Groupme achtouken biography

By Annika Huprikar and Robert Eisenman

What’s Ahead:

• Learn why entrepreneur and Magellan Ventures partner Jared Hecht first founded GroupMe.

• Discover what Hecht wants all entrepreneurs and small-business investors to know.

Every day, we manage and grow our social networks.

From the latest text we send to the family group chat to our next round of Snapchat streaks, we are constantly building relationships with others through the advancing digital medium. Another staple social platform used worldwide, particularly on college campuses, is GroupMe: a mobile group messaging app.

Last week, we had the opportunity to talk with Jared Hecht, GroupMe’s co-founder and partner at Magellan Ventures, to learn more about his GroupMe journey and his world of experience in entrepreneurship and investing.

The origins of GroupMe go back to Hecht’s time in college, when he started a music marketing and production compa