Hooked Overview
- Founded
- 2014

- Status
- Private
- Employees
- 37

- Latest Deal Type
- Series A
- Latest Deal Amount
- $15.5M

- Investors
- 35
Hooked General Information
Description
Developer of a mobile application intended to make reading addictive for teens. The company's platform presents stories as a bite-sized text message conversation, making it seem like someone else's chat history, enabling readers to read snappy, spooky and fun content.
Contact Information
- San Francisco, CA
- United States
Hooked Valuation & Funding
Deal Type | Date | Amount | Raised to Date | Post-Val | Status | Stage |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Early Stage VC (Series A) | 02-May-2017 | $15.5M | 000.00 | 000.00 | Completed | Generating Revenue |
Hooked Cap Table
Stock | # of Shares Authorized |
Par Value | Dividend Rate ($) | Original Issue Price |
Liquidation | Liquidation Pref. Multiple |
Conversion Price | % Owned |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Series A-4 | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 0.000 |
Series A-3 | 0,000,000 | 00.000000 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 00 | 00.00 | 00.000 |
Series A-2 | 3,247,128 | $0.000100 | $0.06 | $0.94 | $0.94 | 1x | $0.94 | 14.17% |
Series A-1 | 2,500,000 | $0.000100 | $0.25 | $4.17 | $4.17 | 1x | $4.17 | 10.82% |
Hooked Comparisons
Industry
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Company Name | Financing Status | Location | Employees | Total Raised | Last Financing Date/Type | Last Financing Amount |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Instaread | Venture Capital-Backed | San Francisco, CA | 00 | 00.000 | 0000000000 0 | 00.000 |
00000000 | Venture Capital-Backed | Berlin, Germany | 000 | 000.00 | 00000000000 | 000.00 |
Hooked Executive Team (4)
Name | Title | Board Seat | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|
Prerna Gupta | Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer | ||
Parag Chordia Ph.D | Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer | ||
Esha Gupta | Director of Community | ||
Sunil Rajaraman | Advisor |
Hooked Board Members (2)
Name | Representing | Role | Since |
---|---|---|---|
Isabel Lima | Self | Board Member | 000 0000 |
João Arantes e Oliveira | Self | Board Member | 000 0000 |
Hooked Signals
Growth Rate

Growth

Size Multiple


Key Data Points
Twitter Followers
5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors
15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains
314

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Request a free trialHooked Investors (35)
Investor Name | Investor Type | Holding | Investor Since | Participating Rounds | Contact Info |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
500 Startups | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
5xmais | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
A.Capital Ventures | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Bossa Nova Investimentos | Venture Capital | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 | |
Chris Sang | Angel (individual) | Minority | 000 0000 | 000000 0 |