Social Startups

We Don't Have Time operates a social media platform for climate action where users connect with people, businesses, and organizations to encourage improvements for the climate and share knowledge about climate solutions. The user-generated network is aimed at individuals and organizations working toward a fossil-free future.

1 investor

WeAre8 is a social media platform that eliminates anonymity and hate while redirecting advertising revenue to users, publishers, non-profits, and impact projects. The platform uses a centralized wallet and generative AI technology to align financial incentives with positive social and environmental change.

1 investor

DREAM is a youth development organization that operates schools and athletic programs to help children achieve their educational and personal goals, primarily serving Black and Hispanic students in underserved communities.

1 investor

We Are Era is a media company that conceptualizes, produces, and distributes video content for brands, broadcasters, and creators targeting European audiences. The company operates multiple divisions including MESH Collective for civic education and New Kith, a talent management agency for creators and public figures in the Netherlands and Belgium.

1 investor

WedMefy is an Indian matrimonial aggregator platform that connects individuals, marriage bureaus, matchmakers, and rishta kendras to facilitate verified matches based on genuine compatibility. The platform serves the matrimony market by unifying traditionally fragmented matchmaking channels into a single verified network.

1 investor

WeFish is a mobile app for recreational and sport fishing that provides weather, tide, and solunar forecasts, species activity predictions, catch logging, and fishing challenges. It includes a marketplace for buying and selling fishing gear and a social feed for anglers to share and comment on catches.

1 investor

WeGoWhere is a social app for discovering and organizing group activities and hangouts—such as board games, movies, cafes, dining, and sports—and syncing plans with friends or meeting new people. It creates per-event group chats limited to attendees and lets users share group photos and videos.

1 investor

West is a public benefit corporation building online platforms focused on emotional and spiritual technology. The company frames its work around fostering human connection and wisdom-oriented practices.

1 investor

What She Said is a community platform focused on referrals and connections between consumers and women-owned small-to-medium businesses, positioned as an alternative to star-rating and review systems. It aims to create a space centered on trust, empathy, and organic connection.

1 investor

Whereoscope is a location-aware smartphone application that lets parents track their children's whereabouts, using an intelligent sampling algorithm to deliver accurate positioning without heavy battery drain. It supports geo-fencing so parents are notified when kids arrive at or leave locations such as school or soccer practice.

1 investor

Whering offers a digital wardrobe app that lets users catalogue the clothes they own, build and discover outfits, and share wardrobes with a community to encourage more mindful, less wasteful dressing. It serves individual fashion consumers looking to make better use of their existing clothes.

1 investor

Whering is a fashion app that lets users digitize and organize their wardrobe, build outfits from clothes they already own, and plan looks for trips. It aims to reduce mindless consumption by helping people rewear existing items and share outfit ideas within a community.

1 investor

Whisper is an AI messaging tool for creators and their fans that learns from a creator's real messages to draft replies in their own voice, with the creator approving each message before it is sent. It maintains conversation history and highlights genuinely engaged fans, letting creators manage fan communication without handling every message manually.

1 investor

Whitenoise is a social network and business management platform for the music industry, offering tools for bands, agents, publicists, and venues. Bands can plan cross-country tours and find gigs via venue search, while venues can discover local artists, hear samples, and contact agents to book shows.

1 investor

Wideo is an online platform that enables businesses, startups, and individuals to create animated videos and presentations using templates and automation tools without requiring professional video editing skills. The platform aims to democratize video production by making it affordable and accessible to users of all technical levels.

1 investor

WiFi Map is a mobile app that aggregates crowdsourced information about public WiFi hotspots across 200+ countries and offers offline maps and eSIM data services for global connectivity. The platform rewards community contributors with a utility token for adding and verifying WiFi locations.

1 investor

Wildfire is a social news app that lets people quickly share alerts about significant events happening nearby to their local community. It started as a campus safety alert tool at UC Berkeley before expanding into a broader local news and alert platform.

1 investor

Winks provides interactive micro-apps that embed directly inside X (Twitter) posts, letting audiences buy tickets, subscribe, book services, or complete crypto actions without leaving their feed. It serves creators, brands, and businesses looking to convert their X audience into customers, offering a done-for-you build service alongside a low-code builder and SDK.

1 investor

WithLIVE is a live video-call app that connects fans with artists, idols, voice actors, and other performers for one-on-one video conversations. Fans select a date, bid points, and start a private LIVE call with their chosen cast member.

1 investor

WOLF Qanawat operates a mobile social and entertainment app for Arabic-speaking users across the MENA region, offering games, live performances, chat, e-sports and content creation within a culturally tailored community space. It also runs WOLFStars, a program that turns in-app content creators into paid performers.

1 investor

Women Who Tech is an organization focused on supporting and promoting women in the technology sector. The organization works to increase visibility, opportunity, and investment for women in tech.

1 investor

An online beauty retailer that sells authentic skincare and beauty products sourced from official distributors, offering expert consultations from pharmacists and beauty specialists to help customers achieve their skincare goals.

1 investor

Workhood is a location-based social network that connects people with their coworkers and others working in the same area. It aims to help professionals who share a work-neighborhood connect with one another based on their shared surroundings.

1 investor

A platform for organizing and mapping faith-based climate events, letting groups and congregations pin their in-person or virtual gatherings on a shared map as part of a faith climate movement.

1 investor