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Hearhere Raises $3.2M To Scale Its Immersive Storytelling Road-Trip App

Feb 28, 2022•over 3 years ago

Amount Raised

$3.2 Million

Round Type

seed

Santa BarbaraAppsSoftware

Description

Santa Barbara-based HearHere, the company behind an audio entertainment and immersive storytelling road-trip app, has raised $3.2 million in seed funding led by RV and outdoor retailer Camping World. The app aims to foster deep connections and understandings of the places and histories of the land that users are traveling through when on a road trip. With users’ permission, HearHere pushes information to users as they’re driving, giving them informational tidbits in three- to five-minute segments about their surroundings, including points of interest they might not have known about.

Company Information

Company

Hear Here

Location

Santa Barbara, California, United States

About

The startup also plans to use the funding to grow its team. Launched in August 2020, HearHere currently has more than 100,000 registered users and offers more than 8,880 stories across the United States. HearHere currently has 26 people on its content team, primarily consisting of contractors with a background in travel journalism. Sears said Camping World’s involvement in HearHere’s pre-seed and seed funding round was a result of the companies’ “natural synergy,” as HearHere provides entertaining and educational content that RVers can enjoy during their journeys throughout the country. HearHere is currently available in the continental United States, with plans to launch in Alaska and Hawaii later this year.