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Planetary is an open, humane and decentralized social network that respects your privacy and honors makers and creators. The world’s first mainstream client for a truly distributed social network that doesn't keep your data in the cloud.
Overview
Employees
1-10
Founded date
2018
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 8
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| Jan 12, 2024 | Threads will allow you to follow Mastodon users by year-end, according to Meta meeting details | Threads’ roadmap for integrations with the fediverse, aka the network of decentralized apps that includes Twitter/X rival Mastodon and others, has been revealed. A new blog post by Tom Coates, the co-founder of an older decentralized app ca... |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Moving to Mastodon? Here’s how to select a server for individuals and businesses | At Azavea, interacting with and contributing to the geospatial community is a perpetual highlight of our work. For many years, Twitter has represented a hub of activity within the professional geospatial sphere, and we’ve enjoyed interactin... |
| Jan 15, 2021 | Twitter’s decentralized future | This week, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey finally responded publicly to the company’s decision to ban President Trump from its platform, writing that Twitter had “faced an extraordinary and untenable circumstance” and that he did not “feel pride” ... |
| The Social Media Apps Investors Are Watching as Twitter Writhes | It’s been just over a week since Elon Musk assumed control of Twitter. During that time, he’s fired the social media giant’s C-Suite, proposed laying off half the staff and suggested an idea for monetizing the verification system on Twitter... | |
| LA Tech ‘Moves’: ABC Signature Gains New SVP | “Moves,” our roundup of job changes in L.A. tech, is presented by Interchange.LA, dot.LA's recruiting and career platform connecting Southern California's most exciting companies with top tech talent. Create a free Interchange.LA profile he... | |
| This Week in ‘Raises’: Zest AI Snags $50M, Kingswood Capital Collects $500M | Online financial platform Zest AI raised fresh funding to continue expanding access to AI-automated credit underwriting for all lenders. While cybersecurity products developer MedCrypt landed more funding to scale its cryptography, behavior... | |
| Jury Rules in Favor of FIGS, Tosses Out False Advertising Lawsuit | Scrubs maker FIGS gained a win in court this week after a jury found there was no merit to the false advertising and misleading business practices claims brought by rival medical apparel maker Strategic Partners Inc. (SPI). The lawsuit whic... |
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FAQ about Planetary
When was Planetary founded?
Planetary was founded in 2018.
What has the press written about Planetary?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning Planetary, among them “Threads will allow you to follow Mastodon users by year-end, according to Meta meeting details” (Jan 12, 2024) and “Moving to Mastodon? Here’s how to select a server for individuals and businesses” (Dec 1, 2022).
Is Planetary still active?
Yes, Planetary is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Feb 9, 2024.