Dust - About the company
Dust is an unfunded company based in Los Angeles (United States), founded in 2014 by Mark Cuban and Ryan Ozonian. It operates as a Mobile application for ephemeral messaging. Dust has not raised any funding yet. The company has 45 active competitors, including 3 funded and 3 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Signal, Confide and DatChat.
Company Details
Dust is a mobile application that provides ephemeral messaging. Its features include auto-dust (messages gets deleted automatically after 24 hours), no proof screenshots (app detects and notifies the user if a screenshot is taken), etc. The app is available for Android and iOS devices. It is a product of Radical App.
- Website
- usedust.com
- Email ID
- *****@usedust.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
Los Angeles, United States
Stage
Unfunded
Ranked
12th among 45 active competitors
Employee Count
11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024
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Dust's funding and investors
Dust has not raised any funding rounds yet.
Dust's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Dust's key team members:
- Mark Cuban: Co-Founder of Dust and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 125 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Ryan Ozonian: Co-Founder & CEO of Dust.
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Dust's employee count trend
Dust has 11 - 50 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Dust's employee count trend over the years:
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Dust's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Dust include Signal, Confide and DatChat. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Dust, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Signal 2018, Mountain View (United States), Seed | Provider of a platform for secure messaging | $50M | - | 70/100 |
2nd | Confide 2013, New York City (United States), Acquired | Secure, encrypted messaging app ensuring confidential digital communication and data privacy | $3.5M | 56/100 | |
3rd | DatChat 2015, New Brunswick (United States), Public | Developer of platforms for private photo sharing and encrypted messaging | $290K | - | 53/100 |
4th | NapoleoN Chat 2017, Medellin (Colombia), Unfunded | App-based platform for messaging and calling | - | - | 41/100 |
5th | White Mouse 2020, Argentina, Unfunded | App-based platform for messaging and calling | - | - | 38/100 |
6th | Provider of blockchain based communication platform | - | - | 38/100 | |
7th | Hello Chat 2018, Johannesburg (South Africa), Unfunded | Mobile application for private messaging | - | - | 38/100 |
8th | Secure Chat 2015, Bochum (Germany), Unfunded | Secure messenger service for your Android | - | - | 37/100 |
9th | Peer'Em 2016, Heerlen (Netherlands), Unfunded | App-based decentralized platform for messaging and calling | - | - | 37/100 |
10th | Hide Application 2018, Delhi (India), Unfunded | Developer of application providing incognito mode for messaging and media security | - | - | 36/100 |
12th | Dust 2014, Los Angeles (United States), Unfunded | Mobile application for ephemeral messaging | - | - | 35/100 |
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Dust's Investments and acquisitions
Dust has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Dust
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News related to Dust
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Cuban: AT&T-Time Warner will create more competitionTechCrunch+•Oct 24, 2016•AT&T, Time Warner, Dust
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