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LunarCrush
Techstars '19Costa Mesa, US · Founded 2018 · 13 employees on LinkedIn · 17 known investors
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LunarCrush analyzes millions of social media posts in real time across networks like X, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and news to produce sentiment and influence metrics for crypto assets, stocks, brands, and people. It delivers this social intelligence to individuals and teams through API access, MCP-based AI integrations, and a dashboard for use in AI workflows.
Also known as LunarCrush
Founders & leadership
LunarCrush was founded in 2018 by Joe Vezzani.
Investors · 17
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$5M disclosed across 1 round · 2023
- $5MSeries AJul 2023 · 5 sources
Draper Round Table (lead), INCE Capital (lead), Bitcoin Frontier Fund, Blockchain Founders Fund, Draper Associates, Draper Goren Holm, EMURGO, FUNFAIR Ventures, LBANK Labs, MoonPay, Side Door Ventures, Techstars, TRGC, WWVentures
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026LunarCrush operates a social intelligence platform that measures sentiment and social volume in real time. Its coverage spans more than 40 categories, including crypto assets, stocks, sports and brands, with data sourced from social networks such as X, Reddit, YouTube and TikTok.
The platform is presented publicly as a self-service offering, with a free entry point and published pricing tiers for access.
Business model
The company positions itself as a data layer, offering access to its social sentiment and volume metrics through paid plans alongside a free tier.
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Technology
LunarCrush aggregates and processes posts from social platforms including X, Reddit, YouTube and TikTok to derive real-time sentiment and social volume measures across categories.
Go-to-market
Self-service acquisition through the company's website, with a free starting tier and publicly listed pricing.
Users tracking sentiment and social activity in markets and other categories such as crypto, stocks, sports and brands.
Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
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In the news
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primary sources listed
- LunarCrushlunarcrush.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does LunarCrush do?
- LunarCrush provides real-time social sentiment and volume metrics across crypto, stocks, sports, brands and other categories.
- Who founded LunarCrush?
- LunarCrush was founded by Joe Vezzani in 2018.
- Who are LunarCrush's investors?
- LunarCrush's investors include Draper Associates, Draper Goren Blockchain, LBANK Labs, Manutara Ventures, Techstars, TRGC, WWVentures, Blockchain Founders Fund and 7 more.
- How much funding has LunarCrush raised?
- LunarCrush has disclosed $5M raised across 1 round.
- Where is LunarCrush headquartered?
- LunarCrush is headquartered in Costa Mesa, US.