Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best San Francisco based Communities companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Communities industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top San Francisco Communities Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Nextdoor
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Nextdoor is the app where you plug into the neighborhoods that matter to you.
Discord
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Discord is an online voice, video and text service designed for hanging out with friends and creating communities around shared interests.
On Deck
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On Deck build a modern educational institution that unites people around the globe.
Fandom
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Fandom is a developer of a global entertainment media platform designed for fans to explore, contribute to, and celebrate.
SkillBank
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SkillBank provides a 3-month program that focuses on growth marketing.
Drop
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Drop is a product company that uniquely uses data and insights from enthusiasts to create and curate innovative products that fuel passion.
Lithium Technologies
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Lithium builds community and social media management software that helps the world’s best brands connect with customers on digital channels.
Flockjay
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Flockjay is an online academy that empowers job seekers with the tools and training they need to break into tech.
Copia
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Copia is the next-generation technology platform for food waste management.
Crunchbase
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Crunchbase provides intelligent prospecting software powered by live company data. Salespeople, CEOs, & VCs use it to find and close deals.
Product Hunt
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Product Hunt is an internet company that specializes in the fields of start-ups, tech, and product development.
ReadMe
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ReadMe provides every company the ability to quickly create beautiful documentation, and build loyal, productive developer communities.
SchoolMint
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SchoolMint helps schools and families manage the admissions process, simply and cost effectively.
Beautylish
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Beautylish is a social commerce website for the cosmetic industry that enables users to share beauty-related content with other users.
SaverLife
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SaverLife is a national nonprofit fintech company that helps working families achieve prosperity through savings
Marco Experiences
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Meet Marco, the better way to bring your people together. We create extraordinary virtual and hybrid experiences.
Be my eyes
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Be My Eyes is an app that connects blind people with normal sighted volunteers to provide help via live video streaming on smartphones.
Seniorly
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Seniorly is an online service that matches customers with senior living communities.
Via.work
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Via.work is a marketplace that connects professionals to short-term onsite work at companies around the world.
Levo
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Levo is the largest and fastest-growing professional network for millennials.
CodePath.org
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501 (c) (3) nonprofit increasing diversity in tech by transforming CS college education.
fitmob
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fitmob is a provider of an online fitness platform designed to empower global community through wellness.
Capiche
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We’re on a mission to end information asymmetry in business software.
Revel
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Revel is a marketplace for women over 50 to host and attend small, local gatherings on topics of their choice.
TalkingPoints
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TalkingPoints is an organisation,which connects teachers, parents, and students across to build relationships.
Schoola
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Schoola is an American online retail company that sells second hand women’s and children’s clothing.
Darby Smart
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Watch and shop your favorite brands and product on Darby
College Pulse
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College Pulse is a polling platform designed to aggregate and share student public opinion on college campuses.
CleverX
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CleverX is the easiest way to work with the world’s leading business minds.
MOMO BOARD
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Engage Your Community – Free Message Board App that can help bring people together and communicate efficiently from both desktop and mobile.
Curated
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Curated is a provider of collaborative online shopping service intended to assist shoppers with high-consideration purchases.
Hearo.Live – Multiplayer TV
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Hearo is Multiplayer TV. Turn your passive stream into a buzzing, live, social event.
Foundation
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Foundation is a monthly video series interviewing influential founders in the tech community.
Depict
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Depict enable anyone to discover and collect art that inspires them, and in connecting people with the work they love.
Linux Foundation
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The Linux Foundation builds sustainable ecosystems around open source projects to accelerate technology development and industry adoption.
Indie Hackers
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Indie Hackers is a website and community focusing on helping entrepreneurs become profitable while remaining independent.
Glide.org
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GLIDE is to create a radically inclusive, just and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering.
Supportiv
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The Support Network delivers AI/NLP-driven precision peer support + hyper-targeted resource recommendations for mental wellness.
Immigo
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The easiest way for creators to monetize and engage their learning community.
CANOPY
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CANOPY is an exceptional network of shared workspaces for both accomplished professionals and aspirational entrepreneurs.
VeedMe
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VeedMe is a video creation marketplace that connects businesses with reliable and talented videographer communities.
Contra
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Contra is a networking platform used to give everyone the freedom and opportunity to work independently.
WestEd
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WestEd, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit research, development, and service agency.
Plum District
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Plum District is an e-commerce platform that offers products, activities and inspiration for all mothers.
Selfie Networks
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People are different. Their network should be, too.
One Degree
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One Degree is a nonprofit technology-driven organization that is revolutionizing the way low-income families access community resources.
SimplyCircle
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SimplyCircle is a popular parent communication platform for classrooms, PTAs, and schools. It’s private, secure, and easy to use.
Living Goods
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Living Goods is a social enterprise harnessing the power of micro-entrepreneurs to deliver life-changing products.
Foodily
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Foodily is a social recipe network where users can discover and share recipes.
Startup Grind
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Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs.
VendOp
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VendOp makes it easier to organize, access and generate knowledge about supplier and vendor relationships.
Ethereum Classic Labs
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Ethereum Classic Labs is dedicated to accelerating the development of Ethereum Classic and supporting blockchain startups.
Disqus
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Disqus is a blog comment hosting service offering a platform for social integration, social networking, user profiles, analytics and more.
Sidewire
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Get news and analysis from insiders without the noise.
SavvySource for Parents
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Savvy Source for Parents operates an online community that provides information ratings and reviews on preschool events in San Francisco.
BraveNew
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BraveNew enables collaborative learning by creating engaging online spaces for professional communities to share knowledge.
HandStack
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HandStack is a company that helps build powerful movements by making it easier and faster to engage community and accomplish goals.
Empire Kred
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Empire.Kred is all about connecting Influencers with relevant content and rewarding them for it.
Meals on Wheels San Francisco
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Meals on Wheels San Francisco is committed to the belief that all seniors have the right to live independently with dignity and respect
HOT or NOT
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Hot or Not is a dating platform and an app allowing users to select people by viewing and rating their photos.
Food Runners
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Food Runner is a volunteer organization that distributes excess food to needy communities in the U.S.
Creative Action Network
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Creative Action Network is a community of artists and advocates making art with purpose
TINBOX
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Tinbox is a mobile app that allows anyone to give $1 a day to a Non Profit of their choice, for free. The $1 is financed by a sponsor.
Zest, the Reality Media App
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Zest provides an app that provides users interaction with the real world using augmented reality.
The GUILD
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The GUILD is a modern marketplace for people to connect
South Park Commons
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South Park Commons brings together talented people to share ideas, explore directions, and realize the opportunities that’ll get you there.
Impact Water
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Impact Water is a social business that delivers safe drinking water to institutions and communities.
Brilliant Earth
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Brilliant Earth was co-founded by Beth Gerstein and Eric Grossberg, who met at Stanford University.
Meed
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Meed is a platform where young professionals learn, network, and find opportunities to build a career.
BioSpace
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BioSpace is the leading online community for industry news and careers for life science professionals.
AvantSpace
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AvantSpace is a boutique neighborhood co-working space in San Francisco.
