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
This list has 302 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 36 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (151), New York (38), and Los Angeles (14). Largest teams: Reddit, Twitch, and Bird. Latest round: Affinity Labs raised $2M (Oct 14, 2026).
Survival statistics →44 open roles →
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Sproutfi
Acquired
What they do:
Latin Americas' first investing social network. Learn. Share. Invest.
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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
Hilos
Acquired
What they do:
Close and activate your customers on WhatsApp
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HQ: Mexico City, Mexico
Demeanor.co
Acquired
What they do:
Now part of thentwrk.com
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Friz
Acquired
What they do:
AI Social Media Manager
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HQ: Singapore
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