Sosh is an activity concierge app that passively recommends things to do by analyzing user behavior instead of requiring explicit searches. The product collects roughly 200 explicit and 1,000 implicit data points per user to surface personalized events and activities. The company reports gathering information on over 100,000 users, with 1 in 10 San Franciscans having the app and a third of its user base now in New York. Long-term, Sosh plans to evolve into a marketplace for artisans—bar owners, chefs, artists—to market classes or events and take a cut of transactions. Near-term priorities are geographic expansion and product scaling: the team will expand to 10 major cities over the next year and hire engineers and editorial curators to maintain quality. Financially, Sosh recently completed a new financing round following an earlier $4 million Series A led by Battery Ventures. Offline Labs is building Sōsh, a product for discovering and sharing real-world activities with friends. The company keeps many details classified but says it aims to 'bridge the gap' between online and offline social experiences. Sōsh (formerly codenamed Project Dragōn) is described by the founders as a 'completely new way' to discover and share things to do, and the site hints at curated activities, exclusive events, and deals for members. Founders Rod Begbie, Rishi Mandal, and Vivek Patel have been heads down on the product for months and expect it to be ready in a few weeks. Financially, Offline Labs raised $1 million in a seed round from a mix of prominent angels and venture firms. Named investors include Keith Rabois, Naval Ravikant, Benjamin Ling, Karl Jacob, Jack Herrick, Kevin Freedman, Richard Chen, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst Partners, Redpoint Ventures, and Polaris Ventures.

Total raised

$11M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series B

Latest activity

Aug 2013