Yope raises $12.3M seed for ad-free, algorithm-free social network

London startup Yope has raised a $12.3 million seed round led by Northzone. The app offers private, friends-only social networking with no algorithmic feed, no public content, and no ads, relying on subscriptions for power users. Yope operates across 12 countries and plans AI-powered friend mini-games and real-world meetup facilitation next.