How to plan your campaign, hit your target and leave no money on the table This post was written after raising £230,000 for Togethera, the private sharing app for your family and loved ones, on Crowdcube in the UK. It captures the lessons we learned and advice that was generously shared by Anthony Eskinazi and Doug Monro, founders of JustPark and Adzuna, which raised £3.5M…

At Togethera (the private social network for your family), we’re fanatical about making photo sharing as fast as possible. Here’s how we compare to WhatsApp and Facebook: (All demos recorded on the same Wi-Fi connection) So how are we so much faster than WhatsApp and Facebook? We tested sharing 10 photos, and recorded the time between pressing ‘Post/Send’ and the…

Yesterday, we launched our crowdfunding campaign for Togethera (the private social network for your family, partner and closest friends). The response has been fantastic and within 24 hours we’ve had 29% of our investment goal committed with 45 awesome investors coming on board. …

We’re super excited that Togethera, the private social network for your family, partner and closest friends, is now available on your wrist! Here’s what’s new: Full post push notifications Now you can view an entire post without even opening the app!

Last week, we made some important announcement about our iOS and Android apps. TheNextWeb, one of the most prominent tech blogs, wrote about them. Sokratis Papafloratos, Founder of Togethera, told TNW that the reasoning behind the decision to start charging people for what was previously a free service was “transparency”: It’s a stand we’re taking. We have always said that we will keep our users data private and never show them ads, and the only way to do that is to be transparent about how you are making your money.

The Mail Online is one of the world’s most popular newspaper websites with 200 million visitors per month. Togethera was featured in this excellent article. As Facebook users know, the astonishing success of the service has also left it virtually impossible to actually keep in touch with your real friends and family.A new startup hopes to change that, and claims it is an ‘unsocial network’. Called Togethera, it allows families to easily share photos and videos.

O2 Hilfe (help) regularly reviews apps that their customers may find interesting. Their Guru Antonia does a fanstatic job describing Togethera in this post. Here’s the full video below: Vielen Dank O2 and Antonia!

La Stampa is one of Italy’s most popular daily newspapers and Togethera was featured in this excellent article. Niente pubblicità, niente rapporti superficiali: su Togethera le interazioni avvengono soltanto con familiari, colleghi con cui c’è particolare confidenza, conoscenti di vecchia data. E la privacy è una priorità And for our English speaking readers: No advertising, no superficial relationships: on Togethera interactions occur only with family, colleagues with whom there is particular confidence, longtime acquaintances. And privacy is a priority.

Closed social network completes $800,000 seed round by international group of entrepreneurs and investors. January 21, 2015 As the world is becoming more open and connected through social networks, one service is letting people cherish their most intimate relationships through simple, private sharing. Togethera is a truly private “un-social” network…