CHRISTOPHER PYNE, BILL SHORTEN & AFL SUPERSTAR GARY ABLETT JR GET BEHIND LAUNCH OF SOCIABL CELEBRITY CHARITY APP The celebrity video call app that everyone has been talking about is finally LIVE and ready to download from the app store. The official launch of Sociabl will be held at Sydney's Jones Bay Wharf on Monday the 18th of January, 11am aboard the multi-million dollar superyacht Masteka II with special guests Hon Christopher Pyne MP, Federal Minister for Industry,Innovation and Science and Leader of the House,Leader of the Opposition Hon Bill Shorten MP and AFL star Gary Ablett Jr. After the official launch, guests will enjoy a luxurious cruise around Sydney Harbour. Sociabl offers an intimate one-on-one video call with your favourite idol, with half of the proceeds going to charity. Along with your live call, you will have a digital copy to re-live and share your experience. Sociabl is the brainchild of young tech entrepreneurs Brandon Reynolds (21) and Jarrad Hrotek (22). The app enables users to video chat with a celebrity for a fee, 50% of which goes to charity. Gary Ablett Jr, Jimmy Barnes, Reece Mastin, Brendon Fevola, Rugby League's Burgess brothers, Layne Beachley, Shane Warne, Ian Thorpe, Pete Evans, Will.i.am, 5 Seconds of Summer, stars of TV's Bachelor and Bachelorette shows, digital mega-stars Jamie Curry and Chloe Morello and over 30 AFL footy stars and celebrities will be available for video chats with their fans. "I've always loved the power of celebrity. With the fast development of social media and the interaction between stars and their fans increasing I feel that Sociabl is a natural progression. It offers the opportunity of a more intimate and unique relationship for people to meet their idols and raises money for charity at the same time," says Sociabl co-founder Brandon Reynolds. Sociabl is currently valued at over $9million dollars before it has even launched and is expecting more celebrities to sign up daily. It is a far cry from its humble beginnings when a then 19 year old Brandon tracked down the contact details of every person on the BRW rich 200 list and pitched them the concept of Sociabl for funding. He heard back from 20 members of the rich list, then got interviews with 5 of them. One of them invested $50,000. In his second round of seed funding, he rejected an offer from a BRW rich lister to own 50% of the company for $2.5million - and now finds himself heading up a $9million dollar company at 21 years old! Sociabl has established offices in Adelaide, Los Angeles and London with a staff of 11 across Australia, the US and Europe. http://www.sociabl.co/
