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Home From College is a digital career development platform aimed at career starters and young professionals, particularly college students and recent graduates. The platform facilitates connections between students and companies, providing resources for building professional brands, managing resumes, and developing networking skills. Home From College offers access to a vibrant online community and delivers aspirational content across various industries, including technology, media, marketing, fashion, and entrepreneurship. Additionally, it features mentorship programs and micro-internships, allowing users to gain valuable experience and enhance their resumes early in their careers. By focusing on multidimensional career development, Home From College equips young professionals with the tools they need to navigate the job market effectively.

Lapse is a social disposable camera app. The app lets close groups recreate the magic of old-school disposable cameras by taking 36 snaps to ‘rolls’ in private group chats.

Speedy Brand operates in the artificial intelligence, content, and SEO industries. The company provides generative AI-powered marketing content for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Their services include creating high-quality, personalized, SEO-optimized blogs and social media content. Speedy Brand's content creation process is significantly faster due to the use of generative AI, making it a valuable resource for businesses looking to enhance their online presence and brand storytelling.

Cosmos is a Pinterest alternative for creatives. Save anything on the web, curate into clusters, and share with the world.

Lapse is a social disposable camera app. The app lets close groups recreate the magic of old-school disposable cameras by taking 36 snaps to ‘rolls’ in private group chats.

Matter is a social reading app for articles, blogs, and newsletters to help users find better content online.

Norby is a company that provides an audience relationship toolkit aimed at fostering meaningful connections between creators and their followers. The platform is designed for both creators and brands, offering tools that facilitate the building and monetization of an audience through SMS marketing campaigns and email newsletters. By enabling content creators to effectively manage their marketing efforts, Norby helps them maintain a close relationship with their audience while enhancing their outreach capabilities.

Gowalla is a company based in Austin, Texas, that focuses on creating social games played in real-world locations. Launched in 2009, it offers an award-winning mobile app and website, which serve as a social guide to popular places and cities worldwide. The platform features an extensive collection of guides to cities, parks, and regions, curated by both the Gowalla community and experts from organizations such as Disney and National Geographic. This allows users to easily share and discover photos, experiences, and recommendations while on the go, fostering a sense of connection among friends and families. Gowalla's innovative approach to blending social interaction with real-world exploration has garnered attention and support from various prominent investors.

Our first app, HAGS: Yearbook Signatures, let let tens of thousands of students sign their yearbooks through Snapchat. HAGS will be relaunching as an entirely new space for high school students to interact with their class. Based in New York.

HAGS is a platform for high school students built on top of Snapchat. The company works with over 200+ high school ambassadors across the U.S. as they continue to deliver products and experiences created by and for Gen-Z. HAGS will launch its new digital classrooms in beta in six high schools in California, and students at these schools will be able to walk into their high school on HAGS and interact with their classmates.

Vyng has built a next-generation Caller ID platform that visualizes every call. Vyng is helping start better conversations between friends, family, and businesses for the next half billion smartphone users in India and beyond. Vyng boasts 4 billion videos played across 170 countries since its launch in 2018. The company has raised $7MM and is backed by March Capital, Omidyar Network, a Sequoia Capital partner, and the founders of Giphy and GroupMe.

LevelUp is building next-generation mobile experiences for over 200 brands nationwide: empowering businesses to engage customers, grow sales and build a long-term scalable mobile strategy. LevelUp’s platform offers a broad range of customized functionality: mobile rewards, payments, native online ordering, customer relationship management, a campaign creator with custom messaging, loyalty, gifting, and much more. The LevelUp omnichannel loyalty and CRM platform gathers data from all in-store and order-ahead transactions, enabling merchants to develop and implement targeted marketing campaigns to increase customer spend and frequency. LevelUp’s strategic partnerships with Chase, Facebook, Google, and more give restaurants access to millions of customers in addition to those using their app. LevelUp is the only provider who is building a network that will enable you to take advantage of future shifts in the mobile landscape.

Nimble is a Web Based SaaS platform that helps small businesses attract and retain customers by enabling their team to work more effectively together and stay top of mind with their prospects and customers. Nimble was designed to enable small business to attain the same benefits larger companies have achieved with their CRM strategies without the associated costs and complexities. Nimble CRM combines the power of relationship management, unified conversations/communications, social media tools, and team Collaboration under one roof. Nimble keeps you and your team organized and allows more effective communications between your company and its contacts from one centralized SaaS platform regardless of what they are using: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, IM, text message or email.

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.

Content Promotion and Content Marketing Software

VIDA & Co. operates an e-commerce platform that connects manufacturers and artists for the design and production of clothing and accessories. Founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, the company utilizes direct-to-fabric technology to enable the rapid production of unique apparel from designers worldwide. This innovative approach allows any submitted design to progress from sketch to finished product within a week, leveraging a network of ten manufacturers. By strategically selecting its partnerships, VIDA aims to bridge the gap between artists and consumers while promoting socially responsible fashion. In 2018, VIDA became a subsidiary of Cimpress plc.

Crossfader is an online music application platform designed to simplify the process of creating music mashups. It allows users to mix and match existing songs effortlessly, turning anyone into a DJ within seconds. The app fosters a large community where users can discover, remix, and share their creations with others globally. By providing an accessible way to engage with music, Crossfader enhances the user experience and encourages creativity in music production.

WUT, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2014. It specializes in developing a social messaging application that enables users to send anonymous and ephemeral messages to their friends. The app captures the spontaneous and free-spirited interactions that users enjoy, allowing them to engage in casual conversations through their mobile devices. By focusing on anonymity and temporality, WUT aims to enhance the social messaging experience, making it more dynamic and reflective of real-life interactions.

Glimpse is a new way to meet people through Instagram. They use the data behind your photos to make compelling introductions to people you should know. Glimpse combs your photo history to match you with like-minded people who share similar interests, around you.

Secret offers an online platform that enables users to share their personal secrets with other users anonymously. It owns and operates a mobile application that helps users to share and connect with friends. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Scan connects the real world with the digital universe through mobile scanning technologies such as QR code, barcode, beacon, and other technologies. Scan brings social media, lead generation, and mobile commerce to life through real-world "like", "follow", and even "buy" buttons. Companies can easily use Scan's tools to create these custom experiences for their customers.

Swell is a podcast-like application where listeners also participate in the conversation. It lets users share ideas, ask questions, tell stories and jokes, discuss experiences, provide perspective, and much more. Its listeners can also reply with their own audio posts creating a conversation that is social, fun, and engaging.

Beamable is a creator-centric platform designed to assist game developers in building, shipping, and operating their games efficiently. It allows developers to easily integrate social, commerce, and content management features into their games using drag-and-drop prefabs within Unity. The platform also includes a web portal that enables developers to manage events, leaderboards, and player data. By simplifying these processes, Beamable helps developers enhance revenue and reduce operating costs while fostering community engagement around their games. The company focuses on creating socially-driven gaming experiences that resonate with dedicated fan communities and iconic properties.

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.

Rabbit is the way to watch anything online with anyone. Discover, share and watch content anywhere with your friends. React and respond in-the-moment or when you have time. Even if you're in a different city, another country, or on the other side of the world, Rabbit allows you to keep in touch while watching your favorite shows together. Rabbit is a Series B start-up that’s backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Goodwater Capital and others.

Nextdoor, Inc. operates a social networking platform designed to facilitate local conversations and connections among neighbors. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to cultivate a kinder, more connected world by enabling residents to engage with each other, local businesses, services, and community news. The platform includes features such as Help Map, which allows users to offer assistance to vulnerable neighbors, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Nextdoor serves neighborhoods globally, including in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and several other countries. The company is privately held and has received investment from notable firms, reinforcing its mission to foster real-world connections and community support.

Crossfader is an online music application platform designed to simplify the process of creating music mashups. It allows users to mix and match existing songs effortlessly, turning anyone into a DJ within seconds. The app fosters a large community where users can discover, remix, and share their creations with others globally. By providing an accessible way to engage with music, Crossfader enhances the user experience and encourages creativity in music production.

TrueLens specializes in marketing technology that enables brands to effectively target customers through the analysis of social media data. The company compiles and analyzes socialgraphic information from various social networks, providing insights into the customer bases of prominent brands such as Adidas and Neiman Marcus. By leveraging this data, TrueLens assists marketers in optimizing their campaigns to achieve better results with both existing customers and potential prospects. The company's focus is on enhancing marketing strategies through data-driven insights, helping brands make informed decisions in their outreach efforts.

TopFloor is a place to discover and shop for products you'll love. We take the hassle out and put the fun into your shopping experience. Our hand picked, constantly updated selection of unique fashions, accessories, gifts, and home and family items makes finding new products easy. Entertaining videos make learning about our products fun. Sharing products and sales on your social networks gets your friends in on the action. And then of course there are our limited-time sales that give you the opportunity to buy the great stuff you see on TopFloor at special, friends-only prices. We're more than a place to shop, we're a place where shopping becomes a part of your life.

Gyft is a mobile gift card app that allows customers to buy, store, send, and redeem gift cards conveniently from their mobile device. Gyft is seamlessly integrated with Facebook so users can easily send messages and gift cards to their friends around special events. Consumers can also upload existing plastic gift cards to the app. Download Gyft for FREE today in the iTunes app store or at www.gyft.com.

Crossfader is an online music application platform designed to simplify the process of creating music mashups. It allows users to mix and match existing songs effortlessly, turning anyone into a DJ within seconds. The app fosters a large community where users can discover, remix, and share their creations with others globally. By providing an accessible way to engage with music, Crossfader enhances the user experience and encourages creativity in music production.

Wantworthy lets you save the products you want from any site as you're shopping online and gives you a place to organize, compare and get feedback from friends.

LevelUp is building next-generation mobile experiences for over 200 brands nationwide: empowering businesses to engage customers, grow sales and build a long-term scalable mobile strategy. LevelUp’s platform offers a broad range of customized functionality: mobile rewards, payments, native online ordering, customer relationship management, a campaign creator with custom messaging, loyalty, gifting, and much more. The LevelUp omnichannel loyalty and CRM platform gathers data from all in-store and order-ahead transactions, enabling merchants to develop and implement targeted marketing campaigns to increase customer spend and frequency. LevelUp’s strategic partnerships with Chase, Facebook, Google, and more give restaurants access to millions of customers in addition to those using their app. LevelUp is the only provider who is building a network that will enable you to take advantage of future shifts in the mobile landscape.

Locbox Labs provides local businesses everything they need for marketing in an all in one solution.

At Airtime, we’re changing the way people interact online, making the internet a more welcoming and truly social place. Social networks have the power to bring people together, but they have often proven to do the opposite. In a world of social platforms that filter and curate our lives, social media has made us antisocial. That’s why we created Airtime. It’s a new kind of social space. No matter what you’re into—lofi hip hop, airbrush makeup, or improv comedy—drop in any time. There’s a room for you on Airtime that’s always open, live, and ready to welcome you in. Our company was founded by Sean Parker and is backed by Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and a host of other incredible partners. We have a world-class leadership team and over 100 wonderful employees in three offices across the country. We're working hard to create the most welcoming online live social space out there, not only in our product but also in our organization.

AVOS Systems is an Internet company founded by YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, headquartered in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in Beijing and Dunedin. The company focuses on developing a video sharing application that allows users to collaboratively create and edit videos by remixing public video clips, eliminating the need for original content. This innovative approach simplifies the video creation process, making it accessible to a wider audience. AVOS Systems is dedicated to producing high-quality products that enhance the everyday lives of its users while maintaining a commitment to excellence in both its offerings and its team.

Wander is a beautiful way to share and experience the world. Founded by Jeremy Fisher, previously founder of Dinevore, and Keenan Cummings. Wander is a TechStars NYC Summer 2012 company.

Scan connects the real world with the digital universe through mobile scanning technologies such as QR code, barcode, beacon, and other technologies. Scan brings social media, lead generation, and mobile commerce to life through real-world "like", "follow", and even "buy" buttons. Companies can easily use Scan's tools to create these custom experiences for their customers.

Backplane is a platform that allows like-minded people to connect across their shared interests. Our first community was around Lady Gaga's LittleMonsters.com, and is almost a million strong. They believe that consumers and brands want more meaningful ways to connect and engage with each other online. they are partnering with the world's best brands to create authentic community.

Nimble is a Web Based SaaS platform that helps small businesses attract and retain customers by enabling their team to work more effectively together and stay top of mind with their prospects and customers. Nimble was designed to enable small business to attain the same benefits larger companies have achieved with their CRM strategies without the associated costs and complexities. Nimble CRM combines the power of relationship management, unified conversations/communications, social media tools, and team Collaboration under one roof. Nimble keeps you and your team organized and allows more effective communications between your company and its contacts from one centralized SaaS platform regardless of what they are using: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, IM, text message or email.

Miso is a 2nd screen experience that makes watching TV more fun and social. It's available on the iPhone, iPad, Android, and Web. Miso lets you check-in to your favorite shows and episodes to unlock fun, virtual badges, earn points, and compare with your friends to see who is the biggest fan! Connect Miso with Facebook and Twitter to automatically and instantly share what you’re watching with your friends. See what other Miso users are watching and check-out the hottest trending shows. You can even edit episodes, media titles and posters, personalize your profile, and more to make your TV watching experience more you! Learn more at GoMiso.com

Nettle was a La Jolla, CA technology company that launched MovieGoer, a social/mobile/local app for moviegoers. The company was founded by Brian Dear (CEO) and Dan O'Neill (CTO) in late 2010. Investors included Google Ventures, Advancit Capital, and 500 Startups.

Just.me is a mobile messaging platform that combines the functionalities of various communication tools into a single application. It allows users to capture and share memories through photos, videos, voice messages, and text, all while providing control over who can view their content. Users can save personal memories, share them with selected contacts, or publish them publicly. The app leverages the smartphone address book to ensure clarity in sharing, eliminating confusion about who sees each message. Currently, Just.me is in beta for iPhone and is being developed for Android, with a web version available that offers reduced features. The focus of Just.me is to empower users by giving them full control over their information and messages.

Hipster is a company that offers a web platform enabling users to share their locations and activities in real-time through photographic postcards. Founded in 2010 by Doug Ludlow, Ethan Czahor, and Steffen Hoffman, the company is based in SOMA, San Francisco. Users can send these postcards from their iPhones and Android devices, which become permanently linked to the locations from which they were sent, creating a visual public record that remains accessible to future visitors. By combining social networking with location-based services, Hipster aims to enhance the way people interact with their surroundings and share experiences.

Collaborate.com offers a cloud-based team collaboration platform designed for the mobile workforce, integrating document sharing, task management, and communication into a single application accessible on iPhone, Android, and the Web. Founded in 2011 by entrepreneurs Matt Cutler and David Greenstein, the platform allows teams to quickly begin collaborating by leveraging its compatibility with popular cloud services such as Box, Dropbox, Evernote, Google Drive, and Apple iCloud. Users can access Collaborate.com via its website or by downloading the app from the App Store or Google Play. The company is based in Boston and supported by various investors, including Google Ventures and others.

LevelUp is building next-generation mobile experiences for over 200 brands nationwide: empowering businesses to engage customers, grow sales and build a long-term scalable mobile strategy. LevelUp’s platform offers a broad range of customized functionality: mobile rewards, payments, native online ordering, customer relationship management, a campaign creator with custom messaging, loyalty, gifting, and much more. The LevelUp omnichannel loyalty and CRM platform gathers data from all in-store and order-ahead transactions, enabling merchants to develop and implement targeted marketing campaigns to increase customer spend and frequency. LevelUp’s strategic partnerships with Chase, Facebook, Google, and more give restaurants access to millions of customers in addition to those using their app. LevelUp is the only provider who is building a network that will enable you to take advantage of future shifts in the mobile landscape.

Miso is a 2nd screen experience that makes watching TV more fun and social. It's available on the iPhone, iPad, Android, and Web. Miso lets you check-in to your favorite shows and episodes to unlock fun, virtual badges, earn points, and compare with your friends to see who is the biggest fan! Connect Miso with Facebook and Twitter to automatically and instantly share what you’re watching with your friends. See what other Miso users are watching and check-out the hottest trending shows. You can even edit episodes, media titles and posters, personalize your profile, and more to make your TV watching experience more you! Learn more at GoMiso.com

Miso is a 2nd screen experience that makes watching TV more fun and social. It's available on the iPhone, iPad, Android, and Web. Miso lets you check-in to your favorite shows and episodes to unlock fun, virtual badges, earn points, and compare with your friends to see who is the biggest fan! Connect Miso with Facebook and Twitter to automatically and instantly share what you’re watching with your friends. See what other Miso users are watching and check-out the hottest trending shows. You can even edit episodes, media titles and posters, personalize your profile, and more to make your TV watching experience more you! Learn more at GoMiso.com

LevelUp is building next-generation mobile experiences for over 200 brands nationwide: empowering businesses to engage customers, grow sales and build a long-term scalable mobile strategy. LevelUp’s platform offers a broad range of customized functionality: mobile rewards, payments, native online ordering, customer relationship management, a campaign creator with custom messaging, loyalty, gifting, and much more. The LevelUp omnichannel loyalty and CRM platform gathers data from all in-store and order-ahead transactions, enabling merchants to develop and implement targeted marketing campaigns to increase customer spend and frequency. LevelUp’s strategic partnerships with Chase, Facebook, Google, and more give restaurants access to millions of customers in addition to those using their app. LevelUp is the only provider who is building a network that will enable you to take advantage of future shifts in the mobile landscape.