Yope
Founded 2021 · 52 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
Yope is a mobile app for sharing photos privately within small, real-life friend groups, delivering snaps directly to friends' lock screens without a feed, likes, or algorithm. It positions itself as an AI-native social app for micro-communities.
Also known as Yope
Investors · 5
Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$24.6M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2025–2026
- $12.3Mpre-Series AJul 2026 · 2 sources
Northzone (lead), Geek Ventures, Inovo, Redseed
Source ↗ - $12.3MraisedJul 2026 · 4 sources
Northzone (lead), Geek Ventures, Inovo, Redseed
Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Yope operates a mobile photo-sharing application positioned as an "AI-native, friends-only" app for micro-communities. Each user has a personal page and camera; photos taken in the app are delivered directly to friends' lock screens rather than being published to a public feed. The product deliberately omits a feed, likes and algorithmic ranking, framing sharing as private exchange among people the user already knows in real life.
The app includes customization and light gamification elements, such as user-chosen profile colors and wallpapers, per-friend emoji labels, streak counters and experience levels, plus a daily recap view. It is distributed free of charge on the Apple App Store and Google Play, with iOS 16 or later listed as the minimum requirement for the iOS version.
Business model
Consumer mobile application distributed free through the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Traction
The company states more than 14 million people use Yope to share with friends, and cites a 4.7-star rating across more than 100,000 App Store reviews.
Latest developments
Yope announced a $12.3M pre-Series A round led by Northzone with participation from Inovo, Redseed and Geek Ventures, bringing total funding to $20M, and said the capital would fund further product development.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market
Market position
Presents itself as an alternative to feed- and algorithm-driven social networks, focused on small, real-life friend groups.
No feed, no likes and no algorithm; snaps are delivered directly to the lock screens of a user's selected friends, restricting sharing to close, pre-existing relationships.
Technology
A mobile app for iOS (iOS 16+) and Android built around in-app camera capture and delivery of images to friends' lock screens, described by the company as AI-native.
Go-to-market
Direct app-store distribution supported by social media presence on Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn, and QR-code driven app downloads from the company website.
Consumers sharing photos within small, real-life friend groups and micro-communities.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsYope announced a $12.3M pre-Series A round led by Northzone with Inovo, Redseed and Geek Ventures participating, bringing total raised to $20M.
$12.3M source ↗
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
▸Research sources · 1
primary sources listed
- Yopeyope.tv · web
1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Yope do?
- Yope is a friends-only mobile photo app that delivers snaps straight to close friends' lock screens, with no feed or likes.
- Who are Yope's investors?
- Yope's investors include Geek Ventures, Inovo VC, Northzone.
- How much funding has Yope raised?
- Yope has disclosed $24.6M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.