Analysis

May 17, 2020

Clubhouse for "X"

Audio chatroom Clubhouse is now valued at $100m after raising a $10m round from Andreessen Horowitz — and people are already plotting copycats. But for what?


Clubhouse founder Paul Davison. Image Credit: JD Lasica

Clubhouse, an audio-based social network with less than 5,000 beta test users, has closed an eyebrow-raising $10m round at a $100m valuation from famed US venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, according to multiple reports over the weekend.

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