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| Founded | 2019 |
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| Owner | Rumble |
| URL | https://locals.com |
Locals Technology Inc., also referred to as locals.com, is a US creator crowdfunding site cofounded by conservative commentator Dave Rubin and Assaf Lev. It started in 2019 and is based in Miami.
The site was founded after Rubin and Jordan Peterson left Patreon in response to its banning of Carl Benjamin for paraphrasing hate speech. The startup raised just over $1 million from 10 506(b) private placement investors in March 2020.[1][2] Locals announced further funding of $3.8 million on April 20, 2021 led by Craft Ventures.[3][4]
The site deviates from the advertising and views model adopted by traditional social media, in favor of a paywall approach.[5]
Assaf Lev is the President and CEO; Lev was previously an executive at QualiSystems. Andrew Conru is also a director.[1][2][6]
Locals was acquired by Rumble in October 2021.[7]
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- ^ a b "SEC FORM D/A". sec.gov. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Locals.Com Raises Seed Round Empowering Independent Creators Via Its Subscription-Based Community Platform". locals.com. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "SEC FORM D". sec.gov. 29 March 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Dave Rubin's Locals". Tablet Magazine. 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- ^ QualiSystems (24 September 2013). "QualiSystems Expands Base of Financial, Government and Telecom Customers". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Rumble acquires Locals to help build a bigger creator economy". Yahoo News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.