Gander hits $1.5-million crowdfunding target as Canadians back homegrown social network

Gander, the social networking app positioned as a Canadian alternative to Meta or X, has hit its crowdfunding goal.

Interest in the project is so high Gander has extended its crowdfunding deadline to January, rather than closing in mid-December.

Ben Waldman, Gander Social’s CEO, posted to LinkedIn on Wednesday that the team surpassed $1.5 million in equity crowdfunding Tuesday night. Another roughly $300,000 in investments were processing as of the time of writing, putting the likely total close to $2 million. Waldman said the level of interest in the project is so high Gander has extended its crowdfunding deadline to January, rather than closing in mid-December.

The company had crossed the $1-million mark just last month.

Gander says it’s targeting a captive market of the more than 30