78 Top San Francisco Communities Companies and Startups of 2021

June 18, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best San Francisco based Communities companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Communities 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

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Top San Francisco Communities Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Nextdoor

Nextdoor

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Nextdoor is the app where you plug into the neighborhoods that matter to you.

Discord

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.

Discord

On Deck

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On Deck build a modern educational institution that unites people around the globe.

Discord

Fandom

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Fandom is a developer of a global entertainment media platform designed for fans to explore, contribute to, and celebrate.

Discord

SkillBank

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SkillBank provides a 3-month program that focuses on growth marketing.

Discord

Drop

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Drop is a product company that uniquely uses data and insights from enthusiasts to create and curate innovative products that fuel passion.

Discord

Lithium Technologies

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Lithium builds community and social media management software that helps the world’s best brands connect with customers on digital channels.

Discord

Flockjay

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Flockjay is an online academy that empowers job seekers with the tools and training they need to break into tech.

Discord

Copia

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Copia is the next-generation technology platform for food waste management.

Discord

Crunchbase

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Crunchbase provides intelligent prospecting software powered by live company data. Salespeople, CEOs, & VCs use it to find and close deals.

Discord

Product Hunt

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Product Hunt is an internet company that specializes in the fields of start-ups, tech, and product development.

Discord

ReadMe

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ReadMe provides every company the ability to quickly create beautiful documentation, and build loyal, productive developer communities.

Discord

SchoolMint

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SchoolMint helps schools and families manage the admissions process, simply and cost effectively.

Discord

Office Hours

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Get paid to share what you know.

Discord

Beautylish

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Beautylish is a social commerce website for the cosmetic industry that enables users to share beauty-related content with other users.

Discord

SaverLife

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SaverLife is a national nonprofit fintech company that helps working families achieve prosperity through savings

Discord

Elpha

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Where women in tech talk candidly online

Discord

TRUE

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Private Group Sharing

Discord

Marco Experiences

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Meet Marco, the better way to bring your people together. We create extraordinary virtual and hybrid experiences.

Discord

Be my eyes

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Be My Eyes is an app that connects blind people with normal sighted volunteers to provide help via live video streaming on smartphones.

Discord

Seniorly

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Seniorly is an online service that matches customers with senior living communities.

Discord

Via.work

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Via.work is a marketplace that connects professionals to short-term onsite work at companies around the world.

Discord

Levo

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Levo is the largest and fastest-growing professional network for millennials.

Discord

CodePath.org

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501 (c) (3) nonprofit increasing diversity in tech by transforming CS college education.

Discord

fitmob

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fitmob is a provider of an online fitness platform designed to empower global community through wellness.

Discord

Capiche

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We’re on a mission to end information asymmetry in business software.

Discord

Revel

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Revel is a marketplace for women over 50 to host and attend small, local gatherings on topics of their choice.

Discord

TalkingPoints

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TalkingPoints is an organisation,which connects teachers, parents, and students across to build relationships.

Discord

Schoola

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Schoola is an American online retail company that sells second hand women’s and children’s clothing.

Discord

Openland

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Modern Platform for Chat Communities

Discord

Darby Smart

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Watch and shop your favorite brands and product on Darby

Discord

Bungalow

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Bungalow provides home rental services.

Discord

College Pulse

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College Pulse is a polling platform designed to aggregate and share student public opinion on college campuses.

Discord

CleverX

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CleverX is the easiest way to work with the world’s leading business minds.

Discord

MOMO BOARD

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Engage Your Community – Free Message Board App that can help bring people together and communicate efficiently from both desktop and mobile.

Discord

Curated

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Curated is a provider of collaborative online shopping service intended to assist shoppers with high-consideration purchases.

Discord

Townsquared

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Private network for small businesses

Discord

Hearo.Live – Multiplayer TV

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Hearo is Multiplayer TV. Turn your passive stream into a buzzing, live, social event.

Discord

Foundation

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Foundation is a monthly video series interviewing influential founders in the tech community.

Discord

Depict

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Depict enable anyone to discover and collect art that inspires them, and in connecting people with the work they love.

Discord

Linux Foundation

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The Linux Foundation builds sustainable ecosystems around open source projects to accelerate technology development and industry adoption.

Discord

Indie Hackers

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Indie Hackers is a website and community focusing on helping entrepreneurs become profitable while remaining independent.

Discord

Glide.org

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GLIDE is to create a radically inclusive, just and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering.

Discord

Supportiv

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The Support Network delivers AI/NLP-driven precision peer support + hyper-targeted resource recommendations for mental wellness.

Discord

Immigo

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The easiest way for creators to monetize and engage their learning community.

Discord

CANOPY

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CANOPY is an exceptional network of shared workspaces for both accomplished professionals and aspirational entrepreneurs.

Discord

VeedMe

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VeedMe is a video creation marketplace that connects businesses with reliable and talented videographer communities.

Discord

Contra

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Contra is a networking platform used to give everyone the freedom and opportunity to work independently.

Discord

WestEd

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WestEd, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit research, development, and service agency.

Discord

Plum District

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Plum District is an e-commerce platform that offers products, activities and inspiration for all mothers.

Discord

Selfie Networks

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People are different. Their network should be, too.

Discord

One Degree

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One Degree is a nonprofit technology-driven organization that is revolutionizing the way low-income families access community resources.

Discord

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.

Discord

Living Goods

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Living Goods is a social enterprise harnessing the power of micro-entrepreneurs to deliver life-changing products.

Discord

Foodily

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Foodily is a social recipe network where users can discover and share recipes.

Discord

Startup Grind

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Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs.

Discord

VendOp

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VendOp makes it easier to organize, access and generate knowledge about supplier and vendor relationships.

Discord

Ethereum Classic Labs

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Ethereum Classic Labs is dedicated to accelerating the development of Ethereum Classic and supporting blockchain startups.

Discord

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.

Discord

oroeco

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It’s a confusing time to be an idealist.

Discord

Sidewire

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Get news and analysis from insiders without the noise.

Discord

SavvySource for Parents

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Savvy Source for Parents operates an online community that provides information ratings and reviews on preschool events in San Francisco.

Discord

BraveNew

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BraveNew enables collaborative learning by creating engaging online spaces for professional communities to share knowledge.

Discord

HandStack

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HandStack is a company that helps build powerful movements by making it easier and faster to engage community and accomplish goals.

Discord

Empire Kred

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Empire.Kred is all about connecting Influencers with relevant content and rewarding them for it.

Discord

Meals on Wheels San Francisco

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Meals on Wheels San Francisco is committed to the belief that all seniors have the right to live independently with dignity and respect

Discord

HOT or NOT

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Hot or Not is a dating platform and an app allowing users to select people by viewing and rating their photos.

Discord

Food Runners

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Food Runner is a volunteer organization that distributes excess food to needy communities in the U.S.

Discord

Creative Action Network

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Creative Action Network is a community of artists and advocates making art with purpose

Discord

TINBOX

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Tinbox is a mobile app that allows anyone to give $1 a day to a Non Profit of their choice, for free. The $1 is financed by a sponsor.

Discord

Zest, the Reality Media App

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Zest provides an app that provides users interaction with the real world using augmented reality.

Discord

The GUILD

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The GUILD is a modern marketplace for people to connect

Discord

South Park Commons

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South Park Commons brings together talented people to share ideas, explore directions, and realize the opportunities that’ll get you there.

Discord

Impact Water

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Impact Water is a social business that delivers safe drinking water to institutions and communities.

Discord

Brilliant Earth

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Brilliant Earth was co-founded by Beth Gerstein and Eric Grossberg, who met at Stanford University.

Discord

Meed

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Meed is a platform where young professionals learn, network, and find opportunities to build a career.

Discord

BioSpace

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BioSpace is the leading online community for industry news and careers for life science professionals.

Discord

AvantSpace

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AvantSpace is a boutique neighborhood co-working space in San Francisco.

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