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Intro funding, valuation and investors
Marketplace for booking 1:1 video calls with experts across business, wellness, and design.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series A
$15.7M · June 2024
Latest known valuation
Not publicly disclosed
Total disclosed equity funding
$26M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
series a · Los Angeles, California
Overview
Intro, founded in 2020 in Los Angeles by Raad Mobrem, lets users book paid one-on-one video sessions with curated experts in fashion, wellness, business, design, and astrology via iOS and web. Andreessen Horowitz led a $10M seed in October 2021 with Seven Seven Six, Kevin Durant, Anne Wojcicki, and Michael Ovitz participating. Tracxn cites about $25.7M total funding including a 2024 Series A. Intro sells democratized access to high-end advice outside traditional networks.
Why Intro is interesting
Andrew Chen led a $10M seed for expert monetization—Rachel Zoe and Nate Berkus on supply side; ~$25.7M raised through Series A.
Product & use cases
Intro is a two-sided marketplace for live expert video calls with transparent session pricing and curated supply across lifestyle and business categories.
- Founders booking investor office hours
- Interior design and wellness consultations
- Influencers monetizing 1:1 fan access
Key facts
- Seed (2021): $10M led by a16z; Andrew Chen sponsor (TechCrunch)
- Total ~$25.7M raised (Tracxn)
- Launch experts included Rachel Zoe, Nate Berkus (TechCrunch)
- Expanded from ~75 experts into career and business verticals
Funding history (newest first)
Series A
2024-06 $15.7MSource: Read source · tracxn.com
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Competitive landscape
Edge: Premium curated roster plus a16z-backed growth playbook for multi-vertical expert marketplaces.
Live expert marketplaces face cold-start on supply quality. Intro's celebrity-adjacent launch experts helped branding; scaling beyond lifestyle into career and finance is the growth test versus vertical competitors.
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Cameo adjacent
Async celebrity videos; Intro is live and interactive.
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Calendly alternative
Scheduling without marketplace discovery or expert curation.
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MasterClass adjacent
One-to-many courses vs personalized live calls.
Notable stories
- Andrew Chen framed Intro as letting experts monetize beyond ads and diversify revenue (TechCrunch).
- Mobrem built Intro to replicate mentor access unavailable outside major tech hubs (company positioning).
- Premium listings include VC office hours at multi-thousand-dollar price points per CB Insights.
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