$3.1M in 14 Days: How Two Yale Students are Using AI to Build the Anti-Facebook

This is a Coeus Collective exclusive interview recorded with Series Co-Founders Nathaneo Johnson and Sean Hargrow just days after Series announced their $3.1 million seed fundraise, which was led by the VC firm Parable, and included participation from Pear VC, DGB.VC, 47th Street, Radicle Impact, Uncommon Projects, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and GPTZero Founder Edward Tian. Series seeks to redefine digital connection by creating what they call the "anti-Facebook" - a platform with no followers, no feeds, and no likes. In this interview, we go deeper on the need for meaning and purpose that Gen Z is currently seeking, and how Series aims to push the culture forward with their platform. We speak about what it means to create a real community, and not just use the word community for clout. And we discuss how Nathaneo and Sean represent the change that technology needs to seek in this next generation. Nathaneo and Sean were attending the NGEN Trailblazers Conference at the Lowenstein Sandler office in NYC, where we at Coeus Collective had set up our mobile podcast recording studio. We connected and set up this interview on the spot with no preparation, recorded on Friday April 11, 2025. Secure your spot on the Series wait list today at https://series.so/ - fittingly, the unlock prompt starts by asking what your childhood dream was. Stay tuned for more on the latest in emerging entrepreneurship by following @CoeusCollective on all socials and listening to the Coeus Collective Podcast on YouTube and all audio platforms. 🦉 To learn more about NGEN, visit https://ngennetwork.org/