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simplex-chatWhat its open source looked like when it raised

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Website
simplex.chat
Repository
simplex-chat/simplex-chat
First commit
Stars today
19,346
Forks
1,361

The round

Funding announced 14 Aug 2024

Amount undisclosed
Jack Dorsey · Asymmetric
Source: company announcement, simplex.chat

The repository was 56 months old on the day the round was announced.

Monthly reconstruction

GitHub stars, 1 Jan 2020 – 1 Jun 2026

69 observations · one per month

2,1504,3006,4508,600 14 Aug 2024 — round announced 5,790 9,595 Feb ’20May ’20Aug ’20Nov ’20Feb ’21May ’21Aug ’21Nov ’21Feb ’22May ’22Aug ’22Nov ’22Feb ’23May ’23Aug ’23Nov ’23Feb ’24May ’24Aug ’24Nov ’24Feb ’25May ’25Aug ’25Nov ’25Feb ’26May ’26
Stars, reconstructed month by month Funding announcement

What the curve says

Growth accelerated after the announcement

In the 366 days to 1 Aug 2024 the repository added 1,830 stars. In the 365 days after, it added 3,056 — a rate 1.7× higher.

5,790
stars on 1 Aug 2024, the last reading before the round
5.0/day
1 Aug 2023 – 1 Aug 2024, before
8.4/day
1 Aug 2024 – 1 Aug 2025, after

What this does not show

  • Stars measure attention, not revenue, adoption or retention.
  • Each point is a month-end reading reconstructed from public event data, not a direct observation. Movement inside a month is invisible here, and the level can be understated.
  • A single launch post can produce a step like this without any change in usage.

We have been recording simplex-chat/simplex-chat since 1 Jan 2020.

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