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The Online Social industry involves the development and provision of platforms and services that enable social interaction and networking over the internet. This includes social media platforms, online communities, and messaging apps. The global social media market was valued at approximately $62.3 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach $130.3 billion by 2026, growing at a CAGR of 12.8%.
The growth of this industry is driven by increasing internet penetration, the widespread use of smartphones, and the demand for digital communication and social interaction. Online social platforms have become essential tools for personal expression, entertainment, and social engagement.
Online social platforms have a significant impact on society by facilitating communication, fostering community building, and enabling the sharing of information and ideas. Social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok are integral parts of daily life for billions of people worldwide.
Online communities and forums enable individuals to connect with others who share similar interests, hobbies, and experiences, creating supportive networks and fostering a sense of belonging. These platforms provide a space for individuals to share their experiences and build relationships.
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of online social platforms, as people sought to stay connected with friends and family, access information, and find entertainment during lockdowns. This surge has further emphasized the importance of these platforms in maintaining social connections.
The industry faces challenges related to data privacy, cybersecurity, and the need to address issues such as misinformation, online harassment, and the impact of social media on mental health. These challenges require ongoing attention and innovative solutions.
Despite these challenges, the potential benefits of online social innovations are immense. Continued investment and innovation in this sector are essential for driving growth and enhancing the user experience on social platforms.
As technology continues to advance, the online social industry will play a crucial role in shaping the future of communication and social interaction. The industry must balance user engagement with ethical considerations, ensure data privacy and security, and promote positive and inclusive online experiences for all users.
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San Francisco California - San Francisco Bay Area - New York City, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Gaming (& eSports) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Impact • Payments • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Nanotechnology • Online Social • Consumer
Goldman Sachs is a global leader in corporate equity investing. Since 1986, Goldman Sachs Sachs and its predecessor business have invested over $82 billion of equity in over 600 companies globally. Goldman Sachs is currently investing its GS Capital Partners VI fund, comprised of $20 billion of equity, including over $7.4 billion of capital from Goldman Sachs. The fund invests across a broad range of industries in the Americas, Europe and Asia with investment targets ranging from $50 million to $800 million. In addition, the technology group within Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area, invests in innovative technology companies across the many stages of a company's lifecycle. As of December 31, 2008 the Goldman Sachs Private Equity Group (PEG) managed over $32.8 billion across primary commitments, co-investments and secondary-market investments, with over $2.0 billion invested by Goldman Sachs and its employees. Private Capital Investing (PCI) is Goldman Sachs' investment platform dedicated to providing preferred equity and mezzanine capital to growth and middle market companies based in North America. PCI invests $20 million - $150 million of equity per transaction in the form of common, preferred, and structured equity.
Menlo Park (CA), U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • IoT (& Wearables) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Mobile Apps • Online Social
Spike Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in and for the Stanford Alumni network. The firm also co-invests with lead investors with sector expertise.
New York City (NY), U.S.A.
BioTech • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Entertainment (& Sports) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Gaming (& eSports) • Food & Beverage • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
ZX Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev. The firm invests in the beverage, consumer and retail sectors. It was founded in 2015 and is based in New York, New York.
New York City - , U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
FirstMark Capital is an early stage venture capital firm investing in technology and technology-enabled companies. The firm primarily seeks to make seed and early stage investments, but also invests in later stage companies and makes follow-on investments through their opportunity fund series. It was founded in 2008 and is based in New York, New York.
New York - City, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • Entertainment (& Sports) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • GovTech • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Messaging • Payments • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • Real Estate (& Construction) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Mobility • Nanotechnology • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Bessemer Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Redwood City, California. The firm focuses on investing in companies operating in the clean technology, energy, healthcare, financial services, mobile, data security, cloud computing, software, communications and manufacturing sectors.
New York City, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Hospitality (& Events) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Food & Beverage • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
FJ Labs is a venture capital firm based in New York, New York. The firm invests in the consumer, fintech, e-commerce, travel, mobile, and SaaS sectors.
New York City - Cambridge, U.S.A. - U.K. - Israel
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Advertising • Developer tools • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Online Social • Consumer
Founder Collective is a seed stage venture capital fund that invests in the advertising technology, business product, business service, consumer service, consumer product, e-commerce, embedded device, healthcare, mobile, marketplace, information technology and software sectors. The firm was founded in 2009 and has offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts and San Francisco, California.
New York - City, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Gaming (& eSports) • Advertising • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Real Estate (& Construction) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Nanotechnology • Online Social • Consumer
ENIAC Ventures is the first independent seed stage venture fund focused exclusively on the mobile software sector. ENIAC Ventures invests in high growth mobile startups identified through its network of established relationships in the sector. The firm takes a hands on approach and provides talented, driven entrepreneurs with on-the-ground management strategy and execution. The firm is led by Hadley Harris, Nihal Mehta, Vic Singh, and Tim Young. In October 2010, the firm announced that it raised $1.6 million in its first fund, which it will invest in $25,000 to $100,000 chunks over the next four to five years. Specific targeted sectors include, but are not limited to the following: Enterprise and consumer productivity applications, Interactive and casual gaming, Location based services, Mobile advertising, Mobile commerce, Mobile presence, Mobile analytics, Aggregation of services, Mobile virtual worlds, Near field communications, Payments and mobile banking, Rich media content delivery, and Mobile user interfaces.
New York City, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • IoT (& Wearables) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Advertising • Analytics • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Future Of Work • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Local commerce • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Investment Management • Mobile • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Bain Capital Ventures provides seed through growth capital for companies focused on technology and technology-enabled services primarily for enterprise customers. BCV invests across sectors including infrastructure software, application software, FinTech and healthcare. As the venture capital affiliate of Bain Capital, a assets firm, BCV has partnered with more than 200 companies since 1984 to start, build, commercialize and grow their businesses. The firm has offices in the Bay Area, New York City and Boston.
San Francisco California - San Francisco Bay Area - SF Bay Area New York - New York City, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • PropTech • Education • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Blockchain (& Cryptos) • Analytics • Developer tools • Food & Beverage • Impact • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Payments • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • LegalTech • Mobile • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer • Woman Focused
Primary Venture Partners is an early stage venture capital firm which makes seed investments in industry-transforming technology companies and reserve capital to follow initial investments across multiple financings. The firm focuses on investing in companies within the business products, business services, mobile, software, information technology, enterprise SaaS, nextgen commerce, manufacturing and energy sectors.
Austin Texas, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • IT (& TMT) • Media • Education • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Energy • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Sales (& Marketing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Web Security (& Privacy) • Autonomous vehicles (& Cars) • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • GovTech • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech • Mobile • Mobility • Online Social • Woman Focused
Scout Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early stage companies. The firm invests in the sectors like mobile and digital payments, big data analytics, commerce and services, cloud infrastructure, social content, ad tech, the shared economy, health and quantified self and frontier tech such as AR/VR, drones, robotics and autonomous vehicles.
Beijing, U.S.A.
Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Other • IT (& TMT) • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Retail (& E-Commerce) • Cosmetics (& Fashion) • A.I. (& Big Data) • Food & Beverage • Payments • Investment Management • Mobile • Online Social • Consumer
Tiger Global Management is an investment manager that deploys capital in two businesses - private equity partnerships and public equity funds. The firm invests in the technology, internet, telecom, media, retail and consumer sectors. The firm was founded in 2001 and is based in New York, New York.
