute.

You shouldn't pay more for taking more meetings. Backstage is flat-rate per seat — predictable for finance, fair for power users, and honest about what it costs to run.

// 01 SOLO
Free
$0
forever — for one machine
  • Up to 30 calls per month
  • Local transcription, on-device
  • Question detection (default cues)
  • Last-7-days call memory
  • Markdown export
// 03 SCALE
Enterprise
Custom
for 50+ seats
  • Everything in Team
  • SSO (Okta · Azure AD · Google)
  • Audit logs and admin console
  • Drops to $15/seat at 250+
  • Onboarding & dedicated CSM
  • Custom SLA

All plans: audio stays on your machine · cancel anytime · no card to start.

// early access

The call is on stage.
Backstage has the notes.

We're letting in 50 new users a week. Join the list — we'll send a download link when your turn comes up.

No card. No spam. Audio stays on your machine.