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Best Social Platforms Companies in District of Columbia, United States

The 38 best Social Platforms companies in District of Columbia, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: SocialRadar.

38companies tracked
$24.7Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
9have raised

Ranked: Best Social Platforms companies in District of Columbia

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1SocialRadar
Social location based app
$13M158 mo agoDeadpooled—2013——
2High Branch Interest Networking
Music taste based matchmaking platform
$3M300 mo agoEarly StageBob Skinner
Ex-CEO and President
1997——
3Trip Tribe
Community-based travel guides and social networking
$2M122 mo agoDeadpooledDavid Aidekman
Founder & CEO
2012——
4Beets DAO
Online NFT community platform for collaborators
$2M59 mo agoSeedJordan Garbis
Co-Founder
2021——
5Searchles
Social search engine
$2M218 mo agoDeadpooledChris Seline
Founder & CTO
2003——
6CircleIn
Provider of solutions for preparation of upcoming test
$1M71 mo agoFunding RaisedJon Tseng
Co-Founder + CTO
2017SentryZendeskKaTeX+16—
7Queerie
Event networking platform for enterprises
$300K29 mo agoSeedJustin Schier
Co-Founder
2022——
8Snaapiq
Online photo contest platform
$213K142 mo agoDeadpooledRyo Hang
Co-Founder
2013——
9Sponto
Party detection for students.
$200K187 mo agoDeadpooledJamey Harvey
Founder/CEO
2009——

Top 12 Social Platforms companies in District of Columbia

#1
Seed · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2022
$300Kraised
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Event networking platform for enterprises. It creates a safe and fun environment for individuals to connect for friendship, dating, and professional networking. It offers events and resources for community members. It is a platform to connect, network, and enjoy events.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2024Seed$300K
Founders & team
Justin SchierCo-FounderMelvin AmayaCEO
#2
Seed · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2021 · 4 employees
$2Mraised
▾

Online NFT community platform for collaborators. The company has created various art collectables for fans of artists. The community is available on Discord platform.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2021Seed$2M
Founders & team
Jordan GarbisCo-Founder
#3
Deadpooled · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2013 · 5 employees
$13.2Mraised
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SocialRadar is a location-based app which gives users real-time location and insights on people around them. Lists out other users, friends, and friends of friends around the user using the app. Claims to work with Gridskippr to develop better technology for the SocialRadar app that improved location accuracy while reducing the drain on smartphone batteries.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2013Series A$13.2M
Investors
New Enterprise Associates, Grotech Ventures, SWaN & Legend Venture Partners, NextGen Venture Partners
#4
Funding Raised · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2017 · 21 employees
$1.4Mraised
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CircleIn provides solutions to college students for the preparation of the upcoming tests. In its platform, any student can share their class notes and other study material and get the points in reverse. Students can also host a video lecture for his fellow students. Students earning points get converted in perks and rewards within the app. It also provides quizzes for test preparation for students.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 17.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$1.1M
  • Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$225K
  • Dec 2018Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Jon TsengCo-Founder + CTOGerald Meggett JrCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
National Science Foundation, America’s Seed Fund, StartupNV, American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, Resilient Ventures, Battle Born
Tech stack
Hubspot Cms HubYoutubeHubspotJqueryGoogle Tag ManagerCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Deadpooled · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2012 · 9 employees
$2.2Mraised
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Trip Tribe is a travel planning platform that enables users to search for trips based on their travel preferences. Users can create their profile on the platform and connect with fellow travelers. Users can become members of groups called 'tribe' to indicate their interests and preferences. Some of these tribes are Fitness Tribe, Food & Wine Tribe, Cycling Tribe and others.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2016Seed$965.7K
  • Aug 2015Seed$477K
  • Feb 2015Seed$408K
  • Oct 2013Seed$380.7K
Founders & team
David AidekmanFounder & CEO
Investors
Blu Venture Investors, Fortify Ventures
#6
Early Stage · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 1997
$3Mraised
▾

Music taste based matchmaking platform

Founders & team
Bob SkinnerEx-CEO and President
Investors
Edison Partners
#7
Deadpooled · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2003
$2Mraised
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Searchles is a social search, bookmarking, and networking platform that showcases user generated content, enables collaboration with peers and instantly captures it in searchable knowledge indexes, while also providing online video mashup and online video editing tools. Launched a Twitter picture search engine named Twicsy.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2008Angel$2M
Founders & team
Chris SelineFounder & CTO
#8
Deadpooled · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2013 · 6 employees
$213Kraised
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Snaapiq is an online platform to share photos, participate in contests and win prizes. Photo contests are created by businesses, brands, influencers, and our team, and are focused on a variety of categories, such as pets, sports, selfies, travel, scenery, and music. The platform allows brands to create and manage contest campaigns, connect with consumers, analyze in-depth ROI and consumer behavior data,

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2014Seed$180K
  • Jan 2014Seed$33K
Founders & team
Ryo HangCo-Founder
#9
Deadpooled · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2009
$200Kraised
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Sponto is a mobile, location-based, social networking platform that allows college students to publish and dynamically detect parties and other events in real time. The service is currently in beta at the University of Maryland in College Park and is available on Android and Blackberry smartphones. Based out of Washington, UK.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2011Seed$200K
Founders & team
Jamey HarveyFounder/CEO
Investors
Amplifier Ventures
#10
Deadpooled · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2015 · 9 employees
$65Kraised
▾

KoreFabrik is a Social Collaboration Platform for schools and Alumni. As of Aug 2016, this platform is in stealth mode and is about to release in near future.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2016Conventional Debt—
  • Apr 2016Seed$65K
#11
Seed · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2013
$45Kraised
▾

Online platform for connecting with entrepreneurs

Founders & team
Jamal SimmonsCo-Founder & CEO
#12
Deadpooled · Washington, DC, District of Columbia · founded 2010
$50Kraised
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Provider of a social network management platform intended to help in determining whom to connect in social media. The company's social media portal provides quick page about the user including professional, social and geographic data, the ability to see how the community has ranked the user both at a professional and social level and identifies how the person is linked to users and their trusted contacts across all major social networks, enabling individuals to understand what step to be taken when they get an invite for a connection from another user.

Founders & team
Elias ShamsCEO & Founder

Funding & investor landscape

$24.7Mtotal disclosed funding
12companies funded
14disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Amasia1 rounds
American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact1 rounds
America’s Seed Fund1 rounds
Ames Watson1 rounds
Amplifier Ventures1 rounds
Battle Born1 rounds
Blu Venture Investors1 rounds
Caffeinated Capital1 rounds
Edison Partners1 rounds
Fortify Ventures1 rounds

Notable founders

Justin Schier
Co-Founder · Queerie
Melvin Amaya
CEO · Queerie
Jordan Garbis
Co-Founder · Beets DAO
Jon Tseng
Co-Founder + CTO · CircleIn
Gerald Meggett Jr
Co-Founder & CEO · CircleIn
David Aidekman
Founder & CEO · Trip Tribe
Bob Skinner
Ex-CEO and President · High Branch Interest Networking
Chris Seline
Founder & CTO · Searchles
Ryo Hang
Co-Founder · Snaapiq
Jamey Harvey
Founder/CEO · Sponto
Jamal Simmons
Co-Founder & CEO · FLYCLIQUE
Elias Shams
CEO & Founder · Awesomize me
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Common questions

How many Social Platforms companies are there in District of Columbia, United States?
Radar tracks 38 indexable Social Platforms companies headquartered in District of Columbia, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Social Platforms companies in District of Columbia, United States?
The Social Platforms companies in District of Columbia, United States on this list have raised a combined $24.7M in disclosed equity funding across 12 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Social Platforms company in District of Columbia, United States?
SocialRadar is the highest-funded Social Platforms company in District of Columbia, United States, with $13.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Social Platforms companies in District of Columbia, United States are funded?
12 of the 38 Social Platforms companies in District of Columbia, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Social Platforms unicorns are there in District of Columbia, United States?
None of the Social Platforms companies in District of Columbia, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in District of Columbia, United States Social Platforms companies?
The most active investors in District of Columbia, United States Social Platforms companies on this list include Amasia, American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact, America’s Seed Fund, Ames Watson, Amplifier Ventures.
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