Josh BillinghamEECS 441

“Grouper is a social club, and we fundamentally want this to be a community of vetted people. It's very hard and very easy to meet people in the city. If you got to a bar, people will talk to you, but why is it hard to meet people? It's hard to meet people that are non-sketchy.”

- “Co-Founder” Jerry Guo

“Seed Funding” - $400YC Rejection - Summer 2011

Seed Funding - $??SV Angel - May 2012

Y Combinator Class of W ‘12

Summer ‘11 - Founded in NY

Fall ‘11 - Website launch

Fall ‘12 - YC Comb.Spr. ‘12 - Seed Funding

June ‘12 - D.C. & S.F.

Apr. ‘13 - iOS App, 13 more citiesOct. ‘12 - 9 more cities

Aug. ‘13 - Partner with TiVo

WHAT’S SO SPECIAL?

#groupergram

Challen Hodson

Various Outcomes

Competition

Will the fish survive?

Questions?