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Henry Soong

Role: Founder, Watch Club
Background: Former Meta product manager
Status: Active

Overview

Henry Soong founded Watch Club in 2025, a microdrama platform that integrates community features directly into the viewing experience. His thesis: the microdrama market is in its "MySpace era" and Watch Club is positioning for the "Facebook moment" through community infrastructure.

Career

Meta: Product manager (dates unknown)
Watch Club (2025-present): Founder

Thesis

Soong explicitly positions Watch Club against ReelShort's engagement-optimization model, betting that the next competitive phase in microdramas requires persistent community infrastructure rather than pure dopamine-loop mechanics.

Timeline

2025 — Founded Watch Club; raised seed round led by GV
February 2026 — Launched Watch Club beta with first original show "Return Offer"

Sources

TechCrunch (Feb 2026): https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/watch-club-microdrama-video-social-network/
Deadline (Feb 2026): https://deadline.com/2026/02/former-facebook-exec-launches-watch-club-microdrama-google-ventures-1236708013/

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