News Summary

• Tracy Chou founded Block Party in 2018 as a tool to help people stay safe from targeted harassment on Twitter.
• Chou raised a $4.8 million seed round in 2022 to expand the tool to other social networks, which turned out to be really good timing.
• The company evolved into a browser plug-in to “deep clean your social media,” integrating with more than a dozen other platforms, like TikTok, Instagram, Venmo, Facebook, and yes, even X.