NearGroup puts personality first and appearances later in making new friends.
Read stories or hear them sing a song. Send a chat request if you like to connect with anyone. Reveal your identity to only those you like ;)
Read stories or hear them sing a song. Send a chat request if you like to connect with anyone. Reveal your identity to only those you like ;)
Location: India, Delhi, New Delhi
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $1.6M
Founded date: 2014
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Neotribe V... | neotribe.v... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 05.10.2017 | Seed | $1.6M | OpenOcean |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.10.2017 | Speed dating app NearGroup raises Rs 10 crore in seed round | NearGroup, a speed dating app, has raised $1.6 million (Rs 10 crore) in a seed round led by Venture Capital firm OpenOcean. The investment round also saw participation from the other investors like Neotribe and Boost VC. After witnessing a ... |
| 16.10.2017 | Dating chatbot NearGroup raises $1.6 mn seed funding | NearGroup Inc., a chatbot that connects like-minded people based on their location and personality, has reportedly raised $1.6 million (Rs 10 crore) in seed funding led by Finland-based early-stage venture capital firm OpenOcean. Silicon Va... |
| 06.10.2017 | NearGroup Raises $1.6m in Seed Funding | NearGroup, a New Delhi, India-based developer of a Facebook messenger chatbot, raised $1.6m in seed funding. The round was led by OpenOcean with participation from Neotribe and BoostVC. The company will use the funds to continue to develop ... |
| 06.10.2017 | Term Sheet — Friday, October 6 | DAYS OF CHANGE Happy Friday, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content You can't secure what you can't see From ExtraHop In an effort to woo drivers, Uber launched an initiative called, 180 Days of Change — a campaign that aims to make “meaningful c... |
| 05.10.2017 | NearGroup chatbot startup lands $1.6m Seed round led by OpenOcean | In Arabic, Indian or Eastern cultures where people can’t really have an open dating profile, the traditional Tinder/Happn/Bumble/Badoo etc dating apps don’t work too well as they are based on images. It turns out chat bots may be the way fo... |