Bridgefy - About the company
Bridgefy is a seed company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2014 by Diego Ivan Garcia Escobedo and Roberto Betancourt. It operates as a Messaging app that works even without Internet or phone data. Bridgefy has raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Alchemist Accelerator. The company has 229 active competitors, including 17 funded and 11 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Snapchat, Kik and Signal.
Company Details
Messaging app that works even without Internet or phone data. The platform provides a mobile messaging app that works without internet or phone data, using a mesh network that allows for long-distance communication. Users can directly text other users who are within 80 yards of them, and to those beyond 80-yard range through the mesh network. Users can also use the WiFi network to exchange text or files, without using the internet. The mobile application is available for Android users.
- Website
- bridgefy.me
- Email ID
- *****@bridgefy.me
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
San Francisco, United States
Stage
Seed
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
7th among 229 active competitors
Employee Count
11 as on Jul 31, 2026
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Bridgefy's funding and investors
Bridgefy has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Sep 21, 2019 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Bridgefy has 14 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Bridgefy:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 21, 2019 | 6423692 | Seed | 1410795 | 1354499 | 1315620 | 3360571 |
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Bridgefy's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Bridgefy are Diego Ivan Garcia Escobedo and Roberto Betancourt.
Here are the details of Bridgefy's key team members:
- Diego Ivan Garcia Escobedo: Co-Founder of Bridgefy and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Roberto Betancourt: Co-Founder of Bridgefy.
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Bridgefy's employee count trend
Bridgefy has 11 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Bridgefy's employee count trend over the years:
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Bridgefy's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Bridgefy include Snapchat, Kik and Signal. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Bridgefy, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Snapchat 2011, Los Angeles (United States), Public | Provider of multimedia messaging application | $2.62B | 82/100 | |
2nd | Kik 2009, Santa Monica (United States), Acquired | Multimedia messaging app | $166M | 71/100 | |
3rd | Signal 2018, Mountain View (United States), Seed | Provider of a platform for secure messaging | $50M | - | 70/100 |
4th | Daze 2024, New York (United States), Series A | Provider of messaging platform | $5.7M | 51/100 | |
5th | Chirp 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Sharing information through sound | $8M | 47/100 | |
6th | Multimedia messaging app | $1.6M | 46/100 | ||
7th | Bridgefy 2014, San Francisco (United States), Seed | Messaging app that works even without Internet or phone data | - | 46/100 | |
8th | Meebo 2005, Mountain View (United States), Acquired | Instant messaging and social networking service provider | $65M | 45/100 | |
9th | Smart Transfer 2019, Bellevue (United States), Unfunded | Developer of a cross-platform file transfer app | - | - | 44/100 |
10th | 2Mee 2012, York (United Kingdom), Funding Raised | AR based hologram messaging platform | - | 44/100 |
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Bridgefy's Investments and acquisitions
Bridgefy has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Bridgefy
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News related to Bridgefy
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Offline message app downloaded over million times after Myanmar coupDevdiscourse•Feb 02, 2021•Bridgefy
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Introducing the First Cohort of the Facebook Accelerator: Connectivity ProgramFacebook•Nov 09, 2020•Facebook, BandwidthX, Bridgefy, Cirrus360 and 8 others
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Bridgefy: Messaging app that will help you connect without internetFinancial Express•Sep 09, 2019•Bridgefy
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Bridgefy lets developers build mesh networking into their apps – TechCrunchTechCrunch+•Sep 18, 2017•Bridgefy
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