Hot Potato
AcquiredReal-time social collaboration around live events
New York, United States · Founded 2009 · $1.4M raised
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Employees
- 1–10
- Founded
- 2009
- Business Model
- B2C
- Total Funding
- $1.4M
- Last Round
- $1.4M Series ANov 2009
- Rounds
- 1
- Acquired by
- MetaAug 2010 · $10.0M
Totals include recorded grants and other qualifying funding, not just equity. What counts toward funding.
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About
Hot Potato was a New York-based social activity startup that built real-time collaboration tools for groups around shared live events. The company raised approximately $1.4 million before being acquired by Facebook for ~$10 million in August 2010. The service was subsequently shut down, with the founding team integrating into Facebook's Groups product.
Summary
Hot Potato is a Social Media company based in New York, United States, founded in 2009. It has raised $1.4M in total across 1 round, most recently a $1.4M Series A round in Nov 2009. Investors include Meta, Benchmark and Ron Conway.
Funding & Exit History
Aug 2010
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Funding: Series A. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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