Locket Raises $12.5M in Funding

Locket

Locket, a Los Angeles, CA-based provider of a photo-sharing widget designed to make users’ favorite people the center of their phone, raised $12.5M in funding.

The round was led by Sam Altman with participation from Sugar Capital and Costanoa Ventures, and additional strategic investment from Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger and Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo and others.  

The company intends to use the funds to expand operations and its business reach.

Led by 23-year-old founder Matt Moss, Locket provides a the photo-sharing widget that aims to create a more personalized experience that prioritizes close connections over the ‘friend them all’ model that has been the standard for the last two decades.

Less than a year after launching and hitting #1 in app stores in 30 countries, Locket has surpassed the 1B photos-shared milestone.

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04/08/2022