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Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is shutting down Chorus, a social fitness startup he debuted just over a year ago. 

Why it matters: This was Costolo's next act after his high-profile role with Twitter, which he led between 2010 and 2015. 

Chorus had raised $9 million in VC funding from firms like Index Ventures, where Costolo serves as a mentor.

Ex-Twitter CEO is shutting down his fitness startup

Chorus was supposed to be Dick Costolo's next act.

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Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is shutting down Chorus, a social fitness startup he debuted <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="just over a year ago" data-vars-click-url="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/09/dick-costolo-fitness-chorus" data-vars-content-id="51950b82-c19b-4ec1-92ba-98981bf52372" data-vars-headline="Ex-Twitter CEO is shutting down his fitness startup" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/09/dick-costolo-fitness-chorus" target="_blank">just over a year ago</a>. Why it matters: This was Costolo&#x27;s next act after his high-profile role with Twitter, which he led between 2010 and 2015.

From the Valley to D.C., Big Tech players like Facebook, Google and Amazon are under more scrutiny than ever as new technology develops and privacy and antitrust concerns grow in lockstep with companies’ ambitions.

Ex-Twitter CEO is shutting down his fitness startup

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