Yope Secures $12.3 Million: A Social Network Without Algorithms, Ads, or Publicity
Social media has shifted from connecting friends to entertainment. Startup Yope raised $12.3M led by Northzone to build a private, algorithm-free, ad-free, and public-content-free social platform focused on intimate micro-communities with close friends and family.....
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