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The founder of Lokats, a social media platform, Odogwu Enefe, has said he plans on making his start-up rival already established social media platforms.
Enefe said this in an interview recently where he gave reasons for his optimism pointing out the flaws in already existing platforms.
“I started Lokats because I kept seeing the same problem: people have memories, photos, and moments that connect them to others, but no simple, respectful way to turn those memories into reconnections. I wanted to build a human-centered platform that helps people find and reach out to long-lost friends and family based on memories, places, and shared moments while protecting privacy and consent.
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“The uniqueness of Lokats compared to other social media platforms. It is built for reconnection, not for passive scrolling. Key differentiators are: memory-tag search (search by photo, place, event, or memory), map recall to retrace where people were last seen, and a two-step privacy consent that requires approval before personal info is shared. Those features, plus instant reconnection alerts and a design that foregrounds meaningful contact, make Lokats uniquely suited to respectfully reuniting people.”
“On what have been his biggest challenges, he said: “Our biggest challenges are typical for early-stage social platforms: raising enough capital to scale product and moderation responsibly, acquiring our first large cohorts of engaged users efficiently, and building robust moderation and privacy processes that scale globally. From a technical standpoint, delivering fast, reliable matching and map features at scale is also a continuous engineering focus.
“Our focus today is on building a product and community that delivers real value. We are open to strategic partnerships or offers that accelerate the mission and protect user privacy and product integrity. Any decision to sell would require alignment with our long-term vision and with the needs of our users.”
