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Dear Current/Future Investors,
We are excited to announce that TROOV INC. has recently filed its Form C and launched the public phase of its Wefunder raise. Here’s a detailed update on our progress and future plans.
What is Troov?
Troov is an innovative meetup app designed to help users propose one-on-one activity ideas and connect over shared passions. Whether you're looking for friendship, dating, or collaboration, Troov offers a platform for meaningful connections.
Target Release Date:
We are targeting an October release for the app.
Upcoming Milestones:
1. Continue recruiting beta testers to find bugs and gather feedback.
I'm hosting weekly testing sessions in Austin (you can see our most recent one at my favorite pizza shop above). Everyone downloads and tests the app, providing valuable feedback while enjoying some of the best za in Austin!
2. Continue to add more local business partnerships.
We have identified over 80 local businesses in Austin, TX that we believe would be a good fit to target for partnerships to bring benefits to troov users as well as enhanced credibility and engagement for the app.
These targets range from local coffee shops, rock climbing gyms, concert venues, to public event spaces.
We have initiated conversations with The Expedition School, a respected brand in Austin known for outdoor recreational activities and training. This partnership will enable us to market their stand-up paddle boards and kayak rentals on Ladybird Lake, proposing exciting outdoor activities for our users.
3. Recruiting Student Ambassadors:
- We are launching a program to recruit local students at the University of Texas at Austin as ambassadors for the Troov brand.
- Ambassadors will receive credit to try out fun activities around Austin and share their experiences on social media.
- This initiative aims to increase brand awareness, generate authentic content, and engage with the student community.
4. Harden our technology infrastructure in anticipation of the app launch.
The beta app runs on reduced-scale hardware which needs to be replaced and upgraded for our production environment. This will involve lifting and shifting multiple copies of our existing databases and introducing a load balancing framework for our API as well as the ability to scale up and down with user traffic loads.
Product Development Updates:
Though I have spent the bulk of my time over the past few weeks fundraising, we have continued to make forward progress on the app development front.
- Enhancements to the map view and backend to allow for an interactive “Search This Area” feature:
- Implementing Push Notifications in the app.
- An improved content moderation policy with a more targeted definition of troov’s community rules and guidelines for ChatGPT to moderate troovs and opening chat requests.
We are so grateful for your continued support, and we can't wait to utilize these funds to bring Troov to life in the market!
As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any musings, questions, and/or concerns about our progress so far.
Thank you,
Dustin Godevais
Founder & CEO at TROOV INC.
