Will Smith and Kevin Hart are betting coronavirus will accelerate a shift toward virtual events
Summary
Run The World raised $10.8 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund. Will Smith and Kevin Hart joined as new investors through their venture funds. The company builds an online events platform that gained momentum as COVID-19 forced conferences and gatherings to move online. Run The World says it will use the capital to scale into new verticals and keep building networking features for virtual events.
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$10.8M
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Date
May 21, 2020
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Founders Fund
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Company
runtheworld.today
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