Fishbowl (app)
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Matt Sunbulli, Loren Appin |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
| Website | Script error: No such module "URL". |
Fishbowl also known as Fishbowl Media is a mobile social networking app based in San Francisco, California. The application connects professionals and allows them to have semi-anonymous workplace conversations.[1][2][3]
Fishbowl is used by news publishers to help source anonymous discussions that reveal candid opinions of professionals working across companies and industries as well as by employees of companies for discussions about topics like salary and culture.[4][5][6]
Founding
Fishbowl was launched in 2016 by Matt Sunbulli and Loren Appin who joined as a co-founder.[7][8]
As revealed in a 2019 edition of the Harvard Business Review, Sunbulli had the inspiration for Fishbowl after observing mobile social networks like Nextdoor enabling neighbors to communicate by employing geofencing and geolocation. Sunbulli realized that professionals could communicate with other professionals who were located within similar companies and industries. In addition, he noticed that identity on professional networks like LinkedIn prevented users from being authentic while engaging in conversations.[9]
History
In June 2017, Fishbowl made it possible for advertising agency employees to register for the app through their business email.[7] In the same year, several employees of notable organizations registered for the applications including, 28 percent of Saatchi & Saatchi employees, 20 percent of Crispin Porter + Bogusky, 16 percent of Grey, and 17 percent of SapientRazorfish.[10]
In July 2019, Fishbowl allowed thousands of waitlisted marketing employees to register to the app from companies such as Nike, Google, Apple, PepsiCo, and Facebook.[7]
Financing
Fishbowl raised $2.1 million in a seed funding round held in 2017. The round was led by Binary Capital and Outlander Fund.[11][12][13] In 2019, the company raised additional seed funding of $5.3 million in a round led by Alex Zhu, founder of Musical.ly, Hans Tung, a managing partner of GGV Capital, and Lerer Hippeau.[13][14]
Acquisition
In September 2021, Fishbowl was acquired by the multinational firm Recruit Holdings, which also owns Indeed and Glassdoor.[15][7][16]
References
- ↑ Watson, Deanna. "Survey: Three out of four Texas teachers don't want in-person classes". Times Record News. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Petersen, Jennifer (2021-07-07). "Welcome To Fishbowl: The Popular App Where Lawyers Are Discussing The Industry Openly And Anonymously - Above the LawAbove the Law". Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Gibbons, Serenity. "7 Apps That Will Define The Future Of Work". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Liffreing, Ilyse (2018-09-24). "Agencies are using anonymous app Fishbowl to keep tabs on employee morale". Digiday. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Kaplan, Juliana. "A user survey by the app Fishbowl finds teachers largely opposed to schools in their state reopening in the fall". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Dhawan, Erica. "Revitalizing Trust In The Workplace: How Fishbowl Is Transforming How We Connect". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "Glassdoor acquires Fishbowl, the go-to gossip app for the ad industry". Ad Age. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ John, Leslie K. (2018-12-01). "Fishbowl: Scaling Up - Case - Faculty & Research". Harvard Business School. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Fishbowl: Scaling Up - Teaching Note - Faculty & Research - Harvard Business School". www.hbs.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Coffee, Patrick (June 22, 2017). "Fishbowl Is Trying to Be the Ad Industry's Hottest Networking and Gossip App, Starting With Cannes". Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Fishbowl Raises $5.3m to Grow Its Social Network of Conversing Professionals". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Lunden, Ingrid (2021-09-15). "Glassdoor acquires Fishbowl, a semi-anonymous social network and job board, to square up to LinkedIn". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Fishbowl Snares $5.3M in Series A". vcnewsdaily.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Fishbowl Raises $5.3m in Series A Funding". FinSMEs. 2020-01-07. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ "Glassdoor Acquires Fishbowl, Expands Social Networking". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
- ↑ Roby, Karen (2021-09-22). "Glassdoor CEO: Acquisition of Fishbowl will be good for job seekers and employers". TechRepublic. Retrieved 2022-11-28.