Telepath is a conversational, interest-based social network built around communities and a home feed where posts disappear after 30 days. The product requires phone-number verification, real-name use, and a set of rules that prioritize kindness, ban identity-based attacks and prohibit repeat disinformation publishers. The team rebuilt the product multiple times and has developed in-house moderation tools and real-time streams to help human moderators scale decisions. Telepath is in a closed private beta with just over 4,000 users and hires in-house moderators rather than relying on third-party systems. The company does not run ads and says it is considering subscriptions as an alternative business model but has not decided. Its moderation-first approach and investment in human moderators means it expects to need additional capital to scale.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Oct 2020