Can a social app fix the ‘terrible devastation’ of social media?
In Brief Posted: 1:39 PM PST · January 4, 2026 Image Credits:Andriy Onufriyenko / Getty Images Anthony Ha Can a social app fix the ‘terrible devastation’ of social media? Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp have raised new funding for their social media startup West Co. The startup launched an invite-only version of its first app, Tangle, in November. Now the Financial Times has pieced together more details from comments made by Stone and Sharp, as well as from regulatory filings and job listings. The company has reportedly raised $29 million, with Spark Capital leading its seed round. Sharp — the company’s CEO — described West Co as emerging from the question, “What could I build that might help address just some of the…
