Filing: a former employee alleges messaging startup IRL inflated its user count and retaliated against him and others for raising concerns; IRL has raised $200M
Sources: the US SEC is investigating whether messaging app IRL misled investors; IRL raised $170M from SoftBank and others at a $1.17B valuation in June 2021
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IRL, which is building a messaging-based social network, raises $170M Series C led by SoftBank's Vision Fund 2, at a $1.17B valuation
Social calendar app IRL has been busy building a messaging-based social network, or what founder and CEO Abraham Shafi calls a “WeChat of the West.”
Sources: group messaging app IRL is in talks to raise $50M+ at a $1B valuation; the company was last valued at $100M in September
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Virtual events startup Hopin raises $400M at a $5.65B valuation, more than double its valuation in its November round
The last 12 months have fundamentally changed how we work together. Alex Wilhelm / TechCrunch : Hopin confirms $400M raise at $5.65B valuation Johnny Boufarhat / Hopin : Announcing Our Series C: What'...
Social calendar and event discovery startup IRL, which focused on virtual events amid the pandemic, says that it now has 10M+ MAUs, growing 30% MoM since August
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch : Tweets: @alexkehr Tweets: Alex Kehr / @alexkehr : It's really impressive that this team has somewhat quietly built a social app with 10M monthly active users. https://techc...
Social calendar and event discovery startup IRL raises $16M Series B, says it's seeing ~1M hours/day in its Time Together tool and is adding a Groups feature
IRL, a teen-focused social calendar that provides event recommendations and allows users to follow curators, headliners, and venues, raises $8M Series A
Josh Constine / TechCrunch : Tweets: @m2jr , @irl_app , and @joshconstine Tweets: Mike Maples / @m2jr : Really like this team and what they're doing. Calendar influencers? Event social network IRL ra...