Muse
Muse mission is to transform the lock screen into a tool of discovery and inspiration. Connect with your favorite tastemakers and brands. Muse is the first app to enable product shopping and discovery on the phone lock screen. The is the most accessible way to shop and discover products suggested by your favorite tastemakers. Save time and effort by letting Muse find the stories made for you. The Muse Recommendation Engine selects the best paintings for each user using a proprietary item-to-item collaborative filtering algorithm. Download the Android app at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blinpick.muse
Muse
Muse mission is to transform the lock screen into a tool of discovery and inspiration. Connect with your favorite tastemakers and brands. Muse is the first app to enable product shopping and discovery on the phone lock screen. The is the most accessible way to shop and discover products suggested by your favorite tastemakers. Save time and effort by letting Muse find the stories made for you. The Muse Recommendation Engine selects the best paintings for each user using a proprietary item-to-item collaborative filtering algorithm. Download the Android app at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blinpick.muse
TL;DR
Founded: March 1, 2014
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Product: Mobile app that turned the phone lock screen into a shopping and product-discovery surface
Founder: Andrea Riposati
Status & funding: Listed as permanently closed; one Seed round announced 2014-12-19 (lead investor listed as VentureOut)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Mobile commerce / product discovery on device lock screens
Founded
2014
Industry
Mobile shopping
Funding Track Record
Seed round announced Dec 19, 2014; amount not disclosed in the available sources.
Investor Signal
“VentureOut listed as lead investor for the Seed round”