Tapestry is a social protocol that allows users to create social apps and allows users to own their data and connections.
Neynar is a platform that empowers developers to build web3 social applications. It offers APIs, webhook services, data indexing, hosted SQL environments, custom data tables, and developer tools, simplifying application creation and user onboarding for decentralised protocols.
Kiosk offers on-chain assets that are essential for social media clients that build feedback loops between assets and communities.
Revel.xyz
Venture Round in 2022
Revel.xyz is a Web3 personal media collecting and trading platform, forming communities around shared assets and people.
Stadium Live
Series A in 2022
Stadium Live is a Toronto-based developer of a sports entertainment platform for the next generation of sports and esports fans. The platform builds a digital universe at the intersection of sports and culture, enabling fans to follow live scores, engage with sporting events remotely with friends, and participate in play, earn, and shop experiences around sports and culture. The ecosystem also includes a sports community platform that creates a virtual space where fans can hang out, express individuality, and buy and earn digital collectibles, aiming to become a go-to destination for contemporary sports and culture fans.
Stadium Live
Seed Round in 2020
Stadium Live is a Toronto-based developer of a sports entertainment platform for the next generation of sports and esports fans. The platform builds a digital universe at the intersection of sports and culture, enabling fans to follow live scores, engage with sporting events remotely with friends, and participate in play, earn, and shop experiences around sports and culture. The ecosystem also includes a sports community platform that creates a virtual space where fans can hang out, express individuality, and buy and earn digital collectibles, aiming to become a go-to destination for contemporary sports and culture fans.
Amino Apps
Series C in 2018
Amino Apps enables people to discover, develop, and express their interests and passions. Founded in 2011, Amino Apps offer a network of communities allowing its users explore and obsess over the things they're into.
Amino Apps
Series B in 2016
Amino Apps enables people to discover, develop, and express their interests and passions. Founded in 2011, Amino Apps offer a network of communities allowing its users explore and obsess over the things they're into.
Amino Apps
Series A in 2015
Amino Apps enables people to discover, develop, and express their interests and passions. Founded in 2011, Amino Apps offer a network of communities allowing its users explore and obsess over the things they're into.
Stack Exchange
Venture Round in 2015
Stack Exchange Inc. operates a network of question-and-answer sites that cater to a diverse range of topics, including software programming, cooking, photography, and gaming. The platform enables users to ask and answer questions without the need for registration, facilitating open knowledge sharing among its community. A key feature of the company is Stack Overflow for Teams, which assists development teams in addressing their queries effectively. The company serves a wide audience, including programmers, researchers, photographers, and experts across various fields. Originally founded as Stack Overflow in 2008, it rebranded to Stack Exchange Inc. in March 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Amino Apps
Seed Round in 2014
Amino Apps enables people to discover, develop, and express their interests and passions. Founded in 2011, Amino Apps offer a network of communities allowing its users explore and obsess over the things they're into.
Wattpad is a digital entertainment company based in Toronto, Ontario, founded in 2006 by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen. It operates an online social storytelling platform that connects a global community of over 65 million users who engage with original stories for more than 20 billion minutes each month. The flagship app allows users to read and write stories, fostering collaboration through comments and multimedia features. In addition to its main platform, Wattpad has developed Tap, a product offering short, chat-based stories in multiple languages. The company also includes Wattpad Studios, which collaborates with industry partners to adapt stories for film, television, digital, and print formats. Furthermore, Wattpad Brand Solutions provides advertising products aimed at engaging Millennial and Gen Z audiences.
Wattpad
Venture Round in 2012
Wattpad is a digital entertainment company based in Toronto, Ontario, founded in 2006 by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen. It operates an online social storytelling platform that connects a global community of over 65 million users who engage with original stories for more than 20 billion minutes each month. The flagship app allows users to read and write stories, fostering collaboration through comments and multimedia features. In addition to its main platform, Wattpad has developed Tap, a product offering short, chat-based stories in multiple languages. The company also includes Wattpad Studios, which collaborates with industry partners to adapt stories for film, television, digital, and print formats. Furthermore, Wattpad Brand Solutions provides advertising products aimed at engaging Millennial and Gen Z audiences.
Wattpad is a digital entertainment company based in Toronto, Ontario, founded in 2006 by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen. It operates an online social storytelling platform that connects a global community of over 65 million users who engage with original stories for more than 20 billion minutes each month. The flagship app allows users to read and write stories, fostering collaboration through comments and multimedia features. In addition to its main platform, Wattpad has developed Tap, a product offering short, chat-based stories in multiple languages. The company also includes Wattpad Studios, which collaborates with industry partners to adapt stories for film, television, digital, and print formats. Furthermore, Wattpad Brand Solutions provides advertising products aimed at engaging Millennial and Gen Z audiences.
Behance is an online platform established in September 2006 by Matias Corea and Scott Belsky, designed to enable creative professionals to showcase and discover work through multimedia portfolios. It caters to a wide range of creative fields, including graphic design, photography, illustration, animation, and more, allowing individuals to connect, collaborate, and share their talents. The platform supports creative networks for schools and organizations, facilitates portfolio distribution to various online galleries, and offers customization options through ProSite, a personal portfolio site builder. Behance serves as a vital resource for millions of users, providing a central hub for displaying and discovering creative work. Its operations are based in New York, United States, and it has gained significant traction, attracting millions of visitors monthly.
GetGlue
Venture Round in 2012
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AdaptiveBlue
Series D in 2012
AdaptiveBlue is the company that develops GetGlue, a leading social entertainment network.
GetGlue users check-in while consuming entertainment to connect with friends, get personalized recommendations, and earn exclusive rewards from more than 25 top entertainment companies.
AdaptiveBlue is based in New York and has 15 employees.
Tumblr is an online publishing platform designed to enable users to connect, express themselves, and discover content. It allows individuals to share a variety of media, including text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from various devices such as browsers, phones, desktops, or via email. This functionality facilitates the creation of short-form blogs, making it easy for users to post and engage with multimedia content.
turntable.fm
Series A in 2011
Turntable.fm is a project of [Seth Goldstein](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/seth-goldstein) and [Billy Chasen](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/billy-chasen), the two guys who brought us [Stickybits](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/stickybits).
Users in each dance room has an avatar and can chat with each other. Users can create their own playlist and get up in the DJ booth to battle it out.
Turntable.fm a social music platform that encourages hanging out with people and discovering music. If a DJ is playing a song you like, you can add it to your playlist, buy it on iTunes, find it on Last.fm, or launch Spotify.
In November 2013, Turntable announced they would be shutting down turntable.fm to focus on their live events platform.
Wattpad is a digital entertainment company based in Toronto, Ontario, founded in 2006 by Allen Lau and Ivan Yuen. It operates an online social storytelling platform that connects a global community of over 65 million users who engage with original stories for more than 20 billion minutes each month. The flagship app allows users to read and write stories, fostering collaboration through comments and multimedia features. In addition to its main platform, Wattpad has developed Tap, a product offering short, chat-based stories in multiple languages. The company also includes Wattpad Studios, which collaborates with industry partners to adapt stories for film, television, digital, and print formats. Furthermore, Wattpad Brand Solutions provides advertising products aimed at engaging Millennial and Gen Z audiences.
Canvas Networks
Series A in 2011
Canvas Networks operates as an online community platform that facilitates image sharing and collaboration among users. The platform allows individuals to submit, edit, and share images, fostering a creative environment for users to engage with visual content. Through its software application, Canvas Networks enhances the user experience by enabling easy interaction with various images, promoting a community-driven approach to digital creativity.
Disqus operates a comments and audience development platform that enables users to build communities from their website's audience. Its networked platform connects people across various communities, offering features such as social integration, user profiles, spam moderation tools, email notifications, and mobile commenting.
X (formerly Twitter)
Series F in 2010
Twitter is a social networking platform that facilitates the exchange of micro-blogs, known as "tweets," which can be up to 280 characters in length. Launched in 2006, it allows users to send and read tweets through various means, including web browsers, SMS, and mobile applications. With over 400 million monthly visitors and 255 million active users, Twitter serves as a global real-time communications platform. Its diverse user base includes world leaders, athletes, entertainers, and news organizations, contributing to its role as a significant source of information and engagement. The platform is available in more than 35 languages and has a strong presence in major cities worldwide, with headquarters in San Francisco and offices across the United States and internationally.
AdaptiveBlue
Series C in 2010
AdaptiveBlue is the company that develops GetGlue, a leading social entertainment network.
GetGlue users check-in while consuming entertainment to connect with friends, get personalized recommendations, and earn exclusive rewards from more than 25 top entertainment companies.
AdaptiveBlue is based in New York and has 15 employees.
Tasty Labs
Series A in 2010
Tasty Labs is a startup founded by Joshua Schachter, known for creating Delicious, alongside Paul Rademacher, a former Google employee, and Nick Nguyen, the former Director of Add-Ons at Mozilla. The company focuses on enhancing social software by facilitating connections between users and problem solvers. Tasty Labs offers a social recommendation service that aims to integrate practical utility into social interactions, allowing users to navigate challenges collaboratively.
Tumblr is an online publishing platform designed to enable users to connect, express themselves, and discover content. It allows individuals to share a variety of media, including text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from various devices such as browsers, phones, desktops, or via email. This functionality facilitates the creation of short-form blogs, making it easy for users to post and engage with multimedia content.
Tumblr is an online publishing platform designed to enable users to connect, express themselves, and discover content. It allows individuals to share a variety of media, including text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from various devices such as browsers, phones, desktops, or via email. This functionality facilitates the creation of short-form blogs, making it easy for users to post and engage with multimedia content.
UpCompany
Venture Round in 2009
UpCompany, Inc. is a New York-based company that specializes in providing comprehensive information about businesses, industries, and business professionals via the Internet. Founded in 2008, it operates RakedIn.com, a financial portal that offers organized data on companies, their financial performance, and relevant business news. In addition to RakedIn, UpCompany is the parent organization of Hashable, a platform designed to facilitate meaningful networking connections, and Tracked.com, which combines features from various social and financial platforms to deliver a unique user experience. Through these initiatives, UpCompany aims to empower users with valuable insights and tools for informed decision-making in the business landscape.
X (formerly Twitter)
Series C in 2009
Twitter is a social networking platform that facilitates the exchange of micro-blogs, known as "tweets," which can be up to 280 characters in length. Launched in 2006, it allows users to send and read tweets through various means, including web browsers, SMS, and mobile applications. With over 400 million monthly visitors and 255 million active users, Twitter serves as a global real-time communications platform. Its diverse user base includes world leaders, athletes, entertainers, and news organizations, contributing to its role as a significant source of information and engagement. The platform is available in more than 35 languages and has a strong presence in major cities worldwide, with headquarters in San Francisco and offices across the United States and internationally.
Tumblr is an online publishing platform designed to enable users to connect, express themselves, and discover content. It allows individuals to share a variety of media, including text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from various devices such as browsers, phones, desktops, or via email. This functionality facilitates the creation of short-form blogs, making it easy for users to post and engage with multimedia content.
AdaptiveBlue
Series B in 2008
AdaptiveBlue is the company that develops GetGlue, a leading social entertainment network.
GetGlue users check-in while consuming entertainment to connect with friends, get personalized recommendations, and earn exclusive rewards from more than 25 top entertainment companies.
AdaptiveBlue is based in New York and has 15 employees.
X (formerly Twitter)
Series B in 2008
Twitter is a social networking platform that facilitates the exchange of micro-blogs, known as "tweets," which can be up to 280 characters in length. Launched in 2006, it allows users to send and read tweets through various means, including web browsers, SMS, and mobile applications. With over 400 million monthly visitors and 255 million active users, Twitter serves as a global real-time communications platform. Its diverse user base includes world leaders, athletes, entertainers, and news organizations, contributing to its role as a significant source of information and engagement. The platform is available in more than 35 languages and has a strong presence in major cities worldwide, with headquarters in San Francisco and offices across the United States and internationally.
Disqus operates a comments and audience development platform that enables users to build communities from their website's audience. Its networked platform connects people across various communities, offering features such as social integration, user profiles, spam moderation tools, email notifications, and mobile commenting.
Tumblr is an online publishing platform designed to enable users to connect, express themselves, and discover content. It allows individuals to share a variety of media, including text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from various devices such as browsers, phones, desktops, or via email. This functionality facilitates the creation of short-form blogs, making it easy for users to post and engage with multimedia content.
X (formerly Twitter)
Series A in 2007
Twitter is a social networking platform that facilitates the exchange of micro-blogs, known as "tweets," which can be up to 280 characters in length. Launched in 2006, it allows users to send and read tweets through various means, including web browsers, SMS, and mobile applications. With over 400 million monthly visitors and 255 million active users, Twitter serves as a global real-time communications platform. Its diverse user base includes world leaders, athletes, entertainers, and news organizations, contributing to its role as a significant source of information and engagement. The platform is available in more than 35 languages and has a strong presence in major cities worldwide, with headquarters in San Francisco and offices across the United States and internationally.
AdaptiveBlue
Series A in 2007
AdaptiveBlue is the company that develops GetGlue, a leading social entertainment network.
GetGlue users check-in while consuming entertainment to connect with friends, get personalized recommendations, and earn exclusive rewards from more than 25 top entertainment companies.
AdaptiveBlue is based in New York and has 15 employees.
Oddcast, Inc. is a marketing company that specializes in participation marketing, offering innovative solutions for consumer interaction with branded content across various digital platforms, including the internet, mobile devices, and social media. Founded in 1999 and based in New York, the company develops a range of character-driven campaigns and provides technologies for managing and tracking multimedia, user-driven marketing initiatives. Oddcast's product offerings include applications for illustrated characters, 3D avatars, augmented reality, voice recognition, and social data mining, catering to diverse industries such as automotive, entertainment, healthcare, and retail. The company's services are designed to enhance audience engagement and facilitate lead generation, allowing marketers, developers, brands, and advertising agencies to effectively reach their target audiences.
Delicious
Seed Round in 2005
Delicious is a social bookmarking website that allows users to store and manage their favorite links online. This platform enables individuals to access their bookmarks from any computer and facilitates the addition of new bookmarks from various locations. Users can organize their bookmarks using tags, providing a more flexible system compared to traditional folder structures. Delicious also fosters community engagement by allowing users to view and share bookmarks with friends, as well as explore popular links saved by others. Originally acquired by Yahoo in 2005, Delicious underwent several changes, including a significant redesign after its acquisition by AVOS Systems in 2011. The service continues to evolve, enhancing its features to improve user experience and community interaction.