When was MessageParty founded?

MessageParty was founded in 2010 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is MessageParty located?

MessageParty is headquartered in Brooklyn, United States.

How many employees does MessageParty have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at MessageParty is 3.

Is MessageParty a funded company?

MessageParty is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Aug 2010.

When was the latest funding round of MessageParty?

MessageParty's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Aug 2010, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Digital Publishing Platforms. In United States, the Digital Publishing Platforms sector has seen $42.7M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does MessageParty rank among its competitors?

MessageParty ranks 99th amongst 693 active competitors, of which 18 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Spectee, which secured $10M in Oct, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of MessageParty?

MessageParty's top competitors include Yandex, Wordpress and Koo. Among them, Spectee secured the most recent funding round in October, 2023.

MessageParty - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

MessageParty started as a location-based mobile chat room that lets users communicate with each other who are nearby. Later pivoted into a location based blogging or 'Geo Blogging' platform. Enables users share content along with location tag and other users in the same location can access content. Shut down its service in Feb, 2012.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2010

Location

Brooklyn, United States

Stage

Deadpooled

Total Funding

$275K in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Aug 2010, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator

Ranked

99^th among 693 active competitors

Employee Count

3 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

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MessageParty has raised a total funding of $275K over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Aug 2010 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. MessageParty has 1 institutional investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of MessageParty:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 2010	4260396	Seed	2025328	2134453	2247374	8820571

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The founders of MessageParty are Amanda Peyton and Sean Ahrens.

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

Amanda Peyton: Co-Founder of MessageParty and founder of 2 other companies, Braid Networks and Grand St..
Sean Ahrens: Co-Founder of MessageParty and founder of 2 other companies, Crohnology and Outspokes.

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MessageParty's employee count trend

MessageParty has 3 employees as of Mar 26. Here is MessageParty's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of MessageParty include Yandex, Wordpress and Koo. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of MessageParty, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Yandex 2000, Moscow (Russia), Public	Blog focusing on music, market, video, and other related topics	-	Middleland Capital, Uber & 10 others	67/100
2nd	Wordpress 2005, United States, Public	Provider of website hosting, domain name registration, and website building	$28K	Orange, 8200 EISP & 11 others	65/100
3rd	Koo 2015, Bengaluru (India), Deadpooled	Vernacular-based microblogging social platform	$70M	3one4 Capital, Tiger Global Management & 98 others	59/100
4th	Spectee 2014, Tokyo (Japan), Series C	Real time photos and video distribution platform	$16.7M	Dai-Ichi Life, NTT DATA & 12 others	52/100
5th	Posterous 2008, San Francisco (United States), Acqui-Hired	Online blogging platform for users	$10.1M	Redpoint Ventures, Icon Ventures & 15 others	45/100
6th	Typepad 2003, Tokyo (Japan), Funding Raised	Platform to publish blogs	-	Crescera Capital	45/100
7th	Blogspace 2020, Unfunded	Mobile blogging platform	-	-	43/100
8th	Writing.Com 1997, United States, Unfunded	Digital platform for writing blogs	-	-	41/100
9th	Bloglovin' 2008, New York City (United States), Series A	Aggregator of blogs	$11.1M	Northzone, Betaworks & 7 others	41/100
10th	Hatena 2001, Kyoto (Japan), Unfunded	Online platform for blogging	-	-	40/100
99th	MessageParty 2010, Brooklyn (United States), Deadpooled	Blogging platform based on locations	$275K	Y Combinator	24/100