Telepathic
Fiction for the Snapchat generation.
Our first product is a “twitter for fiction” mobile app that makes reading addictive for teens. Our longterm vision is to build a community of a billion people who consume and create narrative content daily on their phones.
The founders are Prerna Gupta and Parag Chordia, veterans from the mobile app world. We previously built several Top 10 apps, like AutoRap, that have helped over 150M… · More
Founders
- Founder
We start companies & invest together. CEO & CTO@Telepathic. Write for NYT, TC, Vogue. Formerly CPO & Chief Scientist @Smule. Stanford grads.
Funding
- SeedApr 10, 2015$650,000at a $5,000,000 valuation
INVESTORS from previous rounds
- Investor
3-time Founder. Angel investor in 40+ companies including @Snapchat@AngelList @Reddit @Sprig @Luxe@AltSchool @august @Poshmark@Wanelo @Massdrop
Entrepreneur, Investor, Hokie, Daddy. Investing and helping build companies, mostly outside of Silicon Valley.
CEO and Co-founder @Pluto TV • Board member @Smule@Threadless @Trunk Club • Formerly@eMusic @Cductive @EMI Music
- AdvisorI have a weird combination of backgrounds & interests, in that I both write novels for Random House & invest in (and used to found) tech startups. Telepathic speaks directly to both sides of me, in that they’re creating a new platform for… more
- Advisor
AL Syndicator; CoFounder @blissmo@Richrelevance; helped launch@Kiva; Investor @Goodreads@Counsyl; Advisor @Indiegogo@Change.org; BS in CS from Stanford.
- Advisor
EIR @Foundation Capital . Co-Founder @Scripted.com. Numbers guy. Former @Navigant Consultingdata/stats group. I love marketplace businesses.
ADVISORS
Telepathic is redefining fiction for the Snapchat generation. We believe there is a billion-dollar opportunity in bringing «lean» principles to the development and distribution of mass-market fiction, and in presenting stories as a mobile-first experience.
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fy01IikIv4
See Campaign: https://angel.co/telepathic?utm_source=trending
Contact Information:
Prerna Gupta and Parag Chordia
Tags:
AngelList, United States, Equity, English, Computers and Software, California, Mobile and Social Apps, Industry verticals, Regions, Types of Crowdfunding deal, Language
Source: ICNW
