Social Capital

Focus, a SocialFi app from DeSo is the crypto social network.

BitClout is an open-source social media platform that builds a Proof-of-Work blockchain for its users. BitClout is a new type of social network that speculates on people and posts with real money, and it’s built from the ground up as its own custom blockchain. Its architecture is similar to Bitcoin, only it can support complex social network data like posts, profiles, follows, speculation features, and much more at significantly higher throughput and scale.

BitClout is an open-source social media platform that builds a Proof-of-Work blockchain for its users. BitClout is a new type of social network that speculates on people and posts with real money, and it’s built from the ground up as its own custom blockchain. Its architecture is similar to Bitcoin, only it can support complex social network data like posts, profiles, follows, speculation features, and much more at significantly higher throughput and scale.

Fam's mission is to build products that revolutionize the way teens and millennials communicate. They believe in a calculated combination of live group video and group chat messaging to execute this. It is the world’s first group video chat app for iMessage, with over 7 million users. Their app instantly connects with the family and friends closest to its user through group video calling, right from their iPhone, and Android text message app.

Starcity Properties, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that develops and operates co-living homes, focusing on community-based living for its residents. Established in 2016, the company offers fully furnished apartments with amenities such as equipped kitchens, WiFi, utilities, community events, and maintenance services. Starcity currently operates nearly 500 beds across San Francisco, Oakland, and Los Angeles, with plans for a development pipeline of approximately 2,000 units. The company's team, consisting of professionals from various sectors including real estate, technology, and hospitality, aims to make urban living more accessible. Unlike many competitors, Starcity operates as both a General Partner and Operator, emphasizing its capacity for full-stack real estate development and management. The company is dedicated to enhancing the living experience in urban environments while maintaining a strong focus on design and community engagement.

CommonStock is a developer of an online platform that facilitates collaborative investing by allowing users to trade stocks together with their friends, family, classmates, or colleagues. Founded in 2016 and based in San Francisco, California, the platform enables users to link their brokerage accounts to shareholdings by percentage, receive real-time alerts on trades made by their network, and replicate each other's investment strategies. Additionally, it fosters a community where users can monitor and guide each other's investment decisions, enhancing engagement and knowledge sharing among investors. The platform is accessible for free on the web and via an iPhone app, with plans for an Android app in the future.

Founded by Ricardo Vice Santos and Andreas Blixt, two former Spotify engineers, after Ricardo ran into a pole on the streets of New York while walking and texting with a friend in Sweden. Ricardo got frustrated as he simply wanted to talk, and walk. Blixt and Ricardo felt that there should be a simpler, more personal way to communicate with their closest ones than to text message; a product that would empower conversations with more emotion and context, that would be easily understood and that would be adopted by anyone with a smartphone. Roger currently has five employees from Sweden, Portugal, France, India and Singapore, and is based in New York City.

Mango Games is an India-based mobile games company that specializes in developing casual games for audiences in India, South Asia, and the South Asian diaspora worldwide. The company focuses on creating engaging tablet and smartphone-based games, offering a platform that supports cloud-based multiplayer social gaming. Notable titles include Social Rummy, Don Faceoff, and Mumbai Mobsters, which provide players with both single and multiplayer gaming experiences. Through its innovative approach, Mango Games aims to connect users through interactive and entertaining gameplay.

Hinge, Inc. is a mobile and social application company focused on helping users meet new people through a social discovery network. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in New York, Hinge distinguishes itself by offering an alternative to traditional swipe-based dating apps, fostering meaningful connections through smart matches and encouraging natural conversations. Users can browse profiles validated by their social networks, allowing them to see mutual friends, shared interests, and additional personal details. As of 2018, Hinge operates as a subsidiary of Match Group, Inc.

Messageme.com is to provide an emotionally engaging communication experience that's fun, lightweight and ubiquitous. Messaging revolves around a simple loop: users send messages and respond to messages. Social gaming showed that there are ways to tweak the experience around this loop to increase its performance drastically by influencing the emotions surrounding reciprocal interactions. They believe there is a large opportunity to provide a new level of engagement and excitement in messaging apps by applying these techniques and philosophies. MessageMe had also been courted by Snapchat as well as an app maker out of Europe, Truecaller. And, after earnouts, the price that Yahoo paid to acqui-hire MessageMe is between $30 million and $40 million.

Messageme.com is to provide an emotionally engaging communication experience that's fun, lightweight and ubiquitous. Messaging revolves around a simple loop: users send messages and respond to messages. Social gaming showed that there are ways to tweak the experience around this loop to increase its performance drastically by influencing the emotions surrounding reciprocal interactions. They believe there is a large opportunity to provide a new level of engagement and excitement in messaging apps by applying these techniques and philosophies. MessageMe had also been courted by Snapchat as well as an app maker out of Europe, Truecaller. And, after earnouts, the price that Yahoo paid to acqui-hire MessageMe is between $30 million and $40 million.

tbh is a developer of a mobile application designed to provide anonymous feedback to friends. The company's mobile application facilitates asking or answering questions, open text fields and invite abuse when combined with anonymity, enabling users to say things without repercussions and feel better about themselves from the positive feedback on social networks.

Identified is a big data and analytics company that specializes in transforming social data from platforms like Facebook into professional intelligence for individuals and organizations. Founded in 2009 by Stanford MBA students Adeyemi Ajao and Brendan Wallace as a research project, Identified launched its beta product in September 2011 and quickly attracted over 10 million users. The company offers an online job searching network where users can create professional profiles and engage in a gamified experience to track and quantify their career development. Additionally, Identified provides a healthcare recruiting service. With a team of approximately 40 employees, the company is headquartered in San Francisco's China Basin.

Yammer is an enterprise social network founded in 2008, designed to enhance team collaboration and drive business transformation. The platform enables real-time communication among employees across various departments and locations, facilitating project collaboration through group creation and document sharing. Accessible via web, desktop, and mobile devices, Yammer provides a virtual office experience that supports employees on-the-go. The service integrates seamlessly with other systems, like Microsoft SharePoint, to create a cohesive social layer across enterprise applications. With over 7 million users, including employees from a significant majority of Fortune 500 companies, Yammer focuses on improving productivity and engagement within organizations by fostering the exchange of ideas, news, and information. Yammer is now a part of Microsoft.

Lore is a Generative AI media and consulting company recognized for its influential weekly newsletter focused on artificial intelligence, which is read by prominent investors, entrepreneurs, and executives. Founded from the acquisition of Lore.com by Nathan Lands in 2019, the company originally emerged from Noodle.com. In addition to its media presence, Lore provides a cloud-hosted platform designed to assist instructors in managing courses and engaging with students. This platform includes tools for grade management, file organization, communication, and calendaring, complemented by social networking features that facilitate student interaction.

Yammer is an enterprise social network founded in 2008, designed to enhance team collaboration and drive business transformation. The platform enables real-time communication among employees across various departments and locations, facilitating project collaboration through group creation and document sharing. Accessible via web, desktop, and mobile devices, Yammer provides a virtual office experience that supports employees on-the-go. The service integrates seamlessly with other systems, like Microsoft SharePoint, to create a cohesive social layer across enterprise applications. With over 7 million users, including employees from a significant majority of Fortune 500 companies, Yammer focuses on improving productivity and engagement within organizations by fostering the exchange of ideas, news, and information. Yammer is now a part of Microsoft.