Product Hunt
Acquired
What they do:
The best new products in tech
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Social Startups in the United States
This list has 242 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 32 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (151), New York (38), and Los Angeles (14). Largest teams: Reddit, Twitch, and Submittable. Latest round: Social Auto Transport raised $7M (Sep 29, 2026).
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Beeper
Acquired
What they do:
One chat app to rule them all
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Chute
Acquired
What they do:
Discover the photos and videos people are taking of your brand or…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Pagelever
Acquired
What they do:
Facebook analytics. Acquired by Unified in January 2013.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
GlassMap
Acquired
What they do:
Location sharing. Acquired by Groupon in 2013.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Posterous
Acquired
What they do:
Dead simple blogs by email
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Disqus
Acquired
What they do:
Add comments to your website.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Loopt
Acquired
What they do:
Loopt, based in Silicon-Valley and backed by leading venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and New Enterprise Associates, has created an interoperable…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Datarank
Acquired
What they do:
Making sense of social data. (Acquired by SimplyMeasured.)
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
HER
Acquired
What they do:
HER helps lesbian, bisexual and queer people meet each other
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Squad
Acquired
What they do:
Squad is an app for live communities to have shared experiences…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Lowkey
Acquired
What they do:
Capture, create, & share gaming moments (Acquired by Niantic!)
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Trendpop
Acquired
What they do:
Discover trends as they happen
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
HOAi
Acquired
What they do:
AI agent for community management
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Cocoon
Acquired
What they do:
Bring your most important groups closer together
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Hyper
Acquired
What they do:
Sell memberships to your Discord server
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Taro
Acquired
What they do:
Help high-growth tech companies hire strong engineers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Swipehouse
Acquired
What they do:
Meet other creators. Get daily matches. Find brand deals.
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
Glimpse
Acquired
What they do:
A social video chat.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Demeanor.co
Acquired
What they do:
Now part of thentwrk.com
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Remade
Acquired
What they do:
AI-native canvas for creative workflows.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Wildfire
Acquired
What they do:
Social news app
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Jemi
Acquired
What they do:
Jemi helps people build beautiful websites and stores.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
FamilyLeaf
Acquired
What they do:
Help families stay in touch
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
1000Memories
Acquired
What they do:
Memorial sites.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fanvibe
Acquired
What they do:
Check-in to games to chat and trash-talk with friends who are also watching. Get scores and breaking news sent straight to your iPhone. Fanvibe covers the…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fridge
Acquired
What they do:
Disposable social networks.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Whereoscope
Acquired
What they do:
Location-aware smartphone application that enables parents to keep…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Bitplay
Acquired
What they do:
Effortless Video Meetings - Acquired by Jive Software in 2013
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
DailyBooth
Acquired
What they do:
DailyBooth lets users follow their friends and update them in real-time through the use of pictures and status updates.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Divvyshot
Acquired
What they do:
Divvyshot is a photo-sharing platform that enables users to share full resolution photos with friends.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
VoiceGem
Acquired
What they do:
Voice messaging platform - Acquired by Palantir in 2013
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Parenthoods
Acquired
What they do:
Communities for expecting and new parents.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YesGraph
Acquired
What they do:
YesGraph recommends exactly who a user should invite to an app. Our…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Outbound
Acquired
What they do:
Create automated messages -- email, iOS/Android push, SMS and web…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fabric
Acquired
What they do:
Fabric is a personal location-based journal that catalogs experiences…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States