Locals
Locals Technology Inc., also referred to as locals.com, is a US creator crowdfunding site cofounded by Dave Rubin and Assaf Lev. It started in 2019 and is based in Miami.
| Founded | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Owner | Rumble (company) |
| URL | https://locals.com |
The site was founded after Rubin and Jordan Peterson left Patreon in response to its banning of Carl Benjamin for paraphrasing hate speech. The startup raised just over $1 million from 10 506(b) private placement investors in March 2020. Locals announced further funding of $3.8 million on April 20, 2021 led by Craft Ventures.
The site deviates from the advertising and views model adopted by traditional social media, in favor of a paywall approach.
Assaf Lev is the President and CEO; Lev was previously an executive at QualiSystems. Andrew Conru is also a director.
Locals was acquired by Rumble in October 2021.