Partiful is an event planning and management platform. The service allows users to create events, invite guests (often via text message), and perform various event hosting tasks, including managing RSVPs and sending updates to attendees. Currently, all services are offered free of charge to users.

History

The service was founded in 2020 by Joy Tao and Shreya Murthy. First launched as a website, the platform gained significant traction in 2022, also securing $20 million in

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funding that year. The service has seen significant adoption among

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and startup founders, with the majority of users under the age of 30. The company has claimed "millions" of active users by the end of 2023. Partiful expanded into

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and Android apps in 2024, winning the award for

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's Best App of the Year that same year.

Controversy

Critics have raised questions about the professional backgrounds of Partiful's founders, as both CEO Shreya Murthy and CTO Joy Tao previously worked at

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and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Partiful's CEO has continued to represent herself as a Palantir alum, including at a "Palantir Mafia" event in October 2024, but says both cofounders "exclusively worked on private-sector projects" and that sharing user data is "not realistically something we’re planning on doing."

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