- Source: Community (celebrity texting)
Community is a social marketing startup that connects fans with celebrities, through a phone number run by Community. Celebrities leak or share their phone number as if it's their personal cell phone. It is based in Santa Monica, California.
The cofounders are Matthew Peltier and Josh Rosenheck, who pivoted from their previous app, Shimmur, which was in a Techstars incubator in 2017. Barry Steinglass, formerly CTO of Hulu, is the CTO.
The service was launched in July 2019 with investments from Ashton Kutcher and Guy Oseary. Maverick's Chief Impact Officer Molly DeWolf Swenson brought Community to Oseary after trialing the texting platform with G-Eazy. At the time Barack Obama joined Community, on September 23, 2020, the company had amassed nearly 20 million members.
Notable users
Barack Obama
Misha Collins
Jake Paul
Marshmello
P. Diddy
Scooter Braun
Paul McCartney
Ashton Kutcher
Karlie Kloss
Gregg Sulkin
Gary Vaynerchuk
Amy Schumer
Sophia Bush
OneRepublic
Jennifer Lopez
Guapdad 4000
Diplo (placed the phone number on a billboard in Hollywood)
Summer Walker
Tory Lanez
Tom Felton
Ellen DeGeneres
Mark Cuban
Kerry Washington
Pod Save America
Jonas Brothers
DDG
SuperM
Wax Motif
Jennifer Lopez
Alex Rodriguez
Ava DuVernay
John Legend
Jim Gaffigan
Ian Somerhalder
Lele Pons
Dream (YouTuber)
See also
Katy Perry, who accidentally shared her phone number
Escapex
Cameo (website)
References
External links
Official website