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Amino Apps

http://aminoapps.com/

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Communities for whatever you care about. Meet like-minded people, share your stuff, and get more of what matters to you.

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Location: United States, New York

Employees: 51-200

Total raised: $72.35M

Founded date: 2011

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Investors 6

Date	Name	Website
-	Right Side...	rightsidec...
-	Techstars	techstars....
-	Goodwater ...	goodwaterc...
-	UNION SQUA...	usv.com/
-	BoxGroup	boxgroup.c...
-	GV	gv.com

Funding Rounds 4

Date	Series	Amount	Investors
12.06.2018	Series C	$45M	-
15.12.2016	Series B	$19.2M	GV
24.09.2015	-	$6.5M	-
08.07.2014	Series A	$1.65M	UNION SQUA...

Mentions in press and media 23

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12.02.2025	«Я в домике»: самые безопасные и уютные места в играх	Привет! Замечали, что несмотря на колоссальное разнообразие игр, разработчики зачастую придерживаются в них определенных паттернов? Постепенное повышение сложности, открытие новых мест по мере продвижения по сюжету, добавление побочных квес...
17.10.2022	Three Guiding Principles For Leaders Using Digital Technology	The past year has brought significant changes to the business world, with digital technology playing a starring role — profoundly impacting strategies and operations.
25.09.2021	The 13 most cringeworthy moments in ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ – from the lack of chemistry between Evan and Zoe to the odd portrayal of mental health	Ben Platt in ‘Dear Evan Hansen.’ Universal Pictures “Dear Evan Hansen” has been criticized because Ben Platt is a 27-year-old playing a student. It’s also come under fire for an irresponsible portrayal of mental health issues. The film, als...
14.06.2018	Term Sheet — Thursday, June 14	5 Qs WITH A DEALMAKER You probably haven’t heard of Fleetcor Technologies. Paid Content How can you protect what you can't see? From ExtraHop But what is quite interesting is Fleetcor’s acquisition strategy. Since the company’s inception in...
13.06.2018	Amino Secures $45M in Series C Funding	Amino, a New York and Shanghai-based platform for interest-based communities, secured $45m in Series C funding. Backers included Hearst Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Venrock and GV (formerly Google Ventures). Launched in 2014 by co-found...
12.06.2018	Amino raises $45M to bring fan communities to smartphones	Amino has raised a big Series C round of funding — $45 million from GV, Venrock, Union Square Ventures, Goodwater Capital and Time Warner Investments, with Hearst Ventures joining as a new investor. Co-founder and CEO Ben Anderson has descr...
07.05.2018	16 startup founders share their best advice for aspiring entrepreneurs	Jacquelyn Ward and Ana Maes are the co-founders of Our Story Bridal. Courtesy of Ben Anderson Business advice from entrepreneurs, startup founders, and CEOs comes in handy. We asked 16 entrepreneurs to share some words of wisdom, based on l...
10.01.2018	Стартапы дня год спустя: селфи-приложение Meitu, сервис по аренде джетов JetSmarter и другие	Директор по стратегии и анализу Mail.Ru Group Александр Горный о судьбе проектов из рубрики «Стартап дня». 8 8 комментариев 4968 просмотров С 7 по 13 января 2017 года стартапами дня были следующие компании. Zibby — сервис потребительского к...
16.12.2016	Amino Apps Raises $19.2M in Funding	Amino Apps, a New York City-based provider of an app that enables anyone to create their own mobile social network, raised $19.2m in funding. The round was led by GV (formerly Google Ventures) with participation from existing investors Venr...
15.12.2016	Amino Apps Grabs $19.2M Series B Round	NEW YORK, NY, Amino Apps, a startup behind more than 250,000 niche communities centered on interests ranging from PokÃ©mon to K-Pop, raised $19.2 million in Series B funding. >> Click here for more funding data on Amino Apps >&...
15.12.2016	Amino Apps raises $19.2 million to create mobile apps for interest-based communities	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Amino Apps believes that there’s still a need for networks that are both community-centric and geared toward the mobile generation. Inv...
15.12.2016	This Under-the-Radar Social Network for Nerds Just Raised $19 Million	If you’ve never heard of Amino Apps, it’s by design. Amino Apps is the New York-based startup behind more than 250,000 ultra-niche communities centered on interests ranging from Pokémon to anime to K-Pop. If you have no clue this company ev...
15.12.2016	Amino Apps raises $19.2M to build more mobile communities	Amino Apps, a startup aiming to reinvent online forums for the mobile world, has raised $19.2 million in Series B funding. The New York City-based company started out by building individual apps focused on topics like anime and Doctor Who, ...
15.12.2016	Term Sheet — Thursday, December 15	TRUMP, VERIHOO, LAYOFF WATCH Yesterday the Titans of Tech met with Trump, drank his Trump-branded water, rode his Trump-gold elevator. A few notes for those of you that didn’t spend the afternoon refreshing Twitter for new photos of CEOs lo...
15.12.2016	GV Leads $19.2M Round for Amino Apps	New York City-based Amino Apps, a mobile-only platform for niche communities, has raised $19.2 million in funding, according to an announcement by CEO Ben Anderson. GV led the round with participation from other investors that included Venr...
12.07.2016	This Nerdy App Could Be Even More Addicting Than Pokémon Go	If Pokémon Go is not enough to satisfy your inner nerd, you can take it up a notch with the wildly active Pokémon Amino app, which has been downloaded more than 250,000 times. We’re not kidding – it’s even geekier than the Pokémon subreddit...
19.10.2015	3 Reasons App Startup Amino Planted Roots in Boston & China	Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Running a company that has employees located on opposite sides of the globe can be a daunting endeavor fraught with logistical challenges and the occasional cultural disconnec...
24.09.2015	Daily funding roundup - September 24, 2015	Premise bagged $50M; Replimune closed $30M Series A financing; DriverUp raised $20M Crowdway, a Milan, Italy-based smart platform that generates news and analysis about financial markets, raised €150,000 ($167,400) in seed funding. Backers ...
24.09.2015	Amino Raises $6.5M To Build Mobile Communities	Amino, a startup that’s built 41 different mobile community apps (so far), is announcing that it has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding. I first wrote about the company a little more than a year ago, when it raised a $1.65 million seed...
09.07.2014	Amino	At USV, we have always been interested in communities. They are, in some ways, the iconic representation of our “large networks thesis”. We have been impressed by communities like Reddit, 4chan, and Hacker News. We love what our portfolio c...
08.07.2014	Amino Raises $1.65M To Replace Old-School Forums With Mobile Communities	Amino, a TechStars-incubated startup that’s building mobile communities around topics like anime and Doctor Who, is announcing that it has raised $1.65 million in seed funding led by Union Square Ventures. Co-founder and CEO Ben Anderson to...
08.07.2014	Amino	Communities have long been an integral part of the Internet, online places where people can connect and share their passions and interests. And communities can have great network dynamics, where they increase in value as participants join a...
08.07.2014	Amino Raises $1.65M in Series A from Union Square & Google Ventures for Micro-Mobile Communities	Boston’s Amino, a startup powering mobile-only communities for niche interests, banked a Series A round worth $1.65 million on Tuesday from Union Square Ventures, Google Ventures, SV Angel, Box Group, Kal Vepuri and Slow Ventures, according...

Amino Apps

Investors 6

Funding Rounds 4

Mentions in press and media 23

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