Social Startups

SquareOffs is a social polling platform where users vote on debated questions, defend their position, and see aggregated opinions. It offers a mobile app and tools for publishers.

4 investors

StumbleUpon is a social networking platform that enables users to discover and share web content with others who share similar interests, and offers advertising and marketing services for businesses.

4 investors

Syncly is an AI-native platform that monitors brand mentions and sentiment across video social platforms like TikTok, Reels, and Shorts, and identifies creators for influencer marketing campaigns. The platform serves fast-moving brands seeking social intelligence, creator discovery, and customer feedback analysis.

4 investors

TagMango is an all-in-one platform enabling creators, coaches, and educators to build branded learning communities, offer courses and workshops, manage memberships, and monetize content through integrated video conferencing, course management, gamification, and marketing automation tools.

4 investors

Tenor operates a GIF search engine and GIF Keyboard app that lets users find and share animated GIFs and reaction images across messaging and social platforms. It also offers a GIF API and content partnership program for developers and content owners.

4 investors

The Juggernaut is a consumer subscription media company and community focused on South Asia and the South Asian diaspora. It serves readers interested in South Asian culture and news through paid subscriptions.

4 investors

Towns is an open messaging protocol built on Base that enables private group communications and decentralized finance applications. The platform hosts curated community groups focused on trading, gaming, creator economy, and decentralized finance activities.

4 investors

Trove is an investing platform that enables fractional stock investing and provides automated portfolio recommendations tailored to individual risk profiles. The platform serves retail investors with educational content, real-time market data, and subscription-based advisory services.

4 investors

TYB is a consumer platform where fans join brand communities to post about products, participate in challenges, and earn coins, collectibles, and rewards. It connects shoppers with beauty, fitness, and other consumer brands (such as Glossier, Rare Beauty, and Poppi) through exclusive drops and loyalty rewards.

4 investors

Vendy provides payment infrastructure that enables businesses to sell through social messaging and communication platforms. The platform embeds commerce capabilities into conversations, allowing merchants to accept payments where their customers already communicate.

4 investors

Vermut is a mobile app for discovering and joining local activities and events, with a focus on the Barcelona area. It also offers B2B community tools and lets users create their own activities.

4 investors

Voxer is a communication application, presented by the small team that builds and maintains it.

4 investors

Wygo hosts small in-person events and is building a network of hosts to support local, real-world community connection. It offers ticketed event access and opportunities for people to host events.

4 investors

Lang-8 operates language learning web services and mobile applications that connect learners to correct each other's language exercises, including platforms for peer-to-peer language correction and question-and-answer language learning. The company serves individual language learners globally.

4 investors

Nanameue, Inc. develops mobile apps and web services. The Japanese company (株式会社ナナメウエ) operates from Tokyo with an additional office in Bangkok.

4 investors

17LIVE is a live-streaming platform where streamers broadcast video and audio content to followers who can subscribe, send gifts, and top up credits. It features leaderboards, events, group calls, and audio streams, with a strong presence among Taiwan-based streamers.

3 investors

555 Comic creates interactive anime stories where users chat with AI-generated characters on TikTok and Twitter, create their own virtual characters, and get featured in ongoing narrative worlds. The platform targets anime fans and content creators interested in participatory storytelling.

3 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

A1Base researches human relationships and builds consumer AI products focused on social connection, including tools that help people find community, create, and discover social apps. Its offerings include Summer In (city cohorts for interns), A1Zap (a platform for making and discovering social apps), and A1Framework (an evaluation system for AI agents across social networks and consumer flows).

3 investors

ADPList is a global mentorship platform that connects over 36,000 active mentors with learners across 160+ countries to provide free or low-cost professional guidance and knowledge sharing. The platform serves individuals seeking career development and human connection across all skill levels.

3 investors

Anifie is a messaging platform that enables users to chat while viewing multimedia content such as videos, photos, and designs, powered by AI that links messages to content and blockchain technology for data ownership. The platform targets consumer brands and manufacturers seeking direct communication with their customers without intermediaries.

3 investors

Appy Couple offers a wedding planning platform delivered as a personalized website and mobile app, letting couples manage guest lists, invitations, RSVPs, itineraries, accommodations, and event photos in one place. It serves engaged couples and their guests and vendors, with customizable designs and tools for sharing details and communicating across devices.

3 investors

AskFora is a text-based platform that connects young professionals to discuss career challenges and team dynamics. The service operates via text without requiring app downloads or credit card information.

3 investors

Basno is a platform for creating and collecting digital badges that recognize accomplishments, skills, commitments, and expertise. Both individuals and businesses can design, distribute, and earn badges, forming communities around shared achievements.

3 investors