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Hiki — Pre-Seed
Funded Fund: StoryHouse Fund I  ·  SH Check: $200K  ·  Valuation: $10M  ·  Closed: 2022-04-11
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One-Liner & Thesis

A friendship and dating mobile app targeting the neurodivergent community. Autistic friendship and dating platform.

Q2 2025: Revenue >$1M since launching pricing and cashflow positive Warehoused investment through SAFE. Not sure on round size. Post money valuation cap of $10 million. SH committed $200K, via StoryHouse Fund I, at a $10M valuation, in a $1M round, alongside Flybridge, Google Disability Fund, Precursor, Dangerous Ventures.

Deal Box

Round Size
$1M
Valuation / Cap
$10M
Co-Investors
Flybridge, Google Disability Fund, Precursor, Dangerous Ventures
SH Check
$200K
Fund
StoryHouse Fund I
Funding Round
Pre-Seed
SH Investment Date
2022-04-11

Company Snapshot

Sector
Consumer Social, Dating, Online Dating
Location
New York, New York
Headcount
5
Year Founded
2019-06-01
Total Raised
$2.2M
Website
hikiapp.com
Status
Private

Founders

Jamil Karriem
Social entrepreneur building Hiki, a friendship and dating platform designed specifically for the autistic community, focused on inclusive connection and neurodiversity-centered design.

Latest Meeting Notes

2024-05-03 — Call

RAW NOTES: \- Raw notes \- He's been dealing with health issues; had knee surgery two weeks ago and is in a cast and in crutches and has mostly been immobile; genetic issue where he has an overgrown meniscus; it had been torn from years of playing lacrosse. Had never been debilitating, but year...

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2023-07-13 — Call

RAW NOTES: \- Hiki \- We did a big marketing campaign with Getty images to release stock images of \- <https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenaquino/2023/06/23/getty-images-hiki-join-in-combating-visual-stereotypes-of-autistic-community-with-autisticoutloud-campaign/?sh=7089656a35b6> \- He also...

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2023-01-19 — Call

General • Fundraising has taken him away from the business. • But if they don't raise more money, it's going to de-risk their GTM • He doesn't think they'll have another opportunity to raise money into the business unless they generate a meaningful amount of revenue. • Makes sense to leverage the...

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