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Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%

No.	Name	Similarity score	Description	Industry	Categories	Location	Ownership status	Entity type	Stage of development	Transactional model type	Defensibility moats	Last financing round	Total raised	Post-money valuation	Last financing date	No. of funding round(s)	No. of investors	Investors	Total revenue	Market capitalization	No. of investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	Competition	Management	No. of employees	Company reputation	Contact info	Operational status	Operational duration	Shutdown date	Founded date	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Ticker
1.	Canvas/ DrawQuest	28.1%	An online community platform for iOS drawing community.	Internet	Communities, Social Media, Photography	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2010	-	-	-
2.	Stringify	27.9%	An IoT connection platform startup.	Internet	Internet of Things, Information Technology, Enterprise Software	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
3.	EventVue	25.9%	A company that built online communities to improve conference networking by enabling attendees to search for and connect with others.	Internet	Software, Social Network, Communities, Events	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2007	-	-	-
4.	TeeBeeDee	24.7%	A social network for people over 40 to share their ideas, insights, and experiences.	Internet	Communities, Social Network, Social Media	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2007	-	-	-
5.	Plancast	24.3%	A social site for planning events.	Internet	Events, Social, Communities	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2009	-	-	-
6.	EYE Project	22.4%	A youth marketing agency that provided online and on-ground campaigns for youth markets.	Internet	Research, Marketing, Communities	Malaysia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
7.	Squad	20.6%	A video-chat app.	Internet	Video Chat, Communities, Mobile Applications, Social	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2016	-	-	-
8.	Shaukk	19.4%	An online platform that connected like-minded people in a locality.	Internet	Communities, Mobile Applications, Social Network, Social Media, Location Based Services	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
9.	Zillionears	19.1%	A flash sale platform that provided musicians to release their music using dynamic pricing.	Internet	Software, Marketing, Independent Music, Communities, Musicians	United Kingdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2010	-	-	-
10.	Foodily	18.7%	A social recipe network where users could discover and share recipes.	Internet	Foodtech, Food & Beverages, Social Network, Communities, Sharing	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2010	-	-	-
11.	COGXIO	18.5%	An AI based online social dating & offline meeting platform to connect real people and make happy lives.	Internet	Messaging, Social Network, Social Media, Web Applications, Communities, Social Dating	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
12.	Formspring	18.4%	A question-and-answer based social network.	Internet	Blogging Platforms, Communities, Social Network, Applications	United States	-	-	-	-	-	M&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2009	-	-	-
13.	Elfwood	18.1%	A fantasy and sci-fi community with strong focus on user submitted art and fiction.	Internet	Art, Sci-Fi, Communities, Social Network	Sweden	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	1996	-	-	-
14.	Wishberg	15.0%	A social media platform on which users were able to share and track their wishes and inspire others to do the same.	Internet	Social Media, Social Network, Reviews, Communities, Software	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
15.	Mungle	14.9%	A social network.	Internet	Communities, Social Media, Social Network	United Kingdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
16.	Tsu	14.9%	An invite-only platform that rewarded social activity.	Internet	Applications, Social Media, Content Creators, Social Network, Communities	United States	-	-	-	-	-	M&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2014	-	-	-
17.	Sampa	14.8%	A personal, private place on the web for family and close friends.	Internet	Photo Sharing, Social Network, Communities	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2005	-	-	-
18.	ContentMart	14.8%	An online marketplace that connected writers with clients in need of top-notch quality content.	Internet	Content, Content Creators, Professional Services, E-Commerce	India	-	-	-	-	-	Private Equity	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2015	-	-	-
19.	Backfence	14.6%	Created hyper-local community sites.	Internet	Web Hosting, Communities, Websites	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2004	-	-	-
20.	Microsoft Kinect	14.3%	A line of motion sensing input devices produced by Microsoft.	Internet	Internet of Things, Hardware, Software	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2010	-	-	-
21.	Berg	14.3%	A cloud-based company that developed and commercialized cloud services for hardware innovators.	Internet	Hardware, Product Design, Software, Internet of Things	United Kingdom	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2005	-	-	-
22.	Zonoff	14.1%	A software platform that offered electronic products and services.	Internet	Internet of Things, Energy Management, Smart Home, Marketplace	United States	-	-	-	-	-	Early Stage	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
23.	Mxit	14.1%	A mobile social network based in Africa, allows users to share updates, send messages, exchange images, and upload and download media.	Internet	Social Network, Social, Communities, Mobile, Developer APIs	South Africa	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100-250	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2004	-	-	-
24.	Yellloh	13.7%	Yellloh is a social network that connects people based on their interests.	Internet	Applications, Blogging Platforms, Communities, Social Media	Australia	-	-	-	-	-	Seed	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2013	-	-	-
25.	HaloLife	13.7%	An online platform that provides step-by-step guidance to plan and find a burial or cremation service that meets your needs.	Internet	Software, Communities	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2015	-	-	-
26.	schülerVZ	13.6%	An online community for schoolchildren.	Internet	Social Network, Online Portals, Communities, Children	Germany	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2007	-	-	-
27.	Automatic	13.1%	A Smart Driving Assistant	Internet	Automotive, Internet of Things, Applications	United States	-	-	-	-	-	M&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2011	-	-	-
28.	Cube26	12.4%	-	Internet	Computer, Enterprise Software, Internet of Things	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2012	-	-	-
29.	GroupSpaces	12.2%	A membership management platform that enabled groups to organize records, send newsletters, host forums and collect fees.	Internet	Social Network, Software, Communities	United Kingdom	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2007	-	-	-
30.	eConozco	10.3%	A Spanish language social networking service aimed at professionals in Spain.	Internet	Social Network, Communities, Professional Services	Spain	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2003	-	-	-
31.	360voice	10.0%	An online community for gamers.	Internet	Gaming, Communities, Entertainment, Technology	United States	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2006	-	-	-
32.	SeeControl	9.6%	No coding cloud service for building and running IoT applications.	Internet	Analytics, Cloud Data Services, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing	United States	-	-	-	-	-	M&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2010	-	-	-
33.	Tress	8.6%	A social community for black women's hairstyles.	Internet	Beauty, Hair & Beauty, Social, Communities	Ghana	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2016	-	-	-
34.	Zumbl	7.9%	An online chat portal.	Internet	Messaging, Instant Messaging, Communities, Online Portals	India	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1-10	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2012	-	-	-
35.	Babble	6.8%	An online magazine site that offered information and lifestyle content for parents.	Internet	News, Parenting, Lifestyle, Communities, Media & Entertainment	United States	-	-	-	-	-	M&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10-50	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2006	-	-	-
36.	Hyves	5.8%	An online website that hosts a multitude of flash animation games.	Internet	Gaming, Online Games, Communities, Websites	Netherlands	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	50-100	-	-	Inactive	-	-	2004	-	-	-

Investors

No.	Name	Investor type	Description	Location	Preferred investment stage(s)	Stages invested in	Assets under management (AUM)	Investment range	Investment sweet spot	Preferred investment focus	Preferred investment geography	No. of investments	No. of lead investments	No. of follow-on investments	No. of co-investments	Portfolio companies	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of failed investments	Loss on investments	No. of acquisitions	No. of board seats taken	No. of funds	Limited partners	Co-investors	No. of partners	Partners	No. of employees	Management	Board members	Founders	Investor reputation	Contact info	Entity type	Legal name	Former legal name(s)	Founded date	Ticker
1.	Erik Juhl	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Jonathan Zweig	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	LVP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Leadership

No.	Name	Previous designation	Previous company	Previous biography	Previous profile type	Previous location	Experience	Education	Reputation	Current company	Current designation	Current biography	Current profile type	Current location	No. of investments	No. of exits	Total exit value	No. of board seats taken	Contact info
1.	Andrew Allison	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Chris Brownridge	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3.	Tony Chong	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Funding

No.	Financing date	Financing round	Total amount raised	Post-money valuation	Financial viability	Fundraising target amount	Remaining target amount	Financing type	No. of investors	Board seats	Lead investors	Entity type	Financing status
1.	10 Aug 2017	Funding round	USD 3.7M	-	-			-	4	-	-	-	Completed
2.	15 Dec 2016	Seed Round	USD 685K	-	-			-	3	-	-	-	Completed

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