Consumer Apps & Social
Cold5.3% of YC companies (-0.80pp)
Companies
310
Survival Rate
54.2%
Hiring Rate
10.6%
Recent Pivots
21
Consumer Apps & Social — Share of YC companies over time
Pivots into Consumer Apps & Social
Companies that pivoted into this category
Syncly
W2315 people · Active
AI to auto-analyze all your customer communications
Social listening for the video era
Lore
S242 people · Active· Pivot 2/2
Helping developers build computer use agents
Transform your iMessage conversations into shareable stories
Social Radar
W233 people · Active· Pivot 2/2
Advertise on Prompts.
Social Radar is the best way to search for posts, people, and…
Wildcard
W252 people · Active· Pivot 2/2
Coding Agents for Engineering Managers
Sell Products in ChatGPT Shopping
Candle
F242 people · Active· Pivot 2/2
Building design-first consumer AI products that shape positive habits
Candle helps couples and friends grow closer daily in just 5 minutes.
Pivots out of Consumer Apps & Social
Companies that pivoted away from this category
Approxima
W262 people · Active
One package to take your mobile app to production.
Your software should build itself.
Autodial prev Qwest
W191 people · Active· Pivot 2/2
Real-time connections in physical spaces
Skip Busy Phone Lines
Pre
S242 people · Active· Pivot 2/2
The car community for the car community.
The software to launch startups.
Chutney Inc
W205 people · Active· Pivot 2/3
Pseudonymous avatar based social app for young Indians
Autonomous AI agents to conduct user interviews for product managers
Stardrift
S241 people · Active· Pivot 2/2
Your AI Travel Agent
Pivots within Consumer Apps & Social
Companies that changed direction but stayed in this category
In The Room
W191 people · Active· Pivot 1/2
Connect With People Around You.
Real-time connections in physical spaces
BeeBettor
S242 people · Active
Robinhood for sports betting
Robinhood for sports betting