eYou raises €300,000 to build a Europe-first social media platform that fact-checks posts in real time

A new European social media platform, designed to combat online misinformation and rebuild trust in digital conversations, has secured €300,000 in pre-seed funding from Fil Rouge Capital, ahead of its public launch in May.

The platform, called eYou, integrates real-time fact-checking tools directly into the social media experience, allowing users to verify the accuracy of claims - an approach its founders believe will help restore trust in online debate. By clicking on the post, the user will get an AI-generated pop-up assessment based on credible and neutral sources that summarises the veracity of each claim. This enables users to challenge misinformation in real time while maintaining the flow of discussion. The platform also introduces a transparency feature that allows users to see and edit the profile the algorithm builds about them. Rather than operating as a hidden “black box” as other platforms do, eYou’s recommendation system allows users to modify the signals that shape their feed - giving them the option to broaden their content exposure to a wider diversity of viewpoints and step outside algorithm-driven echo chambers. eYou arrives at a time when policymakers, regulators and citizens across Europe are increasingly concerned about disinformation, algorithmic echo chambers and the dominance of non-European tech platforms in shaping public discourse. Built in Europe, for Europe eYou has been built with European standards for privacy and data protection at its core, ensuring that user data is safeguarded from the outset. The startup was founded by Grégoire Vigroux (CCO) and Jasseem Allybokus (CEO), two French entrepreneurs who have been based in Romania for more than a decade and chose Bucharest as the launchpad for the European-scale social media initiative, but it is open to users globally. Grégoire Vigroux is a long-time entrepreneur and investor active in the Central and Eastern European startup ecosystem. He has four successful exits under his belt, including CallPoint which sold to global customer experience platform TELUS Digital, becoming TELUS Digital Europe, and mobile food waste app Bonapp.

“Unlike traditional social networks that amplify engagement at any cost, eYou has been built to prioritise trust,” said Vigroux.“Social media was originally meant to connect people and democratise information. But over time it has also become a powerful engine for polarisation and misinformation. We believe there is a real need, and urgent demand, for a new type of platform built around transparency, accountability and trust.”

Jasseem Allybokus, cofounder and CEO, is a serial exited entrepreneur and former CTO of digital marketing company Visiperf.

“Most social platforms today are designed to show users more of what they already agree with,”