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Buddy raises $1.1M for social utility app
Buddy, a social utility app designed to get you off your phone, announced a $1.1 million pre-seed funding round.
I am so grateful to have a superstar team of industry heavyweights who won’t sleep until we’ve made a significant, positive impact,” said Claire Wright, CEO and founder of Buddy, in a statement. Buddy is a social utility tool, a resource, that is helpful for everyone as it allows you to be connected without communication infrastructure – but our anti-marketing, lo-fi design, and AI-driven location-based gamification rewarding end users for experiencing life in person, are definitely geared more towards Zoomers.” Buddy’s Loop feature lets each friend check in with simple status updates like “On my way,” or “Leaving in 5!”—quick, functional signals without the need for full messages or explanations.
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