Houseparty (app)

Houseparty
Original author(s) Ben Rubin
Developer(s) Life on Air Inc.
Operating system iOS, Android, macOS
Available in English
Type Video streaming, social networking service
Website houseparty.com

Houseparty is a social networking service that enables group video chatting through mobile and desktop apps. Users receive a notification when friends are online and available to group video chat.[1][2] On average, users spend approximately 51 minutes a day on the app in group or one-on-one chats.[3] It was launched by Life on Air, Inc. in 2016[4][5] and is available on iOS and Android mobile devices and macOS devices.[6][7]

Development

In 2015, Life On Air, Inc., a team headed by founder and CEO Ben Rubin developed the live streaming app Meerkat and raised $12 million in venture capital funding from Greylock Partners in March 2015. Later in 2015, the creators began developing a new app that moved "away from public broadcasts in favour of private chats."[8]

The creators released Houseparty to the App Store and Play Store in February 2016 under a pseudonym.[9] It was developed over 10 months with a website redirecting to the Houseparty app in October 2016.[10] The company raised $52 million in venture capital funding from Sequoia Capital in late 2016.[11][12] Each session can host up to eight participants with unlimited sessions. As of 2018, it is available on macOS.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Murphy, David. "Houseparty Makes It Easy to Video Chat with Multiple Friends on Your Mac". Lifehacker. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  2. ↑ Bell, Karissa. "The video chat app that should scare the hell out of Facebook and Snapchat". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  3. ↑ "The future of social media feels a lot like the past". Quartz. 4 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Houseparty brings its group video chat app to Mac". The Verge. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  5. ↑ "What is the Houseparty app and how does it work?". Metro. 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  6. ↑ "Houseparty: the teen video chat app taking on Facebook". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  7. ↑ "Here's how to use Houseparty, the live video app that teens are going crazy for". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  8. ↑ "Meerkat raises $12 million - Business Insider". Business Insider. 21 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Meerkat built a new app in secret, and almost 1 million people are using it". The Verge. 28 September 2016.
  10. ↑ "Meerkat live-streaming app 'dead'".
  11. ↑ "With 1 Million Daily Users, Group Video App Houseparty Could Overtake Snapchat In Race To Attract Post-Millennials". NoCamels - Israeli Innovation News. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  12. ↑ "A startup founder's 'comeback' app is catching fire with teens — and it just got a $50 million check". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  13. ↑ "These apps give you the best features of iOS 12 before the update rolls out". Popular Science. 28 June 2018.
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