Best Social Platforms Companies in Hong Kong, China
The 46 best Social Platforms companies in Hong Kong, China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: VMate.
Ranked: Best Social Platforms companies in Hong Kong
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMate Social video sharing platform | $100M | 86 mo ago | Deadpooled | Cheng Daofang Founder & CEO | 2002 | — | — |
| 2 | UCOLLEX Online marketplace to buy and sell digital and physical collectibles | $10M | 53 mo ago | Series A | Jamie Matthew Co-Founder | 2021 | — | — |
| 3 | TravelFlan AI-enabled text-based personal travel assistant | $10M | 80 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | SvelteAmazon Web ServicesGoogle Font API+7 | — |
| 4 | Only1 NFT-based platform for social & creator economy | $5M | 28 mo ago | Series A | Leon Lee Founder & CEO | 2021 | — | — |
| 5 | Sleek NFC-based Web3 Networking tool | $5M | 33 mo ago | Seed | Chase Guo Co-Founder | 2021 | — | — |
| 6 | 9GAG Image and video sharing social platform | $4M | 135 mo ago | Seed | Ray Chan Co-Founder & CEO | 2008 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceFirebase+35 | — |
| 7 | Fireplace Platform allowing users to make predictions and bet on news with their friends in a social environment | $2M | 6 mo ago | Seed | Sumer Malhotra Co-Founder | 2025 | SentryNode.jsRadix UI+18 | — |
| 8 | Sensbeat Social networking app via music sharing | $1M | 139 mo ago | Deadpooled | Leo Yeung Co-Founder | 2013 | — | — |
| 9 | Jaha Social networking app for finding fitness activity partners | $1M | 140 mo ago | Deadpooled | Patrick Tang Founder | 2014 | — | — |
| 10 | Grouvly Online platform which lets strangers meet based on facebook circles | $200K | 138 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | — | — |
| 11 | Iloho Social network for travelers | $150K | 169 mo ago | Seed | — | 2007 | — | — |
Top 12 Social Platforms companies in Hong Kong
#1
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2025$1.5Mraised▾
Platform allowing users to make predictions and bet on news with their friends in a social environment. It is a prediction market platform that enables users to bet on news events with the friends. It allows users to engage with news-based predictions in a social and competitive setting. The platforms goal is to leverage the collective intelligence of users to make informed decisions and predictions on news-related events.
- Feb 2026Seed$1.5M
#2
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2021$5Mraised▾
The NFT-based platform for social & creator economy. It provides the platform to share revenue with users. It allows holders to have special access to the creator and earn with the creator. It also developed the cutting-edge zig-based lottery system on Solana.
- Apr 2024Series A$5M
#3
Deadpooled · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2002$100Mraised▾
VMate is a social video sharing platform that enables users to share video clips, stickers, filter magic stickers and more. Users can also edit videos through the mobile app and share the same on various social platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and more. The app is available for Android users. It monetizes through in-app purchases.
- May 2019Series C$100M
#4
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2021$5Mraised▾
NFC-based Web3 Networking tool. It offers a platform that enables influencers, artists, and content creators to gain recognition and rewards. It leverages blockchain-based technology and provides opportunities, knowledge, and connections for its users. It also offers a marketplace where users can customize Sleek cards with NFT, portrait, or other designs.
- Nov 2023Seed$5M
#5
Series A · Wan Chai, Hong Kong · founded 2021$10Mraised▾
Online marketplace to buy and sell digital and physical collectibles
- Feb 2022Series A$10M
#6
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2015 · 92 employees$10Mraised▾
TravelFlan provides a text-based personal travel assistant for travelers in Japan and Korea. Travelers can receive AI curated answers to any travel-related questions raised in major destinations in Asia. Participated in 500 startups Accelerator Program - Batch 17 & Hong Kong Science Park Incu-App Programme. Users can access the app on Facebook, Whatsapp, other messengers.
- Dec 2019Series A$7M
- 2017Seed$3M
- 2016Grant (prize money)—
- Seed—
#7
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2008 · 176 employees$3.9Mraised▾
9GAG operates a humor based social media platform. Users can upload and share images and videos. The website's content is generally referred to as "memes", and is up-voted, down-voted, and commented on by users based on its popularity at a given time. The app is available for Android, iOS, and Windows platforms. Generates most revenue through advertising.
- May 2015Seed$1M
- Aug 2012Seed$120K
- Jul 2012Seed$2.8M
- Jun 2011Seed—
#8
Deadpooled · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2013 · 12 employees$1Mraised▾
Sensbeat is a social networking app via music sharing. It allows users to decorate their favorite music with moods and messages, and share it with their friends. They can personalize Facebook feeds with songs and moods.
- Jan 2015Seed$500K
- Oct 2014Seed$500K
#9
Deadpooled · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2014 · 22 employees$1Mraised▾
Jaha is a fitness app that offers a combination of locating fitness partners, challenges, comparing stats, smack board, newsfeed, one on one messaging and automated notifications. Users can select with whom to workout, by choosing from the list of people available nearby. This list is also sorted on the basis of interests. With the in-app messaging system users can chat with their friends. Other app feature include customizable challenges.
- Dec 2014Seed$1M
#10
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2014 · 5 employees$200Kraised▾
Grouvly is an online platform which lets strangers meet based on facebook circles. Users sign up with Facebook, fill in contact details and personal profile questions. Grouvly staff then manually matches users based on their Facebook profiles. After matches have been made, users then get together two friends or ‘wing-men/wing-women’, pre-pay the first round of drinks. Grouvly then informs the group about where to meet up. Charges $180 HKD which includes the first round of drinks.
- Feb 2015Seed$200K
#11
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2007$150Kraised▾
Iloho is a location-based social network that allows travelers to post all of their trips online and interact with fellow travelers. It also allows users to discover and book flights and interact with other travelers going to the same destination.
- Jul 2012Seed$150K
#12
Seed · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2017$50Kraised▾
Social platform for connecting anonymously. It allows users from universities, travellers, football fans, and more. Users can chat anonymously, vote on trending topics, and more. The application is available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app ads.
- Seed$50K
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