Plura (formerly Bloom Community)

Plura (formerly Bloom Community)

The social app for edge-of-culture communities

Oakland, CA
5 employees
Community
Seed · $2.6M

About Plura (formerly Bloom Community)

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 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 Luna Ray. Luna 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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Company details

Team Size5
LocationOakland, CA
IndustryCommunity

Funding

Total raised

$2.6M

Last stage

Seed

Investors

Y Combinator

Founders

LR

Luna Ray

Luna spent 5 years at Facebook, most recently leading viral user growth for Instagram from 700M to past a billion users in two years.

Lauren (Luna) Ray Vegter

Lauren (Luna) Ray Vegter

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.

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What happens next.

No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.

01

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

02

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

03

A meeting lands on your calendar

If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.