Social Startups

快点阅读 (Kuaidian Reading) is a mobile content community app for reading and creating stories, aimed at young users. It is available on iPhone and Android and includes a creation center for content creators.

1 investor

Lalabox is a live stream shopping platform that offers unique deals to consumers through QR-code based mobile access.

1 investor

Landmark is a civic engagement platform that surfaces upcoming local decisions affecting a user's neighborhood — such as zoning, construction, transit, sanitation, and local businesses — and lets residents see public discussion and submit their own input. It serves city residents seeking to stay informed about and participate in local government and community decisions.

1 investor

Lekondo is a project working at the intersection of technology and art, exploring how fashion shapes the relationship between language and identity. The page is philosophical and conceptual, offering no concrete product or customer details.

1 investor

Hytch is a map-native group messaging app that combines chat, maps, and coordination tools such as plan suggestions, polls, location sharing, quests, in-location reviews, SafeRide designated-driver coordination, and a shared group memory system. It also lets users send physical gifts like flowers and letters, and is launching first in Nashville, Tennessee.

1 investor

lettrs is a mobile messaging platform that added a one-minute minimum to message creation as a filter for quality and authenticity, with support for expression across 80 languages. The company is developing a new AI-based product called Musist, building on its earlier messaging app.

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Libu is a second-hand bookstore in Bilbao that sells affordable used books while generating revenue for Zubietxe, a social inclusion organization that provides housing and support to people experiencing social exclusion.

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MemoryPort (formerly LifeWeb 360) is a platform for people-centered organizations to honor individuals, keep communities informed, and preserve member stories. The product was acquired by HistoryIT in late 2025 and is now offered as an organization-focused platform.

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Storytellit is a white-label social media services provider for digital agencies, handling content creation, publishing, and strategic ads management for agencies' clients. It offers a sales process, dedicated support teams, and management software so partner agencies can deliver social media services without building their own in-house team.

1 investor

Linecook is an AI-powered social app that lets close friends share their home cooking with each other. It targets consumers who cook and want to share their meals within their social circle.

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Linguado is a free mobile app that connects users with native speakers of a language they want to learn, either nearby or worldwide, through search, map, and chat features with an in-app translator. It positions itself as a social approach to language learning, and also includes a Discover section with cultural and travel facts about countries.

1 investor

Link is a social networking app where users share location-based check-ins, photo and video posts, text "thoughts," and short voice posts, along with direct messaging and status settings. It is oriented toward consumers sharing everyday moments with their social circle.

1 investor

Link3 is a Web3 platform that lets organizations, communities, and content creators aggregate their key resources onto a single verified profile page. Profiles are verified to protect communities from scams, and support embedded Web3 features and integrations with both Web2 and Web3 applications.

1 investor

Literal is an app for tracking books and browsing reading catalogs, offering featured and popular titles and personalized recommendations.

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LittleHoots is an app that lets families capture and organize their children's quotes, stories, and memories in a private digital space. The product is aimed at parents who want to preserve moments and things their kids say and do.

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Little Umbrella develops social and AI-powered games that combine established game genres with AI mechanics for dynamic stories and personalized gameplay. Its titles include Death by AI, The Last Show, Banana of Doom, and Playroom Kit, and it offers technology and partnerships (including with Discord) to game partners.

1 investor

LIVSHO is a live shopping marketplace app where users can buy, sell, and connect with others in real time. It offers a seller program for people who want to sell products through live shopping.

1 investor

Local Sports Network connects people through sports by integrating features from multiple applications to create a unified platform experience for users.

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Localeur offers travel guides and local recommendations—such as restaurants and road trips—sourced from a community of locals across 200 destinations. The service is aimed at travelers seeking local insight on where to go and how to experience a place.

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Locals is a subscription platform that lets content creators publish videos, live streams, podcasts, and articles directly to their audience while retaining access to their user data, content, and payments. It positions itself as a creator-owned alternative to advertiser- or platform-dependent models.

1 investor

Lomavis is a social media management platform that lets companies and agencies create, schedule, and analyze posts across Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok and other networks, with an AI assistant, a shared content calendar, analytics, and a central inbox for messages, reviews, and comments. It targets social media managers, agencies, and businesses managing anywhere from one to 500+ profiles, and is developed and hosted in Germany and the EU.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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Looklive operates a marketplace where users can view and purchase clothing and accessories worn by celebrities and social media personalities.

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Loopsider is a French social media publisher that produces short-form videos to make news and current affairs accessible on social networks. Through its studio, it also creates white-label and branded content for media companies and brands.

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LubimyCzytać is a Polish online platform for book lovers, offering book reviews, ratings, and reading recommendations. Users can rate and discuss books, such as the featured review of Czesław Miłosz's translations of Japanese haiku.

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