<p>Say hey to rumr, a new messaging app that's vying to draw your attention away from all the other ways to say hey already in play.</p><p>Rumr has been in the works for around half a year, raising an $800,000 seed back in October, led by Khosla Ventures' Ben Ling. Google Ventures' MG Siegler also participated in the round (Disclosure: Siegler is a columnist for TechCrunch but he had no input into this article and, to my knowledge, was not aware I was writing it); along with Greycroft Partners; LA-based angel investor Paige Craig; and Scott Lahman, textPlus founder and CEO.</p><p>rumr is launching today as a free download for iOS and Android</p><p>Before you say 'yeah, good luck with competing with WhatsApp/Facebook/Snapchat et al' rumr's twist is that it's anonymous group messaging with friends. (Or at least, with people you actively choose to connect with for the purposes of identity-free chatting.)</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/25/rumr/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/anonymous-messaging-app-features-2014-3">There&#039;s No Such Thing As A Perfect Anonymous Messaging App</a> (Business Insider)</p><p><a href="http://socialnewsdaily.com/32345/anonymous-group-messaging-app-rumr-launches-on-ios-and-android/">Anonymous Group Messaging App Rumr Launches On iOS And Android</a> (Social News Daily)</p><p><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2455417,00.asp">Rumr Messaging App Promises &#039;Controlled Anonymity&#039;</a> (PC Magazine)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dUjekd4vaib_0pMRenTnbTslvy05M&authuser=0&ned=us">17 additional articles.</a></p>