# Noise > Noise is a culture platform where curators and communities discover the trends becoming relevant around the world. Members surface ideas, brands, and movements, taking positions on what's gaining cultural attention. A trend's valuation emerges from community activity, producing an updating measure of relevance shaped by the people who care. ## About Noise is built by Noise Labs, Inc., founded and based in New York City. The team is building a place where culture is shaped by the people who care about it: curators and communities surface trends, ideas, brands, and movements, and the platform values them through community activity. - [Website](https://noise.xyz) - [X / Twitter](https://x.com/noise_xyz) - [Discord](https://discord.gg/noise-xyz) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/noisedotxyz) - [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@noisedotxyz) ## How It Works Members surface ideas, brands, and movements gaining cultural attention, then take positions to back what they believe will become relevant. A trend's valuation emerges from this collective activity, producing a continuously updating measure of relevance shaped by the people who care. Anything gaining cultural attention can become a trend on Noise. ## Key Pages - [Homepage](https://noise.xyz): The product itself: discover, curate, and take positions on trends. - [News & Blog](https://news.noise.xyz): Product announcements, essays, and culture commentary from the team. - [Careers](https://careers.noise.xyz): Open roles at Noise Labs. - [Privacy Policy](https://noise.xyz/privacy): How Noise handles user data. - [Terms of Use](https://noise.xyz/tos): Platform terms. ## Optional - [What is Noise?](https://news.noise.xyz/what-is-noise): Core explainer of the platform's purpose and mechanism. - [Noise Raises $7.1M Seed](https://news.noise.xyz/noise-raises-7-1m-seed): Announcement and context on company funding. - [Introducing Brane](https://news.noise.xyz/introducing-brane): Product launch post. ## Technical Details - Backed by Paradigm, Coinbase Ventures, Jordi Hays, Anagram and others - Raised $7.1M seed round - Team of 10 based in New York City _Last updated: 2026-05_