The Cru

Every woman needs a Cru.

The Cru was founded in 2019, is headquartered in New York, United States, lists 1–10 employees, and has $195K in recorded funding across 2 rounds.

Headquarters
New York, New York
Employees
1–10
Founded
2019
Business Model
B2C
Total Funding
$195K
Last Round
$90K Equity CrowdfundingMar 2023
Rounds
2

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About

Founded by Tiffany Dufu in 2019, The Cru used an algorithm to match women into small accountability circles that met monthly to peer-coach each other toward life goals. The company raised $5M+ from VCs including Betaworks, Bloomberg Beta, and Fearless Fund, and was acquired by Luminary in 2023.

Summary

The Cru is a Social Media company based in New York, United States, founded in 2019. It lists 1–10 employees. It has raised $195K in total across 2 rounds, most recently a $90K Equity Crowdfunding round in Mar 2023. Investors include Republic Capital.

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Funding History

Equity CrowdfundingCrowdfundingMar 2023
$90K

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