Clubhouse's audio-social boom, platform pivots, and decline (2020–2022)

1. Clubhouse launches as invite-only iOS beta

   Apr 8, 2020Labels: Clubhouse, Alpha Exploration

   • Business of Apps
   • Wikipedia

2. Andreessen Horowitz leads Series A funding

   May 15, 2020Labels: Andreessen Horowitz, Series A

   • Forbes
   • Axios

3. China blocks Clubhouse access

   Feb 8, 2021Labels: China, censorship

   • CNBC
   • TechCrunch

4. Clubhouse’s early-2021 hype goes mainstream

   Feb 15, 2021Labels: Clubhouse, media hype

   • WIRED
   • Axios

5. Privacy and security concerns draw scrutiny

   Mar 16, 2021Labels: privacy, security

   • WIRED

6. Clubhouse launches creator payments with Stripe

   Apr 5, 2021Labels: Creator Payments, Stripe

   • Axios
   • TechCrunch

7. Series C round values Clubhouse at $4B

   Apr 19, 2021Labels: Series C, Andreessen Horowitz

   • TechCrunch

8. Android beta rollout begins in the U.S.

   May 9, 2021Labels: Android beta, United States

   • TechCrunch
   • Axios

9. Clubhouse opens Android access worldwide

   May 21, 2021Labels: Android, global rollout

   • Android Authority

10. Invite and waitlist system removed

    Jul 21, 2021Labels: Open signups, Clubhouse

    • Yahoo
    • Wikipedia

11. Clips and Replay announced to extend reach

    Sep 30, 2021Labels: Clips, Replay

    • Clubhouse Blog
    • TechCrunch

12. Replays roll out, formalizing recorded rooms

    Nov 8, 2021Labels: Replays, recorded rooms

    • MakeUseOf

13. Reporting portrays sharp fade from peak buzz

    Mar 11, 2022Labels: media coverage, competition

    • WIRED

14. Private “Houses” test signals a pivot to smaller groups

    Jun 23, 2022Labels: Houses, private groups

    • Bloomberg

15. Houses beta testing expands as reinvention effort

    Aug 4, 2022Labels: Houses beta, reinvention

    • TechCrunch