This article showcases our top picks for the best San Francisco based Social Network companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Social Network industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top San Francisco Social Network Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
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Reddit is an online platform that enables users to submit links, create content, and have discussions about the topics of their interest.
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Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.
IRL
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IRL App is a social planning application that keeps users connected with each other.
Nextdoor
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Nextdoor is the app where you plug into the neighborhoods that matter to you.
Strava
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Strava is an online network where runners and cyclists can record their activities, compare performance, and compete with their community.
Discord
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Discord is an online voice, video and text service designed for hanging out with friends and creating communities around shared interests.
Career Karma
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Career Karma helps people find career advice and job training to navigate their careers.
BitTorrent
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BitTorrent is a protocol that creates advanced technologies to efficiently move large files across the internet.
Houseparty
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Houseparty is a face-to-face social network that brings empathy to online communication.
Yammer
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Yammer is an enterprise social network that enables employees to collaborate across departments, geographies and business applications.
Torre
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Torre is a professional network that reinvents job-matching and recruitment services.
Earn.com
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Earn money for replying to emails and completing tasks.
Kamcord
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Kamcord is a social media platform allowing its users to post and interact through video content.
MyHealthTeams
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MyHealthTeams creates social networks for chronic condition communities.
UrbanSitter
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UrbanSitter is an online hub connecting families with babysitters through social networks.
Kongregate
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Kongregate is a mobile game publisher and web gaming portal.
KiKi
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KiKi is a social marketplace that connects like-minded real people to enjoy nearby experiences. Backed by 500 Startups B25 & DU Ventures
Mayhem
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Mayhem.gg brings together gamers through live, interactive experiences.
Lolly
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Lolly is a social dating platform that uses short-form content to allow users to express themselves.
We Heart It (WHI)
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We Heart It is an image-based social networking platform that focuses on visual inspiration and expression.
VigLink
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VigLink is a platform for monetizing content-driven commerce for publishers, bloggers, forums, social networks and apps.
Ryu Games
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Changing the way people make and play mobile games
Capiche
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We’re on a mission to end information asymmetry in business software.
Zimride
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Zimride is a secure ride-sharing platform for companies and universities.
Hot Mic
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Hot Mic is a live streaming platform that connects with favorite media personalities to television.
Hyper Online
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Hyper Online is an avatar-based social network for anime and gaming fans.
AfterSchool
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AfterSchool is a social network app where teens speak their mind, connect with classmates, and participate in social change efforts.
MrOwl
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MrOwl is a social cloud storage platform that brings together the best of search, social, and the cloud all in one app.
Yours
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Yours is a blockchain-based social network where users can earn bitcoin.
Bizzit, Inc.
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Collective Sales Intel (SI) with My SI — Launching in 2021 out of a year in beta
Marco Polo
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Marco Polo is a video communication application designed to help foster closeness between friends and family.
Hyperfair
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Hyperfair is a SaaS platform that enables enterprises to build their social VR presence
Birdy
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Birdy is a dating app connecting people through their personality compatibility before pictures.
Down
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Down is the developer of the DOWN Dating (casual) and Sweet Dating (romantic) apps, boasting millions of users worldwide.
FamilyLeaf
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FamilyLeaf is a social networking platform enabling users to share photos, life updates and information with their families.
Playlist Media
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Playlist is a fully licensed, ad-supported music streaming service that generates 10 times the user engagement of Pandora and Spotify.
KangaDo
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KangaDo is Uber for After School! It’s an easy-to-use mobile service that provides trustworthy help for Moms on the go.
Carry
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Carry plans, books, and supports corporate travel for all your employees over Slack, email, and SMS.
Shocase
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Shocase is a social network for marketing built to feature, connect, and promote marketing professionals.
Event Hollow
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The First FinTech Marketplace in the Wedding Industry
Emergent VR
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Emergent is a technology startup building the next medium for communication using virtual reality.
awe.sm
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awe.sm develops tools for brands and developers in technology, media, and retail that measure the performance of social marketing campaigns.
SimplyCircle
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SimplyCircle is a popular parent communication platform for classrooms, PTAs, and schools. It’s private, secure, and easy to use.
Double Crown Gaming Co.
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Purveyors of Friendly Competition
Polygram
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Polygram is a artificial intelligence platform and photo sharing social network.
Storey
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Storey is a digital wardrobe organization system that will benefit consumers.
Geeklist
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Geeklist is a social platform for developers to highlight their achievements, share resources, collaborate, and build their street creed.
Tonight (Dating App)
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Tonight is an app that eliminates endless messaging and sends users on real-life dates instead. Created by Goodmeets Inc., a.k.a. Whim.
Vibease
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Vibease helps couples stay intimate by offering a wearable vibrator that can be controlled through a smartphone app.
Playerize
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Playerize provides monetization and high quality user acquisition solutions for the social and mobile gaming industry.
Disqus
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Disqus is a blog comment hosting service offering a platform for social integration, social networking, user profiles, analytics and more.
Remark
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Remark is a mobile application that allows users to share their day with close friends.
BearBuzz
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BearBuzz builds an influencer marketplace that moves things along much more quickly than today’s negotiation slog.
Reveal
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Reveal is a social network where friends can ask users questions and users can answer them with a photo or video revealing their opinions.
Spill Inc
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Spill is a confidential network that allows users to post their life problems anonymously and receive peer advice.
Oevo
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OEVO is the world’s first short video competition app. Sponsored video competitions with gamification.
Meetville
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Meetville is the first class dating. Find your matches with similar life values and interests.
Sidelines
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Sidelines lets users follow their favorite teams and share opinions, photos, videos, and articles with their friends and other fans.
Travogram
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A platform where travelers easily find and book travel experiences shared by fellow travelers. Available on iOS and Android.
Tawkify
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Tawkify is a dating website that uses human matchmakers to select matching couples.
Zest, the Reality Media App
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Zest provides an app that provides users interaction with the real world using augmented reality.
MyAnimeList
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MyAnimeList a social network that allows anime and manga fans to organize, discuss and discover videos.
theVOIZapp
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the social network for audio centric expressions
Bebo
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Bebo is a social networking platform. The company enables members to connect friends, as well as share photos and discover new interests.
Meed
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Meed is a platform where young professionals learn, network, and find opportunities to build a career.
Fetch It
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A mobile advertising network & bidding exchange for geo-delivered rewards to tourists
hi5
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Hi5 is a social networking site that allows its users to create, upload, and share content with other members.