amo
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Social networking |
| Founded 📆 | 2023 |
| Founders 👔 | Antoine Martin, Michael Goldenstein, and others |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Products 📟 | Bump, Sugar |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
amo (stylized amo) is a French social technology company that develops a suite of minimalist, friendship-focused social networking apps. It was founded in 2023 by former members of Zenly, a social mapping app acquired by Snap Inc. in 2017. Its ecosystem includes Bump and Sugar — all of which share a unified identity and friend graph.
History
The company was founded by Antoine Martin, Michael Goldenstein, and others after the closure of Zenly in 2022.[1]
Zenly, which had been sold to Snap Inc. in 2017 for a reported US$350 million achieved tens of millions of active users before being discontinued.[2]
The founders of amo stated their goal was to "make social apps social again" and create smaller, expressive tools for genuine connection.[3]
Overview
The amo service is accessible via its official website, www
According to the company’s public materials, amo’s philosophy centers on creating products “that connect you to your friends online and express the fun and chaos of friendship in real life.”[5]
The platform is designed so that user profiles, friendships, and settings are shared across all amo applications. This structure allows users to join new apps in the amo ecosystem without rebuilding their existing social graph.[5]
Amo states that it is guided by principles such as “creation over consumption,” “simple apps, not super-apps,” and “friendship is a feeling.”[5]
Products
Bump
Bump – Hang With Friends IRL is amo’s flagship location-sharing and social networking application that enables users to build a "personal map" of friends and places.
The app’s features include:
- Real-time friend location, battery and movement indicators.[6][7]
- "Scratch Map" logging of places visited and leaderboards or “exploration” gamification.[7]
- Chat and media sharing using stickers, images, GIFs, and optional expressive drawing or “art” tools within conversations.[7]
- Navigation and proximity tools, including ETA sharing, “buzz” notifications to get attention, and a physical “bump” gesture (shake) to signal hanging out.[6][7]
- Music sharing on Spotify and Apple Music Platforms.
- Place discovery, allowing users to see friends’ visited spots, save favorites, and automatically detect nearby places.[6][7]
On the App Store, Bump holds an average rating of approximately 4.8 out of 5, based on thousands of reviews.[8][9]
On Google Play, the app exceeds one million downloads, holds a rating of 4.7 out of 5, and receives frequent updates.[6] According to analytics platforms such as AppBrain, the Android version had around 1.2 million total installs and approximately 190,000 downloads in the 30 days preceding October 2025, with an average rating of 4.54 / 5 from over 12,000 reviews.[9]
Bump has been featured in technology media as part of the “next generation” of social apps emphasizing real-world interactions and close-friend dynamics, rather than curated media feeds.[10][8]
Sugar
Sugar – Chat Beyond The Bubble is amo’s messaging app focused on personal expression through photos, stickers, and camera effects.[11] Unlike Bump, which centers around maps and proximity, Sugar emphasizes mood and personality through visuals.
Both apps share the same amo account system and friend graph, allowing users to switch seamlessly between them.[3]
Funding
Amo reportedly raised around US$18 million in 2023 in a round led by New Wave, with participation from DST Global Partners and Coatue Management.[11] The company has not publicly disclosed valuation or revenue metrics.
Organization
Amo is headquartered in Paris, France, and employs dozens of people of various nationalities.[11] It has a strong in-person working environment. Its design philosophy emphasizes simplicity, creativity, and privacy by default.
Reception
Tech publications including TechCrunch and Sifted have described amo as part of a new wave of social startups promoting "friendship-first" experiences.[2][11] Observers have compared amo’s cultural approach to the early years of mobile social networking, contrasting it with algorithmic feed-driven platforms.
See also
References
- ↑ O'Hear, Steve (6 February 2023). "Zenly co-founder returns with new social app company Amo". TechCrunch. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "With Amo, the founder of Zenly wants to make social apps social again". TechCrunch. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "About amo". amo.co. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "Welcome to amo". amo.co. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Welcome to amo". amo.co. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Bump by amo on Google Play". Google Play. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Bump – Hang With Friends IRL". AppAdvice. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Bump – Hang With Friends IRL". App Store. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Bump by amo app stats". AppBrain. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "With Amo, the founder of Zenly wants to make social apps social again". TechCrunch. 19 November 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 "Meet amo, France's hottest new social media startup". Sifted. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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