Yale University graduating students Nathaneo Johnson and Sean Hargrow have launched the Series social network operating inside the iMessage messenger. At the initial stage, the project managed to attract 5.1 million dollars in investment from Venmo co-founder Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Reddit head Steve Huffman and other major investors. The developers consider their product not just a regular AI application, but a new-generation social platform. Techcrunch.com reports.
To use the platform, users only need to send a message to a special number via iMessage. Based on the user's interests and goals, the system presents profiles of suitable people. Each profile consists of a photo and brief information, and users can start communication without revealing their personal phone numbers. Currently, the service is used by more than 750 university students and specialists from various fields.
According to the project's founder Johnson, modern technologies are moving from traditional search engines to live communication interfaces. The activity rate among Series users is 82 percent, which is higher than the early-period figures of the Facebook network. The attracted funds will be directed at expanding the engineering team and increasing the product's capabilities. The company's headquarters is located in New York City, and the founders continue to run the business without leaving their studies.
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