Plura blog · May 2026
Launched Plura Ticketing, including organizer tools, free ticket selling for approved organizers, 100% pass-through of ticket revenue to organizers, and a $2 per-ticket organizer bonus for the first 90 days.
The social app for edge-of-culture communities
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Plura (formerly Bloom Community) is a queer, woman-led social and dating app for edge-of-culture communities. It helps people discover and host events, meet through shared experiences, and connect via Bud-based matching, chat, and community spaces.
Primary product
Social and dating app for discovering, joining, and hosting community events
Founded
2020
Headquarters
Oakland, California, United States
Team size
1-10 employees
Work style
Remote
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Consumer social/dating app for events and community building
Offices
Oakland, California, United States
Distributed across the United States and the Netherlands
Business model
freemium consumer app
premium subscription (Plura+)
event ticketing and processing fees
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$2.6M
Latest round
Seed Round · Sep 2022
Latest amount
$2.5M
People & investors
Leadership
Founder, CEO, Chair
Chief Operating Officer
Lead Product Designer
Work & culture
Public materials describe Plura as queer woman-led, consent-focused, inclusive, collaborative, ownership-driven, and 'chill but dedicated.' The company emphasizes community, mentorship, and building a safer space for edge-of-culture groups.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public hiring signals are limited. A posted Marketing Manager role was part-time contract and fully remote/from anywhere; an aggregator listed pay at roughly $50-$75/hour. No broad company salary band or benefits package was publicly published.
Product & market
Pricing
Free core app; Plura+ premium subscription for additional dating/event perks; ticket buyers pay processing/ticketing fees while approved organizers can sell tickets free.
Differentiators
- —Event-first discovery instead of swipe-first matching
- —Consent- and safety-oriented community design
- —Focus on queer, ENM, kink, and alternative communities
- —Bud-based mutual matching and event chats before/after events
- —Deep partnerships with event organizers and community groups
- —Built-in ticketing and organizer tools
- —NOTAFLOF / accessibility-oriented premium access options
Technology
Elasticsearch
Grafana
Terraform
GraphQL
GitHub
GitHub Actions
React Native
React
Redis
Customers
Event organizers
Queer communities
Ethically non-monogamous communities
Kink/BDSM communities
Burner / alternative communities
Artists and creatives
Wellness and spiritual communities
People seeking friends, dates, and community through events
Competitors
Feeld
Partiful
Meetup
FetLife
Eventbrite
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approx. $1M ARR (2024 estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
32.3K
Traffic estimate as of Apr 2025
Latest news
Plura blog · Feb 2025
Described rapid development of Plura's ticketing platform, early go-live adoption, and the importance of in-person event-driven connection.
Plura blog · Jan 2025
Community update during the LA fires; the company canceled several events, pointed members to the LA community chat, and highlighted ongoing support for organizers and members.
Plura blog · Jun 2024
Announced dark mode, discussed a referral program, and noted the company was celebrating four years.
Plura blog · Mar 2024
Announced the rebrand from Bloom Community to Plura, explained the plurality theme, and said the app name, website, emails, and membership branding were changing while the roadmap stayed the same.
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