Sidechat is the best way to connect with your college community and with students around the country through questions, jokes, thoughts, polls, memes, confessions, DMs, and more. All posts, comments, and messages are anonymous, offering users the freedom to be their most authentic selves. Safety is our top priority and we maintain the highest quality moderation to ensure Sidechat is a fun and safe space for students to get to know themselves and others. Sidechat was founded by some of the earliest employees at Snapchat and boasts engineering and product design talent from industry moguls including Peloton, X-Box, and others. We love working with creative and dynamic minds! Want to join the team? DM us or reach out to careers@sidechat.lol
Location: United States, New York
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2021
Investors 2
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| 17.01.2024 | Canaan Par... | canaan.com |
Mentions in press and media 4
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| 07.03.2024 | Anonymous social apps face another reckoning as UNC System to ban Yik Yik, Fizz, Sidechat & Whisper | Anonymous social apps are in for a reckoning. Yes, again. This week, University of North Carolina (UNC) System President Peter Hans announced a plan to block the use of popular anonymous social apps on campus, including Yik Yak, Fizz, Whisp... |
| 09.10.2023 | Buzzy social app Fizz sues rival Sidechat over unfair competition practices | Fizz, the buzzy anonymous social app that’s now being used across more than 80 college campuses, has filed suit against rival Sidechat, alleging unfair competition and a range of abuses, including attempts at disrupting Fizz’s launches, spr... |
| 03.04.2023 | Yik Yak users are protesting the app’s makeover after acquisition by Sidechat | Yik Yak users are enraged over the changes being made to the anonymous social app after its quiet acquisition by the similarly focused campus chat app, Sidechat. While Yik Yak had focused on anonymous posting within a local community, Sidec... |
| 16.03.2023 | Anonymous app Sidechat picks up rival Yik Yak…and users aren’t happy | Sidechat, the anonymous posting platform that began blowing up last year on college campuses, appears to have acquired a rival anonymous social platform, Yik Yak. While you may recall Yik Yak’s troubles from earlier years, where bullying an... |