The founder of the vineyard and the HQ Trivia found dead in New York

Kroll is one of the founders of Vine, the popular short-format video service acquired by Twitter in 2012 and no longer exists – GETTY IMAGES / AFP / Colin Kroll, co-founder of Vine and the famous HQ Trivia game app, was found dead in New York on Sunday.

Police found Kroll, 34, unconscious in a room in his apartment.

The police, who opened an investigation into the case, suspect an overdose.

Kroll was one of the founders of Vine, the founder of Vine. popular short video service bought by Twitter in 2012.

In September, Mr. Kroll was appointed CEO of HQ Trivia, a platform for smartphones.

HQ Trivia confirmed the death in a statement.

"We are aware of the death of our friend and founder, Colin Kroll, and it is with deep sadness that we say goodbye to you.Our thoughts are with your family, friends and loved ones in this incredible time. difficult. "

The HQ Trivia app, launched in August 2017, was a great success and reached two million simultaneous players in March. In November, the number of users dropped from millions to hundreds of thousands, according to the Recode Technology news site.

Time magazine reported that Kroll, who was reportedly fired from Twitter for misconduct, was allegedly charged. of inappropriate behavior at QG Trivia