Let's once and for all debunk the myth that consumer social can't be built in Europe. Some current examples: BeReal 🇫🇷 bere.al +70m downloads Slay 🇩🇪 slay.cool #1 in DE App store, for +weeks Sush 🇫🇷 sush.app 4.8 ★

German teens went crazy for this 'compliments' app, and now VCs are backing its next phase tcrn.ch/3CVfkY0 by Mike Butcher (BlueSky/Threads: @mikebutcher)

Consumer social at pre-Seed = Founder + Traction + Vision When we first met SLAY 👉 #1 in German App Store 4 days after launch 👉 1m compliments sent 👉 Fabian chasing Soulja Boy (Draco) down Rodeo drive 👀 See why mariogotze.eth, Alex, Ilkka & Kevin joined the €2.5m round led by Accel

Was very exciting to get an opportunity to invest to world’s first positive social network together with Accel Harry Stebbings Alex from THE CHAINSMOKERS mariogotze.eth and Kevin Weil 🇺🇸 !

slay la vie

a new member to the slay family: frfr app has officially launched - anonymous voice messages

Our 2nd app, frfr (frfr.ai), has reached 500,000 users in 6 days. - Acquiring 12,500 users per hour - 1.5M sent voice messages per day - #2 in overall apps in the US (Temu held strong on the #1 spot) - 130,000 posted frfr links per hour

W App is now the No. 1 App in the UK.

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New article via VentureBeat out! Thanks Dean Takahashi 🐧 Pengu creator Slay raises $5M for social gaming platform venturebeat.com/games/pengu-cr…

Pengu creator Slay raises $5M for social gaming platform Slay has raised $5 million to build its social gaming platform that already has a headstart thanks to its popular Pengu virtual pets game. Slay’s(SLAY) games and apps have been well-received, collectively attracting

Imagine a friend who brings your deepest fantasies to life. An AI companion who joins you in your favorite games, connects you with new friends, and creates experiences just for you. Say hi to Pengu, the virtual character app loved by millions across the globe. #penguapp

Pengu AI is now on Apple Vision Pro! apps.apple.com/us/app/pengu-a…

Pengu Mini-Series: Ep. 1 🫡 We loved bringing our virtual AI character to life in this one. Exciting times ahead.

Pengu & the Guardians of Light - Episode 1 out now!!!! youtu.be/eo4Cmf8Q2Xw?si…

Super excited to announce react-native-godot: A seamless integration of the Godot Engine with React Native for iOS and Android! Now you can create games with native UI components, giving them a polished, platform-native feel. Plus, you'll have full access to the engine and all

Pengu has become the biggest AI character app with its own IP in the US. At SLAY, we are creating virtual friends that live and evolve like humans—starting with Pengu. Like a pet or a child, your character lives on its own in a digital world, meets other users' Pengus, and

2024 Wrapped for SLAY & Pengu - 7.1M+ users - Became the biggest AI character app with its own IP in the US - 11.7x YoY revenue growth - Best-in-class D30 retention in the social category - 275k+ App Store ratings with an average of 4.8 stars

New Year, new #1 on the overall App Store for SLAY. Baran, JGF, and I shipped WA Wrapped over the Christmas holidays, and this fun project is now adding 7k users per hour while generating six-figure MRR — all organic.