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The messaging industry extends far beyond simple chat applications, covering sectors from healthcare to developer tools. Companies like Medable have raised over $500 million to apply messaging to clinical research.
The space includes giants like Telegram, which has secured $3.2 billion in funding, alongside more focused B2B players like GupShup and Dialpad.
Below is our list of 59 Messaging startups worth keeping an eye on.
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Get the Sheet for $50Bluesky develops a decentralized social network protocol designed to give users more control over their online identity. Their flagship social app demonstrates the protocol's power, offering a collaborative and open alternative to traditional social media platforms.
Dialpad created an AI-powered customer intelligence platform to unify every kind of business communication, from voice calls to team messaging. Their software analyzes these conversations in real time, providing sales and service teams with actionable insights.
Medable builds a patient-centric platform that transforms how clinical trials are conducted. The company's digital and decentralized approach helps researchers gather data directly from participants, aiming to bring effective treatments to market faster.
GupShup offers a platform for businesses to build AI-powered messaging and customer engagement solutions. Companies use their technology to deploy chatbots for sales and support across a wide range of messaging channels.
Sendbird offers a suite of APIs and SDKs that enable developers to build chat, voice, and video features into their applications. Their platform also provides an AI-powered agent for businesses to create automated, omnichannel customer service experiences.
Stream creates the API infrastructure for scalable in-app chat and activity feeds. Their tools allow product teams to ship social features in a fraction of the time it would take to develop them from scratch.
IntelePeer develops a communications automation platform that allows enterprises to manage customer interactions across voice and messaging channels. The platform offers a suite of API-driven tools and reliable SIP trunking services for integrating communications into business applications.
Passes gives creators an all-in-one platform to monetize their content and engage directly with their audience. The service provides a suite of tools for selling exclusive media, offering one-on-one sessions, and building a community-driven business.
LeapXpert provides a business communication platform that helps enterprises meet strict compliance requirements. Their system captures and governs conversations from popular messaging apps, centralizing all interactions for data control and oversight.
Telegram developed a cloud-based messaging app for both mobile and desktop, with a core focus on speed and security. The platform is popular for its strong encryption and a suite of features that give users enhanced control over their privacy.
Our top ten picks offer a great snapshot, but the messaging space is much wider than that. All across the industry, founders are building new tools and finding fresh ways to connect people.
Together, the companies below have raised over $5 billion, with many focusing on AI, enterprise software, and media. Here’s a look at the other startups shaping the messaging industry.
| Startup | Main Industry | Year Founded | Amount Raised | Last Funding Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud | 2011 | $1.1B | Series C | |
| Enterprise | 2008 | $159.5M | Corporate Round | |
| Enterprise | 2006 | $1.3B | Debt Financing | |
| Gaming | 2015 | $67.3M | Series C | |
| Infrastructure | 2014 | $38M | Series C | |
| Media | 2007 | $225M | Initial Coin Offering | |
| Cloud | 2011 | $87.3M | Debt Financing | |
| Communications | 2014 | $95.2M | Series D | |
| Communications | 2010 | $80.4M | Venture Round | |
| AI | 2021 | $50M | Series A | |
| AI | 1999 | $230M | Series C | |
| Enterprise | 2016 | $19M | Secondary Market | |
| Enterprise | 2018 | $161.1M | Venture Round | |
| Communications | 1989 | $560M | Debt Financing | |
| AI | 2013 | $12.2M | Series B | |
| SaaS | 2014 | $422.7M | Venture Round | |
| Media | 2012 | $60.2M | Series C | |
| Logistics | 1516 | £458.8M | Grant | |
| SaaS | 2014 | $30.8M | Series A | |
| Enterprise | 2017 | $8.8M | Series A | |
| SaaS | 2019 | $735.1k | Seed | |
| Cloud | 2006 | $146M | Series B | |
| Cloud | 1994 | A$66.3M | Secondary Market | |
| Media | 1981 | A$60M | Debt Financing | |
| Media | 2022 | $1M | Seed | |
| Media | 2017 | $1.7M | Venture Round | |
| AI | 2018 | $5.6M | Seed | |
| Analytics | 2012 | $33.9M | Venture Round | |
| SaaS | 1994 | MX$290M | Debt Financing | |
| Analytics | 2012 | $1.5M | Seed | |
| SaaS | 2011 | €3.1M | Series A | |
| Data | 2019 | £1M | Seed | |
| SaaS | 2014 | $25.8M | Series C | |
| Media | 2014 | $20M | Series A | |
| Communications | 1965 | $1.3M | Grant | |
| AI | 2017 | R$35M | Series A | |
| Data | 2018 | $16.2M | Series A | |
| AI | 2013 | $4M | Venture Round | |
| SaaS | 2020 | CHF5.1M | Undisclosed | |
| SaaS | 2019 | $900k | Seed | |
| Marketing | 2017 | $650k | Seed | |
| Communications | 2000 | $150k | Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2018 | €250k | Seed | |
| Communications | 2013 | — | — | |
| Media | 2014 | $598k | Angel | |
| Infrastructure | 1998 | — | — | |
| Media | 2016 | €10k | Product Crowdfunding | |
| Media | 2016 | — | — | |
| Communications | 2012 | — | — |
