# Where Are You Now?

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/where-are-you-now

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: London, UK
- Website: www.wayn.com
- Total disclosed funding: $11M
- Latest round: Series A (Nov 1, 2006)
- Investors on record: 3

## About

Founded in 2002 and based in London, UK, Where Are You Now? Ltd. operates as a travel and lifestyle social media platform. The company was founded by Jerome Touze and Mike Lines. They started working on the idea when they wanted an easy way to keep in touch with the friends they'd met across the globe after returning from a backpacking tour across the world. WAYN has raised a total of $11.4M in funding over 3 rounds funded by 8 investors. QVentures and Scottish Equity Partners are the most recent investors. Their latest funding was raised in November, 2014 from a Venture Series Unknown round. The WAYN Founders have also launched a new dating site under the WAYN umbrella. WAYN Dating helps people find their match based on doing what they love. The company has over 20.4 million members worldwide.

WAYN aims to help its members fulfill their dreams by meeting like-minded people to do cool stuff with and by sharing their intentions and experiences with others. WAYN also allows users to keep tabs on the friends they've met around the world, and meet new ones as well based on things they have in common. The company publishes travel based blogs recommending must-visit tourist attractions. The company also publishes 24 hours guides as blogs which guide the tourists on how to experience a city in 24 hours listing the popular destinations and activities.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Nov 1, 2006, $11M — Molten Ventures, Scottish Equity Partners, HOWZAT Partners

## Investors

- Molten Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/molten-ventures) — Series A
- Scottish Equity Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/scottish-equity-partners) — Series A
- HOWZAT Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/howzat-partners) — Series A