IRL, which is building a messaging-based social network, raises $170M Series C led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2, at a $1.17B valuation (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
IRL, which is building a messaging-based social network, raises $170M Series C led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2, at a $1.17B valuation  —  Social calendar app IRL has been busy building a messaging-based social network, or what founder and CEO Abraham Shafi calls a “WeChat of the West.”