nProgress has launched ntro, a social discovery app for iPhone and Android that connects nearby people through mutual friends and shared interests. The app combines features seen in Sonar, Banjo, Mingle and Holler, and emphasizes granular interest filters (down to specific bands or items) and a cover flow–style interests browser. Privacy is a focal point: ntro does not share users' locations or personal contact details without consent and offers photo-approval and visibility controls. Users can message matches through the app if they choose to reveal more information. The company is staging its rollout, live in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area with planned expansion to New York, Chicago, D.C., and Boston. Financially, nProgress is backed by over $1.7 million in outside funding from a group of angel and institutional backers.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Dec 2011