Draft:Sean Hargrow
Submission declined on 12 August 2026 by Ethmostigmus (talk).
Where to get help
How to improve a draft
You can also browse Wikipedia:Featured articles and Wikipedia:Good articles to find examples of Wikipedia's best writing on topics similar to your proposed article. Improving your odds of a speedy review To improve your odds of a faster review, tag your draft with relevant WikiProject tags using the button below. This will let reviewers know a new draft has been submitted in their area of interest. For instance, if you wrote about a female astronomer, you would want to add the Biography, Astronomy, and Women scientists tags. Editor resources
|  |
Comment: note for reviewers, there is also another user attempting to submit a similar copy. CNMall41 (talk) 04:39, 24 September 2025 (UTC)
 | This is a draft article. It is a work in progress open to editing by anyone. Please ensure core content policies are met before publishing it as a live Wikipedia article. Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL Last edited by Ethmostigmus (talk | contribs) 55 days ago. (Update)
Finished drafting? |
Sean Hargrow | |
|---|---|
| Born | Queens, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | Yale University (B.A. Neuroscience, 2026) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co‑founder of Series |
| Website | https://series.so |
Sean Hargrow is an American entrepreneur. He is the co founder and Chief Operating Officer of Series (The Founder Series, Inc.), a social networking platform built inside iMessage. He studied neuroscience at Yale University, where his work focused on reward systems and social media use among young people.
Early life and education
[edit]Hargrow was born in Queens, New York. He attended Doane Academy in New Jersey, where he played basketball. He later studied neuroscience at Yale University and graduated in 2026.[1]
Career
[edit]In 2025, while a student at Yale, Hargrow co founded Series with Nathaneo Johnson. The platform uses artificial intelligence to facilitate introductions between users via iMessage, aiming to create connections based on mutual value rather than traditional social media metrics such as follower counts or likes.
Series raised $3.1 million in its first funding round,[2] which was completed in about two weeks. The total pre-seed funding later reached $5.1 million.[3] Reports in TechCrunch and Forbes noted that investors included Venmo co founder Iqram Magdon Ismail, Pear VC, Anne Lee Skates, Edward Tian, and Reddit CEO Steve Huffman.[4]
Hargrow and Johnson co-host The Founder Series Podcast, which features interviews with entrepreneurs and executives.[5]
Recognition
[edit]- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2026 in the Social Impact category.[6]
- Coverage in NBC News, Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, and Yale Daily News has profiled Hargrow and Series.[7]
Media Coverage
[edit]Independent reporting has appeared in:
References
[edit]- ↑ Zimmerman, Micah (2025-04-10). "Yale Students Raised $3M in 14 Days for 'Anti-Facebook' Startup". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- 1 2 Prosser, David. "How Two Yale Juniors Just Raised $3.1 Million For Their Social Network". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ Bradley, Sydney. "2 Yale students raised $5 million to help supercharge your career. Read their startup's pitch deck". Business Insider. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- ↑ Davis, Dominic-Madori (2026-04-24). "Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- ↑ Mitchell, Sean. "Series launches with USD $3m to revolutionise networking". CMOtech Canada. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- ↑ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2026: Social Impact". Forbes. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- 1 2 Yates, Shanique (2026-04-25). "Two Black Yale Students Raise $5.1M To Build AI Networking Platform Series". Black Enterprise. Retrieved 2026-06-15.
- ↑ "Two college kids raise a $5.1 million pre-seed to build an AI social network in iMessage". Yahoo Finance. Archived from the original on 2026-04-26. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
- ↑ ""Series" co-founders talk about what it took to get the social network off the ground". NBC News. Retrieved 2026-06-12.
Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:American businesspeople Category:American company founders Category:American technology company founders Category:21st-century American businesspeople Category:Yale University alumni Category:People from Queens, New York
- provide significant coverage: discuss the person in detail, not brief mentions or interviews lacking independent analysis;
- are reliable: from reputable outlets with editorial oversight;
- are independent: not connected to the person, such as interviews, press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content.
Please add references that meet all three of these criteria. If none exist, the subject is not yet suitable for Wikipedia.