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As real estate on our phone screens becomes more scarce, the idea of downloading proprietary apps and migrating users to new services seems excessive. And although mobile browsing is a good option, many websites or services work shoddily with phones and practically demand a desktop.
Seeking an alternative way to reach customers, Sonar is turning to SMS to get it done and leading this movement. We're a platform designed to help businesses text their customers on channels like SMS, Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp and WeChat.
Our company has secured a $1.2M seed round, led by QuestVP with participation from 500 Startups and angels including Semil Shah.
Our Founder and CEO Matthew Berman was inspired to start Sonar during his time working for the Distribution team at 500 Startups. In particular he saw the struggles of Mayvenn, a startup within the 6th class of 500 Startups that helped hair stylists sell hair through online retail. Mayvenn customer service reps were outfitted with separate Sprint prepaid phones to reach their clientele, often African American women who prefer to engage via text rather than email. Berman offered to create a platform for the company — and did so within six weeks.
Sonar's customer base includes Mayvenn, as well as other companies like Handy, Zillow, and StyleSeat.
Seeking an alternative way to reach customers, Sonar is turning to SMS to get it done and leading this movement. We're a platform designed to help businesses text their customers on channels like SMS, Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp and WeChat.
Our company has secured a $1.2M seed round, led by QuestVP with participation from 500 Startups and angels including Semil Shah.
Our Founder and CEO Matthew Berman was inspired to start Sonar during his time working for the Distribution team at 500 Startups. In particular he saw the struggles of Mayvenn, a startup within the 6th class of 500 Startups that helped hair stylists sell hair through online retail. Mayvenn customer service reps were outfitted with separate Sprint prepaid phones to reach their clientele, often African American women who prefer to engage via text rather than email. Berman offered to create a platform for the company — and did so within six weeks.
Sonar's customer base includes Mayvenn, as well as other companies like Handy, Zillow, and StyleSeat.
Overview
Location
United States, California, San Francisco
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 510-270-4147
Founded date
2014
Investors 1
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| May 25, 2016 | Twilio’s new Notify API helps developers reach users across SMS, push notifications and messaging apps | Twilio today announced the launch of a new API that allows developers to orchestrate the push notifications, text messages and chats they want to send to their users. While Twilio previously offered some push notification services, this is ... |
| Apr 14, 2016 | Facebook just validated the bot movement for businesses | The battle for our attention has once again shifted to a new technological plane within the mobile space. The industry now is starting to turn its attention away from apps and instead focusing on a new interface to drive “conversational com... |
| Apr 14, 2016 | Facebook just validated the bot movement for businesses | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. The battle for our attention has once again shifted to a new technological plane within the mobile space. The industry now is starting ... |
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FAQ about Sonar Technologies
When was Sonar Technologies founded?
Sonar Technologies was founded in 2014.
What has the press written about Sonar Technologies?
Parsers VC has collected 4 articles mentioning Sonar Technologies, among them “Twilio’s new Notify API helps developers reach users across SMS, push notifications and messaging apps” (May 25, 2016) and “Facebook just validated the bot movement for businesses” (Apr 14, 2016).
Is Sonar Technologies still active?
Yes, Sonar Technologies is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jan 4, 2021.