Jaiku
A micro-blogging and social networking site.
Description
Jaiku is a micro-blogging and social networking site based in Finland. As a free service, it allowed users to post thoughts, or "Jaikus," via the web or using the Nokia S60 mobile phone.
Legal Name
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Former Legal Name(s)
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Company Reputation
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Entity Type
Private limited company
Ownership Status
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Operational Status
Inactive
Founded Date
2006
Operational Duration
6 years
Shutdown Date
2012
Last Financing Round
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Total Raised
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Last Financing Date
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No. of Funding Round(s)
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No. of Investor(s)
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No. of Employees
1 - 10
Total Revenue
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Post-money Valuation
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Market Capitalization
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Stage of Development
Growth
Transactional Model Type
B2C
Defensibility Moats
Standards, User networks,
City
Helsinki
State/Province
Southern Finland
Country
Finland
Industry
Internet
Categories
Mobile, Blog, Social Network,
- Failed M&A
- Jaiku was acquired by Google in 2007.
- However, after gaining 40 million users on Google+, Google shifted away from Jaiku, which never gained much traction after its initial core of users..
- Google’s acquisition of Jaiku was largely seen as a talent acquisition, which made it somewhat unsurprising the project became stagnant, was open sourced, and was shut down completely.
Google acquired Jaiku in 2007 and shut it down in
Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%
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1. |  | AskTina | 15.5% | A live video chat widget for experts to install on their blogs. | Internet | Business Development, Video Chat, Mobile | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
2. |  | Kinly | 15.0% | A social media app for families. | Internet | Social Media, Social Network, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
3. |  | Streetlife | 14.2% | A local social network for the UK. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Websites, Social Media | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
4. |  | Tsu | 13.5% | 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 | - | - | - |
5. |  | Profig | 12.5% | A service that offered a professional and affordable virtual phone system for small and medium businesses. | Internet | Mobile, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
6. |  | Sonar | 12.5% | An application that provided commercial micro-blogging services for companies to communicate internally. | Internet | Applications, Blog, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
7. |  | Twezr | 12.1% | A social address book that aggregated all activity from phone’s contacts to social networking activity. | Internet | Mobile, Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
8. |  | Pownce | 12.0% | A social network that allowed users to send instant messages and files to contacts, | Internet | Blog, Social Network, Photo Sharing, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
9. |  | Bloom.fm | 12.0% | A mobile music app that featured free radio and tiered access music rental subscriptions. | Internet | Mobile, Software, Music | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
10. |  | Multiply | 12.0% | A social networking service. | Internet | Social, Social Network, E-Commerce | Indonesia | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2003 | - | - | - |
11. | .png){kind=logo} | DropWall | 11.6% | A student sharing network. | Internet | Public Relations, Software, Websites, Web Applications, Social Network, Social | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
12. |  | Cabana | 11.6% | Offered a browser-based mobile app development platform. | Internet | Applications, Mobile, Web Browsers | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
13. |  | Shaukk | 11.3% | 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 | - | - | - |
14. |  | Wallop | 11.0% | A social networking site that was spun out of a Microsoft research on the social networking space. | Internet | Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Network | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
15. |  | Lookery | 10.9% | Provided demographic marketing services that enabled social networks to distribute their data as targeting information. | Internet | Advertising, Marketing, Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
16. |  | Eyegroove | 10.7% | A platform that let users make videos for songs they like. | Internet | Social Network, Music, Creativity, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
17. |  | Hobbi | 10.6% | An experiment in short-form content creation around personal projects and hobbies. | Internet | Social Network, Social Media, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2020 | - | - | - |
18. |  | Google+ | 10.2% | A social network owned and operated by Google. | Internet | Social Network, Social Media, Digital Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
19. |  | Pheed | 10.1% | A mobile pay-per-view technology and social networking service. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Mobile, Software, Technology | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
20. |  | Formspring | 10.0% | A question-and-answer based social network. | Internet | Blogging Platforms, Communities, Social Network, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
21. |  | Koprol | 9.7% | A location-based social network. | Internet | Location Based Services, Social Network, Social Media | Indonesia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
22. |  | Phez | 9.6% | A Reddit clone that rewarded content submitters in Bitcoin, and had an emphasis on free speech | Internet | Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Active | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
23. |  | COGXIO | 9.2% | 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 | - | - | - |
24. | .jpg){kind=logo} | LoveIt | 9.1% | A visual social platform. | Internet | Ediscovery, Sharing, Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
25. |  | Nouncer | 9.1% | An online hub for real-time newswires. | Internet | Social, Blog, Content | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
26. |  | Wishberg | 8.7% | 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 | - | - | - |
27. |  | Wooplr | 8.7% | A social commerce platform that offered users to start an online store. | Internet | Social Shopping, E-Commerce, Social Network, Social Commerce | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
28. |  | Scoreloop | 8.7% | A cross-platform social gaming network. | Internet | Entertainment, Gaming, Mobile, Social | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
29. |  | tbh | 8.6% | An app for giving anonymous, positive feedback to friends. | Internet | iOS, Mobile Applications, Social Media, Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
30. |  | GroupSpaces | 8.5% | 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 | - | - | - |
31. |  | Watch Over Me | 8.5% | A personal safety app | Internet | Applications, Security, Mobile | Malaysia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
32. |  | 8tracks Radio | 8.2% | An internet radio and streaming platform that focused on crafted playlists. | Internet | Internet Radio, Media & Entertainment, Music, Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
33. |  | eConozco | 8.2% | A Spanish language social networking service aimed at professionals in Spain. | Internet | Social Network, Communities, Professional Services | Spain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2003 | - | - | - |
34. |  | Reframed.tv | 8.1% | The glue between Twitter and video, providing the ultimate on-demand and live video viewing experience. | Internet | Mobile, Video Streaming, On-Demand Service | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
35. |  | Yappily | 7.8% | An online flea market app that enabled users to buy, sell, and exchange products. | Internet | Shopping, Social Network, E-Marketplace | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
36. |  | Eons | 7.8% | A social network for the U.S. residents who are over fifty years of age. | Internet | Social Network, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
37. |  | Meetro | 7.7% | A multi-network social messenger with location-based services. | Internet | Location Based Services, Instant Messaging, Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
38. |  | Bebo | 7.7% | A social networking platform. | Internet | Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
39. |  | TeeBeeDee | 7.7% | 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 | - | - | - |
40. |  | Oomba | 7.5% | A software startup company. | Internet | Software, Cloud Computing, Gaming, eSports, Video Streaming, Mobile, Big Data | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
41. |  | MySpace | 7.5% | MySpace was a social networking site that enabled members to make friends, write blog posts, add music, and customize their MySpace pages. | Internet | Social Media, Social Network, Web Hosting | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 251-500 | - | - | Active | - | - | 01-Aug-2003 | - | - | - |
42. |  | DailyBooth | 7.4% | A social network that enables users to share photos in real-time. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Social Network, Publishing | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
43. |  | BigAdda | 7.4% | A social network website. | Internet | E-Commerce, Social Network, Websites | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
44. |  | Appsurfer | 7.3% | An app which allowed users to instantly access any app from the Android world without the need to download or install it. | Internet | Advertising, Mobile, Virtualization | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
45. |  | Google Allo | 7.3% | An instant messaging mobile app by Google. | Internet | Messaging, Mobile Applications, Instant Messaging, Social Network, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
46. |  | Yahoo! Messenger | 7.2% | An advertisement-supported instant messaging client and associated protocol provided by Yahoo!. | Internet | Social Network, Instant Messaging | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1999 | - | - | - |
47. |  | Friends Reunited | 7.1% | A social networking site. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Websites | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2000 | - | - | - |
48. |  | Eloquis | 7.1% | Brought personalization to mobile apps. | Internet | Mobile, Humanizing Applications, Riveting Conversation | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
49. |  | Microsoft Kin | 7.0% | Mobile phone designed for users of social networking. | Internet | Mobile, Technology, Mobile Devices | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
50. |  | Bump Technologies | 7.0% | The startup built mobile apps and APIs that allowed two smartphones to identify one another and connect by being bumped together. | Internet | Applications, Mobile, Wireless | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
51. |  | Sampa | 6.9% | 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 | - | - | - |
52. |  | EventVue | 6.8% | 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 | - | - | - |
53. |  | Foonz | 6.6% | A Group VoIP service. | Internet | Telecommunications, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
54. |  | Moped | 6.5% | A free messaging application that enabled its users to send messages from desktops and mobiles. | Internet | Applications, Instant Messaging, Mobile, Messaging | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1998 | - | - | - |
55. |  | Foodily | 6.5% | 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 | - | - | - |
56. |  | Migme | 6.5% | A fan-based social entertainment platform that offers chat, content, and microblogging services. | Internet | Social, Entertainment, Social Network | Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
57. |  | RewardMe | 6.5% | A real-time intelligent CRM solution for local commerce, providing merchants with customer insights. | Internet | Advertising, Marketing, CRM, E-Commerce, Mobile, Loyalty Programs | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
58. |  | Capazoo | 6.4% | A social networking and entertainment site. | Internet | Social Network, Media & Entertainment, Web Hosting | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
59. |  | Club Ovahi | 6.4% | A tech company that develops customer loyalty apps and programs for mobile devices. | Internet | Software, Mobile Applications, Loyalty Programs, Mobile | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
60. |  | HowDo | 6.4% | A sound and picture chapter to capture and share DIY skills. | Internet | Applications, Mobile, Entertainment | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
61. |  | Mxit | 6.3% | 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 | - | - | - |
62. |  | Spool | 6.3% | A bookmarking service that enabled users to save articles and videos to their computer, tablet and mobile phone for future access. | Internet | Enterprise Software, Social Bookmarking, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
63. |  | Flare | 6.3% | A social network app for finding/creating real-time only events. | Internet | Social, Applications, Events, Social Network | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
64. |  | Piczo | 6.1% | A social networking and blogging website for teens. | Internet | Social Network, Websites, Blog, Teens | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2003 | - | - | - |
65. |  | Molome | 6.0% | App that allowed its users to share photos with their friends directly from their mobile phones. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Applications, Mobile, Social Media | Singapore | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
66. |  | Dodgeball | 5.9% | A location-based social networking software provider for mobile devices. | Internet | Social Network, Location Based Services, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2000 | - | - | - |
67. |  | SixReps | 5.9% | A social network for fitness enthusiasts. | Internet | Fitness, Social Network | Indonesia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
68. |  | Rooms | 5.9% | A group-messaging service that allowed users to interact without giving away their real name. | Internet | Anonymous, Applications, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
69. |  | Shelby TV | 5.8% | A video discovery startup. | Internet | Video Streaming, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
70. | .jpg){kind=logo} | Mungle | 5.6% | A social network. | Internet | Communities, Social Media, Social Network | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
71. |  | SkillPages | 5.6% | Social platform for finding skilled people. | Internet | Professional Services, Social, Social Network, Information Technology, Recruiting | Ireland | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
72. |  | Emoj.li | 5.5% | A social network where users could only chat using emojis. | Internet | Social, Social Network, Mobile Applications, Applications | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
73. |  | Vine | 5.5% | An online platform that enabled users to create short looping video clips. | Internet | Short Videos, Social Media, Mobile, Applications, Entertainment | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
74. |  | Orkut | 5.5% | A social networking website. | Internet | Social Network, Websites, Social | Brazil | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2004 | - | - | - |
75. | .png){kind=logo} | Happy Hour Pal | 5.4% | A mobile app that provided up-to-date happy hour information straight from the businesses. | Internet | Applications, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
76. |  | Octazen | 5.4% | A contact importer that enabled website users to invite their contacts on other services. | Internet | Enterprise Software, Social Network, Web Browsers | Malaysia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
77. |  | Unlockd | 5.3% | A mobile platform that rewards consumers when they unlock their digital device and view targeted ads, content or offers. | Internet | Advertising, Applications, Content, Mobile | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
78. |  | Vlix | 5.3% | A video app with video effects, text and personal video feeds. | Internet | Mobile, Applications, Video | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
79. |  | schülerVZ | 5.3% | An online community for schoolchildren. | Internet | Social Network, Online Portals, Communities, Children | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
80. |  | Lasso | 5.3% | A short-video sharing app by Facebook. | Internet | Short Videos, Social, Applications, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2018 | - | - | - |
81. |  | Chikka | 5.2% | A free SMS service. | Internet | Messaging, Instant Messaging, Mobile Applications, Wireless, Mobile | Philippines | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1999 | - | - | - |
82. |  | Peerlyst | 5.2% | A social network exclusively for security professionals. | Internet | Social Network, Professional Services, Security, B2B, Cyber Security | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
83. |  | Twitter Peek | 5.2% | A simple smartphone. | Internet | Messaging, Applications, Software, Mobile, Electronics | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
84. |  | Meerkat | 5.1% | A mobile livestreaming app that enabled users to broadcast real-time video. | Internet | Mobile Applications, Real Time, Video Streaming, Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2015 | - | - | - |
85. |  | Findory | 5.1% | A news and blog aggregation website that utilized collaborative filtering. | Internet | News, Blog, Real Time | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2004 | - | - | - |
86. |  | Tapzo | 5.1% | An app aggregator which allowed users to access more than 35 apps through a single platform. | Internet | Applications, Consumer Services, Mobile, Internet, Digital Media | India | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
87. |  | Moglue | 5.0% | A desktop platform that enabled publishers, authors, and artists to create interactiv | Internet | Publishing, Art, Software, Mobile, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
88. |  | Zimply | 5.0% | A mobile marketplace for home products & services and design inspiration. | Internet | E-Commerce, Home Products, Home Services, Applications, Mobile | India | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100-250 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
89. | .png){kind=logo} | FLASHiZ | 4.9% | A mobile payment service provider. | Internet | Financial Services, Mobile, NFC, Payments, QR Codes | Luxembourg | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
90. |  | TheGlobe.com | 4.8% | The first social media that allowed users to share content with each other. | Internet | Social Network, Digital Media, Information Services | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1995 | - | - | - |
91. |  | Elfwood | 4.7% | 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 | - | - | - |
92. |  | Friendster | 4.7% | One of the first social networking sites where it allowed users to communicate with other members. | Internet | Digital Entertainment, Social Network, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10000-10000 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2001 | - | - | - |
93. | .png){kind=logo} | Buck | 4.6% | A mobile checkout platform allowing users make single-click mobile credit card payments for purchases. | Internet | Credit Cards, Mobile, Payments | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
94. |  | Path | 4.5% | A mobile photo-sharing and messaging service for building personal social networks with up to 150 contacts. | Internet | Messaging, Photo Sharing, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
95. |  | Gameslog | 4.5% | A gaming site monetized with affiliate marketing. | Internet | Blog, Gaming, Marketing | Germany | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Inactive | - | - | - | - | - | - |
96. |  | Blippy | 4.5% | A social commerce platform allowed users to share credit card purchases with friends. | Internet | E-Commerce, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
97. |  | Skribit | 4.5% | A tool that provided bloggers and readers with a unique form of interaction. | Internet | Blog, Content, Service Industry | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
98. |  | Sold | 4.4% | An app that helped businesses with selling, shipment, and payment. | Internet | Applications, E-Commerce, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
99. |  | Shoptizen | 4.4% | A lifestyle platform that connected brands to fashionista and young adults. | Internet | Fashion, Lifestyle, Applications, Mobile | Malaysia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
100. |  | Weave | 4.3% | A mobile-based professional networking application. | Internet | Location Based Services, Professional Services, Software, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
101. |  | Snaptu | 4.3% | Offered small Java apps for feature phones, integrating social networks and other news and information based services. | Internet | Digital Entertainment, Mobile | United Kingdom | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 1994 | - | - | - |
102. |  | Facebook Slingshot | 4.2% | An instant messaging software application intended for sharing photos and videos with friends. | Internet | Mobile, Photography, Applications, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
103. |  | Vizify | 4.1% | An online portal that enabled users to create interactive profiles. | Internet | Online Portals, Social Media, Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
104. |  | Spinvite | 4.1% | An iOS and Android app that allowed users to see what activities their friends have planned at any given time. | Internet | Mobile, Social Media, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
105. |  | DateIITians | 4.0% | An online social dating and networking platform for single men and women. | Internet | Applications, Social Network, Social Dating | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
106. |  | Pixate | 4.0% | A platform for mobile interaction design. | Internet | Computer, Enterprise Software, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
107. |  | Fotopedia | 3.9% | A developer of travel applications that feature photography from their online community. | Internet | Advertising, Crowdsourcing, Mobile, News | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
108. |  | Murmur App | 3.8% | An online fan merchandise and customization platform. | Internet | Content, Blog | India | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
109. |  | Yappd | 3.6% | A micro-blogging tool. | Internet | Blog, Social Media, Messaging | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2007 | - | - | - |
110. |  | Jibbigo | 3.5% | A mobile speech-to-speech translation app. | Internet | Applications, Big Data, Mobile | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
111. |  | PicLyf | 3.4% | A photo-based social network. | Internet | Photo Sharing, Blog, Social Network, Social | Philippines | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2009 | - | - | - |
112. |  | Fitbay | 3.4% | A social network that helps find the right size and style by connecting people with similar body types. | Internet | Fashion, E-Commerce, Private Social Networking, Social Network | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2013 | - | - | - |
113. |  | Springpad | 3.2% | A mobile personal organizer that helped users save and organize projects, ideas and to-do’s. | Internet | Applications, Mobile, Task Management, Software | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2008 | - | - | - |
114. |  | EverythingMe | 3.2% | A mobile-optimized online search tool that offered localized and relevant search results using phone's default mobile web browser. | Internet | Applications, Mobile, Search Engine, Software | Israel | - | - | - | - | - | Late Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
115. |  | Pipefish | 2.9% | A taste graph-based recommendation engine for users to find and share reviews online. | Internet | E-Commerce, Reviews, Social Network, Applications | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Seed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2012 | - | - | - |
116. |  | Askme | 2.7% | An e-commerce site and consumer internet search platform that connected users with hyper-local information every day. | Internet | E-Commerce, Applications, Shopping, Mobile | India | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1000-5000 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2011 | - | - | - |
117. |  | TinyOwl | 2.7% | Developed location-based mobile application for ordering food. | Internet | Applications, Food & Beverages, Information Technology, Mobile, Location Based Services | India | - | - | - | - | - | M&A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 500-1000 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2014 | - | - | - |
118. |  | Amp'd Mobile | 2.5% | A startup that provided mobile phone service. | Internet | Telecommunications, Mobile, Wireless | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 250-500 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2005 | - | - | - |
119. |  | Flud | 2.5% | A social news reader application designed to display RSS feeds for teams and businesses. | Internet | Enterprise Software, Mobile, News, Content, Social Media | United States | - | - | - | - | - | Early Stage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10-50 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2010 | - | - | - |
120. |  | Qik | 2.3% | An online messenger that allowed its users to exchange video messages. | Internet | Messaging, Mobile, Video | United States | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50-100 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2006 | - | - | - |
121. | .png){kind=logo} | FAWOZ | 2.0% | An app that allowed car service and taxi owners to offer additional services to the end customer. | Internet | Information Technology, Mobile, Mobile Applications, Applications, Software | Canada | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1-10 | - | - | Inactive | - | - | 2016 | - | - | - |
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