Beme
SocialUSAClosed 2017
Total Raised
$3.5M
Peak Valuation
Undisclosed
Employees
—
Year Collapsed
2017
Business model
Video-sharing app that posted unedited clips automatically, with no preview before sharing, to encourage authenticity.
In brief
Founded by prominent YouTuber Casey Neistat around a deliberately anti-filter, anti-preview design philosophy meant to encourage more authentic sharing than curated platforms like Instagram. It was acquired by CNN in 2016 as part of a broader digital content strategy, but CNN shu…
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Key facts
- Founded
- 2015
- Closed
- 2017
- Headquarters
- New York, USA
- Industry
- Social
- Employees
- —
- Revenue
- Undisclosed
- Founders
- Casey Neistat, Matt Hackett
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Often compared with: TikTok, BeReal.