Flattr is a project started by Peter Sunde and Linus Olsson. Users are able to pay a small amount every month (minimum 2 euros) and then click Flattr buttons on sites to share the money they paid among those sites, comparable to an Like button with money on top.

The word “flattr” is used as a verb, to indicate payments through the Flattr system - so when a user clicks a Flattr button and they are logged in to the Flattr site, they are said to be “flattring” the page they are on. Sunde said, “We want to encourage people to share money as well as content.”

Recent Milestones
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Flattr — Flattr adds new social integrations including support auto-flattr support for Instagram, Vimeo, 500px, Youtube, Soundcloud. (4/16/13)

Posted 5/6/13 at 2:51pm via flattr.net
Flattr — Flattr adds Martin Thörnkvist as European Biz Dev Lead. (1/1/13)

Posted 5/6/13 at 2:56pm via bodw.com
Flattr — Grooveshark partners with Flattr (11/1/12)

Posted 3/5/13 at 2:03am via evolver.fm
Flattr — Flattr Added Evan Schoepke as US Biz Dev Lead (8/15/12)

Posted 8/18/12 at 7:49pm via linkedin.com
Flattr added Evan Schoepke as Business Development Manager. (8/15/12)

Posted 8/21/12 at 3:11am
Flattr received $2.08M (€1.6M) in Venture Round funding. (2/16/12)

Posted 7/6/10 at 1:38pm via finsmes.com
Flattr added Siim Teller as Community and Product. (8/1/11)

Posted 2/6/12 at 3:46am
Flattr — WikiLeaks joins Flattr (8/2/10)

Posted 8/2/10 at 12:07pm via techcrunch.com
Flattr added Eileen Burbidge as Board Member. (2/1/10)

Posted 10/28/10 at 2:43am
Flattr added Peter Sunde as Founder.

Posted 7/6/10 at 8:00am