The social app for edge-of-culture communities
Plura (formerly Bloom Community) is a YCombinator backed startup based in Oakland, CA on a mission to use software to bring people together. Plura is a consent-forward social and dating community that helps you meet new friends and partners organically through shared events and experiences. We partner with local event producers to help you connect and chat with other attendees before and after events. And, with a strong consent culture and referral-based community, we're the safest place to meet new partners and friends. The team is led by Lauren Vegter. Lauren spent 5 years at Facebook, most recently leading viral user growth for Instagram from 700M to past a billion users in two years.
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Lauren (Luna) Ray Vegter
Lauren (Luna) Ray Vegter is the founder and chair of YCombinator-backed Plura (formerly Bloom Community). Plura focuses on helping people meet at in-person events and stay in touch after. A Before Bloom, Lauren led the marketplace org at Faire. Previously, Lauren led User Acquisition for Instagram from 700M to 1.1B people when it was the fastest growing app in the world. She has degrees in Materials Science & Engineering and Management Science from MIT. She is currently a founder coach.
