"Alyx van der Vorm, 25, wants to help young adults feel less lonely. Her app Clyx lets people discover and attend events happening nearby with friends. It's one of several new social apps focused on in-real-life (IRL) experiences, rather than an online feed. Like some other notable tech companies, van der Vorm said she first got the idea for Clyx in her Harvard University dorm room."
"Her friends were out of town, and van der Vorm didn't have plans. While she could instantly open up any app to order food or stream a movie, van der Vorm wanted a tool to instantly make a plan. "It was just a matter of time until someone built something that could tell me, 'This is a yoga class your friend wants to go to, you should really go with her tonight,'" she told Business Insider."
"Founded in 2020, van der Vorm first rolled out Clyx in Miami in 2022, then in London in 2023. The app has 50,000 active users joining events and about 200,000 looking at events, she said. Clyx is expanding the app to New York and São Paulo in September, with new features and fresh funding. The startup recently raised a $14 million Series A round led by Blitzscaling Ventures."
Alyx van der Vorm, 25, created Clyx to help young adults feel less lonely. The app enables people to discover and attend nearby events with friends and focuses on in-real-life experiences instead of an online feed. Clyx launched in Miami in 2022 and expanded to London in 2023. The platform reports about 50,000 active users joining events and roughly 200,000 users viewing events. The company is expanding to New York and São Paulo. Clyx raised a $14 million Series A led by Blitzscaling Ventures and will allocate funds to product development, engineering hires, and marketing. Revenue comes from a 2% ticket fee, paid boosts, sponsorships, and ticket sales to Clyx-owned events. Clyx leverages AI to scrape events.
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