Prime Highlight:
- Biz Stone and Evan Sharp have launched Tangle, a social app designed to reduce social media addiction by encouraging intentional planning and real-world connections.
- The app removes viral metrics and endless scrolling, focusing on mindful usage, small group interactions, and offline activities.
Key Facts:
- Tangle raised $15 million in funding to support product development and user growth.
- The beta version went live in late 2025, with early users praising its clean design and focus on completing plans and shared activities.
Background:
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp launched a new social app called Tangle. Investors gave $15 million to support it. The founders say the app aims to fight social media addiction by helping users plan with intention and build real-world connections.
Unlike mainstream platforms that use endless scrolling and algorithm feeds, Tangle helps people use it mindfully. The app lets users make plans, schedule meetups, and share activities with small groups. It limits notifications and removes features such as public likes and viral metrics that often push compulsive behaviour.
The founders say years of working in social media showed them how engagement-based designs can increase anxiety and isolation. They want Tangle to offer a healthier alternative that puts quality interaction ahead of time spent on screens.
The funding round will support product development and user growth. Investors have shown interest in what many now call “mindful technology,” a segment growing as users question the mental health impact of existing platforms.
The timing of the launch is important. Regulators in the United States have begun pushing back against addictive design features. New York recently passed a law that makes platforms put warning labels on features like endless scrolling.
The beta version of Tangle went live in late 2025. Early users praise its clean design and focus on offline outcomes, such as completed plans and shared activities. The app suggests event ideas and supports private group planning, without heavy personalisation.
Analysts say Tangle faces strong competition from big social networks with lots of money and millions of users. Stone and Sharp believe their focus on planning, privacy, and well-being can help Tangle stand out in a crowded market.
