YC Social startups
110 Y Combinator companies in Social, 0 of them from the last four batches. Its share of recent batches is 0%, down from 0.3% in the four batches before. About 15% are AI companies by YC’s tags.
- Signal
- Open
- Since 2025
- 2 vs 3 in 2023–24
- Acquired or public
- 23%
- Listed as inactive
- 62%
Share of each batch
Social companies as a share of each YC batch since 2015.
Newest entrants
Of 102 Social companies from batches up to 2021, YC lists 23 as acquired, 0 as public, 16 as active and 63 as inactive.
Building in Social?
Open problems and funding on Questd for creator economy.
- Andreessen Horowitz · Big Ideas 2026
- Greylock Partners · AI-First Investment Thesis
- Y Combinator · $500K ($125K for 7% + $375K uncapped MFN SAFE)
- Techstars · $220K ($20K for 5% + $200K uncapped MFN SAFE)
Social companies, newest first
110 companies
- DigipalsAI
The future of Social in the age of AI
Fall 2025Social3San Francisco, CA, USA - RealRoots
IRL friendship app for women
Summer 2025Social7San Francisco, CA, USA - Charm
Charm is the universal payments app — send money to anyone.
Fall 2024Social1New York City, NY, USA - BiteSight
The video-first food delivery app. Imagine TikTok meets DoorDash.
Winter 2024Social4New York City, NY, USA - WhipAI
A social feed for interactive AI Creations
Winter 2024Social6San Francisco, CA, USA - Gym ClassAI
Connecting the world by simulating it
Winter 2022Social20San Francisco, CA, USA - StatusAI
Sims but Social Media
Winter 2022Social9New York City, NY, USA - Tendo
Enabling Africans to sell online with zero capital
Winter 2022Social15Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana - Revery AIAI
Tiktok for fashion - where designers show their work + build traction
Summer 2021Social5Emeryville, CA, USAInactive - Betterhalf
India’s first and only marriage super app
Winter 2021Social25Bengaluru, KA, India - Clear
The unbiased AI and data layer for skin health.
Winter 2021Social2London, England, United Kingdom - Here
Where friends watch, play and hang together in digital rooms
Summer 2020Social9New York City, NY, USAInactive - Hyper OnlineAI
Social avatar platform for VTubers
Summer 2020Social7San Francisco, CA, USAInactive - Jemi
Jemi helps people build beautiful websites and stores.
Summer 2020Social3San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired - Rally
Rally is Zoom for social events
Summer 2020Social3Toronto, ON, Canada - Rume
Video chat that doesn't feel like work
Summer 2020Social3San Francisco, CA, USAInactive - Sonar
Minecraft meets Discord
Summer 2020Social4San Francisco, CA, USAInactive - Glimpse
A social video chat.
Winter 2020Social5San Francisco, CA, USAAcquired - Jamiphy
TikTok for Musicians
Winter 2020Social1San Francisco, CA, USAInactive - Plura (formerly Bloom Community)
The social app for edge-of-culture communities
Winter 2020Social5San Diego, CA, USA - TagMango
Monetisation tool for the Indian creator economy
Winter 2020Social30Kolkata, WB, India - Beacons
An AI-powered, all-in-one business platform for content creators
Summer 2019Social25San Francisco, CA, USA - Gather
Building a better way to meet online.
Summer 2019Social60New York City, NY, USA - Revel
We Deserve More in Midlife
Summer 2019Social16San Francisco, CA, USAInactive
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