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Yope

Raised £9.2M

Stage
Pre-seed
Amount raised
£9.2M
Sectors
consumer
Detected
8 June 2026
Confidence
90%
Source

Instagram challenger Yope raises £9.2m for algorithm-free social media — London-based photo sharing social platform Yope has raised $12.3m (£9.2m) in a pre-Series A funding round to scale its platform. Founded in 2021 by chief executive Bahram Ismailau and CTO Paul Rudkouski, Yope offers an ad-free, algorithm-free alternative to public social media platforms. Designed around what the founders call "Friendspace," the app allows users to […] The post Instagram challenger Yope raises £9.2m for algorithm-free social media appeared first on UKTN .

8 Jun 2026
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