Startup Roundup – 22nd March
Social Discovery Insights is constantly on the lookout for new players, disruptive business models, and innovative technologies, in the social discovery market.
- CRU: This Australia-based social app focuses on group connections through shared interests and experiences. It enables the matching and connection of users to a group (or ‘CRU’), shifting the spotlight from individual profiles to group ones for a relaxed way to find your friendship crew. Its public launch is soon TBA.
- PI.FYI: Self-described as ‘Letterboxd or Goodreads meets Myspace‘, this social networking app evolved from a Substack pop culture newsletter, and allows users to connect and share interests and recommendations with each other.
- CNDO (pronounced “condo”): Launched by a popular TikToker and German boy band member, this social networking app is for content creators to connect with each other. The platform’s central feature is challenge-based, so users can challenge each other to meet goals or explore new things while bonding.
In Case You Missed It! Here’s last week’s Startup Roundup:
- Yolk: Users let their face do the talking on this AI-powered social app with no texting allowed. Instead, users must communicate via live custom stickers, generated by the photos or clips they take of their immediate surroundings.
- Connectible: This London-based startup is the first social community platform for original comic art collectors. It gives users the power to curate and customise their galleries, post content, follow and chat with other enthusiasts. Its community marketplace feature to buy, sell and trade.
- Nospace: This primarily text-based social app seeks to be Gen Z’s Myspace, and while its official launch is still TBA, it’s already gone viral on TikTok and has a waitlist of over 350,000 people. Its features include customizable profile pages and a mostly text-based feed. It’s backed by investors including Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian.
