Jodel co-founder

Tim Schmitz and Jodel

He took charge of finance in the team that built Jodel in Berlin.

Tim Schmitz is a co-founder of Jodel, the app that lets people post anonymously to a feed limited to their surroundings. Alessio Borgmeyer released it in October 2014. Schmitz took charge of finance, Niklas Henckell of community and Alexander Linewitsch of product.

The company is The Jodel Venture GmbH, based in Berlin. In June 2017 it announced $6 million from investors including Redalpine Venture Partners, Global Founders Capital, Christophe Maire and Felix Haas.

Income followed in steps. Advertising began in March 2018 and paid local promotions in 2019. A premium subscription arrived in 2021.

By 2025 the app was at version 7.132 and the company had about 60 staff. Other milestones from the company's history are the Heimat feature in November 2016 and the Traveller Feed in 2017.

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What is Tim Schmitz's role at Jodel?

Tim Schmitz is a co-founder of Jodel, the anonymous hyperlocal social app, and took charge of finance. The other co-founders are Alessio Borgmeyer, Niklas Henckell (community) and Alexander Linewitsch (product).

How was Jodel founded?

Alessio Borgmeyer released the app in October 2014 while he was a student at RWTH Aachen. The company, The Jodel Venture GmbH, is based in Berlin and was built up with Schmitz, Henckell and Linewitsch.

How did Jodel raise money?

In June 2017 Jodel announced $6 million from investors including Redalpine Venture Partners and Global Founders Capital. Advertising began in March 2018, paid local promotions followed in 2019 and a premium subscription in 2021.