Locals - About the company
Locals is an acquired company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2019 by Assaf Lev and Dave Rubin. It operates as a Subscription-based community platform for creators. Locals has raised $4.88M in funding. The company has 742 active competitors, including 57 funded and 60 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Kaltura, Amagi and Acast.
Company Details
Subscription-based community platform for creators. It allows users to post videos, photos, podcasts, messages, and polls. Users can also sell tickets to events, and offer exclusive content to their fans. The application is available for Android and iOS users.
- Website
- locals.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@locals.com
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2019
Location
New York City, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$4.88M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
30th among 742 active competitors
Employee Count
90 as on Jul 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Rumble (Oct 27, 2021)
Locals's acquisition details
Locals got acquired by Rumble on Oct 27, 2021.
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Locals's funding and investors
Locals has raised a total funding of $4.88M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 20, 2020. Locals has 1 institutional investor.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Locals:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 26, 2021 | 6433655 | Series A | 3984174 | 4835186 | 3607084 | 6748691 |
Apr 20, 2020 | 8631346 | Seed | 6671854 | 6514942 | 4319445 | 8798805 |
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Locals' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Locals are Assaf Lev and Dave Rubin.
Here are the details of Locals' key team members:
- Assaf Lev: Co-Founder & CEO of Locals and founder of 1 other company. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Dave Rubin: Co-Founder of Locals.
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Locals' employee count trend
Locals has 90 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Locals's employee count trend over the years:
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Locals's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Locals include Kaltura, Amagi and Acast. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Locals, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Kaltura 2006, New York City (United States), Public | Provider of video solutions for webinars, events, hubs, and virtual classrooms | $145M | 78/100 | |
2nd | Provider of cloud-based solutions for broadcast, streaming, and CTV advertising | $264M | 75/100 | ||
3rd | Podcast creation and management solutions | $84.6M | 74/100 | ||
4th | Vimeo 2004, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of video hosting, creation, management, and streaming platform services | $450M | 70/100 | |
5th | Telestream 1998, Nevada City (United States), Acquired | Live and on-demand video streaming solutions provider | $59.3M | 68/100 | |
6th | Harmonic 1988, San Francisco (United States), Public | Provider of virtualized broadband and video streaming solutions for media companies | - | 68/100 | |
7th | IRIS.TV 2012, Los Angeles (United States), Acquired | Online video recommendation platform provider | $25M | 68/100 | |
8th | Imagine Communications 2005, San Diego (United States), Acquired | Provider of digital video processing and edge multiplexing solutions | $34.2M | 67/100 | |
9th | Distribution of multi-screen video to IP-connected devices solutions provider | $84.6M | 66/100 | ||
10th | Provider of video management solutions | $28.3M | 64/100 | ||
30th | Locals 2019, New York City (United States), Acquired | Subscription-based community platform for creators | $4.88M | 50/100 |
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Locals's Investments and acquisitions
Locals has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
Reports related to Locals
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News related to Locals
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Subtl Beauty, Pittsburgh-based makeup startup, raises $5.5M in Series A roundThe Business Journals•Dec 16, 2023•Subtl Beauty, CULT Capital, Innovation Works, Grouse Ridge Capital and 1 other
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Rumble Releases TV App for its Subscription Platform, LocalsGlobeNewswire•Jan 19, 2023•Rumble, Locals
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Rumble Acquires Locals to Help Build a Bigger Creator EconomyMarTech Series•Oct 27, 2021•Rumble, Locals
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