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1) Reddit

1) Reddit

Reddit is a social media network that allows users to share links, produce content, and participate in discussions about topics that interest them.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2005
  • Founders: Alexis Ohanian, Steve Huffman
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $919,049,748
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 28

You can find their website here.

2) Twitch

2) Twitch

Twitch is a social video platform that allows gamers to stream, watch, and discuss video games.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2007
  • Founders: Emmett Shear, Justin Kan, Kevin Lin, Kyle Vogt, Michael Seibel, Omar Javed
  • Number of employees: 5001-10000
  • Funding amount: $35,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

3) IRL

3) IRL

Social Messaging happens in real life! Join groups that interest you, and communicate with your pals! Your social life is boosted with IRL.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Abraham Shafi, Henry Khachatryan, Krutal Desai, Scott Banister
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $197,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

4) Nextdoor

4) 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.

5) Tinder

5) Tinder

Tinder anonymously locates people who like one other in their immediate vicinity and connects them if they are both interested.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: West Hollywood
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Christopher Gulczynski, Dinesh Moorjani, Jonathan Badeen, Justin Mateen, Sean Rad, Whitney Wolfe Herd
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $50,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

6) Gloat

6) Gloat

Gloat is an internal talent marketplace that connects people with internal job opportunities.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Amichai Schreiber, Ben Reuveni, Danny Shtainberg, Roy Reuveni
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $102,600,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

7) Blavity

7) 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.

8) Glassdoor

8) Glassdoor

Glassdoor is a job and recruiting website that offers online job postings and a professional network.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Mill Valley
  • Started in: 2007
  • Founders: Rich Barton, Robert Hohman, Tim Besse
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $204,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 10
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

9) Poparazzi

9) Poparazzi

Users can establish social profiles for their friends on Poparazzi, a photo-sharing software.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Marina Del Rey
  • Started in: 2020
  • Founders: Alex Ma, Austen Ma, Zay Turner
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $20,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

10) Amino Apps

10) 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.

11) Linktree

11) Linktree

Linktree is a startup that creates a platform for consumers to make their internet material more discoverable and manageable.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Australia
  • City: Melbourne
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Alex Zaccaria, Anthony Zaccaria, Nick Humphreys
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $55,700,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

12) Community

12) 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.

13) Meltwater

13) Meltwater

Meltwater is a suite of media intelligence and social listening tools for assessing, controlling, and enhancing a company's reputation.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2001
  • Founders: Jorn Lyseggen
  • Number of employees: 1001-5000
  • Funding amount: $235,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

14) Beacons

14) Beacons

Beacons is a platform for creators on the internet.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: David Zeng, Jesse Zhang, Neal Jean
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $6,150,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

15) Koo App

15) Koo App

Koo App is a social networking platform headquartered in India that allows users to post audio and video.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2020
  • Founders: Aprameya Radhakrishna, Mayank Bidawatka
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $33,997,488
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

16) Instagram

16) Instagram

Instagram is a free photo-sharing program that allows users to capture images, edit them, and post them on social media.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Menlo Park
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Kevin Systrom, Mike Krieger
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $57,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

17) Wombo

17) Wombo

Wombo is a deepfake lip sync software powered by AI that generates deepfake copies of pictures lip-syncing to a variety of tunes.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2020
  • Founders: Akshat Jagga, Angad Arneja, Ben Zion Benkhin, Parshant Loungani, Paul Pavel
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $6,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

18) Grindr

18) Grindr

Grindr is a location-based social network for gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other LGBT persons.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: West Hollywood
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Joel Simkhai, Scott Lewallen
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $93,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1

You can find their website here.

19) Quantela

19) Quantela

Quantela is the industry leader in Outcomes-as-a-Service (OaaS) for IoT-enabled smart cities and urban infrastructure digitization.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Prakash Dantuluri, Raju Indukuri, Sridhar Gadhi
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $50,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

20) Jam City

20) Jam City

Jam City is a mobile entertainment firm that uses technology, creativity, and play to connect people all over the world.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Culver City
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Aber Whitcomb, Chris DeWolfe, Josh Yguado
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $302,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

21) Convosight

21) Convosight

Convosight is a community management tool that helps community builders grow and monetise their Facebook groups.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Delhi
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Kartik Bansal, Tamanna Dhamija, Tarun Dhamija
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $13,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

22) A Cloud Guru

22) A Cloud Guru

A Cloud Guru is a cloud computing social learning tool.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Austin
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Ant Stanley, Ryan Kroonenburg, Sam Kroonenburg
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $40,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

23) ArchiveSocial

23) ArchiveSocial

For government entities and school districts to be compliant and risk-free, ArchiveSocial is the premier social media archiving solution.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Durham
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Anil Chawla
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $55,195,970
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

24) DXY

24) DXY

DXY is a website that connects doctors, patients, and healthcare organizations.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Hangzhou
  • Started in: 2000
  • Founders: Jin Zhang, Tiantian Li
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $682,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

25) Snapchat

25) Snapchat

In industrialized nations such as North America and Europe, Snapchat is one of the most popular social networking apps.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Pacific Palisades
  • Started in: 2011
  • Number of employees: 1001-5000
  • Funding amount: $59,999,934
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

26) The Labz

26) The Labz

Collaboration and documentation in the arts Platform for administrative SaaS

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Atlanta
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Farah Allen, Nael Alismail
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $1,420,843
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

27) Telegram Messenger

27) Telegram Messenger

Telegram is a cloud-based messaging service for mobile and desktop that prioritizes privacy, security, and speed.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United Arab Emirates
  • City: Dubai
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Nikolai Durov, Pavel Durov
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $1,000,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

28) BookMyShow

28) BookMyShow

BookMyShow is an online ticketing service for movies, theaters, and sporting events in India.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Mumbai
  • Started in: 1999
  • Founders: Ashish Hemrajani, Parikshit Dar, Rajesh Balpande
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $224,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

29) TRIBE

29) TRIBE

TRIBE is a technological platform that allows digital marketers to source branded content from producers in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Australia
  • City: South Melbourne
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Jules Lund
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $12,295,586
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

30) Jobvite

30) Jobvite

Jobvite's end-to-end talent acquisition tools and services improve the quality, speed, and cost-effectiveness of recruiting.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Indianapolis
  • Started in: 2006
  • Founders: Hans Larsen, Jesper Schultz
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $255,450,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

31) Koji

31) Koji

Koji is the most powerful bio platform in the world, constructing the app store for the Creator Economy.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Diego
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Dmitry Shapiro, Jonathan Miller, Sean Thielen
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $16,100,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 32

You can find their website here.

32) Happs

32) Happs

Happs is a real-time news portal that broadcasts breaking news from around the world.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Santa Monica
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Drew Shepard, Mark Goldman
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $4,700,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

33) Trustly

33) Trustly

Pay with your online bank account.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Sweden
  • City: Stockholm
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Carl Wilsson, Joel Jacobsson, Lukas Gratte
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: € 23,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

34) SOCi

34) SOCi

SOCi is a centralized platform that allows multi-location marketers to communicate with and engage local customers.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Diego
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Afif Khoury, Alo Sarv, Tony Rindsberg
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $117,750,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 18

You can find their website here.

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35) VerSe Innovation

35) VerSe Innovation

VerSe Innovation is a platform for local language technology.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2007
  • Founders: Umang Bedi, Virendra Gupta
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $434,009,213
  • Number of funding rounds: 20
  • Number of investors: 22

You can find their website here.

36) Torum

36) Torum

Torum is the world's first DeFi + NFT social networking platform for cryptocurrency users all over the world.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Malaysia
  • City: Kampar
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Ah Go, Alwin Chang, Jayson Tan
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $2,571,250
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

37) Khoros

37) Khoros

Khoros is a customer interaction platform that transforms customers into contributors and silos knowledge into organizational value.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Austin
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Eric Falcao, Ken Cho, Scott McCaskill
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $138,100,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

38) ZeroFOX

38) ZeroFOX

ZeroFOX, The Social Media Security Company, helps businesses identify, manage, and mitigate cyber threats originating from social media.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Baltimore
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Chris Cullison, Evan Blair, Hillary Herlehy, James Foster, Robert Francis
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $154,200,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 18

You can find their website here.

39) Memories

39) Memories

A safe location to keep and cherish your most precious memories

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Australia
  • City: Melbourne
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Andrew Mackinnon, Andrew Ranger, John Bongiorno
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $13,006,627
  • Number of funding rounds: 4

You can find their website here.

40) CreatorIQ

40) CreatorIQ

Enterprises may use CreatorIQ's intelligence-driven platform to manage influencer marketing and brand advocacy across multinational teams.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Culver City
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Igor Vaks
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $40,800,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

41) Collective Bias

41) Collective Bias

The only shopper social media firm rethinking shopper marketing through organic social content is Collective Bias®.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Rogers
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Amy Callahan, John Andrews
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $10,900,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

42) SportsEdTV

42) SportsEdTV

Digital Media in Sports Education

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Miami
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Aleksandar "Sasha" Jovicic, John Eagleton, Robert Mazzucchelli
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $5,475,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4

You can find their website here.

43) Tru Optik

43) Tru Optik

Tru Optik is the only audience measurement and data management platform built specifically for over-the-top (OTT) content.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Stamford
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Alex Geis, Andre Swanston
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $15,513,205
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

44) Whip Media

44) Whip Media

Whip Media's market-leading corporate software platform is revolutionizing the worldwide TV and cinema content licensing industry.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Los Angeles
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Antonio Pinto, Ori Birnbaum, Richard Rosenblatt
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $115,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 15

You can find their website here.

45) unlu

45) unlu

unlu is a celebrity interaction platform that enables consumers and brands to receive endorsements from well-known figures.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Gurgaon
  • Started in: 2020
  • Founders: Akshay Pruthi, Anurag Dalia, Himanshu Periwal, Vipul Agrawal
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $1,284,058
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

46) ShareChat

46) ShareChat

ShareChat is a platform for social networking and regional content.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Ankush Sachdeva, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Farid Ahsan
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $824,830,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 10
  • Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

47) Kumu Holdings

47) Kumu Holdings

Kumu is a social entertainment platform with the goal of fostering Filipino creativity, community, and commerce.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Philippines
  • City: Manila
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Rexy Josh Dorado, Roland Navarro de Ros
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $21,550,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

48) BitStar

48) BitStar

BitStar is a platform for individual influencers, such as YouTubers and TikTokers.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Japan
  • City: Tokyo
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Taku Watanabe
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: ¥2,699,909,306
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 20

You can find their website here.

49) ResearchGate

49) ResearchGate

ResearchGate is a professional network that allows scientists to communicate with one another and share and discuss their findings.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Horst Fickenscher, Ijad Madisch, Sören Hofmayer
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $87,600,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 22

You can find their website here.

50) NODWIN Gaming

50) NODWIN Gaming

NODWIN Gaming is a gaming solutions provider and e-sports event organizer.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Gurgaon
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Gautam Virk
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: ₹1,640,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

51) Fishbrain

51) Fishbrain

Today and tomorrow, Fishbrain helps people catch more and bigger fish and become better fishermen.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Sweden
  • City: Stockholm
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Jens Lindman, Johan Attby
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $58,750,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 20

You can find their website here.

52) Socialbakers

52) Socialbakers

The leading AI-powered social media marketing platform is Socialbakers.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Czech Republic
  • City: Prague
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Jan Rezab, Jiri Voves, Lukas Maixner, Martin Homolka
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $34,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

53) Meesho

53) Meesho

Meesho is an online reselling platform that allows anyone to establish a business without having to put up any money.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Sanjeev Barnwal, Vidit Aatrey
  • Number of employees: 1001-5000
  • Funding amount: $515,200,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 9
  • Number of investors: 25

You can find their website here.

54) Falcon.io

54) Falcon.io

Falcon.io is a software-as-a-service platform that enables marketing teams to create, run, and track social media campaigns in real time.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Denmark
  • City: Copenhagen
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Morten Søderquist Li, Ulrik Bo Larsen
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $40,674,106
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

55) POPxo

55) 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.

56) Proxyclick

56) Proxyclick

Proxyclick is a cloud-based guest management system that takes care of everything from invitation to checkout.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Belgium
  • City: Brussels
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Geoffroy De Cooman, Gregory Blondeau, Jean-Bernard van Zuylen, Laurent Parmentier
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $18,533,469
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

57) POPS Worldwide

57) POPS Worldwide

POPS Worldwide is a digital entertainment firm that creates original material in a wide range of genres.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Vietnam
  • City: Ho Chi Minh City
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Esther Nguyen
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $31,820,509
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

58) Genially

58) Genially

Genially is a one-stop shop for producing interactive and animated presentations, interactive photos, and infographics, among other things.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Spain
  • City: Córdoba
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Chema Roldán, Juan Rubio, Luis García
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: € 5,625,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

59) Wizikey

59) Wizikey

Wizikey is a cloud-based public relations software that helps businesses find, identify, and interact with relevant media journalists and social influencers.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Gurgaon
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Aakriti Bhargava, Anshul Sushil
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: ₹25,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

60) Investing.com

60) Investing.com

Investing.com is a website that provides financial market tools and information.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Cyprus
  • City: Nicosia
  • Started in: 2007
  • Founders: Dror Efrat, Lonny Szneiberg
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $300,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1

You can find their website here.

61) 17 Media

61) 17 Media

17 Media is a mobile application that allows users to stream live video and share material in real time.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Taiwan
  • City: Taipei
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Jeffrey Huang, Joseph Phua, Tai "Popo" Chen
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $108,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

62) #paid

62) #paid

With creators, you can grow your brand faster.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Adam Rivietz, Bryan Gold
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $6,520,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

63) Propzy

63) Propzy

Propzy is a real estate platform that strives to make buying, selling, and renting a home as safe as possible.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Vietnam
  • City: Ho Chi Minh City
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: John Le
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $33,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

64) AgoraPulse

64) AgoraPulse

AgoraPulse is a self-service Social Media platform for SMBs and agencies that is inexpensive and all-in-one.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Benoit Hédiard, Emeric Ernoult
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $18,608,958
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

65) iAdvize

65) iAdvize

iAdvize is a conversational marketing platform that matches clients seeking guidance with experts that are available via messaging 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: France
  • City: Nantes
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Jeremie Berrebi, Jonathan Gueron, Julien Hervouet
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $55,065,320
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

66) Dazhong Dianping

66) Dazhong Dianping

Dazhong Dianping is a platform for local consumption.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Changning
  • Started in: 2003
  • Founders: Bo Zhang, Tao Zhang, Wei Long
  • Number of employees: 1001-5000
  • Funding amount: $1,061,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 16

You can find their website here.

67) Mys Tyler

67) Mys Tyler

Mys Tyler is a mobile fashion app that connects women of similar size, shape, and style to each other.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Australia
  • City: Sydney
  • Started in: 2020
  • Founders: David Vandenberg, Jessica Yung, Sarah Neill
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: A$755,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

68) Tech in Asia

68) Tech in Asia

With yearly conferences in Singapore, Tokyo, and Jakarta, Tech in Asia (YC W15) is the go-to media platform for Asia's tech community.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Willis Wee
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $16,990,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

69) Tring

69) Tring

Tring is a celebrity engagement tool that may be used for a variety of occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, and get-well wishes.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Mumbai
  • Started in: 2019
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $2,384,284
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

70) Linkfluence

70) Linkfluence

Linkfluence is a media intelligence company that monitors social media conversations to help organizations find new business prospects.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Norway
  • City: Oslo
  • Started in: 2006
  • Founders: Guilhem Fouetillou
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $54,315,323
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

71) Marlin Labs

71) Marlin Labs

Marlin is a public blockchain layer-0 scaling solution.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Amol Agrawal, Josh Payne, Prateesh Goyal, Pratyaksh Sharma, Roshan Raghupathy, Siddhartha Dutta
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $13,787,087
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

72) Woovly

72) Woovly

Woovly is a social commerce platform that allows users to shop quickly using AI-powered brand tags on user-generated content.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Hithendra Ramachandran, Venkat J
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $2,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

73) Wrapp

73) Wrapp

Wrapp is the new standard for rewarding client loyalty and purchases.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Sweden
  • City: Stockholm
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Aage Reerslev, Andreas Ehn, Aurore Belfrage, Carl Fritjofsson, Hjalmar Winbladh, Leo Giertz, Magnus Hult
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $36,579,001
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

74) Hupu

74) Hupu

Hupu is a forum for sports comments and news.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2004
  • Founders: Shawn Cheng
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $337,927,040
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

75) MEBORNY

75) MEBORNY

MEBORNY is an online learning platform that assists students, businesses, and governments in gaining the necessary skills to achieve their objectives.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Mongolia
  • City: Ulaanbaatar
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Ireedui Gantogtokh
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1

You can find their website here.

76) togetherAI

76) togetherAI

TogetherAI enables families to connect and talk about mental health and well-being while also protecting children online.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Australia
  • City: Sydney
  • Started in: 2020
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: A$3,700,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2

You can find their website here.

77) Tattoodo

77) Tattoodo

Tattoodo is a website dedicated to the tattoo culture and way of life.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Denmark
  • City: Copenhagen
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Ami James, Johan Plenge, Mik Thobo-Carlsen
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $20,293,785
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

78) Blued

78) Blued

Blued is the creator of a homosexual social app for mobile devices that allows users to connect with other men.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Geng Le, Rahul Abhishek
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $131,600,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

79) Tonsser

79) Tonsser

For youth footballers, the #1 platform and performance app is

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Denmark
  • City: Copenhagen
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Jeppe Curth, Peter Holm, Simon Hjære
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: € 9,800,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

80) Buzzoole

80) Buzzoole

Influencer marketing software that automates the integration of important influencers into brands' digital communications.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Italy
  • City: Naples
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Fabrizio Perrone, Gennaro Varriale, Luca Camillo, Luca Pignataro
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: € 15,630,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

81) SamyRoad

81) SamyRoad

A fully-managed Influencer Marketing platform that works with over 40 million influencers across the world to produce visual stories for big brands.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Spain
  • City: Madrid
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Jorge Lana, Juan Sanchez-Herrera, Marta Nicolás, Patricia Ratia
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: € 18,400,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

82) Meson Network

82) Meson Network

Meson Network provides a layer 2 accelerated network that is decentralized.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2020
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $900,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

83) Smarp

83) Smarp

Smarp is a major SaaS solution for employee communications and advocacy.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Finland
  • City: Helsinki
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Mikael Lauharanta, Roope Heinilä, Tommi Huovinen
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: € 9,877,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 9
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

84) 9GAG

84) 9GAG

9GAG.TV is a website that hosts user-submitted videos in a variety of topics.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Hong Kong
  • City: Tsuen Wan
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Ray Chan
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $2,800,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

85) TT Yuyin

85) TT Yuyin

TT Yuyin is a mobile gaming social platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Guangzhou
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Ke Song
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $100,485,860
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

86) SMARTSTUDY

86) SMARTSTUDY

SmartStudy is a multinational entertainment firm. Pinkfong and Monster Super League are two examples of our high-quality animation and gaming entertainment.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: South Korea
  • City: Seoul
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Ryan Seungkyu Lee
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $12,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

87) Sprinklr Japan

87) Sprinklr Japan

Enterprise social technology is designed specifically for major businesses to help them achieve their goals and manage their customers' experiences.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Japan
  • City: Tokyo
  • Started in: 2014
  • Number of employees: 1001-5000
  • Funding amount: ¥1,000,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

88) Skore

88) Skore

For businesses that value their intellectual capital, this is the omnichannel learning platform to use.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Brazil
  • City: Sao Paulo
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Luis Novo, Raul Nichele, Ricardo (Rico) Katayama
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $3,787,311
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

89) OneDirect

89) OneDirect

OneDirect is India's number one customer experience management (CEM) platform, used by top businesses to improve customer experience across different touch points.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Ankur Singla, Vishal Pal Chaudhary, Vishrut Chalsani
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $6,900,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

90) Rocketium

90) Rocketium

We use creative automation to help organizations enhance in-app and online conversions.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Anurag Dwivedi, Satej Sirur
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $1,010,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

91) NewsWhip

91) NewsWhip

NewsWhip is the world's largest engagement database, allowing customers to see what their audience is interested in right now.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Ireland
  • City: Dublin
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Andrew Mullaney, Paul Quigley
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $9,100,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 22

You can find their website here.

92) iObeya

92) iObeya

iObeya is a software startup that promises to make it easier for multisite teams to collaborate in a virtual environment.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: France
  • City: Massy
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Cyril Daloz, Julien Revel
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $17,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

93) PinMeTo

93) PinMeTo

We assist chains and franchisees in reaching out to all potential customers across all relevant web platforms.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Sweden
  • City: Malmö
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Daniel Melkersson, Marcus Olsson, Michael Nilsson, Petter Palander
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $7,461,950
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

94) Dive

94) Dive

Dive is an unique audio-community for professionals who want to share their job or industry insights and learnings.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Berlin
  • Started in: 2020
  • Founders: Dmytro Boguslavskyy, Fernando Barrera, Lucas Consoli
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: € 700,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

95) The News Lens

95) The News Lens

The News Lens is a Chinese-language independent media outlet that covers critical news, social, and political concerns.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Taiwan
  • City: Taipei
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Mario Yang
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $13,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 22

You can find their website here.

96) Retty

96) Retty

Retty is a social gourmet site where users may leave restaurant and café recommendations.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Japan
  • City: Tokyo
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: kazuya takeda, Natsuka Tetsuya, Osugi Izumi
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: ¥2,552,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

97) Douban

97) Douban

Douban is a Chinese social networking site that caters to urbanites and college students with "lifestyle and culture" products and services.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2005
  • Founders: Bo Yang
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $59,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

98) Zuiyou

98) Zuiyou

Zuiyou is a mobile social networking application that allows users to share and find content such as suggestions, themes, and videos.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Jinbo Li
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $165,270,433
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

99) FaceU

99) FaceU

FaceU is a mobile app that allows you to modify and share photos online.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shenzhen
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Guo Lie
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $51,615,238
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

100) Meipian

100) Meipian

Meipian is a Chinese social media platform that allows authors and editors to produce and enhance photographs and posts.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Nanjing
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Tang Qi
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $27,131,301
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

101) MoSeeker

101) MoSeeker

MoSeeker is an AI-based social recruitment tool that provides talent acquisition teams with recruiting technology solutions.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Paul Dai, Xiangdao Wang
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $24,201,359
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

102) Tingyun

102) Tingyun

Tingyun specializes in creating apps for businesses to run algorithmic IT operations on mobile devices, servers, and the web.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2007
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: CN¥400,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

103) Tikin Media

103) Tikin Media

Tikin Media is a forward-thinking advertising firm that pioneers elevator media.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Ren Bin
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $21,416,748
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

104) InMyShow

104) InMyShow

InMyShow is a Chinese company that offers one-stop social marketing solutions.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Sanlitun
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Li Meng
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $105,963,115
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

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