
Dinamundo
closedOnline comedy social network.
Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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$550k | Seed | ||
Total Funding | 000k |
Dinamundo was a technology startup that developed a social check-in application for the iPhone. The company was founded by Erik Blachford, the former CEO of Expedia, Inc. The application's core concept was to foster real-world social interactions, infused with a comedic element.
In April 2012, Dinamundo secured $552,000 in a single seed funding round. The investment came from True Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto. The app was designed as a free social tool for iPhone users. Publicly available information does not detail the company's full operational history or the reasons for its eventual cessation of services. The business aimed to capitalize on the growing smartphone and social media trends of the early 2010s by creating a platform that encouraged face-to-face connections rather than just online engagement.
Keywords: Erik Blachford, True Ventures, social check-in app, iPhone application, real-world interactions, social networking, mobile application, seed funding, venture capital, social technology, location-based app, early 2010s startup