64 Best Messaging Startups to Watch in 2023

64 Messaging Startups to Watch (and Work for) in 2023

Messaging's tech sector is booming. This year’s list of the best 64 Messaging tech startups is an eclectic mix of hyper-growth scaleups, small creative startups and everything in between.

Curated by @gonsanchezs

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The last update was made on March 19, 2023.


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London   251 to 500   $160 Million   $130 Million  

Insight Venture Partners  

B2B   SAAS  

Sinch

Sinch is a cloud communications company that connects businesses and customers through tools that enable personal engagement.

Stockholm   1001 to 5000   $1.5 Billion   $380 Million  

SoftBank Group  

B2B   SAAS  

Wefarm

Wefarm is a farmer-to-farmer digital network that enables users to share information via SMS.

London   101 to 250   $32 Million   $13 Million  

True Ventures   Local Globe   Norrsken VC   Octopus Ventures  

B2B   MARKETPLACE  

Sendinblue

Sendinblue is a developer of a cloud-based digital marketing platform used to build strong customer relationships.

Paris   251 to 500   $200 Million   $160 Million  

Partech Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

Peanut

Peanut is an online platform that provides a safe space for women to connect across fertility and motherhood.

London   11 to 50   $17 Million   $5 Million  

Index Ventures   EQT Ventures   Felix Capital   Partech Ventures  

FREEMIUM  

Netspeak Games

Netspeak Games operates as a zero-crunch studio that develops online multiplayer games.

London   1 to 10   $16 Million   $3.8 Million  

Project A Ventures   Lakestar  

B2C  

Vade Secure

Vade Secure offers an email filtering service against phishing, malware, spear phishing, and spam.

  101 to 250   $120 Million   $79 Million  

General Catalyst  

B2B   SAAS  

Zivver

Zivver is the effortless, smart, secure digital communications platform powering the next generation of secure communications.

Amsterdam   101 to 250   $32 Million   $17 Million  

Dawn Capital   DN Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Infobip

Infobip specializes in omnichannel engagement powering a range of messaging channels, tools, and solutions for advanced customer engagement.

London   1001 to 5000   $800 Million   $200 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Shipfix

Shipfix operates as a data and community platform that helps with the operational efficiency in the maritime industry.

Paris   11 to 50   $4.5 Million   $4.5 Million  

Kima Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

Siilo

Siilo is a secure and compliant messaging platform that allows healthcare workers to communicate, share knowledge, and research cases.

Amsterdam   11 to 50   $16 Million   $11 Million  

EQT Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

Lemlist

lemlist is an all-in-one sales automation platform that allows B2B SMBs worldwide to create meaningful relationships with cold prospects.

Paris   11 to 50   $0   $30 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Mailchain

Mailchain is the communication layer for Web3. Send and receive messages between wallets and Web3 identities.

London   1 to 10   $4.6 Million  

Crane Venture Partners   Eterna Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Red Sift

The Only Integrated Email Security and Brand Protection Platform

London   51 to 100   $65 Million   $8.8 Million  

MMC Ventures   Highland Europe  

B2B   SAAS  

Voxsmart

VoxSmart is a global communications surveillance software provider.

London   101 to 250   $39 Million   $25 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Landbot

Landbot is a simple tool to build conversational websites and improve lead conversion rates.

Barcelona   11 to 50   $10 Million   $8 Million  

Nauta Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Stream

Stream builds chat and feeds for applications at scale in a fraction of the time and cost of developing in-house.

Boulder   101 to 250   $58 Million   $15 Million  

Felicis Ventures   Social Starts  

B2B   SAAS  

Nym Technologies

Nym Technologies is a privacy-centric startup

Bern   11 to 50   $24 Million   $2.5 Million  

A16Z   Greenfield  

B2B   SAAS  

Crew

Crew is a communications app that keeps everyone on the same page for everything work-related.

San Francisco   51 to 100   $58 Million   $130 Thousand  

Kima Ventures   Y Combinator   Rebel Fund  

B2B   SAAS  

Momo

Momo is a free location-based services instant messaging application that enables smartphone users to chat with people nearby.

Beijing   501 to 1000   $1 Billion  

Global Founders Capital (GFC)   Element Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

24SevenOffice

24SevenOffice is a Norwegian software company developing and marketing SaaS-based products.

Oslo   51 to 100   $340 Million   $10 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Kivra

Kivra is a digital hub that allows users to create a digital mailbox to receive, upload and store mails.

Stockholm   11 to 50   $11 Million   $3.7 Million  

B2B   B2C  

Guild

Guild is the platform for professional communities and networking.

London   1 to 10   $4.9 Million   $2.7 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Hubtype

Hubtype empowers developers to build, deploy and scale conversational messaging apps and integrate them with enterprise softwares with React

Barcelona   11 to 50   $1.9 Million   $1.1 Million  

K Fund  

B2B   SAAS  

Alloxentric

Alloxentric is a communications platform that integrates voice and text to design automated and multi-channel contact strategies.

London   1 to 10   $280 Thousand   $280 Thousand  

Concept Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

Lab 1

Lab 1 provides businesses with data and insights from hidden and difficult to reach communities.

London     $1.1 Million   $1.2 Million  

MMC Ventures   SyndicateRoom  

B2B   SAAS  

Guuru

GUURU is an AI powered customer service platform.

Zürich   11 to 50   $8.5 Million   $2.7 Million  

Verve Ventures   EquityPitcher Ventures   Session.vc  

B2B   SAAS  

Telxius

Telxius is a telecom infrastructure service provider in Europe and the Americas

Madrid   251 to 500   $1.4 Billion  

Donut

Donut helps people get to know their team and company better.

New York   11 to 50   $12 Million   $1.8 Million  

Entrepreneur First   Tiny VC   Redalpine  

B2B   B2C   SAAS  

Lua

Lua specializes in powering HIPAA compliant messaging for the healthcare industry.

New York   11 to 50   $13 Million   $750 Thousand  

Seedcamp   PreSeed Ventures  

B2B   SAAS  

Tranxfer

Tranxfer is a web-based file transfer service that enables users to send and receive files via virtual mailboxes.

Barcelona   1 to 10   $1.1 Million   $1.1 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Hypertype

Hypertype is the smartest email experience for sales communications using AI.

Stockholm   1 to 10   $1.5 Million   $270 Thousand  

Luminar Ventures   Antler  

B2B   SAAS  

Emma

Emma Email Marketing is a web-based service that enables users to create, send and track email campaigns and surveys.

  101 to 250   $5 Million   $2.5 Million  

Connect Ventures   Tiny VC   Aglaé Ventures  

B2B   B2C   FREEMIUM  

Curecall

Curecall is to consolidate the link between patients and healthcare professionals in order to improve patient care.

Paris   1 to 10   $1.4 Million   $450 Thousand  

B2B  

Superchat

Superchat helps your business connect with your customers, acquire new customers and retain existing ones.

Berlin   11 to 50   $19 Million   $590 Thousand  

Blossom Capital   468 Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Blloc

Blloc is committed to improving' humanity's relationship with smartphones. Become focused, faster, and more mindful.

New York   1 to 10   $3.6 Million   $1.6 Million  

SoftBank Group   Speedinvest  

B2B  

EtherMail

EtherMail is the Web 3.0 Email Solution setting the standard for anonymous and encrypted wallet-to-wallet communication.

  1 to 10   $3 Million   $3 Million  

Fabric Ventures   Greenfield  

B2B   SAAS  

Sense of Space

Sense of Space develops cloud-based solutions for optimization, compression and streaming of 3D data in multiple devices and platforms.

Helsinki   1 to 10   $560 Thousand   $56 Thousand  

Icebreaker  

B2B   SAAS  

Circulate

Circulate helps web, app & SDK publishers monetize their first-party data, on a privacy friendly basis.

Philadelphia   11 to 50   $17 Million   $1.5 Million  

Antler   J12 Ventures  

B2B   MARKETPLACE  

Tidio

Tidio is a live-chat app powered by unique chatbot solutions.

San Francisco   51 to 100   $27 Million   $1 Million  

Inovo Venture Partners  

B2B   SAAS  

Levitate

Levitate helps relationship-based businesses keep in touch with clients, prospects, and referral sources.

Raleigh   51 to 100   $26 Million   $900 Thousand  

B2B   SAAS  

Siru Mobile

Siru Mobile operates as a mobile payments platform and service.

Helsinki   1 to 10   $0   $630 Thousand  

Salesfire

Salesfire renders website conversion, online retail tools, machine learning, saas, email, site search and e-commerces services.

  11 to 50   $2.6 Million   $2.6 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Vaam

Video as a message - Vaam helps companies create warmer connections, shorter sales cycles, and improve customer satisfaction.

Stockholm   1 to 10   $0  

Innovation Nest  

B2C   FREEMIUM  

Boby

Generate automatically a chatbot from a web page

Toulouse   1 to 10   $0   $990 Thousand  

B2B   SAAS  

Parloa

Parloa is a Conversational AI platform for automating omnichannel customer service, e.g in phone bots or chatbots.

Berlin   11 to 50   $4.2 Million   $4.2 Million  

B2B   SAAS  

Mitto

Mitto is an innovative communication platform company that facilitates omnichannel customer engagement for global brands.

Zug   101 to 250   $0   $2.2 Million  

Athos Capital  

B2B   B2C   SAAS  

Flock

Flock is a real-time messaging and collaboration app for teams that speeds up and simplifies communication and boosts productivity.

Mumbai   101 to 250   $45 Million  

Anthemis   Dig Ventures  

B2B   B2C  

Spectrm

Spectrm is a conversational AI platform that enables world-class brands to have 1:1 conversations on messaging apps.

New York   11 to 50   $4.5 Million   $3 Million  

Runa Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Mitto

Mitto is an innovative communication platform company that facilitates omnichannel customer engagement for global brands.

Zug   101 to 250   $0   $2.2 Million  

Athos Capital  

B2B   B2C   SAAS  

Smartpush

SmartPush is a push notification service provider that helps businesses increase customer engagement using web push notifications.

  11 to 50   $0   $2.4 Million  

Truffle Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

ROBIN

E-Commerce customer service softwareplus expert coaching for a fixed monthy price for ambitious e-commerce & retail brands

Arnhem   51 to 100   $29 Million  

Talkie.ai

Talkie is an AI-powered virtual agent, which uses natural language to provide phone customer service 24/7.

Warsaw   11 to 50   $3.6 Million   $800 Thousand  

SATUS Starter   4growth VC   Movens VC   LT Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Hornetsecurity

Hornetsecurity offers you comprehensive, integrated managed E-Mail security services.

Hanover   101 to 250   $0  

B2B   SAAS  

Cartloop

Cartloop is a conversational SMS marketing and text marketing platform for e-commerce.

San Francisco   11 to 50   $500 Thousand   $350 Thousand  

B2B   SAAS  

Cartloop

Cartloop is a conversational SMS marketing and text marketing platform for e-commerce.

San Francisco   11 to 50   $500 Thousand   $350 Thousand  

B2B   SAAS  

Parallelo

Parallelo is an app to upload pitch decks, send emails with web-links, and get alerts when leads open the documents.

Bangalore   1 to 10   $0   $340 Thousand  

B2B   SAAS  

Froged

FROGED is a tool that offers to scale business and business development services.

  11 to 50   $990 Thousand   $500 Thousand  

Athos Capital  

B2B   SAAS  

Evoluflor

Evoluflor is a non-binding cash register software specially designed for florists.

  1 to 10   $0   $540 Thousand  

B2B   SAAS  

Threema

Threema is an encrypted communication app to protect the user's privacy.

Zürich   1 to 10   $0  

B2B   SAAS  

Alinto

Alinto provides messaging groupware and electronic communication solutions.

Lyon   11 to 50   $3.6 Million  

Substairs

Unified finance and communication platform for home owner's associations

  1 to 10   $0  

SAAS  

Visionect

Visionect develops workspace coordination and management solutions based around e-paper devices: from meeting rooms to parking spots.

Ljubljana   51 to 100   $2 Million  

MailClark

Optimize your teamwork by collectively managing your external communications directly in Slack or in Microsoft Teams

Lyon   1 to 10   $1.2 Million  

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