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September 22, 2022

Gen Z shopping app from two ex-Revoluters raises $3m

It’s like Instagram, Depop and Chinese livestream shopping channels had a love child


Amy O'Brien

4 min read

Tilt's cofounders Neil Shah and Abhi Thanendran

If Instagram, TikTok, Depop and Chinese livestream shopping channels had a love child, it would look like Tilt. The app is a social media platform, ecommerce site and fintech payments platform — with a bit of gaming sprinkled on top — and it’s launching today.

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Amy O'Brien

Amy O'Brien is a freelance reporter covering Italian tech. She was previously Sifted's fintech reporter

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