BUSINESS WORLD - Zorro, a pseudonymous social media platform, has rebranded as Hood to indicate its focus on building a platform that gives a sense of belonging. The announcement of the rebranding comes as the company prepares to launch in the US. Earlier, Hood raised $3.2M in a seed round from 3one4capital, Eximius ventures, and root ventures and is backed by 16 unicorn founders.
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Social Network Zorro Rebrands as Hood
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Zorro Finally Launches Android & iOS App
LIVEMINT - Zorro, a pseudonymous social media platform, funded by 15+ unicorn founders and prominent VCs has launched the app for android & iOS users. A few weeks back, among a lot of users that enrolled for the Zorro BETA run only 14K users were given early access to experience the app before the launch. These beta users engaged on various topics and created ~65K unique pieces of content. A new feature, Anonymous Groups, has been added where users can create/join public or private groups to share ideas, beliefs, and experiences that otherwise would have been difficult to share.
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Polygon's Sandeep Nailwal and OfBusiness Founders Invest in Zorro
MINT - OfBusiness founders Ruchi Kalra, Asish Mohapatra, Vasant Sridhar, Bhuvan Gupta, Nitin Jain, and Polygon founder Sandeep Nailwal have invested in the pseudonymous social network, Zorro. The platform Zorro aims to give people a space to express themselves without the fear of being attacked publicly on social media. This early-stage startup has earlier raised $3.2M in a seed round. The Zorro app is in the development stage and is expected to launch soon.
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Vertical Social Networks Pick up in Startup Ecosystem
THE HINDU BUSINESS LINE - Increasingly the startup ecosystem is seeing a rise of vertical social networks, which are either focused on a particular age group or a common need. Uable, Zorro and Ultimate Battle are some examples of this growing phenomenon. Vertical social networks have also helped people setup companies build engaged communities around a particular use-case such as fitness and gaming.
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Social Network Zorro Gets $3.2M Seed Funding
VC CIRCLE - Zorro, a pseudonymous social network, has raised $3.2M in a seed funding round led by 3one4 Capital and 9Unicorns Ventures. Founded in 2021 by Jasveer Singh, Abhishek Asthana, and Deepak Kumar, Zorro is a social media platform where users can share personal stories, supposedly without revealing their identities.
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