IRL

IRL

DeadfraudConsumer

Group-messaging unicorn shut down after an internal probe found 95% of users were bots.

ConsumerSan Francisco, United StatesFounded 2017irl.com
$200.0M
Total Raised
2
Funding Rounds
4
Known Investors
parked
Domain Status

What went wrong

fraud
Date of death
June 23, 2023
Lifespan
6 years
Capital burned
$200.0M

Group-messaging unicorn shut down after an internal probe found 95% of users were bots.

Funding Timeline

Series C
$170.0MJun 2021
John Curtius at Tiger Global
Series BLead
$16.0MAug 2020
Micky Malka at Ribbit Capital

Investors

Micky Malka

Ribbit Capital

$4.0M
John Curtius

Tiger Global

$4.0M
Reid Hoffman

Greylock Partners

$4.0M
Arif Janmohamed

Lightspeed Venture Partners

$4.0M

Domain Info

Domainirl.com
Statusparked