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Meet Partiful, the Gen Z party-planning staple that's taking on Apple

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Partiful launched in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, but survived.

The New York startup is now used by millions of people to plan events such as parties.

The app's a favorite of those ages 20 to 30 , and it's added 2 million new users since January .

Partiful drew attention after Apple launched its own event-planning service called Apple Invites .

Partiful is available for anyone to use, but it's free to RSVP without an Apple subscription.

The company has reportedly raised $20 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz .

Partiful has become part of the social routine of its users.

Apple Invites requires that users have an iCloud+ subscription to create events, but Partiful could lose some users to Apple .

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