eYou raises pre-seed round to fight misinformation online
Emerging social media startup eYou has secured €300,000 in pre-seed funding to develop a new platform built specifically to tackle the growing problem of misinformation and rebuild trust in digital conversations.
A new kind of social media platform
The upcoming eYou platform aims to differentiate itself from traditional networks by placing content integrity and user safety at the core of its design. Rather than optimising solely for engagement, the company plans to integrate mechanisms that promote verified information, reduce the visibility of demonstrably false content, and encourage more accountable interactions.
While detailed product features have not yet been publicly disclosed, the team is expected to leverage a combination of AI moderation tools, fact-checking workflows, and transparent community guidelines to identify and limit the spread of misleading posts. The platform is also likely to explore ways to highlight trusted sources and provide contextual labels around sensitive or disputed topics.
Funding to accelerate product launch
The €300,000 pre-seed round will enable eYou to expand its engineering and product teams, finalise its core technology stack, and prepare for an initial rollout. The funds will also support early user acquisition and partnerships with organisations focused on media literacy and digital trust.
Investors are betting that growing public concern over fake news, polarisation, and low trust in existing platforms will create space for a new entrant that treats information quality as a primary feature rather than an afterthought. If eYou can demonstrate that a social network can scale responsibly while curbing harmful content, it could become a reference point for the next generation of online communities.
Positioning in a crowded social landscape
Despite fierce competition in the social media arena, eYou is positioning itself as a mission-driven alternative for users, creators, and institutions seeking a more reliable environment for public discourse. The pre-seed funding marks an early but significant step toward testing whether a platform explicitly built around trust and verification can gain meaningful traction with mainstream audiences.