Twitter is a mess, so former employees are creating Spill as an alternative.

Alphonzo “Phonz” Terrell and DeVaris Brown met during orientation on their first day working at Twitter. They didn’t know that just a few years later they’d be building a social media platform of their own.

“We were the only two Black guys in there, and we were like, ‘Hey, we’ll be friends!'” said Terrell, who served as the platform’s global head of Social & Editorial until last month, when he was one of thousands of employees laid off upon Elon Musk’s takeover. Brown was a product manager lead at Twitter working on machine learning, but left Twitter in 2020 to found Meroxa, a Series A startup that makes it easier for companies to build their data pipelines. Read the full article: TechCrunch.com

More News

Spill Coverage

Spill, Co-Founded By Ex-Twitter Employee Alphonzo ‘Phonz’ Terrell, To Cross $1M In Annualized Revenue

Laid Off From Big Tech? Here Come the Rebounder Founders

SPILL Brings New Investors Into Its Inclusive Social Media Conversation

11 VC firms funding the next phase of the creator economy, from AI-powered tools to e-commerce startups

This new social media app succeeds in two spots where Twitter failed

A new wave of social-networking startups has emerged. Here are 3 ways they are making money while scaling.

7 prominent VCs investing in social startups explain where they’re placing their bets amid a tough market for consumer apps

Spill is Apple’s App of the Day!

Meet the founders of 18 startups disrupting the social-media

He was laid off by Elon Musk. Within hours, he had a plan to outdo Twitter

The 14 most promising creator economy startups of 2023, according to top VCs and investors

Startup Radar: VCs on Black-founded startups you need to know

Fleeing Elon Musk’s X, the quest to re-create ‘Black Twitter’

Twitter alternative Spill aims to recreate the magic of Black Twitter in a safe space

Black-Owned Social Platform Spill Becomes Twitter’s Rival In Real Time As Users Migrate And Help It Reach No. 1 In The App Store

Spill, Twitter’s New Rival, Just Launched And Already Has Its Eyes On Becoming The First Unicorn Black-Owned Social Platform

Twitter competitor Spill launches in beta on iOS.

Spill CEO promotes his Twitter alternative app at SXSW.

Three months ago, he was laid off from Twitter. Now, his competing app Spill is funded.

The Twitter Employees Who Created a New Social Platform.

BIPOC CREATORS TO LAUNCH TWITTER ALTERNATIVE ‘SPILL’ FOR BLACK, OVERLOOKED ‘CULTURE DRIVERS’.

HOW FORMER TWITTER WORKERS WILL CHALLENGE ELON MUSK WITH A RIVAL APP CALLED SPILL.

Learn More About Spill View All Spill News

View More Portfolio Company News

Select Another Portfolio Company