# New Social and Dating Apps Startups Founded Since 2020: Market Map 2026 (77 Companies) > 77 social and dating apps startups founded in 2020 or later, mapped in 5 segments, best-funded first: $1.0B raised. Updated nightly. Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-social-and-dating-apps-startups-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) ## Social networks 37 - [Sportas](https://millionrounds.com/company/sportas) - [Farcaster](https://millionrounds.com/company/farcaster) - [BeReal.](https://millionrounds.com/company/bereal) - [Radia](https://millionrounds.com/company/radia) - [Utu](https://millionrounds.com/company/utu) - [Maki](https://millionrounds.com/company/maki) - [One Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/one-inc) - [RSS3](https://millionrounds.com/company/rss3) - [Showtime](https://millionrounds.com/company/showtime) - [Sending Network](https://millionrounds.com/company/sending-network) - [*L* Lium](https://millionrounds.com/company/lium) - [Mozi](https://millionrounds.com/company/mozi) - [SproutFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/sproutfi) - [Utradea](https://millionrounds.com/company/utradea) - [MYTY](https://millionrounds.com/company/myty) - [Breakout](https://millionrounds.com/company/breakout) - [Plots](https://millionrounds.com/company/plots) - [Coverstar](https://millionrounds.com/company/coverstar) - [Universal Plastic](https://millionrounds.com/company/universal-plastic) - [Livestage](https://millionrounds.com/company/livestage) - [Blossom Social](https://millionrounds.com/company/blossom-social) - [Sahicoin](https://millionrounds.com/company/sahicoin) - [Only1](https://millionrounds.com/company/only1) - [FeMMA](https://millionrounds.com/company/femma) +13 more ## Friendship and communities 22 - [Butterfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/butterfly) - [*F* Friendster](https://millionrounds.com/company/friendster) - [Vibes](https://millionrounds.com/company/vibes) - [*LL* Locket Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/locket-labs) - [coto](https://millionrounds.com/company/coto) - [Swsh](https://millionrounds.com/company/swsh) - [Musubi](https://millionrounds.com/company/musubi) - [Sagespot](https://millionrounds.com/company/sagespot) - [CityLegends](https://millionrounds.com/company/citylegends) - [NOWHERE](https://millionrounds.com/company/nowhere) - [Seam Social](https://millionrounds.com/company/seam-social) - [DeliRec](https://millionrounds.com/company/delirec) - [Waveful](https://millionrounds.com/company/waveful) - [River Platform Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/river-platform-company) - [Starstuff](https://millionrounds.com/company/starstuff) - [Spoony](https://millionrounds.com/company/spoony) - [Startup oi](https://millionrounds.com/company/startup-oi) - [Lucky Sweater](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucky-sweater) - [Chatter](https://millionrounds.com/company/chatter) - [Ur My Type](https://millionrounds.com/company/ur-my-type) - [Chatsight](https://millionrounds.com/company/chatsight) - [fethr](https://millionrounds.com/company/fethr) ## Video and creator-led social 8 - [Fanvue](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanvue) - [Fanhouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanhouse) - [*M* Monaverse](https://millionrounds.com/company/monaverse) - [Civitai](https://millionrounds.com/company/civitai) - [Drimer Creators](https://millionrounds.com/company/drimer-creators) - [Vermut](https://millionrounds.com/company/vermut) - [Oxalus](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxalus) - [GUZZU](https://millionrounds.com/company/guzzu) ## Dating 7 - [giddy](https://millionrounds.com/company/giddy) - [Smitten](https://millionrounds.com/company/smitten) - [Juleo](https://millionrounds.com/company/juleo) - [Desti](https://millionrounds.com/company/desti) - [*O* OneStepDating](https://millionrounds.com/company/onestepdating) - [So Syncd](https://millionrounds.com/company/so-syncd) - [Safer Date](https://millionrounds.com/company/safer-date) ## AI companions 3 - [CharacterX](https://millionrounds.com/company/characterx) - [TeddyBot](https://millionrounds.com/company/teddybot) - [MemoMate](https://millionrounds.com/company/memomate) ## Segment by segment ### Social networks 37 startups · $572M raised - [**Sportas**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sportas) Sportas is a UK-based social platform operated by Sportas Limited. United Kingdom $170M - [**Farcaster**](https://millionrounds.com/company/farcaster) Farcaster is a social network that helps coders, fitness enthusiasts, and meme makers find people based on their interests. United States $150M - [**BeReal.**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bereal) BeReal is a social network launched in 2019, designed for Gen Z users. France $60M - [**Radia**](https://millionrounds.com/company/radia) Social platform for local entertainment discovery United States $35M - [**Utu**](https://millionrounds.com/company/utu) UTU is an IT company that specializes in developing social platforms and NFT marketplace software services. Singapore $33M - [**Maki**](https://millionrounds.com/company/maki) MAKI is a digital agency that offers social networks management, graphic design, photography, and website design services. France $27M - [**One Inc.**](https://millionrounds.com/company/one-inc) Building social app http://bematch.jp for teens United States $18M - [**RSS3**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rss3) RSS3 is an open protocol designed for content and social networks in the Web 3.0 era. United States $13M ### Friendship and communities 22 startups · $372M raised - [**Butterfly**](https://millionrounds.com/company/butterfly) Butterfly is a social media app designed for students, fostering community unity through features such as events, and society integrations. United States $253M - [*F* **Friendster**](https://millionrounds.com/company/friendster) The original social network is back, before there was Facebook there was Friendster stay connected with family & friends Malaysia $49M - [**Vibes**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vibes) The LGBTQ social network United States $15M - [*LL* **Locket Labs**](https://millionrounds.com/company/locket-labs) Locket Labs is a popular app for sharing photos straight to your family and friends’ home screens. United States $10M - [**coto**](https://millionrounds.com/company/coto) coto is an emotional wellness platform and social network designed exclusively for women. Singapore $10M - [**Swsh**](https://millionrounds.com/company/swsh) SWSH is a New York-based company founded in 2022 that specializes in a shared photo album and fan-engagement platform for live events. United States $5.7M - [**Musubi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/musubi) Musubi is the AI-powered Trust & Safety solution for social apps, marketplaces, and online communities. United States $5.0M - [**Sagespot**](https://millionrounds.com/company/sagespot) SageSpot is a subscription social platform based in New York, founded in 2020. United States $4.5M ### Video and creator-led social 8 startups · $66M raised - [**Fanvue**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanvue) Fanvue is a British AI-powered subscription social platform founded in 2020 and based in London. United Kingdom $22M - [**Fanhouse**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanhouse) Fanhouse is a social platform that connects content creators with their top fans. United States $20M - [*M* **Monaverse**](https://millionrounds.com/company/monaverse) Mona is the premier web3 metaverse world building platform and social network built for creators, by creators. United States $15M - [**Civitai**](https://millionrounds.com/company/civitai) Civitai is an open-source social platform and marketplace focused on generative artificial intelligence, particularly in AI-genera United States $5.1M - [**Drimer Creators**](https://millionrounds.com/company/drimer-creators) Drimer Creators is a monetization-based social platform for travel-related content creators. Spain $1.5M - [**Vermut**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vermut) Vermut is a unique social network and digital platform designed specifically for adults aged 55 and older. United States $1.5M - [**Oxalus**](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxalus) OXALUS - NFT Social Commerce Platform, where social meets digital collectors. Singapore $1.1M - [**GUZZU**](https://millionrounds.com/company/guzzu) GUZZU is a Barcelona-based Web3 startup founded in 2021, dedicated to transforming the music industry. Spain $75K ### Dating 7 startups · $34M raised - [**giddy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/giddy) Giddy is an online dating app. United States $18M - [**Smitten**](https://millionrounds.com/company/smitten) Smitten is a dating app that offers creative games, interactive profiles, and icebreakers for its users. Iceland $10M - [**Juleo**](https://millionrounds.com/company/juleo) Juleo is an Indian dating and matchmaking startup founded in 2023, based in Gurugram/New Delhi. India $2.5M - [**Desti**](https://millionrounds.com/company/desti) Desti is a software company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2021 by John Taylor, AJ Qutub, and Nick Dominguez. United States $2.0M - [*O* **OneStepDating**](https://millionrounds.com/company/onestepdating) OneStep is a dating app for those who need face-to-face communication. Russia $547K - [**So Syncd**](https://millionrounds.com/company/so-syncd) So Syncd is a UK-based media and relationship coaching company founded by two sisters. United Kingdom $454K - [**Safer Date**](https://millionrounds.com/company/safer-date) Safer Date is a safe dating app with no fake profiles, no catfish, no chat bots, and no tie-in period. United Kingdom $300K ### AI companions 3 startups · $3.3M raised - [**CharacterX**](https://millionrounds.com/company/characterx) CharacterX is a Stanford-led decentralized synthetic social network. Singapore $2.8M - [**TeddyBot**](https://millionrounds.com/company/teddybot) TeddyBot creates an AI companion for elders, offering personalized support, stories, and games to enhance well-being, and connections. United States $250K - [**MemoMate**](https://millionrounds.com/company/memomate) MemoMate: AI companion for seniors, turns chats into biographies, and assesses mood for personalized wellness tips for caregivers. Netherlands $200K **How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in social and dating apps, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026. ## More market maps [All maps](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps) [Market map **Social and dating apps market map** 486 startups · 5 segments · $4.1B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/social-and-dating-apps-market-map)[Investors map **Who invests in social and dating apps** 124 investors · 5 segments](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/social-and-dating-apps-investors-map)[Market map · United States **Social and dating apps market map: United States** 221 startups · 5 segments · $2.0B](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/social-and-dating-apps-united-states-market-map)[Market map · Europe **Social and dating apps market map: Europe** 117 startups · 4 segments · $794M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/social-and-dating-apps-europe-market-map)[Market map · United Kingdom **Social and dating apps market map: United Kingdom** 45 startups · 4 segments · $371M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/social-and-dating-apps-united-kingdom-market-map)[Market map · New York **Social and dating apps market map: New York** 31 startups · 3 segments · $200M](https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/social-and-dating-apps-new-york-market-map) ## Who backs social and dating apps? 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