Plura (formerly Bloom Community)
The social app for edge-of-culture communities
What they do
People in edge-of-culture communities struggle to meet new friends and partners safely and organically through shared interests and real-world experiences.
Plura is a social and dating app that connects users around local events, enabling them to discover, chat with, and meet other attendees before and after events with a strong consent and referral-based safety model.
Individuals in edge-of-culture communities looking to make friends or find partners via shared local events and experiences.
Founders
Lauren (Luna) Ray Vegter is the founder and chair of Plura. Plura helps people meet at in-person events and build community. Since replacing herself as CEO, Luna coaches startup founders using best practices from YC, Instagram, and Faire. Previously, Luna led User Acquisition for Instagram from 700M to 1.1B people and launched VR for Oculus. She has two MIT degrees in business and engineering. Luna has trained in multiple coaching modalities including Hakomi Somatics and IFS.
Company timeline
- Founded2020
- YC batchWinter 2020
- StatusActive
- Team size5 people
- LocationOakland, CA, USA
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