Pursuit
Acquired
What they do:
Revlo helps broadcasters on Twitch engage and monetize their fan…
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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 16, 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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Soundry AI
Acquired
What they do:
Remix any song into any style
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
Breaker
Acquired
What they do:
A podcast company.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Socialcam
Acquired
What they do:
The easiest way to share videos with friends and family.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W12Early stage
TalkBin
Acquired
What they do:
Consumer to business messaging.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W11Early stage
Heysan
Acquired
What they do:
Free messaging on mobile phones
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W07Early stage
Treehouse
Shut down
What they do:
Treehouse is an online technology school that offers beginner to advanced courses in web design, web development, mobile development and game development…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Pigeonly
Shut down
What they do:
The affordable way to search, find & communicate with an incarcerated…
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HQ: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Seerslab
Shut down
What they do:
We are providing AR technologies and contents to app developers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Revel
Shut down
What they do:
We Deserve More in Midlife
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fibo
Shut down
What they do:
SaaS calendar and messaging for SMBs
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Openland
Shut down
What they do:
Messenger for communities
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Grouper
Shut down
What they do:
We set up drinks between 2 groups of friends: 3 guys and 3 girls.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Ark
Shut down
What they do:
Ark organizes the world's social information.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Fanchatter
Shut down
What they do:
FanChatter aggregates, amplifies and empowers fan content on every…
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HQ: Minneapolis, MN, United States
Picwing
Shut down
What they do:
Photo Sharing platform for families
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Hum
Shut down
What they do:
A chat program that integrates with email, with presence.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
HoverChat
Shut down
What they do:
Message without interrupting what you're doing
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Locent
Shut down
What they do:
Locent is an automated messaging platform for companies
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Looklive
Shut down
What they do:
Looklive is a community and marketplace for fashion. Users browse…
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HQ: Atlanta, GA, United States
Fam
Shut down
What they do:
Video calling social network to talk with friends and make new friends
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Here
Shut down
What they do:
Where friends watch, play and hang together in digital rooms
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Hyper Online
Shut down
What they do:
Social avatar platform for VTubers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Elpha
Shut down
What they do:
Professional network for women
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Kopa
Shut down
What they do:
Find furnished rentals and compatible housemates for 1-12 month stays
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Finary
Shut down
What they do:
Discord for investing.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Enveloop
Shut down
What they do:
Design and send messages from your app with a simple API.
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HQ: Birmingham, AL, United States
Revery AI
Shut down
What they do:
Tiktok for fashion - where designers show their work + build traction
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HQ: Emeryville, CA, United States
Sonar
Shut down
What they do:
Minecraft meets Discord
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Naytev
Shut down
What they do:
Naytev automates paid and organic social media management in one place
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Priime
Shut down
What they do:
Priime is a company dedicated to advancements in technology around…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Chillabit
Shut down
What they do:
Chillabit is the best way to procrastinate! It’s a live feed of funny…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Covetly
Shut down
What they do:
#1 Collectibles Marketplace: Authentic Vinyl Toys, Comics, Funko Pop
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Polly
Shut down
What they do:
Polly is a social polling app for Snapchat and Instagram stories.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Souffle Club
Shut down
What they do:
Souffle Club:10x better LinkedIn alternative with profiles >> resumes
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Rume
Shut down
What they do:
Video chat that doesn't feel like work
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States