Locals (app)
Locals is a meeting app that was created by Sergey Gonchar, Eugene Nevgen, Natalia Vodianova, and Timon Afinsky.
Background[edit]
Following the sale of MSQRD to Facebook in 2016,[1][2] a number of those that worked on the project began to collaborate on other concepts, including Elbi.[3][4] The two concepts at Locals and Elbi merged in 2020 with some slight alterations. 80% of the funds raised goes to charity, with the developer retaining 20%.[5] During the first six months of operation, Locals raised $1 million in funding.[6]
The application is a meeting platform that allows a host to arrange an activity and others can join. Examples are specialized events such as playing chess,[7] that likeminded people can enjoy together and would have otherwise done alone or not at all.[8] This includes charitable events, such as tournaments,[9] and the opportunity to meet celebrities.<ref>{{cite web |title=Natalia Vodianova created an Application for Meeting the Stars
References[edit]
- ↑ Dave, Paresh (March 9, 2016). "Facebook buys Masquerade, app company that competes with Snapchat's Lenses". LA Times.
- ↑ Roettgers, Janko. "Facebook Acquires Selfie Filter App Masquerade to Make Videos More Fu". Variety.
- ↑ Shead, Sam (October 12, 2015). "A Russian supermodel has teamed up with some high-profile tech figures to launch an app that lets you donate money to worthy causes". BusinessInsider.
- ↑ Lunden, Ingrid (March 9, 2016). "Facebook acquires video filter app Msqrd to square up to Snapchat". TechCrunch.
- ↑ Lipanova, Liana. "The creators of the MSQRD app, together with Natalia Vodianova, launched a charitable platform for meetings". VC.ru.
- ↑ Karpova, Anastasia (September 22, 2020). "Masks dropped: how two Belarusians sold MSQRD to Zuckerberg and why they left Facebook". Forbes.
- ↑ "Natalia Vodianova became a co-founder of the project to find friends". Tatler. September 22, 2020.
- ↑ Freeman, Liam (November 2, 2020). "Natalia Vodianova about 2020, applications and pasta cakes". Vogue.
- ↑ "Not flowers and not diamonds: Natalia Vodianova was presented with a melody written especially for her". Elle.
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