Poparazzi is an iOS-only social app that turns photo tagging into the core social experience by letting friends post photos to each other’s profiles. In its first year the app has seen over 5 million installs, mostly U.S.-based, and users have shared more than 100 million photos and videos. Seventy-five percent of users are between ages 14 and 18 and 95% are between 14 and 21, giving the app a strong Gen Z concentration. The startup has a team of 15 and says the funding gives it a runway of over two years. Product work over the past year has added camera-roll uploads, video, messaging, comments, in-app challenges, ML-powered content moderation, and block/report features; the company has also addressed privacy issues related to address-book matching. Poparazzi is planning an Android version, private profiles, and is considering monetization via events or merchandise rather than ads.

Total raised

$15M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Jun 2022