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Retro
Private weekly photo journal for sharing with close friends
About Retro
Retro (Lone Palm Labs) is a remote-first consumer social app founded in 2022 by former Instagram Stories engineers Nathan Sharp (CEO) and Ryan Olson (CTO) as a private, ad-free weekly photo journal for sharing moments with a small circle of friends rather than a public feed. Key features include weekly photo sharing, shared Journals albums, recap compilations, Rewind for past memories, private messaging and optional physical postcards, deliberately omitting public like counts and visible friend lists; a freemium model added a ~$36/year premium tier in 2025 for video and other extras. As of August 2026 press cited about 7.8 million global downloads and 1.7 million monthly active users. In August 2026 Retro raised more than $21 million in Series A funding from investors including Thrive Capital, Scribble Ventures, Imaginary Ventures and Figma CEO Dylan Field at a valuation reported above $100 million. Sources: TechCrunch 28 Aug 2026; Business Insider.
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Dec 2025 | $21M | $100M | Copper · Scribble Ventures · Positive Sum · The Box Group | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Retro is 240K monthly website visits, up 118.2% over the last three months. Retro's team grew 130.8% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.
Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A9 investors entered at this stage
Copper
Scribble Ventures
Positive Sum
The Box Group
Thrive Capital
Coalition
Dylan Field
Imaginary Ventures
Conviction
Other known investors2 additional known investors
BoxGroup
Coalition Operators
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Global footprint
team presence
Market sentiment
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