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Best Communication Apps Companies in Los Angeles, United States

The 46 best Communication Apps companies in Los Angeles, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Snapchat.

46companies tracked
$2.9Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
22have raised

Ranked: Best Communication Apps companies in Los Angeles

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Snapchat
Provider of multimedia messaging application
83Tech top 12%Customers top 13%Market top 21%Talent top 22%
All 13 signals ▾
Techtop 12%
Customerstop 13%
Markettop 21%
Talenttop 22%
Fundingtop 24%
Globaltop 27%
Producttop 27%
Moattop 29%
Newstop 30%
Patentstop 35%
Innovationtop 39%
Fin. healthtop 43%
Growthbottom 40%
Tech: 71 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.21★ across 39,493,073 ratings (1 apps) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 5% of tracked companies
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 83/100
$2.6B96 mo agoPublicBobby Murphy
Co-Founder
ContentfulSentryZendesk+27Top 5k129 patents
AR-driven visual content creation, personalization, and messaging prioritization for mobile platforms
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2LiveMe
Social platform for live video streaming
$110M105 mo agoSeries BYuki He
Founder & CEO
Node.jsAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+9Top 50k——
3Freechat
Provider of social networking platform based decentralised algorithms
27Funding top 38%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 25%
All 3 signals ▾
Fundingtop 38%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 25%
Funding: Raised $82.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100
$82M31 mo agoSeries AJack Long
CEO
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4textPlus
VoIP calling and messaging app
$53M136 mo agoSeries D—Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17Top 1M——
5Looped
App-based platform for video interaction with celebrities
$9M65 mo agoDeadpooledBenjamin Kornick
Co-Founder
ShopifyBack In StockVisa+16Top 50M——
6Topia
Provider of virtual world platform for social connection and collaboration
$6M62 mo agoSeed—WebflowNode.jsExpress+25Top 5M51 patents
Secure distributed data storage and management with advanced encryption and compression
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7BuzzCast
Provider of social community platform to connect with peers on one-to-one chat
$5M53 mo agoSeedLuke Peterson
Co-Founder
Element UIVue.jsNginx+7Top 1M——
8Dosen
Online platform for video calls with experts
24Tech top 33%Growth top 45%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 48%
All 7 signals ▾
Techtop 33%
Growthtop 45%
Talentbottom 49%
Globalbottom 48%
Fundingbottom 46%
Productbottom 40%
Marketbottom 13%
Tech: 36 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 24/100
$2M16 mo agoSeedRonan Wall
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+23Top 10M——
9SquadUP
Web and mobile-based event ticketing solutions
$1M155 mo agoAcquired—SentryRubyBootstrap+23Top 1M4 patents
Integrated event management platform covering scheduling, ticketing, and communication systems.
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10Makemoji
SDK for emoji making
$1M143 mo agoPublicTyler Breton
Co-Founder & CEO
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11Kewe
Top online betting platform reviews, bonuses, and gaming guides
$1M162 mo agoDeadpooledJacob Taio Cruz
Founder & President
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12Rumr app
Anonymous messaging with friends
$800K152 mo agoDeadpooledJames Jerlecki
Co-Founder & CEO
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13At The Pool
Location based messenger
$750K164 mo agoSeedAlex Capecelatro
Founder & CEO
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14Kindly Chat
Connecting humankind
$500K138 mo agoDeadpooledJordan Walker
Founder & CEO
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15Vtalkie
Smart factory planning and digital transformation solutions for manufacturing enterprises
$450K166 mo agoSeedAlexandr Krizhevich
Co-Founder
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16Intros
Social contact management app
$309K128 mo agoSeedJonathan Strietzel
Founder
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17Plume App
Private emoji texting app offering secure, sophisticated, and fun communication
$200K137 mo agoSeedAmy Galland
Founder & CEO
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18Backchat
Anonymous messaging app
$200K153 mo agoDeadpooledDaniel Singer
Co-Founder
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19Foundry Six
Provider of solutions for video calling
$120K45 mo agoSeedAntony Tran
Co-Founder & CEO
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20Infinidus
Developer of a time-released messaging application
$115K24 mo agoSeedSteve Bedrossian
Founder
————
21Pludo
Online platform for secure messaging
$100K—Seed—————

Top 12 Communication Apps companies in Los Angeles

#1
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020 · 5 employees
$2.3Mraised
▾

Online platform for video calls with experts

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 33%
Growth
top 45%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 48%
Funding
bottom 46%
Product
bottom 40%
Tech: 36 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Azure, Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2025Seed$2.3M
Founders & team
Ronan WallCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Affinity Ventures, Unshackled Ventures, Fuel Ventures
Tech stack
AzureCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle WorkspaceHsts
#2
Series A · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020
$82Mraised
▾

Provider of social networking platform based decentralised algorithms. It is a social application that enables users to communicate through text, video and voice call, images, and more. It offers tools such as tweeting, creating groups, generating videos, ad interactions, crypto based wallet, live streaming and allows users to earn coins using short videos, and more.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 38%
Talent
bottom 49%
Global
bottom 25%
Funding: Raised $82.0M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 2 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series A (Jan 2024)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Global: Single-market focus (United States)
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Series A$80M
  • Seed$2M
Founders & team
Jack LongCEO
#3
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2011 · 97 employees
$2.6Braised
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Provider of multimedia messaging application. It offers users to send ephemeral messages to others. It provides solutions to capture photos and videos from their devices, edit with multiple filters, and share photos and video clip messages with friends. It offers features such as short videos, live video chatting, messaging, creating Bitmoji avatars, and sharing photos and videos through stories. It also provides a memories feature that allows users to store the snaps and stories in a private storage area. The application is available for both Android and iOS users.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 83how this company ranks against its industry peers
Tech
top 12%
Customers
top 13%
Market
top 21%
Talent
top 22%
Funding
top 24%
Global
top 27%
Tech: 71 technologies across 7/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Cloudfront, Amazon S3 · Devops: Envoy
Customers: Play-Store rating 4.21★ across 39,493,073 ratings (1 apps) · Marquee-customer mentions: top 5% of tracked companies
Market: 97 employees (top 36% of Mobile) · Revenue ~$4.6B · Top-5,000 web property
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2018Post IPO$250M
  • Nov 2017Post IPO$145.8M
  • Nov 2016Series F—
  • May 2016Series F$1.8B
Founders & team
Bobby MurphyCo-FounderReggie BrownCo-FounderEvan SpiegelCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Coatue, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Fidelity Investments, Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic, IVP
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnt DesignApolloApple Icloud MailAura
#4
Series B · Los Angeles, California · founded 2016 · 1 employees
$110Mraised
▾

Live.me is a mobile application that enables users to broadcast live videos. It lets the users broadcast live videos to their followers, send virtual gifts, put funny stickers on their faces while broadcasting. The live stream can be shared on other platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. The app is available for iOS and Android.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 55.7% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2017Series B$50M
  • May 2017Series B$60M
Founders & team
Yuki HeFounder & CEO
Investors
ByteDance, Matrix Partners China, Evolution Media, Weiguang Ventures, IDG Capital, Gobi Partners
Tech stack
Core-JsFacebook PixelGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Sign-InHammer.JsJsdelivr
#5
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020
$115Kraised
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Developer of a time-released messaging application. This application allows users to create and schedule messages containing various media types—text, images, and videos—for delivery at a specific date and time or upon reaching a designated location. Messages are securely stored and only accessible to intended recipients. The platform facilitates collaborative message creation, enabling multiple users to contribute to a single message. Messages can be sent to users regardless of whether they have the application installed. The service focuses on enhancing communication and preserving memories through thoughtfully timed and personalized messages.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2024Seed$115K
Founders & team
Steve BedrossianFounder
#6
Series D · Los Angeles, California · founded 2007 · 22 employees
$53.3Mraised
▾

textPlus is a leading mobile communications service that lets anyone text, talk and share for free or cheaply. Its open network connects over 110 million people worldwide through a chart-leading app available for iOS, Android and Windows smartphones and devices including iPod touch and tablets. Backed by leading investors Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Matrix Partners and GRP Partners.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2015Series D$6.9M
  • Oct 2012Series D$18M
  • Feb 2011Series C$15M
  • Dec 2009Series B$8.2M
Investors
Kleiner Perkins, Matrix, Upfront Ventures, The Raine Group, Daher Capital
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsEnvoy
#7
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020
$5.4Mraised
▾

Provider of social community platform to connect with peers on one-to-one chat. It helps users to form meaningful relationships, and engage in live streaming and video chats. The platform is designed for young and active people to meet new friends, find dates, and form connections easily. Its features include live streaming, video chats, and rewards system.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Seed$1.1M
  • Sep 2021Seed$4.3M
Founders & team
Luke PetersonCo-Founder
Investors
Ayre Group
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesCore-JsElement UiGoogle AnalyticsHttp/3Lodash
#8
Deadpooled · Los Angeles, California · founded 2019 · 17 employees
$8.8Mraised
▾

App-based platform for video interaction with celebrities. Users can choose their favorite celebrity to have a live video chat. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Seed$7.7M
Founders & team
Benjamin KornickCo-Founder
Investors
Will Ventures, Rocketship, Alpaca, Forefront Venture Partners, Intuition Capital, Predictive Venture Partners
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmerican ExpressAmpBabelBack In Stock
#9
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2020 · 14 employees
$5.6Mraised
▾

Provider of virtual world platform for social connection and collaboration. The platform offers tools for creating custom virtual environments. It facilitates real-time communication and interaction through spatial audio and video. The platform supports integration with various applications, tools, and games. It provides features for moderation, analytics, and event scheduling. The platform offers white-label solutions with custom branding and hosting.

Funding rounds
  • May 2021Seed$5.6M
  • Oct 2020Seed$406K
Investors
Seven Seven Six, Bonfire Ventures, Polymath Capital, Untapped Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser InsightsCore-JsDemandbaseExpress
#10
Seed · Los Angeles, California · founded 2018 · 9 employees
$120Kraised
▾

FoundrySix provides solutions for video calling. It provides a video calling platform which is integrated with games. Users can play video games with their friends. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Seed$250K
  • Aug 2020Seed$120K
Founders & team
Antony TranCo-Founder & CEOJon WongCo-Founder & CTOChristopher JohnsonCo-Founder & CCO
Investors
Techstars, Brinc
#11
Acquired · Los Angeles, California · founded 2010 · 6 employees
$1.4Mraised
▾

Web and mobile-based event ticketing solutions. It provides an event management platform for organizers to create events, send invitations, track RSVPs, sell tickets, and collect donations. Features include web and mobile app-based check-in, photo and video sharing, event-specific chat rooms, content curation from social platforms, real-time messaging, and more.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 27.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. The Polar ExpressTM at Galveston Railroad Museum) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2013Seed$1.4M
Investors
WHE Investments, BPEA
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssBootstrapCart Functionality
#12
Public · Los Angeles, California · founded 2013
$1Mraised
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Makemoji is a platform to create or design emojis which can be shared with their friends and relatives. It allows users to share the self-created emojis with their social networks like Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest etc. As of June 2016,this app is in beta version and reportedly they are going to launch it in for iOS platform initially.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2014Seed$1M
Founders & team
Tyler BretonCo-Founder & CEO

Funding & investor landscape

$2.9Btotal disclosed funding
21companies funded
38disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Kleiner Perkins2 rounds
Upfront Ventures2 rounds
#adm ventures1 rounds
500 Global1 rounds
6MV1 rounds
A-Rod1 rounds
ADS Ventures1 rounds
Access Industries1 rounds
Accomplice1 rounds
Adit Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Ronan Wall
Co-Founder & CEO · Dosen
Jack Long
CEO · Freechat
Bobby Murphy
Co-Founder · Snapchat
Reggie Brown
Co-Founder · Snapchat
Yuki He
Founder & CEO · LiveMe
Steve Bedrossian
Founder · Infinidus
Luke Peterson
Co-Founder · BuzzCast
Benjamin Kornick
Co-Founder · Looped
Antony Tran
Co-Founder & CEO · Foundry Six
Jon Wong
Co-Founder & CTO · Foundry Six
Tyler Breton
Co-Founder & CEO · Makemoji
Jacob Taio Cruz
Founder & President · Kewe
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 11,423,205 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Communication Apps coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Communication Apps companies are there in Los Angeles, United States?
Radar tracks 46 indexable Communication Apps companies headquartered in Los Angeles, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Communication Apps companies in Los Angeles, United States?
The Communication Apps companies in Los Angeles, United States on this list have raised a combined $2.9B in disclosed equity funding across 21 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Communication Apps company in Los Angeles, United States?
Snapchat is the highest-funded Communication Apps company in Los Angeles, United States, with $2.6B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Communication Apps companies in Los Angeles, United States are funded?
21 of the 46 Communication Apps companies in Los Angeles, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Communication Apps unicorns are there in Los Angeles, United States?
None of the Communication Apps companies in Los Angeles, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Los Angeles, United States Communication Apps companies?
The most active investors in Los Angeles, United States Communication Apps companies on this list include Kleiner Perkins, Upfront Ventures, #adm ventures, 500 Global, 6MV.
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