7 Social Networks Based In Boston

Silicon Valley may be home to the world's most popular social networks, but Boston has a growing number of its own.

Most of them are startups with far-reaching goals, from improving one's personal happiness to connecting sports fans across the country.

Here's a list of seven social networking sites and apps based in the Boston area.

Location: Boston
Offers: A social network focused on the happy moments of users' lives
Funding to date: $2.4 million
Investors include: Venrock and Resolute.VC, a fund from former Polaris Partners venture capitalist Mike Hirshland.
Employees: 8
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Location: Boston
Offers: A social network that imitates the questionnaire format in entertainment magazines and allows users to answer personal questions that don't often come up in daily conversation.
Funding to date: $1.7 million
Investors include: Rose Park Advisors, Bob Pittman
Employees: 5
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Location: Boston
Offers: A sports-focused social networking app
Funding to date: $1.5 million
Investors include: Atlas Venture, Militello Capital and Star Power Partners, along with angels Linda Pizzuti Henry, Bob Mason, Elisabeth Bentel-Carpenter and Adam Berrey.
Employees: 10
More information: The company was founded by three former executives from Brightcove (Nasdaq: BCOV) — Razzaghi, VP of engineering Craig Johnson and CXO Jeremy Merle.
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Location: Boston
Offers: Social networking site for small businesspeople that allows users to create a profile and to give and receive referrals from other professionals with the aim of heaping users to find leads and increase sales.
Funding to date: The company says it has received funding from angel investors, but did not want to disclose names of investors or how much money it has raised so far.
Employees: 3
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Location: Boston
Offers: A "Craigslist meets LinkedIn" website where freelancers can advertise their skills and get hired.
Funding to date: $160,000, seeking to raise a seed round of $1 million later this year.
Investors: Friends and family
Employees: The startup is currently being run by its co-founders with the help of 20 interns from Boston University, Suffolk University, Babson College and the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
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Location: Somerville
Offers: An "Angie's List for small businesses" that allows small business owners to find service providers such as lawyers, accountants, marketing experts and IT professionals.
Funding to date: self-funded, between $400,000 and $500,000, with plans to launch a Series A funding round later this year.
Investors: Company founder and CEO Mary-Alice Miller, former general counsel for venture firm General Catalyst Partners, and her brother, COO and entrepreneur Bill Brady.
Employees: 5
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Location: Watertown
Offers: A "LinkedIn for the military" site that allows veterans to search for and find civilian job opportunities, and allows military members to search for military assignments.
Funding to date: $6.6 million
Investors: DBL Investors of San Francisco and Asset Management Ventures
Employees: 7
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