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EO StudioA Yale Student Raised $3.1M in 2 Weeks for an AI Social App | Series, Nathaneo Johnson
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EPISODE INFO
- Released
- August 25, 2025
- Duration
- 10m
- Channel
- EO Studio
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION
Nathaneo Johnson, Co-founder and CEO of Series, believes social networks need a radical reset. As a Yale student, he and his team raised $3.1M in just 14 days to launch Series, the world’s first AI-powered social app. ✨EO Partner Highlight: EO x Lovable✨ 📍Promo code: EO20YT
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Series has already seen over 500,000 text messages exchanged and more than 300,000 profiles created, showing the demand for a new kind of network. The platform aims to replace closed circles and nepotism with merit-based, authentic connections. In this video, Nathaneo shares his journey as a student founder, why building Series at Yale became an advantage, and his vision to democratize networking for Gen Z and beyond. 00:00 Intro 00:43 Why We Build Social Media 02:31 Do the Unconventional 03:57 When Everyone Doubts I Break the Norm 06:47 How We Raised $3.1M in 14 Days EO stands for Entrepreneurship & Opportunities. As we're looking to feature more inspiring stories of entrepreneurs all over the world, don't hesitate to contact us at partner@eoeoeo.net X | @eostudi0 LinkedIn | @EO STUDIO Instagram | @eostudio.official Newsletter | https://www.eomag.io/subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description
SPEAKERS
Nathaneo Johnson
guestCo-founder and CEO of Series; Yale University junior studying computer science and economics.
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of EO Studio, featuring Nathaneo Johnson, A Yale Student Raised $3.1M in 2 Weeks for an AI Social App | Series, Nathaneo Johnson explores Yale founder’s AI social network raises $3.1M fast via controversy Series positions itself as an “AI social network” that uses agentic matchmaking to create warm introductions via iMessage based on what users want or need.
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