Swipehouse
Acquired
What they do:
Meet other creators. Get daily matches. Find brand deals.
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HQ: Boston, MA, United States
Top Community Startups
This list has 59 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 7 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (34), New York (7), and Los Angeles (2). Largest teams: Reddit, Twitch, and Filadd.
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Glimpse
Acquired
What they do:
A social video chat.
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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
1000Memories
Acquired
What they do:
Memorial sites.
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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
Heysan
Acquired
What they do:
Free messaging on mobile phones
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Revel
Shut down
What they do:
We Deserve More in Midlife
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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
Thunderpod
Shut down
What they do:
Community Engagement Platform
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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
Playmaker
Shut down
What they do:
Community for fantasy sports players
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HQ: Copenhagen, Denmark
Quest
Shut down
What they do:
Audio career advice
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HQ: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pensil
Shut down
What they do:
New-Age White Label Community Platform SDKs and APIs for Games,…
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Convore
Shut down
What they do:
Hosted IRC and so much more.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Imgfave
Shut down
What they do:
A fun image sharing community.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Tress
Shut down
What they do:
Tress is a social community for black women's hairstyles. We are…
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HQ: Accra, Ghana
Rhythmm
Shut down
What they do:
Read interesting conversations
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Allo
Shut down
What they do:
Allo is an app that helps neighboring families meet and help each…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
BlackOakTV
Shut down
What they do:
A video subscription platform serving black viewers and creators.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
UpLabs
Shut down
What they do:
UpLabs is the #1 marketplace for designers & developers to find…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Comradery
Shut down
What they do:
White-label Bookface for companies and communities!
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States