On Stompstart by 12 February 2016 · Santa Monica · United States
Ferris.
A Santa Monica iPhone app that stitched everyday video clips into shared stories, later renamed Wheel and bought by Tinder in 2017.
Media and entertainment
Timeline
- Funding
Ferris raised $2 million in seed funding from Upfront Ventures and Allen DeBevoise.
Funding · Announced - Listing page saved
The Wayback Machine saved this listing page.
- Acquired
Tinder announced an agreement to acquire Wheel, originally founded in 2015 as Ferris, on undisclosed terms; its four co-founders joined Tinder.
Acquisition · Announced - Listed on Stompstart
“Photo Album for your Videos”
- Renamed
Ferris was renamed Wheel some time between its 2015 funding and February 2017.
Rename · Announced
As listed on Stompstart
“Photo Album for your Videos”
We are a small startup based in Los Angeles, CA. Ferris helps people edit and share videos that are trapped on their phone. Most video apps are limited to only a few seconds or only of content that is "social media worthy" but most video that people capture is longer and of their every day lives (their kids at the zoo, birthdays, hiking, etc.). Instead of letting current technology dictate how long or what memories we should keep and remember, Ferris sets people free to remember what they want and share it with who they want. Ferris instantly creates stories from as many video clips as you like at run-time, on your phone. You can continue adding to a story (e.g. road trip to Rockies that your friends can follow along with as you go) if you wish and even work with friends to fully capture an event (e.g. people all add their own videos from your wedding). Ferris is the 'photo album for you videos' that you'll want to enjoy and remember. Dust off those videos clips rotting away on your phone and download Ferris for iOS, today!
- Topics
- Family, Video
- Platforms
- Mobile
- Location
- Santa Monica · United States
In our words: The listing described Ferris as an iOS app for editing and sharing the longer, everyday videos that pile up on phones, such as trips to the zoo, birthdays and hikes. It built stories from any number of clips on the phone, and friends could add their own clips to a shared event such as a wedding.
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ShortThe family-video app that became Wheel and joined TinderRead the storyPublication record
- Release
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