Social Startups

bpm is a dating app exclusively for people who regularly train in sports such as fitness, trail running, CrossFit, tennis, padel and climbing, with verified profiles and matching by sport, training frequency and other preferences. It positions first dates around shared activities like runs, climbing sessions or padel matches, and is available in France, Belgium and Switzerland.

1 investor

Braindate is event technology that lets conference participants post discussion topics and book 1:1 or group conversations, with dashboards and analytics for organizers to track engagement and connections. It serves organizers of large events such as user conferences, sales kickoffs, and roadshows, integrating with existing event tech stacks.

1 investor

Breach.gg is a unified platform for gamers that integrates matchmaking, voice chat, live streaming, indie game publishing, and server hosting to build community and support independent game developers.

1 investor

Bream is a social platform designed for women over 50 to form friendships and meaningful connections through affinity groups and shared experiences, both virtual and local.

1 investor

Breeze is a dating app founded in the Netherlands that focuses on moving online matches into real-life meetings. It operates across multiple European cities and other markets, with a human-run support team handling every message and request.

1 investor

Bridesquad is a planning platform for bachelorette parties, bridal showers, and girls' trips that enables group collaboration on polls, events, expenses, and wishlists. The app serves women organizing pre-wedding celebrations and trips.

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Brown Girl Magazine is a multimedia platform and community publication serving South Asian diaspora communities, featuring content on identity, culture, and social issues alongside podcasts, events, and apparel. The independent media outlet focuses on amplifying underrepresented voices through storytelling and community engagement across multiple mediums.

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Bubbli is a mobile app that lets users capture immersive 360-degree "bubbles" of their surroundings, including sound, by panning an iPhone camera, with cloud-based computer vision stitching the raw video into shareable immersive scenes. Captured bubbles can be shared and viewed in a standard web browser without additional software, and organized into albums.

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Budget Collector operates an art discovery and evaluation platform that helps users develop their taste in art and connect with artists without the high commissions typical of traditional online art marketplaces. The company focuses on democratizing art collecting for emerging enthusiasts and supporting emerging artists.

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Bump built mobile apps that let people exchange contact information and photos by bumping phones together, and also made photo-sharing apps including the unreleased Photoroll that became the basis for Google Photos. The company was acquired by Google in 2013.

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Bundeling provides a communication and community platform that helps organizations simplify member engagement and administrative workflows. The platform serves community-focused organizations including sports clubs, business clubs, and membership organizations across Europe.

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BNI is a business networking and referral organization that operates local member chapters worldwide to help members generate business referrals for one another. It is run in each country by appointed National Directors.

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Butterfly Social is an award-winning private members club and concierge service for affluent UAE residents, offering access to exclusive dining, events, travel, nightlife, and bespoke experiences through a members-only app and dedicated concierge team.

1 investor

California Youth Connection (CYC) is a youth-led nonprofit organization that advocates for foster youth in California's child welfare system through policy development and leadership training. The organization works with current and former foster youth to influence legislation and implement policies that improve outcomes for youth in care.

1 investor

Matclass LLC operates Campus, a mobile application providing free access to educational institution schedules across Russia.

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Candy.ai is an AI companion app that lets users chat with or create personalized virtual characters (AI girlfriends and boyfriends) for romance, roleplay, and emotional support, with multimodal interaction including text, voice, images, and video. The consumer platform offers customizable characters, subscription plans, and localized language versions.

1 investor

Cantina is a platform for creating and interacting with AI-powered social characters that can chat, perform, and engage with users. Creators build and share these characters on a community-driven marketplace where they attract interactions and followers.

1 investor

Carbon Voice offers a mobile app for listening and replying to voice messages. The site provides iOS and Android downloads but gives little detail about the product beyond voice-based messaging.

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Care Options for Kids provides home care and nursing services for medically fragile and special needs children, serving families seeking professional caregiving support.

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Care2 operates an online community and petition platform centered on social activism and advocacy, connecting people around causes such as human rights, animal welfare, environmental protection, and progressive causes. The platform claims a membership of over 45 million people.

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SimplyCircle provides Konstella, a communication and volunteer-management service built for PTAs and PTOs to coordinate school events, share files, manage volunteer sign-ups, and connect parent communities. It serves parent-teacher organizations and school communities.

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Causes is a community platform that connects individuals and nonprofits to facilitate social change through engagement and charitable giving. The platform provides informative content and accessible giving opportunities focused on issues members care about.

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Cerca is a dating app that keeps likes anonymous until two people match, and pairs users through mutual connections to reduce catfishing and unsolicited messages. It focuses on privacy, trust, and safety for people seeking dating connections.

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Chance is a messaging app focused on personal conversations with close contacts. The page provides only high-level marketing copy and no concrete details about features, target users, or company specifics.

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