Social Startups

Tonic offers an online platform for practicing music together in community, connecting musicians who share similar goals and interests. It partners with concert musicians, conservatories, and industry experts to build its practice experience.

1 investor

Treehouse is an online technology school offering beginner-to-advanced courses in web design, web development, mobile development, and game development. It targets people learning to code to start a career in tech, including through its Techdegree certification program.

1 investor

Treehouse operates residential communities designed around shared spaces and programming that foster connection among residents in Los Angeles. The platform serves young professionals, creatives, families, and others seeking community-oriented living arrangements.

1 investor

Tress is a mobile social community app where Black women discover and share hairstyle inspiration, including details like the salon or stylist, hair products and extensions used, and price range. Users create profiles, upload their hairstyles, and follow, like, and comment on each other's posts.

1 investor

TribeMeets builds a community platform connecting individuals within the African diaspora to facilitate cultural celebration and access to business resources.

1 investor

Trinket is a mobile app that lets fans book two-minute, one-on-one live video calls ("fan dances") with creators, calling each fan in when it's their turn. Each session ends with a watermarked, QR-verified recording of the call, and fans are refunded or rescheduled if the creator misses the slot.

1 investor

Trueflutter is a dating app for African singles that emphasizes matching based on personality and compatibility. The company reports having facilitated over 5 million matches.

1 investor

The Wates Family Foundation is a philanthropic organization that provides relational funding to support lasting social change in communities, focusing on housing, education, nature connection, and organizational collaboration to address systemic inequalities.

1 investor

TrustClub is a membership network that makes people's trust and vouching relationships visible, letting members join through connections they know and build reputation based on behaviour. The network unlocks partner services such as buy now pay later, lending, rentals, hiring, vehicle and equipment leasing, with terms based on a member's trust standing.

1 investor

Display Social was a social media platform intended to help content creators earn benefits from their own content, aimed at artists, athletes, celebrities, and general users. The app has been discontinued and is no longer active.

1 investor

Tsumobi develops a mobile messaging technology that uses its own programming language on top of J2ME, letting developers deliver and update mobile applications on the fly through URLs on Tsumobi-enabled sites. It targets mobile application developers seeking easier distribution and upgrades.

1 investor

TURN Community Services is Utah's largest non-profit provider of disability services, supporting over 850 individuals with developmental disabilities through residential programs, day services, employment support, and community activities. The organization serves individuals across Utah with a mission to build community through respect, dignity, and opportunity.

1 investor

TV Time was a platform for tracking, discovering, and sharing TV shows and movies, serving a global community of entertainment fans. The service has been discontinued.

1 investor

Ubuntu Education builds a professional community platform for African educators to connect, collaborate, and share insights. The company operates the Ubuntu Hub, a free community network, alongside TeacherVoice, a data engine that captures educator perspectives to inform education policy and product development.

1 investor

Ultraviolet is an invite-only creator platform and fan community app where creators publish exclusive content, go live, message fans, and earn through subscriptions, tips, pay-per-view content, and livestreams in one app. It targets influencers, models, fitness trainers, artists, musicians, athletes, and other creators who want to monetize an existing audience directly, with features like content protection and dedicated success managers.

1 investor

Uncommon operates a membership community for women professionals seeking career advancement and peer support across multiple countries. The platform facilitates deep professional connections and leadership development through invite-only core groups.

1 investor

Uncovered builds technology designed to help solve cold cases through community engagement and investigation support. The platform leverages crowdfunding and collaborative tools to assist in criminal investigations.

1 investor

Brandwatch provides social media benchmarking, competitor monitoring, and social media management tools that help brands compare their performance against competitors and industry leaders to inform their social strategy. It serves large brands and marketing teams with analytics and social media management software.

1 investor

Unpa runs a Korean-language beauty community and product review platform where users share reviews and discussions about cosmetics and skincare products. The site features best-product reviews, community beauty discussions, and brand promotions with discounts.

1 investor

Upcyclers runs online upcycling competitions, such as the World's Top Upcycler Global Upcycling Challenge, where participants submit entries that are judged and voted on by a community for prizes.

1 investor

UpFrom is a technology platform that connects volunteers, nonprofits, churches, households, and supporters into a single network to deliver mentorship and link families to resources such as tutoring, career growth, mental health care, and everyday needs. It provides tools for communication, coordination, operations management, and real-time impact measurement, aimed at nonprofit and faith-based organizations serving families.

1 investor

Upworthy is a digital media company that publishes stories highlighting positive human examples and social good, aiming to inspire readers through narrative journalism. The platform primarily serves audiences seeking uplifting, values-driven content that fosters community and shared humanity.

1 investor

Urbia operates an online community and information platform covering pregnancy, babies, children, parenting, health, and family topics. It offers tools such as a due-date calculator and a Q&A community for parents and expecting parents in German-speaking markets.

1 investor

Uselessland is a digital museum and creative community that celebrates unusual, imperfect, and experimental ideas including DIY inventions and failed projects. The platform hosts events and workshops to encourage creative thinking and provides a free space for artists, inventors, and thinkers to share unconventional work.

1 investor