We’re super excited to announce that we’ve raised $8 million Series A, led by Goodwater Capital, , with participation from FJ Labs, Sequel, England and Manchester United defender Harry Maguire, and existing investors including Boost Capital Partners and Angel Invest. Other existing investors include Supernode Global, ACF, and the Sidemen.

From our beginnings, with our three founders quitting their jobs and sleeping on our CTO’s floor to get the first build of Howbout out, to now having four million users across 100+ countries - we’ve loved being able to give our users a platform to share their time with friends 🫶 Since then, we’ve hit 50 million total events added to Howbout, and have been listed in the top 10 social App Store charts in over 30 countries!

This new funding will help us expand our team even more from marketing and business, to design and engineering! Does joining at “One of the Best Companies to Work For, 2024” (as awarded by Culture100 🏆) sound up your street? Shoot us an email at contact@howbout.app!

Our CEO and Co-Founder, Neil Tanna, said: “We’ve created a new social network built around time. Social media has changed. It’s no longer about connecting users with their friends. It's about followers, fans & filters - it's about content, not connection. Gen Z wants to feel more connected. It's why 'Close Friend' filters exist on socials. It's why sharing live locations 24/7 is all the rage right now. Friendships are now tiered, and the ultimate friendship badge of honour is being included in these more intimate content circles. Sharing your time is the next stage of connection. Whether it's spending the weekend out-out or in on the sofa, our users love that their closest friends can see it all.”.

Chi-Hua Chien, Co-founder & Managing Partner of Goodwater said: “We truly believe that time will be the next front of social. Howbout has captured a generation that are craving more authentic ways to connect, especially as other platforms continue to move towards entertainment and content and away from friend-centric connection. We believe that Howbout has the potential to be the most impactful social network in the world, where friends go to deeply connect through sharing time. The calendar hasn’t been disrupted outside of the workplace and personal productivity, and Howbout has the potential to be the go-to calendar for an entire generation.“

Without our users, we wouldn’t be here today! Howbout now has 4 million users in 150+ countries, and around 2 million events added every week - and that’s all because of you!

So, to all four million of our users, thank you so much for helping us get here… building the place to share time and actually connect with your friends in the most authentic way possible ✨