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1) Nextdoor

1) Nextdoor

Nextdoor is an app that allows you to connect with the neighborhoods that are important to you.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Adam Ginsburg, David Wiesen, Madison Bell, Nirav Tolia, Prakash Janakiraman, Sarah Leary
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $392,887,161
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 24

You can find their website here.

2) Cityblock Health

2) Cityblock Health

Cityblock Health is a technology-driven healthcare service for underprivileged areas.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Brooklyn
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Bay Gross, Iyah Romm, Mat Balez, Toyin Ajayi
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $491,300,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 30

You can find their website here.

3) Blavity

3) Blavity

Blavity is a network of platforms and brands that cater to the diverse needs of Black millennials and Generation Z.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Los Angeles
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Aaron Samuels, Jeff Nelson, Jonathan Jackson, Morgan DeBaun
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $9,359,798
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

4) Blind

4) Blind

Blind is a private workplace network where vetted professionals meet to discuss the issues that matter most to them.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Berkeley
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Kyum Kim, Sunguk Moon
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $61,825,004
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

5) Amino Apps

5) Amino Apps

People can use Amino Apps to find, develop, and express their passions and interests.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: New City
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Ben Anderson, Yin Wang
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $72,350,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 23

You can find their website here.

6) Brainly

6) Brainly

Students and parents may obtain homework and study help from peers and professionals on Brainly, an online learning platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Poland
  • City: Kraków
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Lukasz Haluch, Michał Borkowski, Tomasz Kraus
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $148,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

7) Community

7) Community

Community is an app that addresses issues of communication and engagement.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Los Angeles
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Charlie Buffin, Josh Rosenheck, Matthew Peltier, Max Levine
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $40,220,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

8) Habyt

8) Habyt

Habyt creates and operates living places that are aesthetically designed, community-driven, and technologically advanced.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Luca Bovone
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: € 29,800,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

9) The Mom Project

9) The Mom Project

Mom Project is a platform that helps working mothers realize their full potential.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Chicago
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Allison Robinson, Gregory Robinson
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $35,600,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

10) Common Living

10) Common Living

Common Living is a community-driven residential enterprise that provides housing with a sense of belonging, convenience, and flexibility.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Brad Hargreaves
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $113,350,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 20

You can find their website here.

11) Pray.com

11) Pray.com

Pray.com is the most popular app for daily prayer and faith-based audio.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Santa Monica
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Matthew Potter, Michael Lynn, Ryan Beck, Steve Gatena
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $16,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

12) The Mentor Method

12) The Mentor Method

The Mentor Method reimagines the mentor/protégée relationship to address the critical shortage of authentic female mentorship.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Washington D.C.
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Janice Omadeke
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $1,025,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

13) Built In

13) Built In

Built In is an online community for tech businesses and startups.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Chicago
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Adam Calica, Maria Christopoulos Katris, Maria Katris, Matt Moog
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $29,925,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

14) Valence Community

14) Valence Community

Valence is an online platform that brings together, promotes, and empowers the worldwide black professional community.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Los Angeles
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Emily Slade, Kobie Fuller, La Mer Walker
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $7,750,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

15) Flock Safety

15) Flock Safety

Flock Safety provides security systems that collect photos while identifying a vehicle fingerprint using a proprietary machine-learning algorithm.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Atlanta
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Garrett Langley, Matt Feury
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $80,584,142
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

16) Higher Logic

16) Higher Logic

Higher Logic is a community platform that runs on the cloud.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Arlington
  • Started in: 2007
  • Founders: Andy Steggles
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $55,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

17) Cohabs

17) Cohabs

Cohabs is a global network of lovely shared houses for travelers.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Belgium
  • City: Brussels
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: François Samyn, Youri Dauber
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $88,749,493
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

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18) Ocean Protocol

18) Ocean Protocol

Ocean Protocol is a decentralized data exchange protocol that allows users to share and monetize data while maintaining anonymity.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Bruce Pon, Chirdeep Singh Chhabra, Daryl Arnold, Dimitri de Jonghe, Donald Gossen, Trent McConaghy
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $28,100,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

19) Five to Nine

19) Five to Nine

So you can focus on improving the employee experience, Five to Nine oversees and assesses virtual event programming.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Chicago
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Denise Umubyeyi, Jasmine Shells
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $1,150,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

20) Warung Pintar

20) Warung Pintar

Warung Pintar is a firm that specializes in micro-retail technologies.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Indonesia
  • City: Jakarta
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Agung Bezharie, Harya Putra, Sofian Hadiwijaya
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $35,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

21) Socar

21) Socar

Socar is a green car sharing community in Korea that allows visitors to share rides with others on the same route.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: South Korea
  • City: Busan
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Jimahn Kim
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: ₩294,000,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

22) Drivezy

22) Drivezy

Drivezy is India's largest vehicle sharing network, allowing consumers to turn their automobiles into family members who earn money.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Abhishek Mahajan, Amit Sahu, Ashwarya Singh, Hemant Kumar Sah, Vasant Verma
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $149,322,624
  • Number of funding rounds: 11
  • Number of investors: 26

You can find their website here.

23) POPxo

23) POPxo

POPxo is an online community for women in India that covers topics such as fashion, beauty, lifestyle, work, and more.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: New Delhi
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Namrata Bostrom, Priyanka Gill
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $12,379,196
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 21

You can find their website here.

24) Karma

24) Karma

Karma creates and sells apps to help grocery shops and restaurants reduce food waste.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Sweden
  • City: Stockholm
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Elsa Bernadotte, Hjalmar Ståhlberg Nordegren, Ludvig Berling, Mattis Larsson, Steven van Wel
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $20,216,654
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

25) Lane

25) Lane

Lane is a platform for workplace management.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Clinton Robinson, Kofi Gyekye
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $31,870,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

26) Kenetic

26) Kenetic

Kenetic is a digital asset and blockchain-related company centered proprietary trading and venture capital firm.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Hong Kong
  • City: Central
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Jehan Chu, Lawrence Chu
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

27) AirTrunk

27) AirTrunk

AirTrunk creates and runs large-scale wholesale data centers that are the most reliable in the Asia Pacific market.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Australia
  • City: North Sydney
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Robin Khuda
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $1,261,270,183
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

28) Influitive

28) Influitive

Influitive assists businesses in mobilizing their advocates in order to generate more referral leads, reference calls, social media advocacy, and product evaluations.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: David Crow, Mark Organ
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $59,789,001
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 32

You can find their website here.

29) Karrot Market

29) Karrot Market

Karrot is a secondhand marketplace app for hyperlocal communities.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: South Korea
  • City: Seoul
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Changhun Jeong, Jae-hyun Kim, Yong-hyun Kim
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $40,430,952
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

30) Heru

30) Heru

Heru is a technology platform that aims to improve the lives of app developers and freelancers.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Mexico
  • City: Mexico City
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Mateo Jaramillo, Stiven Rodriguez Sanchez
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $1,700,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

31) 500px

31) 500px

500px is a global photographic network and software that helps aspiring and professional photographers get visibility, comments, and revenue.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Evgeny Tchebotarev, Oleg Gutsol
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $22,325,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

32) Tickled Media

32) Tickled Media

Tickled Media is a digital publishing house and tech firm that focuses on content and community platforms for women.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Roshni Mahtani
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $7,319,437
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

33) Tripoto Travel Private Limited

33) Tripoto Travel Private Limited

The world's largest travel community and marketplace platform is based in India.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: New Delhi
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Anirudh Gupta, Michael Pargal Lyngdoh
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $8,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 15

You can find their website here.

34) CoHive

34) CoHive

CoHive is the largest coworking space provider in Indonesia.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Indonesia
  • City: Jakarta
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Carlson Lau, Ethan Choi, Jason Lee
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $37,800,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 15

You can find their website here.

35) Mable

35) Mable

Mable is an online marketplace where persons with disabilities and the elderly may identify and employ local caregivers.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Australia
  • City: Sydney
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Peter Scutt, Tony Charara
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: A$20,300,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

36) Innov8 Coworking

36) Innov8 Coworking

Innov8 is a Y- Combinator sponsored firm that offers coworking and shared office spaces.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: New Delhi
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Ritesh Malik, Shailesh Gupta, Sumit Ranka
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $4,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

37) UGAOO

37) UGAOO

Ugaoo is a green online site that caters to all gardening and farming needs, as well as a community where people can share reliable information.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Pune
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Siddhant Bhalinge
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: ₹30,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

38) myHQ

38) myHQ

MyHQ transforms your regular coffee shop into a productive work environment. You can work in a fantastic atmosphere without having to pay any rent.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Delhi
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Utkarsh Kawatra, Vinayak Agarawal
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $2,100,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

39) Cove

39) Cove

Cove is Southeast Asia's leading co-living firm, making renting nice apartments at fair pricing easier, faster, and more flexible.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Guillaume Castagne, Luca Bregoli, Sophie Jokelson
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $6,700,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

40) Aruna

40) Aruna

Aruna is an integrated fisheries platform in Indonesia.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Indonesia
  • City: Jakarta
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Indraka Fadhlillah
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $5,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

41) inSided

41) inSided

inSided is a customer self-service solution for high-growth businesses that scalable assistance and drives client success.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: The Netherlands
  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Robin van Lieshout, Wouter Neyndorff
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: € 6,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

42) Land Life Company

42) Land Life Company

E2E reforestation services are provided by Land Life Company.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: The Netherlands
  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Eduard Zanen, Jurriaan Ruys, Rebekah Braswell, Willemijn Stoffels
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: € 5,900,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

43) Talentspace

43) Talentspace

Online recruiting events are hosted by Talentspace.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Jason Reich, Marco Eylert, Markus Dücker
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $4,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

44) Huimin

44) Huimin

Huimin is a business-to-business e-commerce platform that focuses on small-scale supermarkets and offers community supermarket websites.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Zhang Yichun
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $516,946,860
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

45) Greenhouse.co

45) Greenhouse.co

Greenhouse is making it easier to start a firm and move up the market in fast-growing areas.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Andrew Calin, Vicknesh R Pillay
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: SGD5,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

46) SARVA

46) SARVA

SARVA is a wellness and yoga startup.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Mumbai
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Sarvesh Shashi
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $8,800,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

47) Wikifactory

47) Wikifactory

The collaborative product development social platform

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Denmark
  • City: Copenhagen
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Christina Rebel, Maximilian Kampik, Nicolai Peitersen, Tom Salfield
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $4,549,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3

You can find their website here.

48) Qyer.com

48) Qyer.com

Qyer.com is a Chinese travel service platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2004
  • Founders: Bryan Xiao
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $70,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

49) VeeR (Velocious)

49) VeeR (Velocious)

For virtual reality enthusiasts, there is a global VR content community.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Ayden Ye, Jingshu Chen, Yue Chen
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $20,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

50) SPIRITUAL WEALTH CLUB

50) SPIRITUAL WEALTH CLUB

SPIRITUAL WEALTH CLUB is a Chinese-language reading group established in Shanghai.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Changning
  • Started in: 2013
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: CN¥63,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

51) Xiachufang

51) Xiachufang

Xiiachufang is a recipe-sharing community on the internet.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Tony Wang, Yin Chen
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $30,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

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