FJ Labs

FJ Labs is a venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda. The firm is stage-agnostic, primarily focusing on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups across various sectors, including B2B, B2C, financial services, mobile technology, advertisement technology, e-commerce, food technology, gaming, health technology, real estate technology, restaurant technology, ridesharing, software as a service, and virtual reality. FJ Labs typically invests in seed and Series A rounds, with investment amounts ranging from $50,000 to $5,000,000.

Matias Barbero

Investor

William Guillouard

Venture Partner

Arne Halleraker

Principal

Christopher Keshian

Investor

Daniel Simon

venture Partner

Güimar Vaca Sittic

Venture Partner

Jose Marin

Co-Founder

Past deals in Social Network

Bounce

Venture Round in 2024
Bounce is a mobile platform designed to facilitate the discovery of communities and the hosting of both in-person and virtual events. It serves as a comprehensive solution for event organizers by enabling them to collect payments, engage with attendees through various event upgrades, and secure in-kind sponsorships from corporate partners. By centralizing these functions, Bounce aims to streamline the event management process and enhance the overall experience for both hosts and guests.

Muzz

Series A in 2024
Muzz is a leading online matchmaking platform designed specifically for Muslims seeking marriage. Founded by Shahzad Younas, who transitioned from a successful career in investment banking to focus on this venture, Muzz has grown to over 8 million members and facilitated more than 400,000 successful matches. The app offers features such as personal chatting accounts, friend requests, private information sharing, photo posting, and event planning, catering to the unique cultural values of its users. Headquartered in Aldgate, London, Muzz has received $9 million in investments from various global investors and was notably the first Muslim-centric startup backed by Y Combinator. With a dedicated team of over 65 professionals, Muzz continues to transform how Muslims connect and marry, making a significant impact on the global Muslim community.

Fishbrain

Secondary Market in 2023
Fishbrain is a mobile app and social network designed for fishing enthusiasts. It offers users tools, insights, and support to enhance their fishing experiences. The app features an interactive map that helps anglers discover new fishing locations and track what others are catching, including the bait used. Additionally, Fishbrain emphasizes responsible fishing practices by promoting catch and release methods and the sustainable harvesting of fish species. The platform aggregates data on fishing catches from around the world, fostering a community where users can connect and share their fishing experiences.

PartySlate

Series A in 2023
PartySlate is a digital marketplace designed to assist individuals in planning various events, including weddings, corporate gatherings, and social celebrations. The platform connects users with leading event professionals, vendors, and venues both nationally and internationally. Users can explore a vast array of unique party ideas and browse portfolios of event planners, caterers, photographers, and more. Since its establishment in 2016, PartySlate has seen significant engagement, with over 25,000 venues, planners, and vendors sharing more than 2 million photos of actual events. This content-rich platform not only inspires users but also serves as a portfolio-sharing tool for professionals in the event industry, allowing them to showcase their work and connect with potential clients.

Bounce

Venture Round in 2023
Bounce is a mobile platform designed to facilitate the discovery of communities and the hosting of both in-person and virtual events. It serves as a comprehensive solution for event organizers by enabling them to collect payments, engage with attendees through various event upgrades, and secure in-kind sponsorships from corporate partners. By centralizing these functions, Bounce aims to streamline the event management process and enhance the overall experience for both hosts and guests.

Playtomic

Series C in 2022
Playtomic is the largest platform for racket sport clubs and players worldwide, headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 2017, it operates an online court booking platform designed to serve as a social network for sports enthusiasts. The platform allows users to reserve courts, connect with players who have similar skill levels, and engage in a community focused on sports learning. By facilitating these connections, Playtomic helps sports clubs optimize the use of their facilities and adapt to the digital landscape, enhancing the overall experience for both players and clubs.

Playtomic

Series C in 2021
Playtomic is the largest platform for racket sport clubs and players worldwide, headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 2017, it operates an online court booking platform designed to serve as a social network for sports enthusiasts. The platform allows users to reserve courts, connect with players who have similar skill levels, and engage in a community focused on sports learning. By facilitating these connections, Playtomic helps sports clubs optimize the use of their facilities and adapt to the digital landscape, enhancing the overall experience for both players and clubs.

Hubla

Series A in 2021
Hubla is a technology company based in São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 2020. It provides a platform that allows creators to establish and manage their own paid communities. The platform enables users to create groups and charge for participation, offering exclusive content to members. Key features include a streamlined payment system, automated management of member entry and exit, recurring payments, and affiliate programs. By facilitating these services, Hubla empowers professionals to monetize their talents and expertise effectively, helping them to earn a living while pursuing their passions.

Timeleft

Seed Round in 2021
Timeleft is a technology company that specializes in creating social connection platforms. The company develops mobile applications that facilitate meaningful interactions among users based on shared values and aspirations. By generating personalized profile pages, Timeleft enables individuals to meet and engage in conversations centered around common interests, including potential dinner plans. The platform aggregates lists of experiences, making it easier for users to connect with others who have similar goals and perspectives.

Peerforum

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Peerforum is a provider of advisory services aimed at enhancing individual performance and fostering meaningful connections among members. The company offers scalable small group coaching, allowing participants to tackle personal and professional challenges in a supportive environment. By facilitating discussions among peers who share their experiences, Peerforum enables individuals to receive valuable feedback and encouragement. This approach not only aids personal development but also helps organizations cultivate and maintain a forum culture aligned with their core values.

Demo.cracy

Convertible Note in 2021
Demo.cracy is a subscription-based social media network for connecting, learning, and sharing.

Papa

Series C in 2021
Papa, Inc. operates an online platform designed to connect college and nursing students with senior citizens in need of assistance and companionship. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, the platform facilitates a range of services including transportation for medical appointments, grocery shopping, house chores, technology assistance, and caregiving. By enabling older adults to access support from vetted companions, Papa helps them maintain their independence and enhances their quality of life while living at home. The platform not only addresses the practical needs of seniors but also fosters social connections, ensuring they receive both functional assistance and companionship.

WeDontHaveTime AB (publ)

Seed Round in 2021
We Don’t Have Time is a social network for everyone who wants to be a part of the solution to the climate crisis. The power of many enables them to influence businesses, politicians and world leaders.

Playtomic

Series A in 2020
Playtomic is the largest platform for racket sport clubs and players worldwide, headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 2017, it operates an online court booking platform designed to serve as a social network for sports enthusiasts. The platform allows users to reserve courts, connect with players who have similar skill levels, and engage in a community focused on sports learning. By facilitating these connections, Playtomic helps sports clubs optimize the use of their facilities and adapt to the digital landscape, enhancing the overall experience for both players and clubs.

Peerboard

Seed Round in 2020
PeerBoard is a plug and play community platform with a heavy focus on user experience and deep integrations, including our WordPress, Shopify and Thinkific plugins and rich SDK/API capabilities. Extend your website with a community space!

Papa

Series B in 2020
Papa, Inc. operates an online platform designed to connect college and nursing students with senior citizens in need of assistance and companionship. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, the platform facilitates a range of services including transportation for medical appointments, grocery shopping, house chores, technology assistance, and caregiving. By enabling older adults to access support from vetted companions, Papa helps them maintain their independence and enhances their quality of life while living at home. The platform not only addresses the practical needs of seniors but also fosters social connections, ensuring they receive both functional assistance and companionship.

PartySlate

Venture Round in 2020
PartySlate is a digital marketplace designed to assist individuals in planning various events, including weddings, corporate gatherings, and social celebrations. The platform connects users with leading event professionals, vendors, and venues both nationally and internationally. Users can explore a vast array of unique party ideas and browse portfolios of event planners, caterers, photographers, and more. Since its establishment in 2016, PartySlate has seen significant engagement, with over 25,000 venues, planners, and vendors sharing more than 2 million photos of actual events. This content-rich platform not only inspires users but also serves as a portfolio-sharing tool for professionals in the event industry, allowing them to showcase their work and connect with potential clients.

Playtomic

Venture Round in 2019
Playtomic is the largest platform for racket sport clubs and players worldwide, headquartered in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 2017, it operates an online court booking platform designed to serve as a social network for sports enthusiasts. The platform allows users to reserve courts, connect with players who have similar skill levels, and engage in a community focused on sports learning. By facilitating these connections, Playtomic helps sports clubs optimize the use of their facilities and adapt to the digital landscape, enhancing the overall experience for both players and clubs.

Ingresse

Series B in 2017
Ingresse is a Brazilian social ticketing company that enables people to discover the concerts, nightclubs, parties, and theater plays of their choice. It connects organizers to their audience through an intuitive platform.

Muzz

Seed Round in 2017
Muzz is a leading online matchmaking platform designed specifically for Muslims seeking marriage. Founded by Shahzad Younas, who transitioned from a successful career in investment banking to focus on this venture, Muzz has grown to over 8 million members and facilitated more than 400,000 successful matches. The app offers features such as personal chatting accounts, friend requests, private information sharing, photo posting, and event planning, catering to the unique cultural values of its users. Headquartered in Aldgate, London, Muzz has received $9 million in investments from various global investors and was notably the first Muslim-centric startup backed by Y Combinator. With a dedicated team of over 65 professionals, Muzz continues to transform how Muslims connect and marry, making a significant impact on the global Muslim community.

Fishbrain

Seed Round in 2017
Fishbrain is a mobile app and social network designed for fishing enthusiasts. It offers users tools, insights, and support to enhance their fishing experiences. The app features an interactive map that helps anglers discover new fishing locations and track what others are catching, including the bait used. Additionally, Fishbrain emphasizes responsible fishing practices by promoting catch and release methods and the sustainable harvesting of fish species. The platform aggregates data on fishing catches from around the world, fostering a community where users can connect and share their fishing experiences.

Fishbrain

Series B in 2017
Fishbrain is a mobile app and social network designed for fishing enthusiasts. It offers users tools, insights, and support to enhance their fishing experiences. The app features an interactive map that helps anglers discover new fishing locations and track what others are catching, including the bait used. Additionally, Fishbrain emphasizes responsible fishing practices by promoting catch and release methods and the sustainable harvesting of fish species. The platform aggregates data on fishing catches from around the world, fostering a community where users can connect and share their fishing experiences.

SelfMade

Seed Round in 2016
SelfMade is a venture backed start-up located in downtown Manhattan. They work at the intersection of technology and digital art, empowering individuals and brands to grow their business through social media. Their members' only app uses AI and proprietary technology to connect members with professional image editors and social strategists -- allowing them to build a powerful brand at an affordable price. SelfMade is democratizing an experience once reserved for celebrities and brands.

Happn

Series B in 2015
Happn is a location-based mobile dating application that allows users to connect with individuals they have encountered in real life. By utilizing real-time interactions, Happn helps users discover and reach out to people they have crossed paths with, facilitating potential romantic connections. The platform also includes features that enable users to report unwanted behavior or block profiles, promoting a safer environment for users to engage with others who share similar interests. Through its innovative approach, Happn aims to enhance the dating experience by bridging the gap between online interactions and real-world encounters.

WeMoms

Seed Round in 2015
WeMoms is a social network platform dedicated to supporting women during pregnancy and motherhood. The application aims to enhance the relationship among expectant mothers by providing a space where they can connect, share experiences, and access practical parenting guidance. With a focus on real-life experiences rather than traditional educational approaches, the platform offers valuable tips and resources to help women navigate their maternity journey. By fostering a community of support and understanding, WeMoms seeks to empower mothers-to-be with the knowledge and confidence they need as they transition into parenthood.

Olapic

Series B in 2015
Olapic is a visual marketing platform that helps brands reach their consumers visually. With Olapic, users can collect, curate, create, and activate visual content, driving brand engagement to new heights. It is an enterprise, all-in-one user-generated, influencer, and short-form video content platform that provides content and scale users need while ensuring it’s optimized across all its marketing channels. It was established in 2010 and is headquartered in New York.

Meme Inc

Seed Round in 2015
Meme designs, develops and publishes the next generation of social casino games. Meme's slots are played all over the world with it's popular Xtreme Slots casino game, creating an enjoyable, social driven experience for the mobile players of different countries.

Happn

Series A in 2014
Happn is a location-based mobile dating application that allows users to connect with individuals they have encountered in real life. By utilizing real-time interactions, Happn helps users discover and reach out to people they have crossed paths with, facilitating potential romantic connections. The platform also includes features that enable users to report unwanted behavior or block profiles, promoting a safer environment for users to engage with others who share similar interests. Through its innovative approach, Happn aims to enhance the dating experience by bridging the gap between online interactions and real-world encounters.

55social

Seed Round in 2011
55social is a content optimization platform for social networks that helps brands manage their social media and analyze their results. It also helps firms reach out and monetize their social media. The company was founded in 2011 by IG Expansion, Brazilian entrepreneurs and Redpoint Ventures to provide tech-based solutions for the Brazilian social media market, which was, and still is, growing. The company has offices in Brazil and Argentina. Its Brazilian office has commercial and customer service operations, with approximately 40 employees. In Argentina, is located the software development operations, with approximately 30 employees.
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