Network Startup Ideas

2 years ago

A social network for young people from 12 to 25, who want to do more than just share selfies and gossip. It aims to help young people find jobs, access opportunities, and connect with their peers.

16,324

2 years ago

A “social network for the homeless”, which helps find shelter, food, and employment.

10,265

3 years ago

A social network for people who love to eat. Users can browse menus, find restaurants that fit their budget, and chat to other food lovers.

3,700

4 years ago

A startup that is building a network of solar power microgrids, allowing users to self-generate their own power.

1,597

2 years ago

A social network for people who are serious about learning languages.

932

4 years ago

A network of tutors across the world that get paid per student, with students able to take lessons from anyone.

653

3 years ago

A company that allows customers to order groceries online, and has a network of home-delivery drivers who fulfill them.

599

2 years ago

A social network for small-scale farmers. It’s a food network, which provides a way to connect farmers to consumers who want to buy their products. The startup was founded in May, and now has over a million members.

562

3 years ago

A social network for people with depression, anxiety and other mental health issues that helps them find resources and connect with others.

533

2 years ago

A network for finding low-cost, high-quality used cars.

504

5 years ago

A startup that helps brands find and connect with influencers on YouTube, Instagram, and other social networks

443

4 years ago

A social network for LGBTQ+ millennials. The company wants to help LGBTQ+ people find and connect with others who are like them.

394

4 years ago

A “social network for crypto users”, allowing them to share their investment and trading strategies with each other and follow other traders.

392

4 years ago

A social network centered around the idea of “drugs, sex and rock and roll”.

375

4 years ago

A startup that lets people create a website from a photo of their business card, which they can then share on social networks.

351

4 years ago

A startup that helps people find new places to work by aggregating job openings from its network of freelancers.

340

3 years ago

Real Estate is a social network for real estate agents, helping them to build stronger relationships with each other and better serve their clients.

329

3 years ago

A social networking app that helps you to find things to do with friends and family.

327

5 years ago

A “social network for influencers”, a platform for those who have large social media followings to connect with brands and offer free content.

310

5 years ago

A women’s networking app that connects women interested in entrepreneurship and investing to other like-minded women.

307

5 years ago

Social network for entrepreneurs, allowing them to share ideas and get feedback for their business ideas. The startup is free for businesses with fewer than 5 employees.

295

5 years ago

A social network built for black professionals. It’s a version of Facebook for black professionals that’s designed for different demographics, with features like a photo gallery and a newsfeed that’s tuned for black users.

294

2 years ago

A smartphone application for parents that combines social networking and education. Parents can use it to share information with their children about their social lives, and also keep track of things like homework.

292

2 years ago

A “social network for local businesses” that gives companies a way to pay suppliers.

276

5 years ago

A service for managing social networks for small businesses.

269

5 years ago

A startup that builds "the world’s first decentralized, open source, student portal.” Its goal is to connect students around the world to their professors through a global network of university digital classrooms.

252

4 years ago

A social network for people who want to broker deals online, offering a place to advertise, find buyers, and find sellers on the platform.

250

3 years ago

A tool to help entrepreneurs build a custom branded social network.

248

4 years ago

An investment platform for early stage startups composed of a distributed network of partners who provide seed funding and advice.

245

5 years ago

A startup that’s building a social network that connects strippers with clients

244

4 years ago

A social network for people to share and discover what’s new in their city.

242

5 years ago

A startup building a secure network for physical and digital authentication. The startup wants to help banks and other financial institutions identify and authenticate their customers via their physical presence at a branch or ATM.

238

5 years ago

A social network that lets users find homes for pets

236

5 years ago

The startup is building a mobile network for remote employees that can use the network to send and receive files, make calls, and respond to email.

234

5 years ago

A hotel booking app for the Middle East, powered by a social network of travelers and a marketplace of local and international hotel partners.

232

5 years ago

Launched in July, this startup is building a network of fitness centers that work with local gyms, and can charge you less at each location.

232

4 years ago

A social network that uses AI to surface the most relevant content around you

230

5 years ago

A platform designed to help people find the right therapist, based on their specific needs. The company is working with a social network of therapists to provide the feature to their users.

227

5 years ago

A social network for people who want to maintain privacy while using the internet

226

4 years ago

A company that wants to grow your network and make it easy to introduce people to each other.

226

4 years ago

This startup is building a global network of local legal aid attorneys to help low income people in the US access legal aid, from free legal clinics to pro bono legal services.

225

4 years ago

This startup wants to replace the traditional broker model with a commission-free, network-based system that brings together buyers and sellers. The startup says it already has several dozen clients.

224

4 years ago

A platform that helps travel agencies determine the best deals for their clients by offering them access to a network of travel agents.

221

4 years ago

The startup wants to build a “third-party insurance-for-everyone” platform that offers affordable health insurance. The startup has already built a network that serves around 200,000 people in the US and has raised $3.5 million.

220

4 years ago

A “social network for the professional dog groomers in the world”, allowing them to connect with customers and each other.

219

2 years ago

A social network that helps people find other people who are interested in the same things as them, like a meetup or a club.

219

5 years ago

A food delivery service that uses a network of personal chefs to create a personalized meal based on the order. The startup has also launched a restaurant-delivery service that provides delivery 24/7.

216

4 years ago

A free-to-play multiplayer game that takes the concept of the game of chess, and applies it to social networking.

215

3 years ago

A social network for people who want to find a second job. It’s for people who want to find a second job but don’t have the resources to do so themselves, and for people who have a job and are looking for a side hustle.

215

4 years ago

The company is working on making the Starbucks app more like the Fandango app, and is working on building a social network for moviegoers. It currently has a few contracts, and has raised $6.2 million since it launched in the summer of 2019.

214

5 years ago

a social network for people who want to learn about the world. The startup has over 100,000 users, and now has clients in the US, Europe, China, and India.

213

4 years ago

A platform that allows a user to stay in touch with a social network without using the internet.

213

4 years ago

A social network that facilitates small businesses sharing photos and information about their businesses

213

3 years ago

A “social network for people with disabilities” that helps connect patients with “people who can help them live, work, and learn”.

213

4 years ago

A startup that is building an engine that turns broken cars into a network that can be repurposed.

210

4 years ago

A network for mobile phone users that connects them to legal services and legal professionals. The startup was founded in 2015 and is based in the UK.

210

5 years ago

The startup is rolling out a network of mobile clinics and Ubers for cheaper care in lower-income parts of the US that need it.

207

4 years ago

A startup building a telehealth network between doctors and nurses. The company is raising an $8 million Series A.

207

2 years ago

A social network for U.S. military veterans who are looking for jobs. The company’s model runs on the assumption that veterans are more likely to have a job, but that job might not be the one they want.

204

4 years ago

A “social network for nurses”, where nurses can connect with each other and patients. The company is currently focused on the US healthcare system.

201

5 years ago

A social network that helps you find like-minded people and discover things to do.

198

4 years ago

A company that provides a platform for the next generation of online video, allowing users to share video on-demand and across social networks. It’s a place for creators and users to share and interact with content on-demand.

197

4 years ago

A startup co-founded by Y Combinator alum Sam Altman, this is a social network where you can make friends with the people you meet through the app. Users pay for memberships and can then message and chat with others on the platform.

196

4 years ago

A digital library for poets that curates the best and most unique poems across all genres. The app includes a database of more than 200,000 poems and sources, and functions as a social network for poets.

196

4 years ago

A small team of developers and designers are building a simple, yet comprehensive, social network for everyone.

195

4 years ago

A company that’s building a framework for a fully decentralized digital banking network, a system that would be made up of a network of independent, local banks.

195

4 years ago

A social network for Latin Americans in the US and Mexico that lets them connect, share photos, and discover events and activities related to their culture.

194

3 years ago

An email and social network for people to create and share plans for their home renovation projects.

192

5 years ago

A platform that lets people sell their WiFi network for a monthly fee.

191

4 years ago

A startup that connects small business owners with a network of cleaning professionals

191

4 years ago

A social network for elderly people to check in and view pictures of their friends and family. The startup has already helped its first customer, a family member, locate her father and communicate with him (via text) over the phone.

191

4 years ago

This is a startup that’s giving companies a way to manage their own data centers and improve the security and reliability of their IT networks by managing their power and cooling infrastructure. The company charges $1 per user per month for the service.

188

3 years ago

A tool for managing and promoting content across multiple social networks.

187

3 years ago

A new kind of social network, ‘Memex’, in which users can create a personalized journal that can be viewed by anyone.

187

4 years ago

A fitness-centric social network, with fitness-centric content, for people who are content-first, not fitness-first. The startup wants to use AI to recommend activity, food, and other content that people are likely to enjoy.

186

4 years ago

A social network to help people find local businesses.

186

5 years ago

A text-based platform for sharing your photos, videos, and location over the Internet. The company is building a social network for photography that they say will be able to support 3 billion photos by 2028.

185

5 years ago

A network verification tool to help businesses identify fake users on their site.

185

4 years ago

The 2018 edition of the Y Combinator Demo Day featured 41 startups in three different tracks: Hardware, Software, and Networking & Events. The startups were chosen from 5,000 applicants by Y Combinator.

185

4 years ago

The startup aims to build a social network for entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs-to-be to help them find and connect with mentors and resources to help them start and grow.

185

5 years ago

P2P platform that enables car owners to rent out their vehicles to others. The startup is looking to build a network of users that would rent out their cars when they are not using them.

183

4 years ago

A library of community and networking events for professionals in the creative and technology industries, including conference and meetup planning, networking and events

182

4 years ago

A social network for personal trainers, aimed at helping trainers have a better online presence and work more effectively with clients.

182

4 years ago

A startup that wants to create a social network of communities for people with disabilities.

182

5 years ago

A social network for women who are searching for a job, created by the company that created the job board Ziprecruiter.

181

5 years ago

A social networking app that allows people to find community, find friends, and meet people close to their geographic location

181

4 years ago

The startup is developing a platform that will allow customers to create and manage their own permissioned blockchain networks, while also providing a suite of APIs to allow them to interoperate with others.

181

4 years ago

This company is building a dynamic, social network for creators. The company’s users are known as “creators”, and they’re able to join the platform via social channels like Facebook and Twitter. The company’s blog is meant to be a “creators” hub, where they’re able to share their work, and tips and tricks.

181

4 years ago

A $12-per-month service that brings an emergency food box to your doorstep. The startup has already helped more than 300 people, and partners with a network of food pantries.

180

4 years ago

A company that helps companies use the power of their social networks to promote their offerings online. They say they are the second largest influencer marketing agency in the industry, with clients like Dove and Nestle.

180

3 years ago

A social network for people who love to shop, where they can share their favorite things, and see the ones their friends have bought.

180

5 years ago

Create a social network where people promote content and earn from the ads they share.

179

3 years ago

A social network for the LGBTQ community that allows users to create a profile and share their interests.

179

5 years ago

A startup building a Facebook-style social network for the fashion industry

178

5 years ago

A “social network for entrepreneurs”, not unlike Instagram, but built for professional networking.

178

5 years ago

A “network of people and resources to help you build a great website”.

178

4 years ago

A startup that operates a “pet care network” for people who have pets. The startup wants to build a platform that allows people to find pet-sitters and services, and then pay for them through a payment system that works without a credit card.

178

4 years ago

A startup that’s building a network of AI-driven bots that help people learn and grow professionally by giving them personalized and researched answers to their questions.

178

4 years ago

A social network for drivers, or a tool for drivers to help each other out.

178

5 years ago

A web-based SaaS that helps businesses sell products with coupon codes, through the company’s own network of retailers. The startup sells coupons via a monthly subscription program, and will offer a “freemium” model to startups and small businesses who want to use the tool without it costing them.

177

4 years ago

a social network for the LGBT community in Uganda, aiming to give them a space to connect and discuss their lives in a safe and private way.

177

5 years ago

A startup that helps you better manage your relationships on social networks.

176

4 years ago

A platform for linking and managing your personal and professional social networks.

176

5 years ago

A startup that helps you make your house a solar-powered, internet-connected network, allowing you to control lights, appliances and other devices through an app.

175

4 years ago

A startup that lets you buy and sell products via a marketplace. The company is launching a social network for users to network by sharing products they have for sale.

175

4 years ago

Clari is hiring a "blockchain engineer" and wants to help companies build their own blockchain networks.

175

3 years ago

A new product that helps TV programmers figure out which shows to buy and which to cut, with the startup’s AI software picking out the network’s greatest hits and those that are most likely to get canceled.

175

4 years ago

A “social network for real estate agents”, an advertising platform for them to promote their services, and a social network for buyers.

174

4 years ago

A social network for people interested in a subscription box subscription service. Currently focused on a subscription box for wine, with plans to expand to other categories.

174

4 years ago

A technology platform that helps doctors make more personal connections with patients through a network of “health coaches.”

174

5 years ago

A company building a social network for influencers.

173

5 years ago

A social network for in-person events.

173

5 years ago

A company that’s building a social network for the $1.4 trillion dry cleaning industry

173

5 years ago

A social network for people who want to gain the attention of “strong women who have a life beyond their job”.

173

4 years ago

A platform that creates a network of real estate agents that can help buyers and sellers find each other.

173

5 years ago

A social network for home improvement contractors to compare and rate each other’s work.

172

3 years ago

A “made-to-order” employee-owned company helps companies grow as a social network. The company helps employees share skills and expertise, and then serves as a go-between for companies and other co-workers.

172

5 years ago

A social network for people interested in mechanical engineering, allowing people to find jobs, learn about new developments, and get connected with engineers and designers.

171

5 years ago

A social network for women that encourages them to share and connect.

170

5 years ago

A company that builds a network of local SMEs to share pricing information for their services.

170

5 years ago

A student health-care startup that offers a free student health-insurance plan to individual students, that covers co-pays and deductibles but doesn’t cover in-network hospital visits.

170

5 years ago

A team health and fitness app with a day-by-day view of your schedule, tracking your reps, sets, rest and rest-pause sessions. The app also creates a social network around your workouts, creating a community around shared fitness goals.

168

5 years ago

This company is building an alternative to the social networks that people use to connect with others. Rather than posting updates about yourself, you can post updates about other people.

168

5 years ago

A social network that incentivizes users to share posts by offering points and prizes to creators.

168

4 years ago

A startup service that allows users to create a blog and share it with their social networks

168

5 years ago

A startup for finding and “following” people you’ve met, using data from all your social networks and identifying the people you’ve never met.

167

5 years ago

A company that provides a way for users to connect their Facebook and LinkedIn accounts, and bring together their social networks into one space.

167

3 years ago

A network for the world’s most influential people and organizations to share ideas, knowledge, and impact

167

3 years ago

A security firm that provides tools for businesses to monitor their Internet of Things networks.

167

5 years ago

A B2B company that allows companies to build a custom supply chain network for their products

166

5 years ago

A company that aims to bring employees and freelancers together for projects, via a platform known as the "Freelancer's Network".

166

5 years ago

A startup for people who are trying to get out of their current jobs. It’s a platform for employees to apply for jobs in the company’s network, and even offer their own services to employers who hire them.

166

4 years ago

A company focused on the web and mobile performance, making the world’s largest distributed network for web and mobile services.

166

3 years ago

The Startup Grind is a podcast network that highlights the best stories in business, technology and startup news. The podcast is produced by TechCrunch, and features interviews with entrepreneurs, founders and investors.

166

3 years ago

A social network where people can ask questions and get answers from a community of experts.

166

5 years ago

This startup is building a tool that allows you to create your own “mini social network” across apps, like Facebook for your phone.

165

5 years ago

A social network for engineers, designed to compete with Stack Exchange and Quora.

165

5 years ago

A “social network for soccer fans”, with a goal of 1.5 million registered members by the end of 2019. The startup wants to give soccer fans a place to interact, share stories, create and follow clubs, teams, players and other personalities.

165

5 years ago

A platform for brands and retailers to sell products from other stores in their network.

165

5 years ago

A social network that pays people to share their lives with others.

164

5 years ago

A startup that wants to provide a platform to help social networks like Instagram and Twitter track their users’ whereabouts. It has a list of “verified” users to help set it apart.

164

5 years ago

A “family-friendly” social network for college students.

164

4 years ago

A visual way to understand what your network of friends and contacts are doing, which the startup says will eventually include things like board games, sports, and other group activities.

164

4 years ago

A “social network for bikers” looking to expand to Brazil.

164

4 years ago

This startup is building out a distribution network for over-the-counter medicines.

164

5 years ago

A new networking application, like LinkedIn.

163

5 years ago

A software company that creates an API for a network of processors and license holders to manage payments in real-time. The startup was founded by two former executives of Adyen, a global payment processing company.

162

5 years ago

A social network for those in finance, made with the goal of “reducing the cost of the financial system by democratizing access to financial markets.”

162

5 years ago

A "text-based social network" where people can chat with each other, send text messages, and send emoticons and stickers.

162

4 years ago

A video sharing network that allows users to embed videos from other sites

162

3 years ago

A startup launching a new type of social network through a subscription model and featuring a “new kind of conversation”.

162

5 years ago

This startup helps employees gain access to their employer’s network and resources without logging in. It’s an employee portal that connects to the company’s own servers to provide a unified sign-on.

161

5 years ago

A social network for hiring and managing outside contractors in the US.

161

4 years ago

The startup wants to build a prescription-free dispensary network, with doctors and nurses on-call or on site at the dispensaries, and an app to help patients locate the nearest dispensary

161

3 years ago

A tool for recording and archiving video content, and allowing users to share it with friends, via a built-in social network.

161

4 years ago

A startup that connects users with local services. The company claims to organize services by proximity, and to have a network of over 20,000 service providers.

160

3 years ago

A chat app that allows you to chat with a network of friends you’ve made while traveling.

160

5 years ago

A startup operating in the European market that is building a network of e-commerce sites that allow users to shop from multiple stores in one place

159

5 years ago

The concept of the accelerator is a young one, with the first accelerator programs emerging in the late 1990s in Silicon Valley and New York. In general, accelerators help startups get off the ground, providing capital, mentorship, and networking opportunities.

159

5 years ago

A startup that helps people find the right mortgage by securing a lender with a network of experts who know the market well.

159

5 years ago

Y Combinator’s newest batch of companies has expanded the YC Network to over 200 companies, including 50 who’ve raised a combined $325 million in capital.

159

5 years ago

A network of companies that want to connect their products and services together.

159

3 years ago

A social network for people looking to become part of the “gig economy” or work on projects without the full-time commitment of traditional jobs.

159

5 years ago

A social find-a-ride app that’s loosely based on Uber, but with a different business model, focusing on peer-to-peer rides that take place in a ride-sharing network.

158

5 years ago

A new way to sell concert tickets that’s built around a social network. The startup says it’s already signed 10,000 artists and 27,000 performers to its platform.

158

5 years ago

A social network for millennials, and for people who want to make money for millennials. It allows users to earn royalties from their content and has a referral program.

157

5 years ago

A social network for shared care that pairs doctors with patients.

157

4 years ago

A startup that allows people to request a discounted car inspection from a network of different mechanics.

157

5 years ago

Chargeback is an online platform that helps users dispute utility bills. It’s a B2B startup catering to utility companies. The founders hope to build a worldwide network of users.

156

5 years ago

A platform that makes it easier to build and deploy decentralized applications on the Ethereum network. The startup aims to make Ethereum as easy to use as a web app, with an initial focus on dapps for financial services.

156

4 years ago

This startup promises to bring a more human element to AI-based design. Their app takes the complexity of designing AI and makes it simple by using the color wheel to explain how a particular neural network works.

156

4 years ago

A company that helps companies hire and train in-person apprentices. The company works with a network of companies to match up novices and experienced businesses, creating a system of apprenticeships that lets companies save money and still have their hands on the newest tech.

156

5 years ago

A social network for subscribers of the New York Times to share content and engage with one another.

155

4 years ago

A group of New Zealanders are looking to start a social network for travel, exploring the possibility of creating a travel network for people to post pictures, share stories and ideas about traveling.

155

5 years ago

A social network for the deaf, modeled after its popular iPhone app. The company has expanded its offerings to include audio versions of the app for the deaf and hard of hearing.

154

5 years ago

A data center with a 1 MW capacity for storing data and a network of 20,000 servers. It aims to help businesses and governments solve big problems with big data.

154

5 years ago

A network for users that pay for comedy to get access to higher-quality content from sponsors.

153

5 years ago

A tool that helps brands looking to engage with influencers. The company claims to be able to find influencers in any niche, bringing them into a social network.

153

5 years ago

A company that wants to help you manage your network of colleagues, friends, and customers. The startup wants to build a smarter network of people to keep up with connections and build a community with. It plans to focus on small companies because they tend to have more existing relationships to build on, and are more likely to use social networks.

153

5 years ago

A free social network where people can discuss more than just the latest viral trends, with the ability to upload content and share with their friends.

153

4 years ago

The startup is building a social network for people who love to cook, with an emphasis on making it a place where everyone can learn from each other’s cooking.

153

4 years ago

Social networking for the LGBT+ community, with a focus on design and social media. It’s for people in the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.

153

3 years ago

“A social network for people that have a lot of different things they do.”

153

5 years ago

The company wants to build a tool to quickly and easily streamline and automate ad campaigns across social networks.

152

5 years ago

An enterprise-grade analytics solution for social networks that makes it easy for people to see what posts their friends are sharing on social media sites.

152

5 years ago

A two-sided marketplace for artists and clients to make work together. The idea is that artists can make money while building their client list, and clients can get access to a large network of artists.

152

5 years ago

A network of kiosks that allows shoppers to pay for purchases with their phone. The startup wants to make mobile payments more convenient and easier to use.

152

5 years ago

A startup that connects members of the same professional network. It’s currently free, but the company says they’re working on a paid model

152

3 years ago

We can’t get enough of these: more than $500,000 in investment has come in since they launched. They’re building software to help companies run their data centers more efficiently, as well as a professional network for data center workers.

152

5 years ago

A startup that helps international entrepreneurs network with each other in their city

151

5 years ago

A startup that creates a network of freelancers who can help you with your tasks on Amazon Mechanical Turk

151

5 years ago

A startup that is a private social network for users to share their content

151

5 years ago

A simple social network where people can post things, and follow people on the network. Users can then comment on each other’s posts, or post their own.

151

5 years ago

A social network for the furry community, owned by the same company as Fur Affinity.

151

5 years ago

A company that is trying to create an online marketplace for networking through networking events.

151

5 years ago

A content curation and social network platform for news-makers

151

5 years ago

A startup with a $50 million-plus funding round, which makes networking events and events for startups much easier – with a central platform for event organizers and attendees.

151

5 years ago

A company that helps employers build out a network of employees they can track and manage.

151

3 years ago

A social network for foodies, which creates a “virtual tasting menu” for restaurants.

151

5 years ago

A new form of social networking where users input specific preferences about the people they want to meet, rather than using the usual “like” or “dislike” functions.

150

5 years ago

An “organic social network” for concerts, sports, and events. It’s like Eventbrite for everything.

150

5 years ago

This startup wants to build a toolset to help create a global network for small farmers.

150

5 years ago

A platform that links global banks, payment networks and businesses.

150

5 years ago

A networking tool for engineers that streamlines the process of deploying and managing distributed systems.

150

5 years ago

An adtech startup that has created a network of sites where users can view relevant ads across a network of sites.

150

3 years ago

A social network for runners, where users can follow other runners, and can compete against other runners.

150

5 years ago

A SaaS platform that connects customers with a vetted network of dog sitters.

149

5 years ago

A startup for people who want to start a business, but don’t have the time or resources to actually do it. The app aims to provide education, mentoring, and a place where entrepreneurs can network.

149

5 years ago

A patent-pending technology that allows companies to build a “firewall” between their corporate networks and the internet, to protect data from unauthorized access.

149

5 years ago

A tool for recruiters, that lets them upload their resume to a centralized network and have it automatically filtered to candidates that are a good match for a given job.

148

5 years ago

"Idea 2.0 is a tool for entrepreneurs to help them learn about new technologies in the market and network together. It’s the Uber of technology conferences. The conference is in its second year and has had over 1,000 attendees and 300+ speakers from 45 countries. The conference’s format is based on the model of Airbnb, where the host gets to pick the guests. The guest list is highly curated and the speakers are handpicked by the company’s CEO. The conference has been very well received by attendees and has been named a Top 10 conference in the US in 2018.

148

5 years ago

Platform that helps you build your own personal brand, including a social network to help you make connections with others. The startup is taking the “personal brand” concept to a whole new level.

148

5 years ago

A way to actively manage network security for enterprise users.

148

5 years ago

Building a social network for people who are in the military, and want to connect with other service members who are also in need of support.

148

5 years ago

A “social network for club members” that lets you save the best events in a club’s calendar for your friends to see.

147

5 years ago

A social network for people who work from home. The startup is built for those who want to bring more community into their lives, helping them to connect with others who have similar jobs.

147

5 years ago

A startup focused on offering a new way for people to get around. The company is focused on making public transit faster, more reliable, and more accessible, and it wants to do that by buying out bus companies and running them as its own private transportation network.

147

5 years ago

A digital network that connects American businesses and consumers with the same spending habits.

147

3 years ago

A “decentralized healthcare network” that wants to build a network of medical facilities that have doctors on staff, rather than relying on rooms of other medical professionals.

147

5 years ago

A startup working on a new communications protocol for decentralized networks. The company aims to build a network of devices that can communicate without relying on centralized servers.

146

5 years ago

A startup that helps brands create their own social media. The company is building a tool for brands to create a social media presence on other social media networks and manage their presence on them.

146

5 years ago

What happens when you start going to boring networking events A startup that sells tickets to events in a non-standard format, taking the pain out of organizing and selling tickets.

146

5 years ago

A network of community-based care providers that helps seniors stay in their homes. The startup has raised $24 million to date.

146

5 years ago

This startup is building a social network for people to share their favorite places in their city, the things they like about them, and maybe even buy things from them.

146

5 years ago

A podcast network with a focus on “unscripted” storytelling, by people who are not professional journalists. It’s designed to free creative people from the pressure of telling stories they’ve been told to tell.

146

5 years ago

A female-focused podcast network that focuses on health and wellness.

146

3 years ago

A social network that helps people with disabilities share photos, videos and events with those without. It’s a self-contained platform that helps those with disabilities get social media posts and content out to the world.

146

2 years ago

This startup wants to make “kitchenware box” technology available to everyone. It is building a subscription-based smart kitchen network for scale-up companies, and such as it is not available in the UK yet is set to roll out in the US this summer.

146

5 years ago

The company is building a platform that integrates with hospital networks and practices to share health records electronically.

145

5 years ago

A social networking site for people who like to cook.

145

5 years ago

The online marketplace where used cars can be bought from sellers and sold to buyers. The startup is private and hasn’t released much information on its model, but it’s looking to build a local network of auto sellers and buyers who make purchases through a mobile app.

145

5 years ago

A social network for financial advisors, aimed to help them find new clients and provide timely advice.

145

5 years ago

A B2B company that helps companies manage their supply chain operations more efficiently by streamlining it into a single network of vendors. The company helps companies manage and keep track of invoices, payments, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.

145

5 years ago

An online membership sharing network for businesses like Always 21, where people pay a monthly membership fee to access discounted travel and entertainment.

145

4 years ago

A company that helps companies find and hire top tech talent. It has a network of experts and a pipeline of candidates that it can invite to interviews.

145

3 years ago

A tour guide app that aims to reduce lag time and provide a more accurate travel experience by crowdsourcing a network of people already on the ground to answer questions and provide tips en route.

145

5 years ago

A social networking app that aims to help people find an apartment in their neighborhood to rent with a few taps. It’s currently in private beta.

144

3 years ago

A mobile payments startup that connects vendors to customers in a network of sellers.

144

5 years ago

Bizion is a network of companies that provide more than $1 million in annual revenue. Bizion enables companies to have a single point of contact for funding (usually a bank) for their entire business, saving a lot of time and money.

143

5 years ago

A company that makes it easier for smaller businesses to get online by connecting them with a network of vendors and insights from the business community.

143

5 years ago

An employee social network for companies with more than 100 employees. The app is meant to help companies manage their team members, and even help with connections between employees.

143

5 years ago

The startup’s goal is to help users achieve a more “authentic” online presence. They’re building software that allows users to design their own avatars, choosing from a variety of “personas”, which can be used on other platforms, like Facebook, Twitter, or other social networks.

143

5 years ago

A network of public and private buses that connect to each other and to bike lanes, helping commuters get where they need to go.

143

5 years ago

Part of a $100 million venture fund that’s investing in food technology startups, including a company that’s building a delivery service for food, and another that’s building a delivery network for food.

143

5 years ago

A fintech startup built for natural gas industry. It allows users to collect and monitor their natural gas usage, and allows companies to monitor over their entire natural gas network.

143

4 years ago

A tool for helping small companies get loans from banks by simply signing a power of attorney. The startup wants to use its existing network of over 1,000 lending partners to make this happen.

143

4 years ago

A social network for the diaspora, connecting expats with family and friends back home.

143

3 years ago

This company is building a platform for sharing and publishing photos to social media networks. Users can pick from a range of examples and edit them until they’re just right. It’s an effective way to share photos, with some of the backgrounds and imagery being quite striking.

143

3 years ago

A startup that’s built a network of independent developers who are building software for the enterprise.

143

2 years ago

This startup is building a network of “micro-entrepreneurs” to help them expand their businesses.

143

5 years ago

A startup that provides a crowdsourced network of reviewers to deliver criticism and praise about neighborhood businesses Customers rate the businesses, and the app gives them a network of reviewers to consider

142

5 years ago

A social network for creatives and photographers, where users can discover, follow, and search for work by the same criteria.

142

5 years ago

A startup that offers a platform for bringing the Internet of Things into physical spaces, such as homes and offices. The startup uses a physical router to overlay the Internet of Things onto a physical network.

142

5 years ago

This networking platform enables real-time communication, collaboration and creation of new products.

142

5 years ago

A platform that helps you find the best trades for your portfolio by building a personalized trading algorithm. The startup gets its data from a network of more than 500,000 financial analysts.

141

5 years ago

A crowdsourced platform for companies and individuals to network and find leads.

141

5 years ago

Like Uber, this startup gamifies the concept of a taxi ride, with the user playing a dispatcher for a network of taxis. The app helps users find the closest taxis using data from Yelp and OpenTable.

141

5 years ago

A company that makes it easy for websites to allow users to post photos to social networks from their websites

141

5 years ago

A network of e-commerce businesses all operating on one platform.

141

5 years ago

A startup to help people find and book their next hotel room. The startup is currently building a network of people that are willing to be hotel concierges.

140

5 years ago

A social network for church members that wants to help members find others of like faith.

140

5 years ago

A social network for remote companies that let’s you see what your colleagues are working on, see what they’ve been working on in the past, and share feedback.

140

5 years ago

A new social network for individuals to discuss board games, with a gamified system that rewards users for participation.

140

5 years ago

A startup that makes a physical device that allows you to connect to any wireless network by plugging it into an electrical outlet

139

5 years ago

Creating a social network for small business owners. The business plan is to start with a $10/month subscription service and then build a full social network for small businesses.

139

5 years ago

A way to organize users in a company’s social network so they can follow each others’ projects.

139

5 years ago

A network for home insurance agents that helps them find customers and get them claims faster

138

5 years ago

This is a one-stop shop for help with software installation, configuration, and troubleshooting. The company’s network of software experts can help people with “anything from the basics to the not-so-basics.”

138

4 years ago

A bank account for small business owners that builds off of the popular social network Huddle. The startup is building a way for small businesses to connect with each other and build relationships with banks, suppliers, and other businesses with which they do business.

138

5 years ago

A “strategic network of growth-oriented businesses”.

137

5 years ago

A new kind of social network for content creators. The startup is building a way to help content creators share their work via messaging, voice and video, and wants to compete with platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter.

137

5 years ago

This startup is building a new kind of network for startups, one that allows them to share their financial data, such as their expenses, with other investors. In the past six months, the startup has raised $3 million from investors.

137

3 years ago

A “follow-on to the Alibaba Group”, this is a social network for small businesses in China.

137

3 years ago

A social networking app where you can message and chat with people who have a rare disease.

137

5 years ago

A solution for employers looking to recruit and manage a network of office staff.

136

5 years ago

A platform that lets you manage your video and social media presence from one place, allowing you to have a single profile across a variety of social networks.

136

5 years ago

A “Global Credit Network” where you can borrow money from anyone in the world — no credit checks and no collateral. The startup is building the infrastructure to make international microlending easy.

136

5 years ago

This startup pitches itself as a “social network for developers”, with an emphasis on the “social” part.

136

5 years ago

A company building a social network for sharing and interacting with t-shirts, not just buying them. The startup is also building a marketplace for sharing and selling these shirts.

136

5 years ago

A social network for people who want to share their love of opera. The startup has raised $2.6M.

136

5 years ago

A social network for pet owners, where owners can post photos of their pets, find like-minded people, and post and discuss questions about their choices for pets.

136

4 years ago

A startup for selling and buying used cars. The startup plans to build a national network of used car dealers to help consumers meet sellers of similar cars. The startup will take a moderate percentage of the sale.

136

3 years ago

The company offers a VPN that uses the same encryption methods as the Tor network to keep users anonymous and out of the web’s reach.

136

2 years ago

A social network for remote teams and freelancers, allowing them to find tasks and manage projects, as well as schedule meetings and communicate.

136

5 years ago

A digital identity platform and communications network for digital society, based on the open source Edunet system, used in Venezuela prior to the Chávez administration.

135

5 years ago

A company that tracks network traffic to help ISPs and other web services optimize their infrastructure.

135

5 years ago

A social network for professionals, who can collaborate on projects, manage client relationships, and get paid for assignments.

135

5 years ago

A “digital assistant for couples”. The startup wants to build a social network for couples to share pictures, videos, and other updates, and have the ability to share with friends, family, and therapists.

135

5 years ago

A startup to help people find a doctor with a doctor in their neighborhood. The San Francisco-based startup, which was launched in May, is a crowd-sourced network of doctors and patients that offers a list of doctors who accept Medicaid.

135

5 years ago

A new way to pay for goods and services. The app helps you request a payment and the mobile network operator (say, a mobile operator or telecom company) will generate a token that is then transferred to the merchant. The app will then notify the consumer to confirm the payment.

135

5 years ago

A bicycle sharing startup that's looking to build a global network of bike-sharing services. The company wants to bring bike sharing to places it's been absent thus far.

135

4 years ago

A platform that makes it easy for people to find new jobs and internships, connecting employers and job seekers through the use of social networks.

135

4 years ago

A mobile app and website that allows users to find and connect with other like-minded people in their area to build a network of friends and collaborators.

135

4 years ago

A social network for Indian Americans. It’s not clear how the company plans to operate in the US given the very different social norms here.

135

5 years ago

A “a service that helps users learn about their health and wellbeing by connecting them to a network of health professionals”. The startup recently raised $1.8 million in seed funding.

134

5 years ago

This startup is building a decentralized protocol for businesses to securely access and use secure network services.

134

5 years ago

A B2B company that helps companies create a network of suppliers and vendors based in other countries to help save their clients money and prevent fraud. The company is launching in the US to manage supply chains in the US, China, and Europe.

134

5 years ago

A social network where users can connect and share information about plants.

134

5 years ago

A social network for the connected car. It aims to make car ownership more accessible by providing access to smartphone-based services that include vehicle diagnostics, maintenance, and selling services.

134

5 years ago

Pitch: A learning platform for students, with gamification and a “social network” feeling.

134

3 years ago

Meet-up-based social networks for people interested in a topic.

134

2 years ago

This is a social network where you can connect with people who support your physical or digital goals. The startup says it will help with weight loss, physical training, and goal-setting.

134

5 years ago

A tool for companies building in-house tools for managing their internal networks.

133

5 years ago

A startup building a delivery network for equipment and equipment-related items, particularly those in the industrial market.

133

5 years ago

A startup that lets you share blog posts, products, and events with your social network through SMS. It’s free, and as you write you get paid in cash, in dollars or in bitcoin.

133

4 years ago

The startup is building a platform for event organizers to build their own branded events. It’s aiming to help organizers build a “social network of events” that start conversations.

133

3 years ago

This company is a marketplace for shared storage, storage on remote servers, with a network of people that store their stuff there. They charge a monthly fee, and they say they’re profitable with over 60,000 users.

133

5 years ago

The startup helps ISPs monitor the level of network performance in their network, helping them identify problems and fix them before they can affect the quality of service for customers.

132

5 years ago

A startup that’s building a network of shared work spaces throughout the country.

132

5 years ago

An online network for women to share advice with each other and access peer support. The startup is trying to build a community that helps women keep each other accountable, and tells them when they’re in a rut and need to make a change.

132

5 years ago

A new take on digital advertising that seeks to take over the desktop space. The founders say it’s the first product that can put advertising on every desktop screen. It’s also intended to be a “frictionless” experience for users, removing the need to navigate multiple ad networks or pay for ads.

132

5 years ago

A new kind of social networking platform that gives users their own personal “safe space” within the network. The site is focused on being a safe place for people to express themselves, and is designed to be a safe space for people of all types, but especially for those who are marginalized.

132

5 years ago

A for-profit company that wants to create a social network for “sponsored content” where brands pay to influence public opinion.

132

5 years ago

A social network for the humanitarian sector, not unlike Care2 but more focused on the humanitarian side of things like conflict zones, refugees and the like.

132

5 years ago

A company that helps employees build their personal brand, which they say is a natural outgrowth of the social and professional networks they’re already in.

132

4 years ago

A networking app that helps users meet one another, make connections, and stay in touch.

132

4 years ago

An internal social network for employees at small businesses. They have 12 employees and a $40k monthly recurring revenue.

132

5 years ago

A startup that wants to help you build your own social network, but for animals. The startup wants to draw in fans and breeders of different pets like dogs and cats and help them stay in touch with each other.

131

5 years ago

A payment startup that offers a money transfer service for small and medium-sized businesses. The company has a network of partners that cover 90% of all businesses.

131

5 years ago

A tool for creating and sharing art, photographs, and videos with social networks and other online platforms.

131

5 years ago

Decentralized social network where people can get paid to publish stories. The startup is open source and free to use, and the founder says it has a "small amount of daily active users."

130

5 years ago

A community of people looking to network, find new jobs, and get gigs from each other.

130

5 years ago

Social networking for farmers. Farmline’s pitch is that as farmers grow and share more info about their crops, they’ll be able to reap more benefits from the same share.

130

5 years ago

This company is building a network for artists to share their music and connect with other people who may enjoy their work.

130

5 years ago

An exclusive networking event for digital creatives.

130

3 years ago

A coworking space for women in tech that offers childcare, free classes, a coding academy, and a space where women can network and learn.

130

3 years ago

This startup is building a wireless network that allows companies to save energy by using wireless sensors to track inefficiencies in the building. In the future, the system should be able to send information straight to the cloud in real time and allow companies to have a complete cost of energy.

130

5 years ago

A decentralized social network for news and video, aimed at offering more “credible” news.

129

5 years ago

This startup is building a network for the more than 60 million people who don’t have bank accounts — but are still expected to receive a loan, rent payments, or pay utility bills. As a result, they often don’t have access to the basic financial services they need. Envelope lets them become a platform for next-day payment, and offers payment-by-phone for small transactions.

129

5 years ago

A customer support platform for social networks, including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

129

3 years ago

A startup for monitoring and analyzing the performance of large-scale networks and software.

129

4 years ago

A tech company that provides data on the city’s road network, and the people who drive them.

128

2 years ago

A decentralized network where people can vote on content, and publishers can charge for access to their content.

128

5 years ago

This service is designed to connect with people via social networks, offering a way to create a profile, get access to documents and get in touch with people. The app supports Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Gmail.

127

3 years ago

A network of independent shops and studios that sell and rent out their products

127

5 years ago

A startup that wants to build a global network of incubators for small businesses. Started in October, the company is currently working with a few dozen companies.

126

5 years ago

A platform for the entertainment industry to showcase talent, with a focus on both live events and social media stars. The company is looking to build out a 20,000-person network for talent.

126

5 years ago

A “social network built for the modern millennial”, with features like a group chat, a profile page, a newsfeed, and social networking features to connect with nearby people.

126

5 years ago

A company that makes a social network for people who are visually impaired.

126

5 years ago

A B2B marketplace for networks & software.

126

5 years ago

A company that lets people create their own online social network, complete with games and community features.

125

2 years ago

A social network for corporations, with enterprise sales teams and executives working on behalf of the company. The company takes a commission off each sale made through their platform, and may also have access to data on consumers on top of that.

125

5 years ago

A company that wants to use the concept of a “community of practice” to help small businesses get funding in the form of peer-to-peer network. It’s currently in testing phase.

124

5 years ago

A project of the World Economic Forum, the Global Shapers Community is the largest global network of entrepreneurs, young professionals, and innovators. The network’s purpose is to connect the global network of young professionals with the global community of entrepreneurs. The network was founded by the World Economic Forum and Swiss Re in January 2016, with the first annual Global Shaper Summit taking place in Davos, Switzerland. Over the summer of 2016, the World Economic Forum announced that it would be partnering with the Global Shapers Community to create the World Economic Forum Young Entrepreneur Council, which completed its first meeting in October 2016.

124

5 years ago

A widget that helps you save money on your phone bill by automatically charging your phone only when you’re near a Wi-Fi network.

124

3 years ago

The startup is building a “social network of experience” that is meant to be the next-generation of Facebook and Instagram.

124

5 years ago

A mobile app that helps people plan their trip to see the world’s best art. The app comes with a network of over 1,000 locations of art museums and galleries from around the world. The startup is profitable.

123

5 years ago

A blockchain-based platform that helps independent software vendors monetize their software via a network of app stores.

123

5 years ago

A platform that matches employers and talent, allowing recruiters to tap into a large pool of candidates via social networks.

123

3 years ago

ThinkUp is a social network based around the idea of a “digital night out”. The company wants to help people check in with a group of people in the same physical space, and then turn that into a “digital time capsule” for the future.

123

5 years ago

This company is building a chat-based social network for enthusiasts that aims to allow users to share their experiences and advice with each other, like Reddit or Quora. It’s a spin on the social media platform idea: instead of frequent posts from celebrities, the goal is to get your friends to post about their experiences and thoughts.

122

5 years ago

A social network for bloggers, publishers, and readers to keep in touch and share content.

122

5 years ago

A startup that’s building a blockchain powered tracking system for food. The startup is building a network of sensors that allow people to track their own food and what it’s been through.

122

5 years ago

A social media app that claims to help people “organically grow their social networks”.

122

5 years ago

A company that’s building a network of food delivery services that can deliver meals at a time when many restaurants are closing at night

122

5 years ago

Social network for content creators that wants to be the next Instagram. It’s already active in France, Spain, and Germany with plans to expand to the U.S. and Asia.

122

5 years ago

A platform for people to find and hire freelance help from a network of other freelancers.

122

4 years ago

The startup is looking to build a “social network for artists” using a subscription service and a monthly membership fee.

122

3 years ago

A digital platform for the sale and distribution of digital assets and digital goods, built on the Ethereum network.

122

3 years ago

A social network for poets. It’s a “social network for poets, where poets can share their work, interact, collaborate, and grow.”

122

5 years ago

A community of and for people who don’t like to login to the internet. A social networking site for users who are interested in meeting up offline.

121

4 years ago

A digital library for art and music that’s built using blockchain technology. It’s a decentralized system, built on top of the Ethereum network, that tracks and stores art pieces, but also allows for them to be accessed via a web interface.

121

5 years ago

A social network for immigrants in the United States. The startup wants to create a community where immigrants can connect with each other and immigrant-owned businesses.

120

5 years ago

Real-time social network for service workers

120

5 years ago

A social networking application for business professionals.

120

5 years ago

A social network for people working in the creative industries.

120

5 years ago

The startup is building a “social network for travelers” that connects them to one another and helps them share tips with each other.

120

5 years ago

A social network for remote workers focused on health and fitness.

119

5 years ago

An ad network that focuses on under-served demographics, focusing on users who are under 18 and worth around $600 to advertisers.

119

5 years ago

A tool for independent artists and entrepreneurs to get a head start on their next business idea. The startup has been testing through its own internal network.

119

5 years ago

A social network that will help you decide what kind of person you are.

119

5 years ago

A free VPN, or virtual private network, that doesn’t log information about its users.

119

4 years ago

A social network for restaurants, startups and developers. It’s a platform where restaurants can find users to fix their tables, answer the phone, and do general upkeep.

119

2 years ago

A social network for the LGBTQ+ community. It was founded in late 2017 and has over 11,000 users.

119

2 years ago

A social network for remote companies, allowing

118

5 years ago

A startup that provides a suite of tools for managing and monitoring IT infrastructure, from network monitoring to backups.

117

5 years ago

A social network for companies that want to provide business solutions.

117

5 years ago

A news network for gay men and their allies, including news, events and lifestyle coverage.

117

3 years ago

A referral platform tied to social networks that rewards people who send referrals to new businesses.

117

5 years ago

A company that brings in-person networking to the Internet, letting job seekers and recruiters connect in real life.

116

5 years ago

The social network for stylists offering them a place to collaborate, share ideas, and build relationships. It’s a network for stylists, but it’s not like a LinkedIn. It’s more like a Facebook for stylists.

116

5 years ago

A social network that allows users to share their resume on-demand. It began as a service for startups that was later applied to the larger job market.

116

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help people save the cost of a cell phone plan by letting them bring their own phone, and set it up to work on their carrier’s network.

116

3 years ago

A social network for photographers, which lets you join groups of photographers, and collaborate with them on shoots.

116

5 years ago

A networking app that uses the gamification of “leveling up” to get users to make new connections and grow their network.

115

5 years ago

A social network for dog walkers. Doggy is currently on its way to being a full-fledged startup, with a product release in September and a $200k seed round led by Seedcamp.

115

4 years ago

A “tech startup” which, in their words, “builds and operates a network of high-speed automated parking garages for self-driving vehicles.”

115

3 years ago

A startup that helps bloggers increase their reach and content distribution. The company has built a micro-influencer network that helps content creators get featured on other sites and generate more traffic.

115

5 years ago

A platform for sharing and monetizing content, modeled on LinkedIn’s professional network but focused on sharing and distributing content.

114

5 years ago

This startup is building a closed social network for people who are physically or emotionally unable to socialize with others in the same way as most of the world. The idea is that they’ll want to be part of a social network, but they can’t be fully active because of a physical or emotional impairment.

114

5 years ago

Build a business that brings the customer service model to the cannabis industry, and helps the industry better serve their customers by creating a network that supports the needs of both the consumer and the industry.

114

5 years ago

This startup is building a new way to interact with your car. It’s a network of “smart gates” that help you get from point A to point B without entering a car.

114

5 years ago

A company aiming to bring the power of machine learning to networks with a visualization tool that can show how networks are connected.

114

5 years ago

A UK-based startup that offers a social network for “sculptors and studios”. The company is focused on helping artists “have more control over their work”.

114

5 years ago

A P2P network of peer-to-peer lenders in the US.

114

4 years ago

A startup trying to help domestic violence victims connect with resources and foster social networks of support. They’re looking to hire a coder to help make their product.

114

5 years ago

A payments company that uses the Ethereum blockchain to “build a decentralized, secure, and transparent payments network.”

113

5 years ago

A company that helps people record and share their medical stories for future doctors to review by using a social network.

113

5 years ago

A social network designed to help people make friends with those from different cultures, which works as a matchmaking service for travelers.

113

5 years ago

A network of “hackers” that help companies detect and prevent data breaches.

113

3 years ago

A social networking app for people to find and book make-up artists.

113

5 years ago

A “social network for treating mental health”.

112

5 years ago

A social network for professional photographers

112

5 years ago

A social network for antique collectors and dealers. It helps users find and buy and sell antiques, matching them with people who have the same taste.

112

5 years ago

A social network for people who want to buy and sell real estate. It’s currently focused on the San Francisco Bay Area, and is intended to compete with Zillow and Trulia.

112

5 years ago

A micro-insurance product that allows people to buy health insurance for $5 a month to cover catastrophic medical expenses. The startup is looking to build out a network of health centers around the country.

111

5 years ago

This is a messaging app for nonprofit organizations. The goal is to make it easier for groups to send information and announcements, but also to build a social network for the groups.

111

5 years ago

A vertical website that allows people to write about their experiences with different products and services. It was built by the founders of HackerYou, a startup that helped people connect with each other and build software in the same way Facebook and other social networks did.

111

5 years ago

This startup is building an app that helps creative professionals manage their network, including connecting them with designers and engineers.

111

5 years ago

A social network and digital platform in Mexico for LGBTQ+ users.

111

3 years ago

A tool that makes a person’s personal data available to any other person, with the goal of making it easier to share and share with various social networks.

111

3 years ago

This startup is building an AI-based system to help people find the best doctors based on their symptoms. The startup's software helps people who can't use healthcare.gov sign up for a plan or find a doctor within their insurance network.

111

5 years ago

A social networking platform to help English learners learn English, and for native speakers to learn Spanish.

110

4 years ago

A platform for recruiters to manage and find candidates from social networks. They charge companies by the number of applicants they get, and are already working with Y Combinator.

110

3 years ago

A group of tools for producing and managing content for social networks like Facebook.

110

3 years ago

A blockchain startup looking to build a decentralized platform for deploying, hosting and managing applications that run on the Ethereum network.

110

3 years ago

A network of brick-and-mortar stores and online retail sites that brings together consumers with consumers who are looking for products that aren’t in stock locally.

110

5 years ago

This startup helps identify fraud in the ecommerce industry by identifying network traffic patterns that indicate a high level of fraud.

109

5 years ago

A tool for managing the costs of projects, like equipment and travel. The company is building a global network of people who will manage a project for you

109

5 years ago

A new payment option for cities. The startup is giving cities a new way to pay for things, with programs that work with existing infrastructure but also with the company’s own private network.

109

5 years ago

A private social network for women in Saudi Arabia, where women are nearly banned from working or even being on the internet.

109

4 years ago

A tech startup whose product is a home-based network of technicians that fixes your home’s issues or installs equipment. The company says that since it launched in early 2019 it has already had several million dollars worth of work.

109

4 years ago

A social networking app that allows users to set up and run an online "party" for their friends.

109

5 years ago

A startup that offers a platform for network marketers to build teams and market to them, but also help them run their businesses more effectively.

108

5 years ago

A startup that creates and tracks a network of professional networks for lawyers.

108

4 years ago

A Web-based service that helps retailers find the right people to sell their products to. It’s currently only available to retailers with a large network of stores.

108

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a “social network for employers and job seekers”, where both sides can see each other’s profiles, see what jobs they’ve accepted, and see how frequently each candidate applies to jobs.

108

3 years ago

A social network that hopes to attract the same sort of younger users that have been flocking to Yik Yak, but with a more conventional design.

108

5 years ago

A social networking site for artists, allowing them to showcase their work, connect with other artists, and participate in the art community.

107

5 years ago

A LinkedIn-like tool for securing your network of contacts.

107

4 years ago

A business that aims to help small-time beer makers have a better shot at getting a traditional distributor, by building a network of distributors and collectors who can help local brewers sell and promote their beers.

107

4 years ago

A startup that helps manage the risk of a global network of life insurance policy holders.

107

5 years ago

Solair is building an open network for connecting local businesses and the people who shop within them. Its engine is based upon the idea of a “sharing economy”, in which people are rewarded for their contributions.

106

5 years ago

A social network for artists who work with their fans to manage their online profiles and get paid for the work they produce.

106

5 years ago

A startup that is building a network of independent financial advisors who will work with people to get them the best insurance rates available.

106

5 years ago

A startup that’s building an “open-source” virtual network for computer-to-computer communication

106

4 years ago

A free social network for the LGBT community. It’s a social network for LGBT people, like Facebook, but without the “friends” — it’s more of a “community” for LGBT people.

106

4 years ago

A social network for Indian language users. The app is focused on users in India, but the founders say it could be used in other regions with large populations of people who use other languages.

106

2 years ago

A network of over 80,000 household journalists who work for free in China to report on local government, events, and news.

106

5 years ago

A platform that helps small business owners collaborate on projects and communicate with clients. The company has built a system that uses a “social network for online tasks” model.

105

5 years ago

A new startup that’s looking to use artificial intelligence to help companies develop and test new products and services. They’re looking to build a platform to pull together all of the publicly available data about products and consumers and teach a neural network to help companies predict how people will interact with their products, which they believe is the key to increasing product adoption. Currently, the startup has $2.5 million in seed funding.

105

5 years ago

The company is creating a platform for companies that want to take advantage of their networks of publicists, leading to more effective, more affordable marketing.

105

5 years ago

A tool for helping people set up and manage their own Wi-Fi networks at home or in the office, with a focus on security.

105

5 years ago

A startup that builds a network of air-conditioned lockers to provide secure bike parking and storage for members.

105

4 years ago

A social network for all of the robot hobbies out there including 3D printing, futurism, robotics, and more.

105

4 years ago

A date-based app that tracks your social network.

105

3 years ago

A global payments network for the $50 trillion global remittance market. Announced on April 1, the company is expected to raise a $100 million round of funding at a $2 billion valuation. The company is led by Lakhvinder Singh, a former senior executive at MasterCard and PayPal.

105

5 years ago

An enterprise-focused social network that lets teams collaborate on software projects.

104

5 years ago

A social networking app that aims to give users a visual and chronological view of their social graph, enabling users to connect with people they know and like.

104

4 years ago

A startup to help people create and manage their social networks. Currently focusing on the Asian market.

104

4 years ago

A grocery delivery service that’s part of the Amazon Fresh network. Dash delivers groceries to customers’ homes with the promise of same- or next-day delivery.

104

4 years ago

A social network for college students with over 20k students currently enrolled. Its founders are looking to build a student-focused influencer platform that’s optimized for mobile, with a focus on gaming and video content.

104

4 years ago

A social network for Snapchatters, with tattoo styles and styles that can be shared with friends.

104

3 years ago

A social network for people who want to get together to learn how to cook and eat food.

104

2 years ago

A system that will allow companies to create and manage their own internal data centers using a network of portable computers.

104

5 years ago

A startup that collects data from social media networks and aggregates them into daily reports that can be used to measure the human conversation that happens on the internet.

103

5 years ago

A startup that’s building a new kind of ad network for digital publishers. The startup aims to make publishers’ ad businesses more valuable by integrating their ad products with their own.

103

5 years ago

A startup and time tracker for freelancers. It’s also a social network for the growing number of freelancers.

102

4 years ago

A messaging app that is meant to make communication with people in your network easier. The app’s ability to create a personal map of people in your network helps you build relationships with the people you interact with most.

102

4 years ago

A social network for businesses to share what they’re working on, see each other’s progress, and share feedback.

102

4 years ago

A platform that allows companies to connect with customers through their social media networks and websites. The startup is working with over 1000 companies.

102

3 years ago

A social networking platform that lets photographers and videographers connect with other professionals on the same level as the people they’re hiring.

102

5 years ago

A digital point-of-sale system for restaurants that minimizes friction and drives more sales. The platform uses a credit card reader and is simply hooked up to an existing Wi-Fi network.

101

5 years ago

A startup that wants to help connect businesses with people who need jobs. It uses social networks and other online networks to find candidates.

101

5 years ago

A coworking space that offers a space to network and work, and the tools to help organize the work that’s done there. It’s designed to be a place for entrepreneurs and freelancers to meet up, work together, and eventually launch their own companies.

101

5 years ago

A suite of tools to help prevent workplace stress. The company offers a virtual office, a health coach and a network of wellness experts to ensure employees are staying on track.

101

5 years ago

A platform that allows merchants and brands to focus on their core products and services over general marketing efforts. The startup’s co-founder is the co-founder of the company that created Yo, the first social network for mobile devices.

101

4 years ago

A social network for mobile app developers. The startup wants to make it easy for developers to create and design their apps.

101

4 years ago

A social network for women based in the Middle East

101

3 years ago

A web service for building private connections. It’s a web-based network of private connections for individuals and groups.

101

3 years ago

A company that lets you create a profile on a website that tells you when your employers, friends, and other people you know are going to leave their company. The company says they have a network of “hundreds” of websites, including the NBA, the New York Times, the New York City Fire Department, and the New York City Police Department.

101

5 years ago

A tool for building and managing social networks, with plans to add in things like a calendar, task management, document sharing, etc. through a new collaboration platform.

100

5 years ago

A social network for the small, independent coffee shops that serve as anchors for a neighborhood. The startup wants to help coffee shops grow with a social network and start-up accelerator.

100

5 years ago

A “social business networking platform” that helps small businesses advertise and connect with each other.

100

4 years ago

A social network for people who want to earn money by sharing photos of themselves through a variety of different social channels.

100

4 years ago

This startup is building a social network for doctors and patients to share experiences and track how a patient is doing on a particular ailment.

100

3 years ago

A social network for students to connect, stay organized, and learn new things.

100

4 years ago

A startup that wants to build a network of lenders who offer small business loans in exchange for a small percentage of the loan.

99

4 years ago

A visual timeline of your life, based on your social networks.

99

3 years ago

The business is a “B2B SaaS platform that connects manufacturers and distributors with manufacturers and distributors in other countries. The business is built on top of the global trading network of the SFL Group, a European multi-country network of a network of factories and distributors.”

99

3 years ago

A company that’s building a workplace-focused social network. They’re looking for new opportunities to grow.

99

5 years ago

A mission-based social platform for millennials to discover events based on their interests, follow the ones nearby, and make connections with people in their social networks.

98

3 years ago

“A social networking app for the youth of Nigeria.” The startup aims to introduce a new generation to enterprise apps.

98

5 years ago

A digital assistant that helps users reach out to a network of professionals for help with projects.

97

4 years ago

A workplace chat solution that syncs your calendar and files from your desktop or mobile devices to your corporate network.

97

4 years ago

A startup that wants to build a network of pay-as-you-go electric cars. LightBlue wants to break down the barrier between electric vehicles and cars, allowing people to make monthly payments and switch between models as they need to.

97

2 years ago

A platform meant for sharing and tracking the time of day one is working. It’s a network of people and apps with a shared calendar, so even if you’re at work, your schedule is shared with colleagues.

97

5 years ago

With this company’s “socially intelligent” inventory management system, manufacturers can better predict demand for their products in real time, and thus lower their costs. It integrates with factories’ inventory systems and takes orders and shipment predictions from social networks to figure out where to place a product’s next shipment.

96

5 years ago

Spots are a blockchain-based social network powered by artificial intelligence. The company lets users create and manage their own chat groups, with each group being able to run a mini-economy.

96

4 years ago

A startup that helps you setup and manage your online network, from email lists to calendars to Gchat.

96

4 years ago

A social networking website where people can post pictures and videos of their cats

96

3 years ago

A system for streamlining the insurance purchase process for small businesses that have no insurance agent, using the existing agent network of larger companies.

96

5 years ago

A platform that enables vendors to manage their inventory by connecting them to a network of marketplaces and selling through them.

95

4 years ago

A social network for moviegoers. They want to bring together Instagram-like photos of movies, and use the same data to highlight attractions in a new way.

95

3 years ago

A company that wants to create a file sharing network between a bunch of connected devices, like a smart fridge and a smart TV.

95

3 years ago

A mesh network for internet connectivity in remote, rural locations, where high costs and slow speeds make internet access expensive and slow.

95

3 years ago

A tool that allows VoIP and messaging apps to support group messaging over a mobile network.

95

3 years ago

A social network for people with chronic illness, who can upload their medical records and share advice.

95

5 years ago

Celery is a social networking tool for startups and entrepreneurs, created in 2014. It was originally called “Hootsuite for startups” but changed its name in 2016. Celery allows users to plan, track and share information with their community, or network. It also includes a suite of tools for scheduling events and offers a marketplace for connected service providers.

94

5 years ago

This startup is building a network of thousands of assistants who are the point of contact for people who need help with their health. The startup’s founders wanted to create a version of Amazon’s Alexa that could help people manage their health.

94

4 years ago

A company that helps brands communicate with their customers in a more personal way. The startup wants to make a “human social media network” that works in a more organic way, where you can reach people with specific interests without the need for any kind of targeting.

94

4 years ago

A way for anyone who wants to get into real estate investing to get started. In order to get started, you get a monthly subscription of $1,000 worth of Real Estate Investing services from a network of experts.

94

4 years ago

A “virtual concierge service” for hotels. They started in India with a network of over 200 hotels and now have a presence in the US.

94

4 years ago

The startup is in the process of building a network of personal chefs. Its current focus is on the restaurant industry.

94

3 years ago

A startup that builds and operates a network of “smart” kiosks in airports and train stations in Asia. The kiosks sell tickets, and there’s an app that allows users to hail a ride.

94

5 years ago

A virtual assistant that helps people make sense of their social media profiles and other profiles. It’s meant to help people better understand their network and meet new people, and it’s already being used by some of the most successful entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.

93

4 years ago

A decentralized social network for users to exchange personal data, but which does not store any personal data.

93

4 years ago

Wix wants to be the “Facebook for small business owners”, connecting small businesses with a network of experts and allowing them to build their own custom pages and use Facebook’s advertising platform.

93

4 years ago

This company helps consumers compare credit cards, and also helps retailers understand the costs of credit cards on their in-store cards. The company charges an annual fee, but it’s so far been able to build a strong network of merchants and credit card issuers.

93

4 years ago

A social network where users can ask and answer questions about various topics like dating, fashion, and fitness.

93

4 years ago

A new social network that lets users create a new social network from scratch.

93

4 years ago

This startup is building a network of “smart” pillows to monitor sleep quality

93

4 years ago

A global network of local markets, with local farmers who are able to sell their produce directly to consumers. The company’s customers are typically top-tier restaurants and grocery stores.

93

3 years ago

A small JavaScript app that launches a browser window in an existing tab. The startup has a dozen customers, including a TV network and a small film studio.

93

3 years ago

A social network for reading and commenting on essays, essays that are created by students.

93

4 years ago

A startup that is building an insider-trading app that has a “whisper mode” that alerts the entire network when an event is happening. It’s working with clients like JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs.

92

4 years ago

A wellness tool for people with mental health issues to track their symptoms and stay on top of things. The startup is backed by Outcome Health, the company behind enterprise wellness company Medical Health Network.

92

4 years ago

SaaS service that helps anyone in the US get access to a local attorney. The startup currently has $5,000 monthly recurring revenue for a plan that includes a regular subscription, support and a network of attorneys.

92

4 years ago

An enterprise social network and HR software company in the Philippines. The startup hopes to help small and medium businesses get access to the kind of services large corporations have.

92

4 years ago

The startup wants to build a marketplace for the next generation of employees, where companies can sell affordable part-time and contingent labor for tasks like cleaning, deliveries and other services. It wants to build a company that will be able to create a network of “micro-employers”, who can offer cheap labor, solve for the “short-term inconvenience of an extra employee,” and scale quickly.

91

4 years ago

A platform that allows users to make their own websites and then connect them to Facebook and other social networks.

91

4 years ago

According to its founders, this startup wants to be “the first social network to build a community of financial advisors”, helping advisors find clients.

91

4 years ago

A software platform that broadcasts live video over all kinds of networks, and enables “interactive” on-demand video.

91

3 years ago

A social network designed to encourage female leaders in the technology field.

91

3 years ago

A company that wants to solve the problem of delivery reliability for e-commerce. The startup allows companies to build a network of contractors who can deliver just about anything over an hour’s time.

91

3 years ago

A bitcoin ATM network that’s set up across the country and simplifies the process of buying, selling and spending Bitcoin.

91

5 years ago

The startup wants to make it easier for small businesses to take advantage of the benefits of online marketplaces. They are building a platform that helps small businesses to connect with a variety of online business networks.

90

4 years ago

A social network that allows users to chat and play games with their friends who are currently hanging out in the physical world. Users can also play games against friends at home, meanwhile.

90

4 years ago

A social networking app for people who want to keep track of a series of events or a series of people.

90

4 years ago

A startup building a “vertical-first” social network. The startup says it’s “targeting the very oldest of the old”, helping people who are looking to connect with people who are older than 50.

90

4 years ago

A social network for people doing exercise, with an API to allow third parties to build apps on top of it.

90

4 years ago

A micro-financing company that uses a network of community banks to help people in developing countries get loans.

90

3 years ago

The startup is building a network of farmers to “help farmers optimize their operations and get paid for their produce.”

90

5 years ago

A startup that wants to build a “video news network” that allows video content to be created and distributed by anyone with a smartphone.

89

4 years ago

Aaa is a network of Aaa-branded stores which use the platform to sell used textbooks, backpacks, luggage, etc.

89

4 years ago

A social network for fashion industry buyers, which creates a central location where buyers can find and interact with designers for fashion shows and trade shows.

89

4 years ago

A “social network for creative professionals”, allowing creatives to build communities around their projects and skills.

89

4 years ago

A chat application that is more like a messaging app than a social network. It is more like Slack, Kakao Talk, WeChat, Telegram and Facebook Messenger all rolled into one.

89

3 years ago

A platform that brings together businesses and buyers to help them recruit. The startup has a network of more than 30,000 businesses that it uses to help companies find talent and hire top talent.

89

4 years ago

A tool for managing a household’s information, from bills to schedules to grocery lists to recipes. The startup is building out a family social network.

88

4 years ago

A social network for people who work from home, allowing them to meet other people who have the same arrangement, and find a community for a sense of belonging.

88

4 years ago

A startup that builds software for network managers to manage their wide area networks (WANs).

88

4 years ago

Outsmart is building a data communication network for businesses to monitor and control their communication resources. They currently have $12,000 in monthly recurring revenue.

88

4 years ago

A health care platform that helps hospitals manage multiple networks of care.

88

4 years ago

A low-cost, high-speed, high-capacity network for manufacturing. Each hub is designed to be small, modular, and scalable.

88

4 years ago

A social networking tool for the fashion industry. The company says the platform will allow the fashion world to make more informed decisions about buying, selling and marketing.

88

4 years ago

Uptime is a software company that helps IT teams monitor and fix their network equipment. The startup takes a “no-cost, no-hassle” approach to fixing all kinds of problems, fixing everything from broken routers to server backups.

88

2 years ago

A social network for “conscious consumers”

88

2 years ago

A “social network for caregiving” that allows family and friends to see the location and activities of their loved ones with a simple, monthly payment.

88

5 years ago

A new platform for data analysis and processing. The company’s platform is built on a decentralized network of computers that run on smart contracts, directly connecting scientists with researchers across the world.

87

4 years ago

A platform that helps HR managers manage their workday, including scheduling, managing tasks, and social networking.

87

4 years ago

This startup is building an automated, scalable social network that lets employees communicate, share files, and work together.

87

4 years ago

A group of engineers building a “scalable, secure, and private” platform that allows developers to build applications that run on a personal computer, a group of devices, or a network of devices.

87

4 years ago

A platform for “joint venture” companies to make their employees happier by curating content, sharing it with their networks, and suggesting other content for them to read.

87

4 years ago

A startup building a software platform that aims to combine the advantages of a social network and a calendar with the advantages of a CRM.

87

3 years ago

A startup building a tool that can track the performance of the ads served by a network’s ad servers.

87

3 years ago

A social network focused on athletes, with the goal of making athletes lives easier by helping them find sponsors, an agent and other people to help them manage their careers.

87

3 years ago

A network for sharing tips and tricks on all the things, from cooking to sewing to living.

87

4 years ago

A startup that will be launched by Ben Horowitz, which will be the first project of his new Horowitz Center for Entrepreneurship. The company will create a social network for network engineers to receive and give feedback on code.

86

4 years ago

A company that wants to build a network of robot arms for factories.

86

4 years ago

A new kind of social network for people who are interested in sharing their cat videos or pictures on Instagram.

86

4 years ago

A platform that acts as a social network for people to organize and attend events in real life, in the same way Snapchat does for people in their digital social network.

86

4 years ago

A tool for helping people create a stay-at-home network of family and friends.

86

4 years ago

Smart WiFi is building a platform that lets users control their home WiFi networks with an app, allowing users to adjust their devices’ bandwidth to network-appropriate levels, and to turn the network off altogether.

86

4 years ago

It’s a social network for translating videos from one language to another.

86

4 years ago

A wireless network for Internet of Things devices in public places

86

4 years ago

A product that helps companies and individuals track and control mobile phone and tablet usage through location and mobile network data, with a focus on consumer safety using data from apps and websites.

86

3 years ago

A platform that allows people to find, manage, and pay for their own ridesharing services by tapping into a network of freelance drivers.

86

3 years ago

This is a company that is building an online network of counterfeit-resistant products that can be used to trace the provenance of a product. The company, which was founded in 2015, says they have a database of nearly 1 million genuine and fake products.

86

3 years ago

A startup that hopes to build a distributed network of personal chefs, who will deliver food on demand, eliminating the need to reserve time for dinner.

86

3 years ago

A startup that uses a hybrid of geocoded data from social networks and other sources to provide driving directions.

86

4 years ago

A startup that helps health care organizations make more effective referrals to specialists. It’s currently being used by a network of 20 hospitals in Boston, with plans to expand to the rest of the US within the next six months.

85

4 years ago

A software company that helps users find appropriate charities, using their own social networks.

85

4 years ago

Pivot is a social network for women entrepreneurs. It started in 2016 as a blog that features women in the Philadelphia area, but has since grown to include a community of over 600,000 women.

85

4 years ago

A network of women who are interested in trading services/products online for fun, personal, or professional use.

85

4 years ago

A global payment network with a focus on international remittances.

85

4 years ago

A social network for parents, with features like group chats and fact-finding on the best places to take kids to eat. It’s already on over 50 college campuses, with plans to expand to over 200 in the next few months.

85

3 years ago

The next generation of the world's largest social network and one of the world's largest messaging platforms, with 1 billion monthly active users. Facebook is the largest social network in the world and has over 1 billion monthly active users or MAUs with over 2.8 billion daily active users or DAUs.

85

3 years ago

A company that helps small and medium sized businesses develop and launch new products by introducing them to a network of mentors, design resources, and developers.

85

3 years ago

A startup designed to help recruiters find job candidates that meet the needs of their clients by keeping track of people they already know and have in their network.

85

4 years ago

A social network that helps investors connect to potential investments.

84

5 years ago

The startup aims to build a global network of systems integrators who can leverage its platform to help companies with other integrations, including those that require products to be manufactured overseas.

83

4 years ago

Software that lets users set up wireless mesh networks so they can use these networks to connect their own devices.

83

4 years ago

A tool that helps companies monitor their infrastructure, allowing them to “get a 360-degree view of their network”. The startup is building an integrated system that combines data from sensors, tools like Slack, and cloud systems.

83

4 years ago

They’re a startup that wants to make it easier for companies to track and allocate ad spend across multiple markets. They run an ad network for over 1,000 brands, including Nike, Samsung, and Sony.

83

4 years ago

A platform to help you find the right products, services, and people to help you plan your wedding and other special events, while also providing you with access to a network of trusted professionals.

83

3 years ago

If a startup isn’t building the next big social network, it’s building the next big messaging app. After launching on Messenger, Snapjoy is pitching a new service that lets users create their own social network for their friends and family.

83

2 years ago

A startup that focuses on how to take a social network and turn it into a revenue source. The company is looking to have users pay $5 per month (or $150/year) for a package that allows them to have their own private social network of friends.

83

4 years ago

A startup that makes it easy to publish content and photos and other media to a variety of social networks.

82

4 years ago

This company aims to create an ecosystem that enables people to earn money by connecting their social networks to their bank accounts.

82

4 years ago

A mobile payments solution for mobile network operators (think AT&T and Verizon). The mobile payments startup wants to be the first mobile payments platform to offer both mobile network operators and mobile carriers a platform to build mobile payments solutions.

82

4 years ago

A startup that makes it easy to share photos of your food on social networks, so your dinner party is more Instagram-worthy.

82

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help an enterprise customer hire more people by giving them access to a network of former employees for free.

82

4 years ago

A Pinterest-like social network for artisans, with a focus on artisans in developing countries. The platform uses a marketplace to help artisans sell their goods and connect with customers, and features "artists in residence" to help guide new sellers.

82

3 years ago

A social network for artists. The startup aims to be “an alternative to other social media platforms,” by offering a platform where artists can connect with fans and fellow artists, while also selling artwork.

82

3 years ago

A startup looking to build a new kind of social network.

82

3 years ago

A video platform and social network for people who want to make online videos, and then share and monetize them.

82

4 years ago

A connected device that connects a person’s body to their social network via a bracelet, allowing them to monitor their fitness and coaching needs, connect with friends, and be more active. The device, which is being developed by a team of former Google employees, raised $1.5 million in seed funding.

81

4 years ago

A healthcare company that vets doctors via video and social media and generates reports on their abilities to practice medicine. The company already has a network of about 23,000 doctors on its platform.

81

4 years ago

A Wi-Fi network that allows businesses to securely host their own Wi-Fi hotspots and access them from any device.

81

4 years ago

A credit card company built on the Ethereum network that allows people to create their own credit cards and charge it to a credit card. They’re still working on their product for the moment.

81

4 years ago

A tool that lets users share their photos and stories from a digital experience on a social network. It’s a way to create a digital scrapbook from a trip or event. It’s been used by celebrities like Pamela Anderson and Jack Black, with a team of four people.

81

4 years ago

A social network for Latinx entrepreneurs and women with entrepreneur friends.

81

4 years ago

A social network for book lovers that promises users the ability to meet new people from their shared love of books. If you’re a fan of books, you’re a fan of this.

81

4 years ago

A tool for shifting content from one social media to another. The platform connects to the various social networks that a business has, allowing them to monitor and shift their content between them.

81

3 years ago

A platform that allows users to design and build their own virtualized world, including 3-D building tools, scripting, and mesh networking.

81

3 years ago

A network of real-time, high-quality audio recordings of presidential speeches, for use in classrooms, research, and other purposes.

81

2 years ago

A network of startups that helps large companies connect with smaller companies. It helps large companies find new business opportunities and suppliers, and helps small companies find new partners.

81

4 years ago

A company that helps urban farmers sell fresh produce directly to local consumers via a network of farmers.

80

4 years ago

A social network that allows users to upload photos and videos of their pets and “adopt” them for a small fee. Users can search for a pet, add a bio, and a profile picture, and the company makes money from the adoption fees.

80

4 years ago

A company that helps connect buyers with sellers of used goods. They’re also working on a social network for used goods.

80

4 years ago

A social network for drivers. It’s meant to help drivers find new and interesting drivers to carpool with.

80

4 years ago

A grocery delivery service that uses a network of private drivers, who pick up and drop off groceries in an area and pay a small fee.

80

3 years ago

A “video platform for companies and brands to keep up with the latest trends and news”. It’s a video sharing network for salespeople, executives, and other professionals.

80

3 years ago

A ‘blockchain for music’, providing a tool for musicians and music lovers to build social networks, share music, and get paid for their work.

80

2 years ago

A "social network for dating in your 20s and 30s."

80

4 years ago

This is an effort to build a social network around the "sharing economy" that "provides more complete information related to people and homes" on the sharing economy than exists anywhere today.

79

4 years ago

A consumer mobile banking mobile app for the developing world. It’s meant to bring mobile banking to consumers in places where banking infrastructure isn’t robust, and where there are often mobile networks that are poor quality or nonexistent.

79

4 years ago

A hardware startup that’s building a ground-based sensor network to monitor air pollution, with an eye towards monitoring air quality in the developing world.

79

4 years ago

A company that works with local governments and nonprofit organizations to help them get free, city-wide WiFi for their residents. They have funded and built their own network in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and expanded to New Orleans, Detroit, and Indianapolis.

79

4 years ago

A Y Combinator alum looking to build a “female-focused social network for millennial women”.

79

4 years ago

A social network for people to document their journey through life and share that with others.

79

4 years ago

A startup that helps businesses manage their infrastructure and make it easier to use a single source of truth across their entire network.

79

3 years ago

A way to use Facebook Messenger to send photos to a family member’s phone. Personalized photo sharing is a growing trend, but there are few services that can do it without an integration with a social network.

79

2 years ago

Their app helps you manage your budget and save money, and is a part of the Financial Health Network.

79

4 years ago

A company that helps small businesses get started on social networks. The startup funds small businesses to build their social media presence in exchange for a cut of their sales.

78

4 years ago

A healthcare blockchain powered by the Ethereum network. It’s a digital patient ledger system that can share patient data with physicians, insurance companies, and pharmaceutical companies with the goal of reducing costs and improving patient outcomes.

78

4 years ago

A social network for women looking to connect with other women to chat, find jobs, and plan events.

78

4 years ago

A different kind of social network, this one is all about helping people discover what’s happening in their community.

78

4 years ago

A platform for all kinds of digital content, including video, audio, and images. It’s a content delivery network (CDN) built on a blockchain.

78

4 years ago

The startup is developing a global network of “Barista of the Future” in 20 countries where them will be a barista in a coffee shop, and they earn a living wage. The program is designed to provide baristas with the skills they need to run their own business, and to help them start their own locations.

78

4 years ago

An in-app messaging service used between employees. The company says it has 150,000 employees in its network.

78

4 years ago

A company that helps TV networks "create and monetize their own exclusive shows, even without a network, by giving advertisers the ability to sponsor and advertise wherever their programming appears."

78

4 years ago

A way for anyone to build an app for their network of friends. Everyone can build the exact app they want, from the look and feel, to the functionality, and get it out to the world.

78

3 years ago

A company that wants to make it easier for people to navigate their social networks, providing a platform for discovering content and communicating with others. The startup also wants to better understand how people see and use social networks. They’re working on a platform that’ll combine all your social media, messaging, and location data.

78

3 years ago

A startup that helps a network of local non-profits collaborate. It aims to make it easier to organize a group of people to do something in the city.

78

3 years ago

Finding a way to build a sensible online news portal outside of the established media networks.

78

2 years ago

A social network aimed at the Indian youth market, which will make it easier to connect and get things done.

78

2 years ago

A new kind of consumer lending startup that engages customers in a way that allows them to become the lender to a peer group of friends and neighbors. Lending Club wants to build a decentralized peer-to-peer lending network where individuals can lend to or borrow from other individuals.

78

4 years ago

A company that connects app developers with potential customers through their own social networks.

77

4 years ago

A platform that helps people find and book local services and help businesses build a network of service providers.

77

4 years ago

A startup that brings location-based social networking to farmers via SMS, allowing farmers to manage their crops regardless of if they have a smart phone.

77

4 years ago

A B2B startup that helps companies transfer money to emerging markets, by leveraging the global network of cash transfer organizations.

77

4 years ago

A social network for students, with a twist: Students can share their school activities with their friends, who can then follow them to see what they’re up to.

77

4 years ago

A company that helps local governments manage their permitting processes. The startup has a network of government agencies, which it helps by connecting with them.

77

4 years ago

A social network for people who run their own businesses. The company wants to help people find like-minded people who can help with tasks like bookkeeping and payroll.

77

4 years ago

A tool for recruiters to find job candidates quickly by browsing through a “social network” of candidates.

77

4 years ago

A location-based social network designed to help users find, connect, and transact with local businesses.

77

3 years ago

A platform to help people find a doctor in their network, using a network of nurses to assist.

77

3 years ago

A medical-specific social network for patients, doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals.

77

2 years ago

This startup is looking to create a new kind of community for learning, sharing, and managing career development. The company is building a system that allows professionals and companies to manage their careers and track their results with a social network.

77

4 years ago

A social network for expert mechanics that matches them with customers looking for services.

76

4 years ago

Open source software for machine learning and neural networks.

76

4 years ago

As of November 2017, Tastebuds was a top-2 startup in the food & beverage category on AngelList. Tastebuds is building a way to share tasting notes, recommendations, and experiences in a social network for restaurants.

76

3 years ago

A company that provides an AI-driven solution to automate the process of distributing content to various social media networks, as well as a tool for managing the relationships between the various networks.

76

3 years ago

A network of young designers who use their own personal resources to make a product that can be sold online. The company offers a “design-to-order” service for consumers, who can choose from a number of product options, including customization of colors, fabrics, and packaging.

76

4 years ago

A startup building a shared bike network in San Francisco. The company is looking to build a system that’s simple to use and ties back to the city’s existing Circulator bus system.

75

4 years ago

A travel search engine that features a social network for finding travel deals.

75

4 years ago

A company that wants to build a bus network that’s better than what’s currently offered by the government.

75

4 years ago

A startup building systems for the cloud-based network for manufacturers. It wants to build out a network for manufacturers to sell products to customers, with the system using the “blockchain” for recording transactions.

75

4 years ago

A “social network for professional people”, allowing people to share their professional accomplishments and contribute to forums.

75

4 years ago

A social network for people interested in cooking and eating food in the Bay Area

75

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help you run in-person events with “social networking” technology. The company wants to help you plan and sell events, so you don’t have to.

75

3 years ago

A next-gen social network, started by a former Facebook employee. The platform has a focus on privacy and autonomy, a stark contrast to Facebook’s approach which values a vibrant social community.

75

3 years ago

Social networking for the disabled, with a focus on helping them find employment.

75

2 years ago

A company building a platform that lets companies share content across social networks.

75

4 years ago

"A global network of talented women, connecting and collaborating to build a modern company for tomorrow"

74

4 years ago

This startup from Stanford is building a social network for software engineers to share work references, solve problems, and collaborate.

74

4 years ago

A startup that optimizes networks for video content delivery. The company is building tools for ISPs to deliver videos faster, enabling them to deliver HD video to more people.

74

4 years ago

The company’s site claims that it is “one of the world’s largest network of independent, self-employed freelance professionals”, and that they’ve built a platform to “connect professionals to customers via a global marketplace”.

74

4 years ago

The startup facilitates the sale of old vehicles for a profit via a network of dealers that maintain and sell the cars.

74

4 years ago

A social network that facilitates peer-to-peer insurance brokering to help people get affordable health insurance.

74

4 years ago

A “social network for artists” which lets them share work, view work people are creating, and follow other artists.

74

4 years ago

A social network for people of color in the beauty industry to network, share resources, and promote their businesses.

74

3 years ago

A tool for managing infrastructure, the startup is building a slick Web app to help people manage their networks.

74

3 years ago

Social networking for people with a disability. The startup is building a social network for the disabled, targeting people with autism, and people who are wheelchair-bound.

74

3 years ago

A startup that aims to turn any website into a social network, using a customizable experience to foster invite-only groups that can be shared with friends and family.

74

3 years ago

A startup that wants to use its platform to help people who’ve lost their jobs to network with new jobs and improve their chances of getting one.

74

4 years ago

A startup that is building a social network for millennial moms in the US.

73

4 years ago

(BETA) A social network, which takes the form of a game, where users can win rewards for answering questions.

73

4 years ago

A startup that is building a way for users to create and share animated GIFs within their social media networks. The company offers a free plan with premium features.

73

4 years ago

A network that helps people build wealth by giving them an app they can use to invest their savings with the best options. The startup is aiming to grow and compete against Wealthfront and Betterment.

73

4 years ago

The startup’s team of three has been building a tool for small businesses to manage their Facebook pages, and plans to expand into other social networks like Instagram. The app is available for iOS, Android, and Web browsers.

73

3 years ago

A software platform that helps companies think about their network infrastructure as a service and get their data center out of their own data center.

73

3 years ago

This startup is building a way to build a network of people that can provide professional services to companies. The service is meant to be a platform for freelancers that is also a paying client.

73

3 years ago

This startup is building a social network for millennials, but it’s not a clone of Snapchat, it’s a more traditional social network.

73

3 years ago

A social network for restaurant employees and customers, with a focus on the restaurant’s culture and the people who go there.

73

3 years ago

A way to manage the global supply chain with a network that connects businesses and factories directly.

73

3 years ago

A platform for rehabbing houses, allowing customers to access a network of experienced contractors, and easily book them.

73

3 years ago

This company is building a service that helps you take your startup to dinner, so that you can network with other investors and see if they want to invest.

73

3 years ago

A dating app for people that “don’t want to date”. Instead, they want to socialize and network.

73

3 years ago

A social network for people who want to lose weight, with a proprietary algorithm that runs in the background and lets users manipulate their weight and metabolism so they can burn a few extra calories.

73

3 years ago

The startup aims to create a network of talking AI bots that can be used to enhance communications for everyone from teenagers to seniors to the disabled.

73

3 years ago

A social network for women in the US and India that helps young women find the role models they want, speak to them, organize group events and share stories.

73

2 years ago

A startup for consumers to find products, order them and get them delivered from places like Amazon. The startup says it is building the largest inventory network in the US and plans to launch in the UK next year.

73

4 years ago

This startup is building a global network of sports stadiums. It’s first project is in Brazil, where it is partnering with an insurance company to run a stadium that hosts games for the local soccer league. The startup is also working with a real estate developer to build a sports stadium in China.

72

4 years ago

A combination of an online accounting platform and a social network for freelancers, offering online invoicing and digital payment solutions.

72

4 years ago

A new-age startup that’s attempting to solve the problem of how to build a social network that isn’t based on people’s phone numbers or email addresses.

72

4 years ago

An AI-powered network for the internet of things to share data from devices, enabling devices to talk to each other and enabling the creation of new business models like predictive maintenance and maintenance as a service.

72

4 years ago

A “social network for music lovers” that connects fans to each other and to the artists they’re listening to.

72

4 years ago

A “social network for remote companies”, allowing employees to share what they’re working on.

72

3 years ago

A content delivery network (CDN) for video streaming. The startup is building an infrastructure that allows Netflix, Amazon, and YouTube to use their CDN services.

72

3 years ago

A social network for early stage startups that uses an algorithm to match startups with mentors and investors.

72

3 years ago

A way to manage your own network of salespeople. Create a roster of your current salespeople, manage their expenses and even review their performance.

72

3 years ago

A social network that lets people swap their “bad vibes”, or their emotions after bad experiences.

72

3 years ago

A “social network for real estate professionals” which today serves more than 300,000 professionals.

72

2 years ago

A startup that helps users create and manage their accounts on multiple social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Youtube.

72

4 years ago

A social network for the “smart, social, and stylish” user, built on the premise that everyone has a story to tell and that people will share that story if they’re beautiful.

71

4 years ago

Want to track your dog This startup wants to let you track your dog's movements with a GPS system. They're currently building out the product, which they say requires no phone or network connection.

71

4 years ago

A home care startup helping families with elder care and adult day care. They plan to use a network to match older adults with families that need care.

71

4 years ago

A network of local groups that help immigrants learn English and find jobs in the US.

71

4 years ago

A feature-rich, fully-hosted virtual networking and collaboration platform for businesses. The startup says it has 1,000 paying users, including YC companies.

71

4 years ago

An ad network for the ad tech industry. The startup is working to make the industry more efficient and more profitable. They’re hoping it will work with publishers as well as advertisers.

71

4 years ago

A new social networking tool for professionals that helps them organize, track and generally keep track of their work.

71

4 years ago

A social network for parents to find other parents like them and post a wide array of articles and other content.

71

4 years ago

The startup wants to make it easier for people to use the internet to connect and communicate with each other. The company's software helps people through a series of steps to find, communicate and keep in touch with others by finding them in their address books and social networks, like Facebook and LinkedIn.

71

4 years ago

A “private social network” with a “pay-what-you-can membership” that’s meant to be a more private and fiscally sustainable alternative to social media sites like Facebook. The company is growing quickly and currently has 30,000 members.

71

4 years ago

A platform that connects TV networks to content creators in order to monetize their content. The company says they have $30 million in funding, and are already working with networks from around the world. It’s available on the web and on iOS.

71

3 years ago

A way to connect your contacts with your social network, so you can add them to your email contacts automatically.

71

3 years ago

A company that helps the military build and maintain their own private data networks, providing secure, reliable connections.

71

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a network for “situational awareness” for the US government. It’s a bit like Uber, but for the military.

71

4 years ago

A social network for people who want to build and sell their own custom-built bikes.

70

4 years ago

The startup is building a network of smart locks that work with a variety of home automation systems.

70

4 years ago

A company that aims to take the hassle out of e-commerce for shoppers by connecting them to a network of local service providers.

70

4 years ago

Like Buffer, this startup wants to integrate Facebook, Twitter and other social networks into things like email.

70

4 years ago

The startup is building a platform that behaves like a combination of a group messaging app, a social network and a social graph. The app is designed to help groups of friends or co-workers communicate and share information, and is targeted for business use.

70

4 years ago

A distributed worldwide network of unsung heroes, who can perform tasks in the name of the US government, like an Uber for the US military. First launched in 2016, it’s already deployed on more than 100 bases and is partnered with more than 100 federal agencies, including the US Department of Defense, NASA, and the Department of State.

70

3 years ago

A startup to help people create their own social networks, like inviting friends and family to join along with creating a digital “photo album” that you can share with others.

70

3 years ago

A social media platform that allows people to create and share short videos, meant to be used on a variety of social media platforms. The app attempts to make the experience of sharing a video feel more like “posting a photo” on your social media networks.

70

3 years ago

A company that tracks data from cameras around the world to spot patterns and build out a framework around that data. The startup will use data from its network of cameras to detect and respond to crime, as well as generate business intelligence for all sorts of retailers.

70

3 years ago

Challenge: “How can we create an ecosystem of 2nd-party sellers that is transparent, trustworthy, and fair” They want to help sellers build a “Guild” that is a network of customers, who share their data and pay vendors for a discounted rate. The startup aims to set up the first “Guild” for Amazon sellers.

70

3 years ago

An API for tracking mobile devices on a network, which creates a profile for each device and its network usage.

70

2 years ago

This job board aims to help people find jobs within their personal networks. The company says they have over 100 clients, including Pinterest, which uses the startup to help recruit.

70

4 years ago

The startup’s mission is to make the internet as cheap as a phone call. Its technology uses existing cellular networks to make cheap local and international peer-to-peer calls.

69

4 years ago

A startup that provides investors with information about companies they’re interested in, including their financials, their social media activity, and their networks.

69

4 years ago

a Pinterest-like social network for interior designers, with users being able to share photos of their work and sell it within the app

69

4 years ago

A startup founded by former Uber employees to help Uber drivers connect with riders through a network of private messaging

69

4 years ago

A company that wants to give people a way to securely store and share files over a distributed network of computers.

69

4 years ago

A localized social network for the Japanese market. The startup currently has 30,000 users in its beta.

69

4 years ago

A tool that helps make storytelling on social networks more structured by bringing the benefits of a bullet journal to social media.

69

3 years ago

A company that uses a decentralized network to help refugees find work and get them quickly back to their homes, because their own government isn’t letting them leave.

69

3 years ago

This startup is building a tool for companies to connect with their customers and employees, using AI to help them understand the conversations happening in their networks.

69

3 years ago

The founders of this startup are veterans of the tech industry, and they want to help veterans get jobs in tech, using their network of connections who know companies looking for talent.

69

3 years ago

A startup that helps whitepapers go viral by building a social network around them. WhiteHat Hacker has already had a 100,000 users sign up to its platform, and plans to release an app that lets a user make a white paper available to everyone they share a public email address with.

69

3 years ago

A “social network of businesses.” The company is building an app for businesses to find people to send their packages. It’s focused on a local market in San Francisco, especially for companies that have employees in the area but don’t have a local delivery service.

69

3 years ago

A platform for investors to find and share private networks of local investors, also for a fee.

69

3 years ago

A startup for home cooks that allows them to network with each other and get inspiration for new recipes.

69

3 years ago

A startup that’s building an “always-on” network for researchers to connect with each other to share data.

69

3 years ago

A mobile app for the people who design, build and maintain the world’s communication networks, from the ground up. It’s meant to give them a better way to plan, build, and operate networks around the world.

69

3 years ago

This company is building a network for local jobs boards. The startup is focused on creating a platform that allows users to find available jobs in their city and across the U.S.

69

3 years ago

A non-profit that aims to empower women to enter the tech industry through mentorship and networking.

69

2 years ago

A company that wants to build a social network for the blockchain, but without the social aspects of other blockchain projects.

69

5 years ago

Idea: A social network for engineers that brings them together to discuss engineering problems and solutions.

68

4 years ago

A decentralized network of health and medical devices that can connect to each other to streamline health data gathering and data sharing. The network is designed to be a completely decentralized, non-profit network, and is currently in talks with the NHS.

68

4 years ago

A social networking platform for the elderly, which encourages the elderly to help themselves, their families and their communities.

68

4 years ago

A company that helps business owners “sell their soul”. The startup turns businesses into franchises, allowing them to sell their brand to others, who buy the rights to use it. The idea is that the founders of the business “sell” them to a network of franchisees who can make money off it.

68

4 years ago

A “transaction-based” social network, where people can follow others and interact with them through messages. The startup has already signed up 500 users in the US and has plans to expand internationally in the coming months.

68

4 years ago

A content delivery network for websites. Clew has the potential to deliver a website’s content more efficiently by pumping the data through their servers and sharing it with other web hosts.

68

4 years ago

Great for users who want to maintain a network of family and friends, this startup is trying to build a system that analyzes text messages and sends push-notifications when your friends are nearby. The startup is in the early stages of development, but their team has already been working on the product for a year.

68

3 years ago

A SaaS company that aggregates information from different blockchain networks to help organizations understand which ones they should trust.

68

3 years ago

A startup that curates user-generated content from many of the most popular social networks.

68

2 years ago

Targetted against India’s $200 billion non-banking finance (NBFC) market, BorrowBox is building a platform for people to borrow money from other people in their social network.

68

2 years ago

A startup that will be a network of financial advisors, helping people save for retirement, health insurance, and other financial goals.

68

4 years ago

A video and media startup in the Philippines that’s building a system that allows people to create and upload videos in real-time, and then share them with their networks in a live manner.

67

4 years ago

A social network that connects people based on an interest in getting involved in local community events. For instance, if you’re interested in helping to organize a neighborhood watch program, you can connect with people in your neighborhood who are interested in getting involved.

67

4 years ago

This startup is building an app that allows “unbanked” consumers to borrow money from people in their network of friends and acquaintances.

67

4 years ago

A decentralized storage network that wants to make it easier to store and share photos and other files.

67

4 years ago

A way to store your photos from Facebook and Instagram, with a social network of sorts to foster more sharing.

67

4 years ago

A platform that leverages a “social network” of local restaurants to help you find what’s nearby with a “localist” approach.

67

3 years ago

A social network for small businesses in Brazil, targeting both mom and pop shops and large enterprises.

67

3 years ago

A social network for employees to connect with their company's customers through the company's own website.

67

3 years ago

This startup is building a professional networking platform for the wedding planning industry.

67

3 years ago

A global social network for musicians, musicians will be able to connect with and sell music to fans, build a following, promote their music and sell tickets to their shows

67

3 years ago

A social network for people who have a hard time connecting with other people offline

67

3 years ago

Idea – A social network for people who like to take selfies. The startup helps people take better selfies by giving them the correct lighting, angle, and perspective.

67

3 years ago

An online network that connects tech companies with non-tech companies for common projects. It also charges for consulting services for projects. The startup is backed by Benchmark.

67

3 years ago

A platform providing a unit of measurement for how much data a consumer has left on their mobile phone network.

67

2 years ago

A social network designed specifically for the medical industry by a medical student.

67

5 years ago

Idea: A social network for professionals to share articles, blogs, and videos

66

4 years ago

A platform that connects you to a network of freelance designers and developers to create a product for you. The company also works with your team to provide you with a product roadmap and a recommended development timeline.

66

4 years ago

A startup with the aim of lowering the cost of delivering medical care to remote regions. The company wants to build a tele-health network where doctors can treat patients remotely.

66

4 years ago

A social network that lets users share their content with the world, which they can then rate, comment upon, or share.

66

4 years ago

This startup wants to build a social network for artists, allowing them to find collaborators, investors, and fans.

66

4 years ago

A startup that helps retailers increase their online sales. It’s a marketplace that connects businesses with a network of independent content producers who sell e-books, audiobooks and other digital products.

66

4 years ago

A startup that’s building a service for hiring technicians to manage networking, security, and networking equipment.

66

4 years ago

The startup is building a platform that creates a social network for people who have moved abroad. It's also an online marketplace for goods from around the world.

66

4 years ago

A company that allows users to easily create and share photos that can be shared and downloaded across social media networks.

66

4 years ago

A social network for millennials. The company wants to create a community of like-minded people. They want to be different from Facebook and Twitter because they want to be more of a group than a brand.

66

4 years ago

A company that helps states build a network of local dispensaries. The startup currently provides software to the Colorado Department of Revenue, which they say has led to the creation of 2,000 jobs.

66

4 years ago

A platform for social networking on the go that allows you to use your phone as a keychain, thus saving you the hassle of having to carry a wallet and a phone.

66

3 years ago

SaaS company that brings an online experience to the physical world, like a social networking service to a coffee shop.

66

3 years ago

A full-service global tech company that helps hospitals build their own computer networks.

66

3 years ago

This startup has apparently built a real-time, social network for your dog, or at least a way for you to communicate with your dog. The service is called Peek, and it’s a new way to get a pet’s attention and celebrate with them.

66

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a home broadband network using mesh networking.

66

3 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for founders to raise capital from their network of friends and family.

66

3 years ago

A startup that helps investors raise money. It’s an alternative to traditional seed funding networks.

66

3 years ago

A three-year-old startup that offers a social networking platform for people who are underrepresented in the tech industry — women and minorities.

66

3 years ago

A tool that helps people find freelance work by sourcing it through a network of people who have the skills they need.

66

3 years ago

A company that helps people buy and sell homes amongst like-minded people on a social network. It has just launched in the UK, and has just launched in the USA .

66

3 years ago

A company that makes it easy for people to join a group on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or any other network.

66

2 years ago

A network of venture-backed startups that offer a limited number of seats to non-profits in exchange for working on their social impact mission

66

4 years ago

A social network for remote companies “to connect and share”. The company wants to build a tool to help companies that don’t have a physical office.

65

4 years ago

A “social network for people working from home”, aimed at helping them find things to do and make new friends. The startup also has a product for businesses that “want to run their own social network for work from home”.

65

4 years ago

A startup for network engineers that allows them to build and manage networks

65

4 years ago

A social networking platform for people who are moving overseas, allowing them to connect with others and learn about new cultures and customs.

65

4 years ago

“A social network for talent”, where job-seekers can post profiles and connect with companies that fit their skills and career goals.

65

4 years ago

A startup that wants to build a mobile app for managing a team, serving as a social network for project managers. The company says its goal is to help avoid the “fragmentation of group communications.”

65

3 years ago

This startup wants to build a network of AI-driven chat bots that tap into Slack to help customers make more informed decisions.

65

3 years ago

A digital network that connects businesses in high income countries with those in lower-income countries. They’re working with the UN’s World Food Programme to address food security.

65

3 years ago

A social network for artists, based on a platform that allows artists to connect with buyers and build portfolios, allowing them to sell and license their works.

65

3 years ago

Lets users build and manage their own social networks with a single app, with tools for content curation, reputation, and support.

65

3 years ago

The startup is a “social network for books”, which it says is currently being used by over 1,000 libraries and over 100,000 readers. It’s built around a system that “enables people to discover, share, and discover again”.

65

2 years ago

The co-founders of the company are looking to create a “social network for gamers”

65

2 years ago

A social network and community for people with rare diseases, aiming to provide a “safe place for people to connect” and help manage their symptoms.

65

2 years ago

A startup that is building a network of solar-powered communities to power homes, businesses, and campuses.

65

4 years ago

A social network for the "minority" population. It aims to build tools for people who are hyper-aware of their social status, and want to share what they’re doing in the hopes of finding others like them.

64

4 years ago

A network of online communities where users can gather and learn from one another.

64

4 years ago

A social network for musicians, musicians, musicians.

64

4 years ago

A social network for doctors and nurses, with a focus on peer-to-peer networking and professional development.

64

4 years ago

A startup that helps users find nearby, affordable healthcare. Users can search by location, specialty and whether they are on Medicaid or not, and get access to a network of healthcare providers.

64

4 years ago

An author-focused social network and community for sharing, promoting and discovering new books. The startup has gained over 1,000 authors and claims to have facilitated over 1,000,000 downloads.

64

3 years ago

Known as a “video-sharing platform for people who love cats”, this startup is building a platform that allows users to add photos, videos and links to their cat videos. They claim to get a million views per month, with over 8 million total views across their network.

64

3 years ago

A company that delivers care to patients with chronic conditions, like diabetes and high blood pressure, through a network of integrated care centers in a discrete geographic area.

64

3 years ago

A social network for sharing data on air-quality, environmental conditions and other environmental data. The startup is focused on the environmental sector.

64

3 years ago

A healthcare platform for patients, who can access a network of doctors and other healthcare providers who accept payment from the patient via the platform.

64

3 years ago

This startup wants to build a “SaaS-based” sales management tool for network operators.

64

3 years ago

A network for journalism and politics. The startup is trying to convince news organizations to use a newswire that others can read and republish.

64

3 years ago

A social network for friends and professionals to share, discover and interact with each other. It’s a community that helps members discover, share and interact with other professionals in their area.

64

3 years ago

A digital, video advertisement platform and ad network that claims to generate more revenue for brands than TV and digital advertising.

64

4 years ago

A “social network for professionals”, where freelancers and small businesses can network and find each other.

63

4 years ago

A “cloud-based global network of journalists” to help local newsrooms publish faster and more cheaply by connecting them to international partners.

63

4 years ago

A global, autonomous, decentralized network of plane makers, flight attendants, maintenance personnel, pilots, and airplane part suppliers.

63

3 years ago

An open API for healthcare providers to connect with each other to create a single network. Hopefully, it will help solve the problems of data silos and the like.

63

3 years ago

A way to create and shape material for TV shows and movies. The startup, which was founded in January, is building the software that powers a social media-style fan network for TV shows and movies, allowing fans to create and join communities around their favorite content.

63

3 years ago

A platform that connects members with a community of other reporters, able to share news and maintain a social network.

63

3 years ago

A “social network for doctors”. OpenMD currently has about 1,000 physicians as patients, with plans to expand to 10,000 by the end of 2019.

63

3 years ago

A decentralized car sharing network that connects customers with vetted, vetted, and vetted drivers. The network can help in the event of an Uber or Lyft outage, and the company has 10,000 drivers and 5,000 customers in the United States.

63

3 years ago

A SaaS company that builds out a platform for renting out your spare rooms and apartments. The company is currently in the process of relying on a network of recruiters to find hosts and build out their product.

63

3 years ago

A social network for users to exchange their skills with each other, allowing them to post and promote their skills as a freelancer

63

3 years ago

One of the first companies to build a platform for managing and selling price-protected airfare. Sells travel packages to travelers through a network of travel agents and flight consolidators, allowing them to sell seat-by-seat seats to other travelers.

63

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a social network for artists, who can use it to collaborate, share ideas and connect with other artists, and to make money through content sales.

63

3 years ago

This startup wants to replace the manual process of gathering data from social networks with a software solution. It’ll aggregate data from multiple social networks and present it in a way that’ll allow users to make better decisions.

63

4 years ago

A network of startups working together to build a new ecosystem around distributed ledger technology. The goal is to build a platform that spurs the creation of startups that can power an ecosystem built around blockchain.

62

4 years ago

A decentralized social network for food lovers and entrepreneurs, which lets restaurants and culinary businesses “employ” community members to help out at each location. Customers can also share their favorite dishes, and restaurants can advertise their products to people who like the same cuisine.

62

3 years ago

A content delivery network that’s built for gaming, and speeds up game downloads by 9x.

62

3 years ago

The company functions as a type of a social network for the sales and marketing needs of companies. It’s based on the idea that, for marketing purposes, companies should be their own customers. The startup is currently in beta, working on launching a mobile app, and is still in the seed stage.

62

3 years ago

A social networking app for people with intellectual disabilities. Notable for being the first app to be accepted into the Google Play for Accessible Apps program.

62

3 years ago

This startup wants to be Amazon for medical equipment. It will help medical device companies automate manufacturing, build online stores and sell online, and then leverage its existing distribution network to take these products from a warehouse to a customer’s doorstep.

62

3 years ago

People say they want better access to healthcare but don’t want to use traditional hospitals. This startup is building a network of community health centers that don’t require insurance.

62

3 years ago

A social network for people who love to stay in shape, with a paid-for upgrade that offers in-depth fitness tracking via connected fitness bands.

62

3 years ago

"A social network for your diet", offering nutrition advice, recipes and lists.

62

3 years ago

“The first global video-based social network”, aimed at the 18 to 30 year-old demographic.

62

3 years ago

A social network for people who want to share the 20% of their life that they spend traveling. The startup asks users to upload a photo of a destination and then share the photo with the community of travelers.

62

3 years ago

The startup is building a “social network of things” that aims to help people with disabilities to communicate.

62

3 years ago

A social networking app for hairdressers focused on the beauty industry. The pitch is that hairdressers are already meeting customers socially in salons, offering them a way to do the same thing online.

62

4 years ago

A company that helps startup companies find funding through a network of investor groups.

61

4 years ago

A startup that wants to fund and manage a network of web hosts to make it easier for web startups and developers

61

4 years ago

A startup that wants to simplify the process for hiring and connecting talent to the right employers and employees. The startup wants to re-create LinkedIn and Linkedin is a popular networking site for professionals.

61

4 years ago

A social network for Chinese startups to raise capital and connect with investors.

61

3 years ago

A social network for people that work in the creative industries. The startup is building a platform for people to upload, share, and showcase their work.

61

3 years ago

A platform for bringing business-to-business companies together. The founders want to make blockchain-based business networks into the next generation of business.

61

3 years ago

A subscription-based platform that gives you access to a network of experts and information, including legal and financial advice.

61

3 years ago

A social network for healthcare professionals that lets them share a photo of a patient, see a doctor’s response, and collaborate with other professionals.

61

3 years ago

“A game-centric ad network for publishers and brands”, with a focus on games.

61

3 years ago

A startup that creates a tool to track how well a company is using its logistics network.

61

3 years ago

A network of real estate agents working remotely to help buyers find a home.

61

3 years ago

A contact management app for people who are just getting started in a new job or job search, or for anyone trying to manage a variety of different networks.

61

3 years ago

A social network for women in India that uses a mix of online and offline to connect women in an anonymous way.

61

3 years ago

A student loan repayment app that connects borrowers with a network of financial services companies that can help them refinance their loans.

61

3 years ago

The startup is building a network of small rental properties, or “micro-apartments”, that are leased by short-term occupants who sign long-term leases and get discounts on rent. The startup charges a one-time $50 fee for tenants to get on the platform.

61

3 years ago

A platform that allows users to post photos or videos of their pets and see what other people have been looking at. It’s a social network for pet owners.

61

3 years ago

A startup that wants to allow businesses to quickly develop a network marketing or direct sales team without having to find new people. The business has deals with a number of high-level recruiters, and counts Y Combinator and Stripe as customers.

61

2 years ago

This startup is working on a solution that helps companies manage their network of employees for human resources purposes. The company currently has five employees, with a plan to expand to 20 over the next few months.

61

2 years ago

An advertising network that allows you to create ad campaigns for any brand, with the possibility of being paid in cryptocurrency and with the ability to target on Facebook.

61

4 years ago

In 2015, when asked about the app, founder and CEO of Asana, Dustin Moskovitz, said, "...it's not like you would have to go through and check every single piece of content on Facebook. It's not that hard to check if it's a link to a website. ... But we can't be 100% sure that the link is safe. And you want a social network that's not going to take you down."

60

3 years ago

This startup is building a service to help people create their own “satellite” internet, connecting it to existing cellular networks. The founders of the startup say the service is a better alternative to the speeds of existing satellite broadband.

60

3 years ago

A platform for home services, including house cleaning, painting, and lawn and garden care. The company is using a referral model to build a network of home service providers and is currently operating in the UK and Singapore.

60

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a peer-to-peer network for smaller companies to get financing from big lenders.

60

3 years ago

A group of mentors and alumni help startups by giving them advice, introductions, and access to their networks.

60

3 years ago

A social network for people with a passion for food and travel (think Bon Appétit, Gourmet, Food52, etc.) that aims to help foodies discover new places to eat and sommeliers find new wine they’d like to drink.

60

3 years ago

A platform for sharing photos, videos, and links to webpages with your friends via email, SMS and other social networks. The platform caters to a wider group of users than just professional photographers, and has been used by celebrities, brands and musicians to share their works and ideas.

60

3 years ago

This startup is building a hardware hub that can turn any old computer into a hotspot, allowing users to connect to faster Wi-Fi and mobile networks.

60

3 years ago

Intelliseed is building a SaaS that manages people’s professional networks and helps them get the job they want.

60

2 years ago

This startup building on the idea that many people don’t know how to be good networkers. It helps people build their LinkedIn profile, and then helps them practice their networking skills in a group setting.

60

5 years ago

Idea: A social network for the food service industry. The startup wants to connect chefs and restaurants with new employees and customers.

59

4 years ago

The founders of this startup have been working on a mobile-first platform since 2010. Now they’re building a mobile-only social network focused on young urban professionals.

59

4 years ago

An intelligent mobile app for mobile operators to help them monitor their networks and manage their costs

59

4 years ago

A platform that helps companies manage and streamline their supply chain operations. The startup is “a platform for companies to create and manage their supply chain, build a supply chain network, and automate the entire process.” The company has a team of 10 in Seattle.

59

4 years ago

This startup is creating a network to help pharmacies communicate with patients in real-time.

59

4 years ago

A startup that helps business owners create websites with a drag-and-drop interface. The company says it has 30,000 users within its network and is growing quickly.

59

3 years ago

A digital platform for sending resumes and interviewing, by leveraging LinkedIn’s network.

59

3 years ago

A social network that automatically generates riddles based on tweets and images.

59

3 years ago

A startup looking to create a global network of decentralized networks (the Internet of Things, in other words) to help monitor and manage data on things like power grids and water systems.

59

3 years ago

A company that builds and maintains the security infrastructure for the Ethereum network, described as “a Swiss army knife for smart contracts.”

59

3 years ago

A way to make it easier for users to take their own photos and quickly share them on social networks. The startup wants to make sharing photos with friends as easy as sending a text message.

59

3 years ago

A startup building a “reliable and secure” virtual private network for businesses in need of quick secure access to the internet.

59

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a “network of health insurers that are 100% transparent and transparent about price”.

59

3 years ago

Skoolie is a software platform that lets you create, manage, and use a network of student-run vehicles. The startup lets parents create a fleet of cars and manage them via a cloud-based app. Parents can also help their students learn the importance of driving, and earn a little money on the side.

59

3 years ago

A “social network for artists”. The startup is working on building a “multimedia platform for entrepreneurs, engineers, and creatives”.

59

3 years ago

A social network for finding restaurants, bars, and other businesses in your area, then book online.

59

3 years ago

A full-service business for startups that helps with finance, HR, and legal. The startup helps small businesses with legal, HR and accounting issues, and has a network of experts across the country to help.

59

3 years ago

The startup is building a large-scale automated network of robots that will help farmers in developing countries take care of their crops.

59

3 years ago

A startup that lets you share videos and information about your life in a way that’s more personal, relevant, and easy to digest than most traditional social networks.

59

3 years ago

A $1 billion startup backed by Sequoia Capital, that sells cars for $20,000 to $50,000. The company does not own any cars and does not have a dealership network.

59

2 years ago

“A social networking platform for women in business”. The startup works with over 1,500 women.

59

2 years ago

A social network that lets users chat about and discover products, and then shows them what other people think about them.

59

3 years ago

This startup is building a blockchain-based patient network and marketplace, aiming to help consumers and patients connect with one another and find doctors.

58

3 years ago

A startup that aggregates real-time network status and fault monitoring of the server infrastructure. The idea is to provide real-time analytics to IT teams to help them troubleshoot issues faster.

58

3 years ago

An AI-enabled messaging app that helps users track who they’re communicating with, and to whom they’re sending messages. The startup is unusual in that it’s a messaging app, not a social network. It is also similar in some ways to the messaging app Telegram.

58

3 years ago

A free social networking app where users can connect with people and businesses they trust, with the goal of building relationships that could help them in the future. The founders believe their social network will also become a valuable tool for salespeople.

58

3 years ago

What is it A social network for people seeking romantic connections, where they can post pictures, announce engagements, and discuss their interests.

58

3 years ago

A new social network for the fashion industry that uses a gamification engine to help users track their own fashion style.

58

2 years ago

A new type of network for companies in the legal industry.

58

2 years ago

A software company that makes a client-side tool for managing popular social networks, such as Twitter and Facebook, in a single interface.

58

4 years ago

A new kind of social network, partially on the blockchain, for people who want to earn crypto by posting, commenting, and linking to articles on forums, blogs, and other websites.

57

4 years ago

A startup that builds technology to help telecommunication companies manage their networks. They’re looking to partner with large carriers.

57

3 years ago

CoSchedule is an online tool for event organizers that allows for better time management for the organization. The site offers an online calendar and a social network for the organizer.

57

3 years ago

A private social network for the rich and famous, aiming to offer a more effective way to connect with people while giving them the privacy they want.

57

3 years ago

A social network that merges live video and video chats. The startup was founded in October 2018, and already has users in 20 countries.

57

3 years ago

A social network for men, which launched in the UK in January and claims to be the largest in the world.

57

3 years ago

A network of people and companies that help you find the best home loan from a larger pool of lenders, and lower the interest rate you pay.

57

3 years ago

This startup wants to grow a network of “smart” parking spaces that can hold a car’s information and automatically pay the driver when they return. The idea is to keep cars from sitting idle and losing value.

57

3 years ago

A social network for people with chronic illnesses, where users can share experiences, interact with others, and find support through an online community.

57

3 years ago

A social network for digital nomads that connects them with local businesses and visa-free cities.

57

2 years ago

A startup that allows people to create a private network with a custom URL, for private group chat. A chat room or “discord” could be created, with access tied to a specific email address, or linked to a username.

57

2 years ago

A social network for companies to build their brand recognition organically.

57

5 years ago

Idea: A social network for people who don't use social networks (eg elderly)

56

3 years ago

This startup wants to solve the problem of low-speed internet in developing countries. It wants to build a network of satellites that can beam internet to remote areas.

56

3 years ago

A company that provides loans for small businesses and for entrepreneurs. The company has built its business on the idea that the best way to connect people with needs to resources is via their own networks.

56

3 years ago

The goal of this startup is to collect a network of people who can help students navigate the world of college admissions, from financial aid to college visits. The company wants to lower the amount of money students spend on college and make admissions decisions more transparent.

56

3 years ago

A decentralized network of micro-distribution hubs that works with existing delivery apps to help those apps grow beyond their current geographic footprint. It’s meant to be a “one-stop shop” for delivery companies to start using.

56

3 years ago

This startup aims to help customers of the public transit network in Brazil. In order to provide a better experience, users will be able to use their phone to pay for tickets, track their transit schedule, and request rides.

56

3 years ago

The platform is building a collaborative tool for business owners to manage their professional social networks, helping them do things like track their online reputation, identify influencers and make better marketing decisions.

56

3 years ago

This startup is building a content delivery network for clearing the clutter of ad blockers for publishers.

56

3 years ago

A startup that brings back the “golden age of lounges” by opening up a network of social clubs and bars where people can come and relax, network, connect and have fun.

56

3 years ago

A company that helps companies find and manage their professional network of vendors, service providers, and other professionals. The B2B business is focused on finding industry professionals and giving them tools to stay connected and in touch with their network.

56

3 years ago

This app is designed to help high school students organize their free time to find things to do, meet friends and plan their after-school activities. It’s B2B, with a small school setting where it tries to help teachers create a network of students with similar interests to help them plan their after-school schedules.

56

3 years ago

A platform for people who want to build a new product or service and figure out if others are interested in it, checking to see if the market is big enough to sustain the product. It is built around a network of users who offer feedback on new products.

56

3 years ago

A ride-sharing company that wants to create a network of people who are willing to give rides to other people in need.

56

3 years ago

A startup meant to build out a cross-border payment system using Alibaba’s payment network. It’s currently an internal startup at Alibaba, but the founders have been in contact with several other companies interested in incorporating their technology.

56

2 years ago

A social network that lets you chat with your friends and family, but also for businesses to share their specials with prospective customers.

56

2 years ago

A platform for patients to book appointments with doctors in the U.S. by connecting with them over social networks. The startup is looking to help patients book appointments with doctors in the U.S. by connecting them with doctors over social networks.

56

4 years ago

A “social network for the manufacturing supply chain”, helping companies track the location of parts, parts suppliers and manufacturers.

55

3 years ago

Siri is a personal assistant that learns your needs, and notifies you when it needs additional information. The startup is building a social network in which you can connect with other users that are a similar level of expertise to you. The team was also behind the now defunct

55

3 years ago

A platform that helps people find and make connections with other people based on what they’re interested in. The company says they’ve already built a network with over 1,000 active users, and they have a big presence at tech conferences like YC.

55

3 years ago

An alternative to traditional social network sites for content curation, letting users create and share “micro-content” in smaller, more digestible chunks.

55

3 years ago

Propeller is building an enterprise-level social network for fast-growing companies to get the right people in the right room at the right time. The company is a response to the explosion of talent acquisition platforms on the market.

55

3 years ago

A company that provides a platform for creating and managing private social networks for families and friends.

55

3 years ago

A SaaS app that allows users to access their social networks from the comfort of the couch, allowing users to share links and save them for future reference.

55

3 years ago

A pay-as-you-go carpool network that lets you share your car instead of buying one outright.

55

3 years ago

A facial recognition startup working on a social network that uses facial recognition to help people find friends, family, and other people with a similar interest.

55

3 years ago

A platform that aggregates a network of freelance designers and connects them to clients. The startup says it’s currently on track to earn $100,000 in revenue in 2016.

54

3 years ago

A social network for the under-educated and under-employed, aimed at the 18-25 demographic.

54

3 years ago

A social networking app for public transit users, which allows users to share their commute times and preferences with other commuters.

54

3 years ago

A social network for the self-employed, allowing freelancers to connect with each other, share tips and services, and engage on projects.

54

3 years ago

A startup that connects users with a network of therapists across the US that can help with specific issues.

54

3 years ago

A platform that helps users stay safe on social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.) by making sure they don’t share content that violates their privacy settings.

54

3 years ago

A social media platform that allows users to broadcast online without the need for a network connection, the founders claim it’s the first of its kind.

54

2 years ago

A web-based social network for users who are passionate about the outdoors and outdoor activities. Members share tips and tricks for outdoor activities and connect with other users.

54

2 years ago

A decentralized network of apps and smart contract applications built on the Ethereum blockchain

54

3 years ago

Social network for photographers that allows users to share their work, and let others follow their work and see the finished photos.

53

3 years ago

A tool for managing your network of freelancers. It’s a simple app that helps you keep track of your freelance gigs, pay them on time, and get billed at the end of each month.

53

3 years ago

A platform that helps people get the most out of their social networks, by creating profiles with all the details they need, along with a quick and easy way to leverage their networks to get in touch with friends.

53

3 years ago

A network of robot-powered drones that delivers packages to customers in real time.

53

3 years ago

A video platform that allows you to group together people of similar backgrounds and interests and other users who want to join their group. It’s similar to other social networks like Meetup, but different because it’s built for groups of specific interests, like comedy or hiking.

53

3 years ago

A social network for fitness groups, built around “identifying areas of strength, improving weaknesses and celebrating victories”. The startup says they have more than 3,000 members, many of whom are already using the app for yoga, dance and other types of physical training.

53

3 years ago

A social network for people with a particular interest, like parkour, photography, or running.

53

3 years ago

A delivery service for on-demand items, using a mesh network of small, automated delivery drones.

53

3 years ago

A startup that puts an “Uber for ride-sharing” model on demand delivery. The company’s app works with an Uber-like network of drivers to get you to any address in the city.

53

3 years ago

A prediction market for the stock market. The startup is based in the UK and built a social network that allows people to bet on market moves.

53

2 years ago

A new social network that allows users to communicate in real-time, and allows for a more engaging, productive, and meaningful dialogue. The network is looking to build a “direct connection between the user and the product creator”.

53

4 years ago

A software startup that helps people save money by switching their energy provider. It doesn’t actually provide energy, but helps people find deals on the market. It has a consumer-facing site, but its backend is handled by a network of “energy brokers”.

52

4 years ago

A startup that is building a digital platform for helping real estate agents track their clients’ needs and make recommendations. The platform, which is built on top of an app, allows agents to scan the home of a buyer or seller to find out what needs to be done, and offers those needs to the agent’s network of clients.

52

4 years ago

A network of retail stores that share sales data and support each other, so that they can all make more money.

52

4 years ago

A digital assistant that helps manage and maintain a growing network of sensors.

52

3 years ago

A social network designed for people on a budget, who know they’re unlikely to find another apartment at the last minute.

52

3 years ago

A way to create an online network for selling products with the help of a community of people and products. The startup helps customers find the right products to buy by grouping them into categories. The company is working on a platform in the US.

52

3 years ago

Cannabook is a blockchain-based platform connecting students to the medicinal cannabis industry by building a network of students, educators and cannabis professionals. The startup is building a network that connects students with cannabis professionals, helping them make connections and learn more about the industry.

52

3 years ago

A startup that’s trying to expand the AdSense network so publishers have access to more ad inventory. As an advertiser, you’d be able to select from a variety of ad sizes and formats to maximize your campaigns.

52

3 years ago

A technology that aims to help companies manage their supply chains and networks. Its big idea is to target the supply chain for “smart” companies.

52

3 years ago

A business-to-business service that pairs growing brands with retailers to help them forge relationships. The company has 25,000 retailers in its network.

52

3 years ago

A social network for artists, with a focus on visual work.

52

2 years ago

A startup that develops tools for companies to use for recruiting, including a LinkedIn-style social network, a career planner, and a system for managing applications.

52

2 years ago

A social network that encourages users to share digital goods and experiences, and allows their followers to share them with their friends. The goal is to make digital goods more social and monetizable.

52

3 years ago

A browser-based ad network, designed for publishers who don’t have time to manage their own ads.

51

3 years ago

A startup that monitors the health of your home, automatically alerting you to issues you might otherwise let slide. The company uses a team of market researchers, data scientists and a network of professional home inspectors to make sure it can competently monitor the health of your home.

51

3 years ago

A social network for patient-centered healthcare, enabling patients to share their experiences and opinions on a variety of healthcare topics and compare experiences with others, and giving them a way to ask questions of their care providers.

51

3 years ago

A social network for the LGBTQ community, aimed at building a safe space online and offline

51

3 years ago

The startup wants to build a network for people who perform large-scale infrastructure work, like building and maintaining massive data centers.

51

3 years ago

A social network for organizations that helps them better communicate, manage and track their projects and the impact they’ve had. Built on top of a powerful AI engine that can monitor, predict, and maximize the effectiveness of a company’s output.

51

3 years ago

A crowdsourcing startup that provides access to a network of freelance graphic designers for companies, who then work on a per-hour basis to create graphics, web content, and logos for companies.

51

3 years ago

A platform for connecting a business’s entire workforce to its customers online, so that customers can find, communicate with and engage with employees through their social networks.

51

3 years ago

A social network for people with autism. The app is designed to help people with autism find other people with the same diagnosis, offering an interactive forum for people to ask questions and find advice.

51

3 years ago

A startup that uses the power of social networks to match people with the best local restaurants and bars.

51

3 years ago

A company that uses the company's existing network to find low-cost health care providers in the US and their prices. It then uses mobile to help patients book appointments and has built a loyalty model based on patient feedback that rewards patients for sticking to their insurance plan.

51

2 years ago

The startup is creating a “social network for the general public to get behind the scenes of the fashion industry,” with a focus on the work of emerging artists

51

4 years ago

A software platform that allows companies to develop and deploy secure, integrated and distributed applications. It’s built for organizations that want to build applications that can connect, securely, with their own internal networks, and with other applications and services.

50

4 years ago

A network of online community partners that can allow customers to request items as an “insurance agent” via a web portal. It’s a kind of insurance shopping service where you have someone else help you with the details.

50

3 years ago

This startup is building a network of rooms for individuals with specific needs, like for aging parents or recovering addicts.

50

3 years ago

This is a content delivery network for micro-documentaries. The startup is working with the National Science Foundation to create a video library for scientists.

50

3 years ago

A medical startup that wants to build a network of mini-clinics and doctors in low income countries, where there are very few doctors and no pharmacies.

50

3 years ago

This startup is building a decentralized, open-source content distribution network where people can contribute video and photos from events and then share them throughout social media and the web

50

3 years ago

A software company that helps aid agencies in the US and the UK to create and maintain their own systems for engaging and networking with their community.

50

3 years ago

A data visualisation platform that helps you see what’s going on in your social network

50

3 years ago

It's a digital network of female filmmakers and filmmakers at risk, with a launch in NYC in 2017.

50

3 years ago

A social network that allows users to exchange data between their phones, phones, and tablets with one another.

50

3 years ago

A social network designed to help people find and connect with companies that are hiring remote workers.

50

3 years ago

A company that can help make a company’s network more humane, with a sensor that can be attached to a pet and then used to monitor things like their blood pressure, temperature and respiration.

50

3 years ago

A startup that helps retailers sell their excess inventory across a large network of partners.

50

5 years ago

Idea: A text-based social network in the style of Twitter. Currently in private alpha, it lets users post text-based statuses that can be seen by other users who follow you.

49

3 years ago

The company's premise is to deliver a social network built around music, where users can interact with other artists. As it's a start-up, its scope is limited, but it's got a solid team of artists and managers backing it.

49

3 years ago

Postmates wants to create a platform for businesses to deliver food and other items to homes through a network of local independent contractors.

49

3 years ago

Social network for developers to share code and collaborate.

49

3 years ago

wants to be like LinkedIn, but for the world of work. It’s a targeted, global social network for businesses where data is shared automatically.

49

3 years ago

This startup is building a network for the sports world that helps athletes and teams collaborate on content, advertising and sponsorships.

49

3 years ago

A program that allows people to deploy “microservices”, or small apps, across their own private networks.

49

3 years ago

The startup wants to give users a way to connect with other users in their personal or professional networks. The company says they’re currently in the early stages of development and looking for partners to help test their platform.

49

3 years ago

A startup that is building an online platform for people to rent out their apartments for short-term stays. Its first product is a “rooming network” for people who are looking for short-term stays, with some users forking out up to $100 per night.

49

3 years ago

A social network for people in the legal industry that lets them discover and connect with each other, build profiles, and share information. The startup’s founders say it’s the “LinkedIn for the legal industry”.

49

3 years ago

This startup is using a network of carpools to eliminate the headache of traffic by matching people up with rides at times and places that best fit their travel plans.

49

3 years ago

A social network for people to showcase their items for sale or trade, and for buyers to browse for items. The startup is acquiring a database of items and gifting them to users for free.

49

2 years ago

A platform for businesses to sell spare parts, and to easily buy from a network of other businesses.

49

2 years ago

The company’s founder says he started the company to build a “social network” for musicians.

49

3 years ago

A "social entertainment network" – basically a streaming video network, similar to Netflix and Hulu, where users can pay a monthly subscription to access a library of movies and TV shows.

48

3 years ago

A hardware startup that takes a radically different approach to computer security. Rather than trying to block malware, the company says it can help protect against it by learning to predict what types of attacks are likely. It’s meant to work with mobile devices, and has a deal with Facebook to “secure” the social network’s billion users.

48

3 years ago

A new way to communicate, where users can communicate through a single interface to different social networks. The idea is to create a way for users to communicate with each other, but for conversations to be public.

48

3 years ago

A “social network for all employees”. The startup wants to bring a more human element to the remote work community by way of group discussions, informal chats, and shared knowledge.

48

3 years ago

A UK-based social networking platform that helps people find jobs, meet new people, and buy and sell things.

48

3 years ago

An online tool that helps with data collection, analysis and reporting by providing a way to connect with a network of users who can provide any kind of data that you need. The company started as a product for sales teams, but is now trying to build a platform for CRM, marketing, and sales. The startup is currently bootstrapped, but is targeting a Series A round in Q3 or Q4 of 2019.

48

3 years ago

A social network for people in government offices, who have to keep track of a lot of people and a lot of paper. The company wants to create a social network that will allow government workers to share information, request documents, and share feedback and ideas.

48

3 years ago

A “do-it-yourself social network”, allowing you to share photos and videos, and easily follow your friends on Instagram and Twitter.

48

2 years ago

A social network where users can share their opinions on products and services with their friends. The company says that it has already seen a 5x increase in purchases of products that have been reviewed by others on the site.

48

2 years ago

A startup that helps companies manage their shipping networks, from picking up, sorting, and packaging goods to delivering them.

48

3 years ago

A company that helps businesses leverage the power of their social networks to drive sales.

47

3 years ago

This startup is a network of creative professionals to teach others how to make their own media.

47

3 years ago

A network of local farmers, distributors, delis, grocers and restaurants that allows consumers to share what they’re eating and where they’re getting it. It’s a sort of “eat local” app, but rather than trying to force the idea on people, it’ll be a way for people to voluntarily connect over food and share the experience.

47

3 years ago

A network of “micro-insurance” companies that pool together small sums of money to help cover the costs of things like housing, car repair, or medical bills. The goal is to make sure that people have some sort of coverage, even if it’s just in case they need it.

47

3 years ago

A social network for working parents who want to find childcare.

47

2 years ago

A network of photographers who can help artists monetize their work, go on tour, and market themselves by putting their images on billboards and websites.

47

2 years ago

An online service that connects internet-connected devices in homes with a wireless mesh network for home automation and Internet of Things. The company is a spinout from MIT.

47

2 years ago

A startup that allows you to create a personalized map of your phone’s network usage and destinations, with info on the speeds of each connection. It’s already a popular app with 1,000,000 installs.

47

2 years ago

A new kind of social network for the United States military, looking to help soldiers stay connected with loved ones and build camaraderie.

47

2 years ago

A network for carpooling and ridesharing.

47

3 years ago

A social network for people who want to make and share photos at the same time. The startup says it has already hosted over 1 million photo-based social events.

46

3 years ago

A startup that connects people with personal chefs. ChefInk has built a network of professional chefs over a peer-to-peer model, with the company taking a commission for each transaction. The startup has built a user base of over 1,000 users and has $40k in monthly transactions.

46

3 years ago

A “professional networking app” for freelancers, with a focus on helping them find clients. The app is free for users, and can be paid for for $10 per month for collaborators and $50 per month for business managers.

46

3 years ago

A social networking app for people eager to learn Spanish and get the most out of their language learning experience.

46

3 years ago

This startup is working on a social network for group-living. It’s similar to AirBnB for housing, with a focus on making it easy for families to share living space.

46

3 years ago

A delivery platform built on Tango and supported by the LetterMasters social network, that allows users to book delivery service directly from their phones.

46

2 years ago

A startup that helps people find other members of their LinkedIn network and get things like introductions and recommendations.

46

2 years ago

A permission-based, ad-free social network for young people.

46

2 years ago

A social network for golfers, with a goal of making golf social by bringing together players and fans through shared interests and activities.

46

3 years ago

This is a platform that allows people to build a custom social network with a wide range of different types of users, like families, groups, or people of a particular interest, like the board game Risk. Eventually there will be a “universal” platform that allows people to build a custom social network, which will be valuable because custom social networks can grow faster.

45

3 years ago

A social network for people who have been wronged by a company, built by a former Google employee.

45

3 years ago

A startup that goes into the cloud and allows users to connect their social networks to their online books to create a page that helps people find each other.

45

3 years ago

A social network for professionals. The startup wants to build a tool that allows professionals to “own their data”.

45

3 years ago

A “social network for the most interesting, beautiful, and valuable things in the world,” according to the company.

45

3 years ago

A company that makes a network for retailers to share data about their products, allowing them to stock more efficiently, and allowing the company to track sales trends.

45

3 years ago

A visual social network for musicians, aiming to make the process of finding new music a more intuitive and engaging process.

45

3 years ago

A distributed computing network that’s built to create and share machine learning models. It’s similar to a public cloud in that it’s meant to be shared among all the people who need to use it, but it provides free access to most of its resources.

45

2 years ago

A social network for students to find jobs and internships, with a focus on career advising for students. The company has about 10 employees and is hiring.

45

2 years ago

A network for online communities to form, with tools for people to create and run their own communities.

45

2 years ago

A startup that’s building a network of hotel only rental cars to flit from town to town in Europe.

45

2 years ago

A startup that creates messaging bots that integrate with a user’s social network in order to make work easier.

45

3 years ago

This startup is building a network of community centers, but with a twist — they’re using all-online technology to make it easier for users to access services.

44

3 years ago

The startup is building a network of people who have a shared interest in creating things that are useful, beautiful and environmentally friendly. They have a purpose-built app for tracking and sharing ideas.

44

3 years ago

A real-time social network for collaborative content. It’s a video-based platform where users can choose what content to share via comments, and users can join groups for specific topics.

44

3 years ago

A B2B-focused SaaS business that helps companies manage their professional networks and make them more effective.

44

3 years ago

Slack-like platform for recruiting, where companies can see the resumes, skills, and preferences of a job-seeker’s network and the recruiter can provide feedback.

44

2 years ago

A “professional networking platform for people in the same industry” that finds and organizes events for its users through its app.

44

2 years ago

A social network for remote workers, designed to help them better collaborate on projects.

44

2 years ago

A startup that wants to create a platform that allows healthcare providers to network with one another, connecting providers and patients in real time.

44

2 years ago

An accelerator focused on helping early-stage companies build large networks of connected hardware.

44

5 years ago

Idea: A cybersecurity startup that’s building a tool for identifying and removing rogue access points to corporate networks.

43

3 years ago

A tool for bankers, startups, and investors to quickly assess a company’s potential based on its business model, customer network, and other metrics (I love this kind of stuff)

43

3 years ago

A startup that lets users create and manage virtual “second lives” for their photos, allowing users to upload and stream their photos to Facebook, Instagram, and other social networks as well as searchable online databases.

43

3 years ago

A “Facebook for personal finance” that allows people to share their financial needs and information and get help from a network of friends, family, and experts.

43

3 years ago

A social network for web developers, offering a platform for sharing questions and tutorials and the ability for users to provide free consulting to one another.

43

3 years ago

This startup is building a social network for people who want to be in the know about how their city is behaving. It’s a B2B app that operates similarly to Foursquare, giving people the ability to check in and post on their local environment.

43

3 years ago

A startup that helps you spend more time on your social network. It works by giving you more control over what you’re doing in your social media feeds and the ability to customize your news feeds, so that you get more of the things you want and less of the things you don’t. It’s free to use, with an option for a subscription service that adds extra features.

43

3 years ago

@StartupGuru is a social network for entrepreneurs, connecting them with soft skills resources, mentors, jobs, and more.

43

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a decentralized network of credit unions in Latin America. It’s a peer-to-peer lending network and payment infrastructure that it says is more financially secure and open than many others.

43

2 years ago

Redline is building a social network for skilled workers, helping them find jobs and connect with each other.

43

2 years ago

A tool that helps you find the best local bar or restaurant, with a network of over 10,000 reviewers and over 100,000 user reviews

43

2 years ago

A software that allows companies to build a social network within their business. ImageNet is a visual database of database of images, and the company wants to use it to build a social network that builds on social networking in general.

43

2 years ago

A “social network for financial advisors” that ties into brokerage accounts to give financial advisors a tool to connect with clients and prospects. The startup is also working on a social network for financial advisors called "The Advisor Network".

43

2 years ago

A company that developed a tool to embed video on websites, which the founders say has been downloaded more than a million times. The founders also run a content distribution network that helps websites reach more people through social media.

43

2 years ago

A startup that is building a web-based version of a popular gamification platform, using a much more intuitive and visual interface. The company offers social networking, leader boards, and ability to play games with friends.

43

2 years ago

A distributed networking platform for IoT devices.

43

2 years ago

A tool that helps remove the financial burden of the world's poorest when they make a purchase. The startup is leveraging a network of mobile money operators, such as M-Pesa, to help people move money for goods.

43

3 years ago

A startup that wants to help companies hire contract employees like nurses, doctors, and lawyers — but with a twist: they're not only digital, they're also real. The idea is to build a network of "agent" workers that are real people, with whom companies can chat and conduct interviews.

42

3 years ago

A chatbot-based network for contact management by legacy, friends and family, and people with specific needs. The company wants to build a software platform for handling contact management for the elderly and for people with dementia, as well as for people with chronic illnesses.

42

3 years ago

This startup is building a social network for drivers. It lets drivers find their location, search for nearby businesses, and share their location with friends.

42

3 years ago

A neural network that can predict when people will reach a certain age, based on their social media posts.

42

2 years ago

This is a social network for people who are still in school, or those who are just starting out.

42

2 years ago

A “Lite” version of the full-featured social network, with a focus on verticals.

42

2 years ago

A social network that lets users hire voice actors, recorders, and translators to work on their projects.

42

2 years ago

A tool for connecting individual pieces of hardware in a network, with a focus on the internet of things.

42

2 years ago

A platform that allows users to target ads to people based on their social networks and interests. They have a Facebook component that lets marketers target people based on their friends’ likes.

42

2 years ago

A crowdsourced social network for the LGBTQ community, with a purpose of being a safe, welcoming place for people to connect and organize around their interests. They’re starting with a blog-like platform where users can post their opinions on current events and share their personal stories.

42

2 years ago

A social network for folks over 50, offering a variety of community and networking benefits, with a business model based on advertising.

42

2 years ago

A social network built around the idea of the “disconnected workforce.” As the name suggests, it aims to be a network of remote workers who can easily meet up and collaborate. It’s live in New York City, and in the past nine months has grown from 20 to 50 employees.

42

3 years ago

A startup that wants to help people grow a healthy garden in any city. It will provide a tool to help people plan out where to grow what and a network of experts to help with questions.

41

3 years ago

A location-based social network for people who want to connect in real life, but want to keep their lives separate from their professional lives.

41

3 years ago

A social network which works with the user’s habits to feed them content, based on what they already do online. The startup is building a subscription service for ad agencies that want to target their existing online presences to new audiences.

41

3 years ago

A startup that creates an online community for people with mental illness. The company wants to use a network of local groups in the U.S. to connect people who are trying to quit their mental illness.

41

3 years ago

A hyper-local delivery service for groceries in New York City. The startup is building a network of delivery hubs, with prices determined by demand.

41

2 years ago

A location-based social network that uses geotagging to make it easier to find the people you know.

41

2 years ago

A social network for people with many different interests, including a retail element.

41

2 years ago

A network of used bikes. The startup works with local stores to offer a rental fleet of bikes at a price that’s cheaper than buying a bike. It currently works with more than 500 stores in the US.

41

3 years ago

The startup is building a platform for DIY networked storage, which it says is about “unlocking the power and potential of the cloud”.

40

2 years ago

A network of kiosks that allows users to pay for goods and services in-store by scanning a QR code on their mobile phone. The kiosks will be distributed across the country to customers that want to pay for goods and services using their phones.

40

2 years ago

A startup that builds a network of home care workers for elderly people, who can book on-demand care from their mobile phones.

40

2 years ago

A social network for freelancers, where they can review projects, find work, and even maintain a portfolio of their work.

40

2 years ago

A network for restaurants to share their menus, providing reviews for each dish. One of the startup’s claims is that most online food ordering services fail because they don’t have enough people willing to write the reviews.

40

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that provides a service that helps people who are having a birthday party to grow their network and find more friends

39

3 years ago

The startup, which was founded in February, wants to help businesses get their products onto Amazon’s home delivery network. The company is currently in the midst of a $1.2 million seed round.

39

3 years ago

A social network for product managers, allowing them to create product roadmaps and track progress.

39

2 years ago

This is a tool for taking photos of your food and then sending a request to a network of other food bloggers to recreate the dish. The platform is powered by a community of “food influencers” who are also food bloggers and are compensated by the platform.

39

2 years ago

A company that brings sales, technical and customer service support to production and post-production studios through a global network of freelancers.

39

2 years ago

A social networking platform for people who are going through fertility treatments.

39

2 years ago

Delivers on-demand meals to students and drivers with a network of food trucks.

39

2 years ago

A $1.2 million seed round for a company that wants to build a decentralized network of

39

3 years ago

This startup is building a social network for people in the legal industry. Its platform provides law firms with a way to communicate with clients and other law firms, as well as a way for clients to communicate with law firms about their cases.

38

3 years ago

A social network for people who want to make money by sharing their skills and talents. Users get paid by companies that want to hire their talents as well as by clients, and they can also apply to become clients if they want to pay for their services.

38

2 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for women entrepreneurs that supports their crowdfunding campaigns by giving them access to a network of peers, mentors and experts.

38

2 years ago

This is a web-based network for real estate agents to share listings and view properties, which is a growing trend in the industry.

38

2 years ago

A group of people who want to help startup founders by sharing their network (and the occasional beer) with them.

38

2 years ago

A “new financial services network” for the developing world. The company is still early on its road map and has yet to raise funding.

38

2 years ago

A social network for artists and musicians to share their music and connect with one another. It’s a platform for discovery that works as a marketplace for artists to sell their music.

38

2 years ago

A simple social network for artists, which lets them share and sell content on a social network around their work.

38

3 years ago

A Chrome extension that lets you “click and type” to create text and images that can be shared across social networks.

37

3 years ago

A platform for allowing people to buy and sell items on the cheap, plus a built-in social network for buyers and sellers to share tips and trade items.

37

2 years ago

A platform that allows corporations to securely communicate with their employees and contractors outside of company networks.

37

2 years ago

A social network for small businesses. The company has launched a platform that allows business owners to schedule tasks, track tasks, and get alerts about completed tasks.

37

2 years ago

A startup that has a team that has created a social network that allows users to pay for customer service.

37

2 years ago

A free, anonymous, not-for-profit, peer-to-peer social care and support network.

37

2 years ago

A platform for viewing data, as well as a form of social networking, for journalists to share and discuss reporting and analysis.

37

2 years ago

A new way of connecting people that want to take a Harvard Business Review course together. It lets people register for the classes and connect with each other via a social network.

37

2 years ago

An online network for female entrepreneurs to share their experiences and learn from each other, and connect with investors and mentors. In the past year, they’ve partnered with companies like Robinhood and Stripe.

37

2 years ago

A digital platform that helps communities and communities build support networks and effectively coordinate humanitarian aid.

37

2 years ago

A company that’s building a social network for non-profits and charities. The startup wants to build a platform that allows charities to raise funds and engages with their supporters, giving them a way to give to causes on their own terms.

37

2 years ago

A platform that helps companies manage risk on the networks they rely on, while also helping them to get more out of their existing infrastructure.

36

2 years ago

A social network for people in the medical field, giving them one place to connect and share content.

36

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help entrepreneurs with their knowledge and networking needs.

36

2 years ago

A way for companies to register and manage medical professionals in their network. This startup is all about making the process of finding a doctor as easy as possible.

36

3 years ago

A social network that lets people share what they’re doing while they’re on their phones, and see what others are doing too.

35

2 years ago

A software company that provides a software to monitor and manage all the devices on a company’s network; it’s like a security guard for your IT that monitors, controls, and reports on all the devices on a network.

35

2 years ago

A startup developing a network of kiosks that can help customers quickly purchase goods and services from a local merchant. The startup wants to help small businesses get online by making them kiosks they can use as a storefront.

35

2 years ago

A social network where you can hang out with friends in a virtual space and for pay, the company wants to become something like a virtual nightclub where you can listen to music, play games, chat with other users, and engage in live chat.

35

2 years ago

This is a platform for “working professional women” (mostly PhDs, though) to share and collaborate on career advice, with specific services like career coaching, networking, and mentoring.

35

2 years ago

A platform for buying, selling, and building things around the home. The startup is building a social network for people to buy things from one another.

35

3 years ago

A product development platform for startups and small businesses. The startup gives companies access to a network of mentors and other consultants.

34

2 years ago

A travel management company that helps companies find travel agents in its network that can help them book cost-effective flights, hotels, and rental cars.

34

2 years ago

A private social network that connects influencers with brands and brands with influencers for the purpose of influencer marketing.

34

2 years ago

A social network for people who want to learn foreign languages. It’s a sort of Facebook for language learners.

34

2 years ago

A way to curate and share videos and photos from your favorite social media accounts. If the startup succeeds, it will be the social network for sharing videos and photos from Instagram and Twitter.

34

2 years ago

A location-based, mobile-first, social network for sharing and discovering local businesses.

34

2 years ago

A neural network that generates text from images, which the founders say is able to create text that’s more “natural” to its speech-to-text domain.

34

3 years ago

A B2B company that supports individual and corporate rentals of servers, storage, and networking equipment, including virtual private servers, cloud infrastructure, colocation, and managed hosting.

33

2 years ago

A startup that helps businesses in emerging markets get the most out of their mobile networks and save money. The company says 65% of the world’s internet traffic is mobile, but developing countries are only able to access 20% of that.

33

2 years ago

A network of small independent artists and publishers who sell their work on a “per-click” basis.

33

2 years ago

A platform that lets you organically connect with people in your network based on interests. The service is already used by over a million people and has been adopted by companies like Virgin Galactic and The Economist.

33

2 years ago

A company that helps companies access and manage the data in their network. It’s free for small businesses, and it costs $4.99/month for businesses with more than 100 employees.

33

2 years ago

a company that’s building a social network for flower growers. The founders say they want to build a community of people who have the same interests in growing flowers.

33

2 years ago

ShareRing is building a decentralized network of wireless communication hubs for sharing rides, renting out rooms, and more. It’s meant to be more environmentally friendly and cost-efficient than ride-sharing apps like Uber, and is already in talks with the government of Australia.

33

2 years ago

This is a social network for inbound call center sales reps. It’s been used by more than 100,000 reps and is used by 75% of the world’s top 100 companies, including P&G, Coca-Cola and Apple.

32

2 years ago

A social network for medical professionals, helping them find new patients.

32

2 years ago

A social network for employers to recruit remote workers for specific tasks, and for employees to be rewarded for their work on the team.

32

2 years ago

A social network for travelers, where they can find people to help them on their trip and share suggestions with other travelers.

32

2 years ago

Automating the process of networking, socializing, and maintaining professional relationships. The company wants to make the process of networking and networking events easier and more fun.

32

2 years ago

A social network for the book industry, which is currently in beta. It’s only accessible to members of the Independent Author’s Guild.

32

2 years ago

A platform that allows students to connect with their peers in a way that’s more organized than a simple social network. The startup wants to create a more systematic way for students to build relationships at the school level.

31

2 years ago

A new app/platform for businesses to manage their social media presence. It's heavily focused on Instagram, and is integrating with other social networks as well.

31

2 years ago

A social network that provides a link between people, which are both automatically vetted. The network is built on the idea that you can only have a relationship with someone if you can prove that you know each other.

31

2 years ago

A browser-based gaming platform. The startup is building a free-to-play social network for gamers.

31

2 years ago

A web-based service that helps support people with dementia. The startup is building a social network that allows users to not only share memories, but also connect with friends and family who can help them.

31

2 years ago

A social network for people who work for companies like Apple, Google, and Tesla. The network is meant to help people find jobs within tech companies and fill jobs within the tech companies.

31

2 years ago

In 2011, Y Combinator invested in Buffer, a social networking service for social media managers.

31

2 years ago

A company that helps companies find patients for their health insurance plans. It currently has a network of 200 partners for the US market.

31

2 years ago

The startup, which was founded in 2016, is developing a “social cryptocurrency” that rewards members for sharing and creating content, much as social media platforms like Facebook. The company is looking to raise funds to build its first product, a social network for cryptocurrency users, in early 2020.

30

2 years ago

This is a “smart” address book and reminder app. It allows users to create profiles in their address book, importing contacts from various social networks like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. It offers an alternative to address books that only have a single tabbed page. It also has a “reminders” section that allows you to create reminders based on location and time of day.

30

2 years ago

A social network for bartenders that helps them find work, friendships, and tips by sharing their experiences via video.

30

2 years ago

A social network for millennial women. It allows women to connect via their interests, with the app’s founders saying they have seen a 400% increase in users since launching the site in September.

30

2 years ago

A decentralized, peer-to-peer network for buying and selling carbon credits.

30

2 years ago

A social network for people who need to sell their stuff, with an emphasis on items (like a couch) that people need to move themselves.

29

2 years ago

This startup has created a product that looks at your social media updates and then creates profiles for you and your team using your network.

29

2 years ago

A social network for people who love dogs. The startup is building a mobile app that will have a dog-themed newsfeed, and users will get to interact with other dog-lovers. The startup, which was founded in May, is in a Y Combinator incubator.

29

2 years ago

An ad platform for apps. The company is a Facebook-focused startup that wants to help other developers make money off of advertising via the social network.

29

2 years ago

A platform for sharing ideas and experiences, built around a social network for artists, writers, and creatives.

29

2 years ago

A social network for people who want help with their finances. The business is aimed at people with tight budgets, and a business model where the company charges a fee for the service, and you pay upfront.

28

2 years ago

A healthcare startup building an AI system to diagnose patients after they’re already at the hospital, with the goal of reducing readmissions and improving patient outcomes. They have a trial partnership with the Providence Children’s Hospital network.

28

2 years ago

A restaurant chain that has already built out a network of over 1,000 locations across the US. It’s now trying to build out a network of brick-and-mortar restaurants. As of June, it had 94 locations in the US.

28

2 years ago

A neural network platform designed for the financial sector that analyzes and processes millions of transactions and documents.

28

2 years ago

A private social network for small businesses and other professionals to build a network, create a profile, get expert advice and connect with the people who are similar to you.

28

2 years ago

A project-management platform for startups, with a built-in social network that helps entrepreneurs collaborate.

28

2 years ago

A platform for building and managing networks of professionals who offer certain types of expertise, based on a recurring revenue model.

28

2 years ago

A relatively new startup, it’s aiming to be the next LinkedIn for professional networking. The company wants to make it simple for people to connect with people they know and trust and use social intelligence to help them find people they may not otherwise have come across.

27

2 years ago

A social network for “collective giving”, allowing users to raise money for a cause, then track and share who gave to the cause and what the money was used for.

27

2 years ago

A company that is building a new kind of financial network that relies on the wisdom of the crowd. The company is selling equity in a cryptocurrency fund that comes with a pre-set rate of return for a period of five years.

27

2 years ago

A social network to help artists promote their work, share knowledge, and connect with one another. The startup is connecting the underground music scene with fans and sharing knowledge.

27

2 years ago

A browser extension that can identify malicious links on social networks, and allow users to report them.

27

2 years ago

A social network for people who play video games, where they can play with friends and other players in a more social way.

27

2 years ago

A networking app for women in the Bay Area.

26

2 years ago

A startup that has developed a grid-enabled system of smart water sprinklers that can be networked together and water your garden automatically.

26

2 years ago

An artificial intelligence-powered enterprise social network designed to help people track social media conversations around their products.

26

2 years ago

A new kind of insurance designed for distributed networks.

26

2 years ago

A Facebook-style social network for musicians. Musicians can create profiles for their bands, upload songs, and start playing gigs.

26

2 years ago

A startup that helps companies set up a virtual network environment for testing software

26

2 years ago

Social Nest is a startup that wants to make it easier for people to find a date for an event based on their social networks.

26

2 years ago

A social network for people who are interested in helping people find their lost pets. The founders say that they’re looking to build a platform that will allow pet owners to find the best possible service to help them recover their lost pets.

26

2 years ago

A mobile app that lets users play games and shows off their achievements to friends, as well as a social network.

25

2 years ago

A company that is making it easy to analyze how people are behaving across different social networks, then selling that information to advertisers.

25

2 years ago

A tool where users record their thoughts and upload them to a social network for others to read, comment on, and make recommendations.

25

2 years ago

A bike dispatch company for San Francisco. The startup has built out a bike-share network and wants to expand to other major cities.

25

2 years ago

This startup is building a way to create an online repository of your life’s events, with a social network built around it.

25

2 years ago

A social network for people searching for jobs. It’s a bit like LinkedIn, but focused on connecting people who want jobs with people who have jobs.

25

2 years ago

A social network for art history buffs and nerds. Its goal is to make it easier to share research and build profiles for oneself and one's friends.

25

2 years ago

A music search engine, with features like artist discovery and a song-by-song social network.

25

2 years ago

A startup based in California, looking to create a platform that allows people to “automate the management of their network of friends”.

25

2 years ago

A video-sharing app that serves as a platform for a series of videos on the same topic. Content is generated by a network of thousands of contributors and curated by their editorial staff.

25

2 years ago

A startup for network-attached storage. They’re building a marketplace for buying and selling storage from the cloud.

25

2 years ago

A social network for public servants. The startup wants to build a platform for professionals to build their careers, connect with other professionals, and share tools to help their colleagues. It’s looking to use the platform to actively recruit the best talent.

25

2 years ago

A network that helps small businesses reach their customers. It uses a combination of social media, email and text to communicate with customers, and is currently focused on the UK.

24

2 years ago

This startup is building a network of in-home cooks who make meals for people who have food allergies or food restrictions. The company says they’ve already built one of these kitchens and built a toolkit for others to use.

24

2 years ago

A team of retirees who have been working on a social network for retirement planning and investing.

24

2 years ago

This is an online group for people who want to start a business. The company helps entrepreneurs network, providing free tools to help them get funding and advice.

24

2 years ago

A mobile app that helps users manage their diet and also has a social-networking component that allows users to connect with others who also use the app.

24

2 years ago

A social network for people with disabilities, users can share and collaborate on projects, do career exploration, and find events, jobs, and more.

24

2 years ago

A social media-inspired photo sharing app that lets users find and share photos with people they know, and connect their photos to their social networks.

24

2 years ago

A new type of smart contract platform that allows developers to build blockchain apps that can be used both on the Ethereum network and on Ethereum Classic, a hard fork of Ethereum.

24

2 years ago

This is a social network for doctors to share information about patient conditions and get feedback about how to treat them

24

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that allows medical service providers to network with organizations that need help, providing a way for consumers to get needed healthcare services

23

2 years ago

A competitor to the popular online tool Zola.com, which provides same-day delivery of groceries and household items. The company is looking to get a piece of a $20 billion market by building out same-day delivery on its own, without Zola’s existing network of grocery stores.

23

2 years ago

A digital platform for companies to share information and collaborate with each other. The company is building a network of clients with an API that lets companies create their own social networks.

23

2 years ago

A Womens’ Startup Project that connects women with a network of women who can help them with their careers.

23

2 years ago

Working with a network of low-cost artists, the startup helps bands and artists to promote themselves.

23

2 years ago

A social network that helps people discover the best wedding photographers for their wedding day

23

2 years ago

This startup is building a “social network for tech workers that overcomes the challenges of remote work”. They’re currently working with six enterprises.

23

2 years ago

A collective of young, upcoming entrepreneurs in Philadelphia, the department aims to network its members and help them raise capital.

23

2 years ago

This startup wants to build the world’s best bike share network, with coverage in 20 cities in the US and Europe.

23

2 years ago

A startup that helps manage the logistics of ride-sharing with a point-to-point transportation network.

23

2 years ago

A startup that works with banks to find and onboard small businesses that have been excluded from their networks.

23

2 years ago

Building a “modular, scalable, networked architecture to serve mobile device users across different internet-connected networks”.

22

2 years ago

A startup that puts an API in the hands of any developer to allow them to build a social network and engage with users.

22

2 years ago

A social network based in Brazil and aimed at the hospitality industry. The marketshare of the company is growing fast with thousands of members.

22

2 years ago

A company that’s building a network of independent family businesses to make it easier for them to collaborate, learn from each other, and market to each other. It currently has 10 employees.

21

2 years ago

A tool that lets users create a “personal brand” by aggregating their online activity into a single profile. It’s a “look-alike” application that will give people a common persona, or “brand”, on various social networks, and let them get new followers based on their shared identities on other platforms.

21

2 years ago

Social networking for the wine industry, with a platform for wineries and sommeliers to meet each other, learn about each other’s wines, and connect. A few dozen wineries already use the platform, and its user base is growing.

21

2 years ago

The Zimride founders are creating a social network to help Zimride users find parking and share rides to and from airports.

21

2 years ago

A platform that brings social networking to the employees of a company. It’s only available for startups at the moment, but it’s meant to bring the spirit of Facebook to the employees of a company.

20

2 years ago

A company that is building a tool that tracks and measures the quality of the network that you’re on to see how it affects your internet experience, and inform your internet provider. It’s aimed at business subscribers, though the company says they will eventually offer a free version for individuals.

20

2 years ago

A viral video app that lets users create videos for lots of different social networks, and then share them to Facebook or Twitter.

20

2 years ago

A digital concierge that helps entrepreneurs and freelancers connect with people who can help them with their work, from on-demand services to networking.

20

2 years ago

A startup for people who want to sell or buy spare parts, with a network of parts dealers and suppliers

20

2 years ago

A full-service social network for artists and music enthusiasts to network, share and discuss.

20

2 years ago

An AI that uses machine learning to prioritize and rank the phones of people in your family, using neural networks. The app allows you to opt-in to have the app send you messages based on your family’s needs, such as when new people should be considered members of your family.

20

2 years ago

A tool that helps people find their way around in a city. The startup wants to use low-cost, low-power sensors to build a network of indoor maps. As users move around the city, the plan is to use a combination of indoor mapping data and crowd sourcing to build a live street map.

19

2 years ago

A startup that is building a sort of platform for creating app versions of Facebook, Twitter, and other social networks.

19

2 years ago

A social networking and job-finding platform for businesses, with a focus on the HR and operations side of the labor market.

19

2 years ago

A company that helps employees get their devices onto the corporate network through a corporate-owned Wi-Fi network.

19

2 years ago

A decentralized social network for musicians. Musicians can upload their songs, share them with fans, and engage with other musicians.

18

2 years ago

A startup that lets you buy and sell Ether on the blockchain. It appears to be a social network for people interested in trading Ether.

18

2 years ago

A social network for professionals focused on helping professionals connect with one another.

18

2 years ago

This company tries to help small businesses find customers via their own social networks, by using data from the Facebook and Linkedin profiles of prospective buyers.

18

2 years ago

A tool that allows employers to build their own internal social networks.

17

2 years ago

A social network for people with mental illness. The company is building a platform for users to share ideas, tips, and support, and to begin to build a community of people with mental illness. It’s being run in conjunction with Grows and the Well.

17

2 years ago

A Silicon Valley-based startup that is building a global data network of data centers that can be used by app and website developers to test and scale their creations.

17

2 years ago

A platform for TV and film production and distribution that allows users to upload their videos to a network with other creators and share their work with audiences.

16

2 years ago

"a home investment loan lender that uses a network of independent agents to deliver loans across the country"

16

2 years ago

A social network for people who love wine. The startup wants to have a wine-themed social network that helps you find new wines to try, while also serving as an online wine store.

16

2 years ago

A social media platform that provides users with a way to share and discover content on the go without having to leave the social network

15

2 years ago

A private social network for people to connect with likeminded friends.

15

2 years ago

A social network for the younger generations that serves as a community hub, with tools for news, music, and video, a way to connect with family and friends, and a place to learn new skills.

15

2 years ago

A global network for people interested in developing startups. It’s a first-of-its kind online platform that connects people from all over the world and helps them get together to learn, exchange ideas, and network.

14

2 years ago

Unravel is an influencer marketing platform that allows brands to reach consumers using their networks. The company was founded by two former Facebook Product Managers.

14

2 years ago

A platform that connects small businesses with a network of manufacturers capable of producing unique products. The startup is launching in Canada on a trial basis.

14

2 years ago

A company that wants to become the Google of green energy. The startup’s platform allows people to buy solar panels and batteries for their home. It’s a different business than solar power systems installed by contractors at homes, the startup says, because it’s a network with businesses that have the ability to install the panels for you.

14

2 years ago

A person-to-person lending marketplace, where borrowers can tap into a lender’s financial network to get loans.

14

2 years ago

This is a Christian-based network that seeks to help find housing for young adults. It’s led by a CEO who formerly worked at Habitat for Humanity and the Salvation Army.

14

2 years ago

A B2B business that wants to build a global network of inspectors to help companies with their inspections.

14

2 years ago

A new tech startup that’s building a “social network for celebrities” across entertainment, fashion, sports, and more. It’s looking to partner with celebrities to help them grow their accounts.

13

2 years ago

A platform that allows companies to tap into the skills of their employees to help with customer service. The startup makes it easy for companies to outsource customer service to its network of over 1.5M people.

13

2 years ago

A social network for teenagers, targeting those under 18. The startup says it’s 100% free and in private beta.

13

2 years ago

The startup is building a platform where retailers can sell their products directly to consumers by means of their personal networks. The startup is working with the mREIT to sell properties under their portfolio through this platform.

13

2 years ago

This is a platform that allows file storage and sharing on a network, with the intention of creating a network that is decentralized, like the internet, and accessible to everyone.

13

2 years ago

A social network for parents to help them find activities for their kids and vice versa.

13

2 years ago

A business meeting software platform that allows small groups of coworkers to communicate effectively, including sharing files and documents via an integrated cloud-based network.

12

2 years ago

Open source, network-enabled home automation system which allows users to control multiple devices using a single app. The company has launched two separate products: One for fans of Hue, Philips and other brands of smart lights, and one for smart home enthusiasts.

12

2 years ago

A social network for creative teams, allowing you to see what everyone else is working on and to comment on their work.

12

2 years ago

Social network for artists, with a mostly curated stream of content from the artists. Founder says they have over 1,000 artists on their platform.

11

2 years ago

A startup that’s building “gigabit” network infrastructure for the Internet of Things.

11

2 years ago

A startup for organizing all your professional network and shared contacts.

11

2 years ago

A platform that helps brands and agencies find and manage talent from their existing network.

10

2 years ago

This startup wants to build a social network for people who love to shop and love to save. They’re looking to build a social network where customers can share their shopping experience with others. The startup is currently running a Kickstarter

10

2 years ago

This web application helps real estate agents maintain a database for clients. The startup is using a “women’s network” to help recruit agents.

10

2 years ago

A startup that’s building a network of standalone retail stores that sell grocery items and convenience goods, as well as offering delivery services and convenience kiosks.

10

2 years ago

A company that is building a new way to track and organize data in a company’s network. It works by identifying infrastructure, monitoring it, and sending alerts when it detects changes.

9

2 years ago

A protocol for sharing medical data on the blockchain. The company aims to be the “first truly decentralized medical record”, where medical records are shared across a network of “care teams” that can work to improve the accuracy of the data.

9

2 years ago

A social network that allows users to crowdsource content for video games.

6

5 years ago

A startup that provides people with a global network of digital assistants

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5 years ago

Idea: A mobile ad network for the developing world

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5 years ago

Idea: A social network for employers and employees to communicate

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5 years ago

Idea: A social network that rewards users for their success in attracting followers

-1

5 years ago

Idea: Social network for (mostly) women to chat about their periods

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5 years ago

Idea: A social network for people who love to travel The startup’s founder is an active traveler who wanted to create a space for like-minded folks to find travel companions The startup says they have over 75,000 users

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5 years ago

Idea: A company that provides a network for warehouse workers which manages logistical information and provides them with payments for their work

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup that wants to help people preserve their online identity in the face of their social network and email providers going the way of the dinosaur The startup wants to help you migrate your online presence, all your photos, videos, and other stuff, to a different company

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5 years ago

Idea: A 20-person startup that’s building a platform to help real estate agents and brokers share leads within a network and manage them

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup that combines the idea of a social network with the idea of a dating app. People can follow each other and post content, but they can also chat with each other. The founders say that their users are posting content at a rate

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5 years ago

Idea: A Twitter-like social network for doctors, meant to allow them to connect and share research.

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5 years ago

Idea: A fiber optic company that wants to build “the fastest network in history”. Their first city is Orlando, Florida.

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5 years ago

Idea: A professional network for the service industry, meant to help service professionals find jobs and work together.

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup that is building a business-to-business network for buying and selling internet ad space.

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5 years ago

Idea: This startup is building an anonymous social network that focuses on autodidactic content, like tutorials and courses.

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5 years ago

A startup that’s building a tool to help doctors prescribe the right medication in the right place. The company wants to help people find primary care physicians who are in-network and take their insurance.

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5 years ago

Idea: A social network for people who, as they put it, don’t do social media. This startup is trying to build a product that’s fun and distraction-free so that people can connect more meaningfully.

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5 years ago

Idea: A social network for fantasy sports enthusiasts, with a “Play Money” currency that allows users to play for fun and for cash. The company launched in Australia in September and has since launched on Facebook in the US.

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5 years ago

Idea: Idea: A social network that allows people to network with others who have similar interests

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5 years ago

A network of physical offices for startup founders.

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A social network for young people from 12 to 25, who want to do more than just share selfies and gossip. It aims to help young people find jobs, access opportunities, and connect with their peers.

A “social network for the homeless”, which helps find shelter, food, and employment.

A social network for people who love to eat. Users can browse menus, find restaurants that fit their budget, and chat to other food lovers.

A startup that is building a network of solar power microgrids, allowing users to self-generate their own power.

A social network for people who are serious about learning languages.

A network of tutors across the world that get paid per student, with students able to take lessons from anyone.

A company that allows customers to order groceries online, and has a network of home-delivery drivers who fulfill them.

A social network for small-scale farmers. It’s a food network, which provides a way to connect farmers to consumers who want to buy their products. The startup was founded in May, and now has over a million members.

A social network for people with depression, anxiety and other mental health issues that helps them find resources and connect with others.

A network for finding low-cost, high-quality used cars.

A startup that helps brands find and connect with influencers on YouTube, Instagram, and other social networks

A social network for LGBTQ+ millennials. The company wants to help LGBTQ+ people find and connect with others who are like them.

A “social network for crypto users”, allowing them to share their investment and trading strategies with each other and follow other traders.

A social network centered around the idea of “drugs, sex and rock and roll”.

A startup that lets people create a website from a photo of their business card, which they can then share on social networks.

A startup that helps people find new places to work by aggregating job openings from its network of freelancers.

Real Estate is a social network for real estate agents, helping them to build stronger relationships with each other and better serve their clients.

A social networking app that helps you to find things to do with friends and family.

A “social network for influencers”, a platform for those who have large social media followings to connect with brands and offer free content.

A women’s networking app that connects women interested in entrepreneurship and investing to other like-minded women.

Social network for entrepreneurs, allowing them to share ideas and get feedback for their business ideas. The startup is free for businesses with fewer than 5 employees.

A social network built for black professionals. It’s a version of Facebook for black professionals that’s designed for different demographics, with features like a photo gallery and a newsfeed that’s tuned for black users.

A smartphone application for parents that combines social networking and education. Parents can use it to share information with their children about their social lives, and also keep track of things like homework.

A “social network for local businesses” that gives companies a way to pay suppliers.

A service for managing social networks for small businesses.

A startup that builds "the world’s first decentralized, open source, student portal.” Its goal is to connect students around the world to their professors through a global network of university digital classrooms.

A social network for people who want to broker deals online, offering a place to advertise, find buyers, and find sellers on the platform.

A tool to help entrepreneurs build a custom branded social network.

An investment platform for early stage startups composed of a distributed network of partners who provide seed funding and advice.

A startup that’s building a social network that connects strippers with clients

A social network for people to share and discover what’s new in their city.

A startup building a secure network for physical and digital authentication. The startup wants to help banks and other financial institutions identify and authenticate their customers via their physical presence at a branch or ATM.

A social network that lets users find homes for pets

The startup is building a mobile network for remote employees that can use the network to send and receive files, make calls, and respond to email.

A hotel booking app for the Middle East, powered by a social network of travelers and a marketplace of local and international hotel partners.

Launched in July, this startup is building a network of fitness centers that work with local gyms, and can charge you less at each location.

A social network that uses AI to surface the most relevant content around you

A platform designed to help people find the right therapist, based on their specific needs. The company is working with a social network of therapists to provide the feature to their users.

A social network for people who want to maintain privacy while using the internet

A company that wants to grow your network and make it easy to introduce people to each other.

This startup is building a global network of local legal aid attorneys to help low income people in the US access legal aid, from free legal clinics to pro bono legal services.

This startup wants to replace the traditional broker model with a commission-free, network-based system that brings together buyers and sellers. The startup says it already has several dozen clients.

A platform that helps travel agencies determine the best deals for their clients by offering them access to a network of travel agents.

The startup wants to build a “third-party insurance-for-everyone” platform that offers affordable health insurance. The startup has already built a network that serves around 200,000 people in the US and has raised $3.5 million.

A “social network for the professional dog groomers in the world”, allowing them to connect with customers and each other.

A social network that helps people find other people who are interested in the same things as them, like a meetup or a club.

A food delivery service that uses a network of personal chefs to create a personalized meal based on the order. The startup has also launched a restaurant-delivery service that provides delivery 24/7.

A free-to-play multiplayer game that takes the concept of the game of chess, and applies it to social networking.

A social network for people who want to find a second job. It’s for people who want to find a second job but don’t have the resources to do so themselves, and for people who have a job and are looking for a side hustle.

The company is working on making the Starbucks app more like the Fandango app, and is working on building a social network for moviegoers. It currently has a few contracts, and has raised $6.2 million since it launched in the summer of 2019.

a social network for people who want to learn about the world. The startup has over 100,000 users, and now has clients in the US, Europe, China, and India.

A platform that allows a user to stay in touch with a social network without using the internet.

A social network that facilitates small businesses sharing photos and information about their businesses

A “social network for people with disabilities” that helps connect patients with “people who can help them live, work, and learn”.

A startup that is building an engine that turns broken cars into a network that can be repurposed.

A network for mobile phone users that connects them to legal services and legal professionals. The startup was founded in 2015 and is based in the UK.

The startup is rolling out a network of mobile clinics and Ubers for cheaper care in lower-income parts of the US that need it.

A startup building a telehealth network between doctors and nurses. The company is raising an $8 million Series A.

A social network for U.S. military veterans who are looking for jobs. The company’s model runs on the assumption that veterans are more likely to have a job, but that job might not be the one they want.

A “social network for nurses”, where nurses can connect with each other and patients. The company is currently focused on the US healthcare system.

A social network that helps you find like-minded people and discover things to do.

A company that provides a platform for the next generation of online video, allowing users to share video on-demand and across social networks. It’s a place for creators and users to share and interact with content on-demand.

A startup co-founded by Y Combinator alum Sam Altman, this is a social network where you can make friends with the people you meet through the app. Users pay for memberships and can then message and chat with others on the platform.

A digital library for poets that curates the best and most unique poems across all genres. The app includes a database of more than 200,000 poems and sources, and functions as a social network for poets.

A small team of developers and designers are building a simple, yet comprehensive, social network for everyone.

A company that’s building a framework for a fully decentralized digital banking network, a system that would be made up of a network of independent, local banks.

A social network for Latin Americans in the US and Mexico that lets them connect, share photos, and discover events and activities related to their culture.

An email and social network for people to create and share plans for their home renovation projects.

A platform that lets people sell their WiFi network for a monthly fee.

A startup that connects small business owners with a network of cleaning professionals

A social network for elderly people to check in and view pictures of their friends and family. The startup has already helped its first customer, a family member, locate her father and communicate with him (via text) over the phone.

This is a startup that’s giving companies a way to manage their own data centers and improve the security and reliability of their IT networks by managing their power and cooling infrastructure. The company charges $1 per user per month for the service.

A tool for managing and promoting content across multiple social networks.

A new kind of social network, ‘Memex’, in which users can create a personalized journal that can be viewed by anyone.

A fitness-centric social network, with fitness-centric content, for people who are content-first, not fitness-first. The startup wants to use AI to recommend activity, food, and other content that people are likely to enjoy.

A social network to help people find local businesses.

A text-based platform for sharing your photos, videos, and location over the Internet. The company is building a social network for photography that they say will be able to support 3 billion photos by 2028.