Maimai Valuation, Funding & Investors

Wantedly Inc develops a social-networking service for business professionals.

Clubhouse is a San Francisco-headquartered audio social network enabling live, drop-in voice conversations in topic-based rooms. Launched in beta in 2020, it gained 10 million weekly active users by early 2021 through invites-only access on iOS. Features include speaker-listener modes, recordings, and spatial audio, attracting celebrities and creators discussing tech, music, and news worldwide.

Lamabang is a Beijing-based social network and e-commerce platform tailored for women navigating pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting phases. The site combines editorial articles, discussion forums, and a Weibo-inspired news feed covering fashion, healthcare, lifestyle topics alongside motherhood content.

New York-based mobli is a visual media sharing platform organized into channels for people, places, and topics. Launched in 2012 with backing from Leonardo DiCaprio, it enabled real-time photo and video discovery via algorithmic feeds, attracting partnerships with Time Inc. and reaching 15 million users before pivoting.

NAVER Z is a South Korean technology company operating ZEPETO, a metaverse platform with over 400 million registered users that enables creation of customizable 3D avatars using facial recognition, AR, and AI technologies. Founded by Naver through its Snow subsidiary and spun off in 2020, the platform allows users to design avatars, explore virtual worlds, create and sell digital fashion items, livestream, and socialize across age, gender, and geographic boundaries.

Nextdoor Holdings Inc is a neighborhood network that connects Verified Neighbors to the people, places, and information that matter in their local communities. The platform provides locally relevant content and services, including news, real-time safety alerts, neighbor recommendations, for sale and free listings, and events, supporting high-intent local engagement. Its platform is powered by geospatial technology and a proprietary advertising system that enables businesses of all sizes to reach audiences with a local focus. The company supports a broad ecosystem of partners, including small businesses, national brands, publishers, and civic and government agencies. It operates in the United States, which generates the majority of its revenue, as well as in International markets.

IRL is a San Francisco-headquartered social discovery app launched in 2019 for joining interest-based groups, chatting, and planning events. Users create or follow communities around hobbies like hiking or gaming, host virtual and in-person meetups with polls and GIFs, and connect via direct messages. Available on iOS and Android, IRL emphasizes real-life interactions through geolocated events, serving millions of young adults in the US and Europe with privacy-focused features.

Yalla Group Ltd is a MENA-based online social networking and gaming company. It operates two flagship mobile applications, Yalla, a voice-centric group chat platform, and Yalla Ludo, a casual gaming application featuring online versions of board games popular in MENA, with in-game voice chat and localized majlis functions. The Group has one operating segment, which is the social networking and entertainment platform.

Flipboard is a Palo Alto-headquartered social news aggregator curating personalized magazines from RSS feeds, websites, and social media. Founded in 2010, it reaches over 100 million monthly users across iOS, Android, and web platforms. Users follow topics like technology and sports, compiling feeds shared via Flipboard communities. The platform partners with publishers including The New York Times and BBC, distributing millions of articles daily.

Freechat is a decentralized social network on blockchain with DID verification, NFT integration, and AI-driven content recommendations via machine learning. Users post updates, join communities, play games, and make encrypted payments in crypto. Freechat's platform hosts UGC, smart contract ads, and privacy tools across distributed ledgers for global access.

Webtoon Entertainment Inc is a storytelling platform where a vibrant community of creators and users discover, create and share new content. It has pioneered a cultural movement by revolutionizing the storytelling format and democratizing content creation and publication connecting creators with active users around the world.

Hello Group Inc provides mobile-based social networking services. It enables users to establish and expand social relationships based on location and interests. Its platform includes the Momo mobile application and a variety of related features, functionalities, tools, and services that it provides to users, customers, and platform partners. The company derives its revenue from live video services, value-added services, mobile marketing services, mobile games, and other services. It operates in three segments: Momo's service lines, Tantan's service lines, and QOOL's service lines, out of which Momo's service lines segment derives the majority of revenue.

SoundCloud is a Berlin-headquartered online audio distribution platform enabling creators to upload, share, and monetize tracks. It hosts content from independent artists and major labels, supporting reposts, comments, and stats analytics. Launched in 2007 with offices in New York and London, SoundCloud connects over 175 million users across web, iOS, and Android.

OpenWeb is an engagement platform using AI to moderate comments and foster civil discussions on news sites. New York-headquartered with Tel Aviv offices, OpenWeb protects 700 publishers including Reuters and BuzzFeed, serving 100 million monthly users. Founded in 2012, it employs ML models to detect toxicity and incentivize quality interactions, backed by Insight Partners.

Strava is a San Francisco-headquartered mobile app for athletes tracking runs, bike rides, hikes, and swims via GPS, aggregating data on distance, elevation, and pace. The platform hosts 100 million user accounts, integrates with Garmin and Apple Watch devices, and organizes virtual challenges with leaderboards across segments in 190 countries.

VNG Corp offers variety of products and services, including Online games, Communications and Media, Fintech, Cloud services, Zalo AI, and TrueID.

DeNA Co Ltd is a social media service provider in Japan. It generates majority of the portion of its revenue by providing social media and Internet marketing-related services through its Social Media segment. The E-commerce segment offers E-Commerce related services, including the operation of auction shopping and cellular phone websites under the names DeNA shopping and Mobaoku, respectively. The Others segment is engaged in travel agency and insurance agency services, and professional baseball related business. The company has its primary market in North America.