Where is Fling located?

Fling is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Is Fling a funded company?

Fling is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Series A round.

When was the latest funding round of Fling?

Fling's latest funding was a $***** Series A round, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Fling rank among its competitors?

Fling ranks 302nd amongst 1136 active competitors, of which 94 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Talkfever, which secured $113K in Nov, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Fling?

Fling's top competitors include Facebook, VK and Renren. Among them, Talkfever secured the most recent funding round in November, 2025.

Fling - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Fling is a deadpooled company based in London (United Kingdom), founded in 2012 by Marco Nardone. It operates as a Social networking app for sharing publically. Fling has raised $21M in funding. The company has 1136 active competitors, including 94 funded and 32 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Facebook, VK and Renren.

Company Details

Fling is a social networking app where users can share their posts and photos publically and can follow other users. A user can share text, photos, videos and get one-way replies from other users. User can also chat with people who follow him/her. The app is available for iOS and Android.

Website: flingtheworld.com
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Founded Year

2012

Location

London, United Kingdom

Stage

Deadpooled

Total Funding

$21M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Series A, $*****

Investors

3LB Seed Capital

Ranked

302^nd among 1136 active competitors

Similar Companies

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Fling has raised a total funding of $21M over 1 round. Fling has 1 institutional investor.

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The founders of Fling is Marco Nardone.

Here are the details of Fling's key team members:

Marco Nardone: Founder & CEO of Fling.

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Top competitors of Fling include Facebook, VK and Renren. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Fling, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Facebook 2004, Menlo Park (United States), Public	Operator of a social networking service facilitating connection and communication	$2.27B	Kleiner Perkins, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners ... & 114 others	90/100
2nd	VK 2006, St Petersburg (United States), Acquired	App-based social platform for sharing photos and videos	-	Prosus, DST Global & 1 others	71/100
3rd	Renren 2005, Haidian (China), Public	Online social platform for communication	$478M	SoftBank Capital, General Atlantic & 10 others	65/100
4th	Tagged 2004, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Social network platform for meeting new people and making friends	$23.5M	TriplePoint Capital, Comerica & 4 others	63/100
5th	Talkfever 2020, Gwalior (India), Seed	AI-powered digital ecosystem that seamlessly integrates social networking, creator monetization, social commerce, digital advertising, and community-driven platform	$113K	-	57/100
6th	Quiph 2016, Mumbai (India), Series A	Social networking platform designed for community engagement	$8.11M	Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners & 6 others	55/100
7th	hi5 2003, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Social network connecting people for friendship and fun	$37M	Mohr Davidow Ventures, Crosslink Capital & 2 others	54/100
8th	Wildr 2021, San Francisco (United States), Seed	AI-powered social platform for connecting with friends	$2.5M	Agya Ventures, Great Wave Ventures	50/100
9th	Vero 2015, Miami Beach (United States), Funding Raised	Provider of social platform, community finance, stock exchange, and tokenisation	-	Reshape Ventures	50/100
10th	Feels 2019, Auxerre (France), Seed	SaaS-based social platform for connecting with like-minded people	$3M	Secocha Ventures, Creator Collective Capital ... & 7 others	49/100
302nd	Fling 2012, London (United Kingdom), Deadpooled	Social networking app for sharing publically	$21M	3LB Seed Capital	26/100