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Houseparty

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32 articles decelerating

Houseparty has appeared in 32 articles since 2016-06. Coverage peaked in 2020Q2 with 5 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Meerkat, Epic Games, Twitter, Facebook.

Articles
32
mentions
Velocity
-50.0%
growth rate
Acceleration
-1.500
velocity change
Sources
16
publications

Coverage Timeline

2021-09-10
TechCrunch 10 related

Epic to shut down Houseparty, the video chat app it acquired in 2019, in October, along with Fortnite Mode, which uses Houseparty for video chats

Houseparty, the social video chat app acquired by Fortnite maker Epic Games for a reported $35 million back in 2019, is shutting down.

2020-12-13
TechCrunch 10 related

Twitter says it has acquired screen-sharing social app Squad whose team will join Twitter, and it will shut down the app tomorrow

with Periscope in danger Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : Twitter acquires screen-sharing and video chat startup Squad Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Twitter Acquires Multi-Participant Streaming ...

2020-12-12
TechCrunch 11 related

Twitter says it has acquired screen-sharing social app Squad whose team will join Twitter, and it will shut down the app tomorrow

with Periscope in danger Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Twitter Acquires Multi-Participant Streaming App Squad, Which Enables Screen-Sharing Within Chats PYMNTS.com : Twitter Buys Screen-Sha...

2020-06-16
Bloomberg 7 related

Sources: Epic Games, which owns Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and Houseparty, is close to raising $750M at a ~$17B valuation, with investors including T. Rowe, KKR

- Epic owns Fortnite video game, Unreal Engine and Houseparty  — T. Rowe, KKR, Baillie Gifford to participate in round

2019-06-13
TechCrunch 13 related

Epic Games, maker of Fortnite and the Unreal Engine, says it has acquired video chat social network Houseparty for an undisclosed sum

Brian Heater / TechCrunch :

2019-06-12
TechCrunch 5 related

Epic Games, maker of Fortnite and the Unreal Engine, says it has acquired video chat social network Houseparty for an undisclosed sum

What does a gaming company do after raising $1.25 billion?  Acquisitions seem like a pretty good place to start.  Epic Games — of Unreal Engine …

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TEXXR tracks 28 Techmeme articles mentioning Houseparty, dating back to June 2016. The biggest stories include Life On Air, developers of Meerkat, pull the app from the App Store to focus on group... and Life On Air, developers of Meerkat, pull the app from the App Store to focus on group.... Frequently covered alongside Meerkat, Epic Games, Fortnite, Ben Rubin, and Bonfire.

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