Social Network Startups

Reddit operates an online community platform where users submit, vote on, and comment on content, news, and discussions across desktop, mobile web, and its Android and iOS apps. It serves a general consumer audience, reaching hundreds of millions of monthly users, primarily in the United States.

37 investors

Twitch operates a live video streaming platform focused on gaming, where users broadcast, watch, and chat about video games. It serves casual gamers, professional players, tournaments, leagues, game developers, and gaming media organizations.

12 investors

LineLeap operates a mobile app that lets nightlife customers buy line-skip passes, drinks, cover, and event tickets at more than 400 venues, and gives those venues tools to create revenue and market to patrons via push notifications, in-app messages, and email. It serves nightlife venues and their customers in the United States.

10 investors

CrowdVolt builds a marketplace platform that automates bookings and logistics for electronic dance music events and raves.

5 investors

9GAG is a cross-platform entertainment media network that distributes humor and short-form video content across social platforms, reaching a global audience through its website and channels on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

3 investors

FamilyLeaf offers a private page where family members can share photos, post life updates and messages, and store contact information. It is a private social network focused on keeping families connected.

3 investors

Here offers a digital space where friends can interact through real-time video and voice, enabling activities like watching, gaming, decorating, and drawing together regardless of distance.

3 investors

Muzz operates a mobile dating and marriage app aimed at single Muslims worldwide, with a stated focus on marriage rather than casual dating. The company reports over 10 million members and more than 500,000 weddings facilitated through the app.

3 investors

Alfi is an AI assistant that lives within group chats across messaging platforms (iOS, Android, SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram) to organize plans, generate creative content, and suggest activities for friend groups. The service learns group preferences and handles logistics like booking reservations and coordinating schedules.

3 investors

Deep24 provides AI-powered coaching that integrates with a user's personal data sources to analyze their life and generate improvement plans.

2 investors

Digipals creates an AI-powered social platform that consolidates friend communications and connections across multiple apps using ambient AI agents that draw from location, calendar, and photo data to facilitate interactions in group chats.

2 investors

Everyme is a private social network that lets people share updates within intimate groups called Circles, which are created from a user's address book. It positions itself as a privacy-focused alternative to public social sharing.

2 investors

Whip is a mobile app that enables users to create interactive mini experiences and games directly on their phone without coding. The platform allows creators to share their creations with others, who can then play, remix, and build their own versions while discovering and collaborating with other builders.

2 investors

Basement operated a social network designed for connecting with close friends. The company was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2019 batch and is now inactive.

1 investor

Café is a platform that enables hybrid teams to discover, create, and connect with communities at work based on location, interests, and schedule. The company helps organizations foster employee engagement and fulfillment through intentional relationship-building.

1 investor

Crohnology operates an online symptom and health tracking network for patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, connecting over 27,000 patients. It also conducts research collaborations with universities, foundations, and pharmaceutical companies.

1 investor

The Fridge is a platform for creating lightweight, single-serving private social networks where users can share conversations, photos, videos, music, and events within targeted groups. It targets people who want private, temporary shared spaces for friends, interest groups, clubs, or events without relying on mainstream social networks.

1 investor

GiveAway operates a marketplace where users can list unwanted household items and receive bids from other community members using virtual currency, allowing buyers to acquire products at steep discounts.

1 investor

Jamglue operates an online platform where users can listen to, create remixes from, and contribute music to a shared collection.

1 investor

Mednet is a platform that combines AI, medical literature, and physician expertise to help doctors answer complex clinical questions and make better-informed treatment decisions. It serves physicians in the US and is used to capture and share undocumented clinical knowledge for patient care.

1 investor

Souffle Club is building a professional networking platform positioned as an alternative to LinkedIn, where user profiles are built from peer recommendations and trust-based endorsements rather than resumes, schools, or job histories. It aims to map a "trust graph" of who trusts whom and in what professional context.

1 investor

YourQuote is a social platform where Indian users publish and share short-form written content, with a userbase of approximately 2.5 million writers.

1 investor