Acquisition
Apr 2026Livvi said it was joining RealRoots as part of an acquisition to scale female connections and bring its community onto RealRoots’ platform.
SourceCompany research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
RealRoots Inc. is a San Francisco-based women’s community and friendship app that uses AI matching plus guided in-person experiences, recurring social clubs, and a private community to help women build lasting IRL friendships.
Primary product
AI-powered friendship app and guided IRL social clubs for women
Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
90-100
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
consumer social / friendship app
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States (HQ)
2 additional U.S. offices (exact locations not publicly specified)
Business model
subscription membership
paid cohort-based experiences
one-time meet & greet fee
recurring social club/events upsell
Funding
Stage
early-stage seed / pre-seed
Total raised
$625K
Latest round
Pre-Seed · Oct 2025
Latest amount
$500K
People & investors
Leadership
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CPO
CTO & Founding Engineer
Head of Ops
Work & culture
Mission-driven, early-stage, and scrappy; the company emphasizes direct founder access, in-person collaboration, user empathy, and building AI-assisted products that create real-world community.
Compensation
Public compensation signals include a full-stack engineering role at $140K-$180K base plus 0.50%-1.00% equity, and guide roles paid $20-$25/hr per experience. The engineering role is full-time and in-person in San Francisco.
Product & market
Pricing
$20 trial meet & greet, then roughly $16/month billed quarterly ($49/quarter) plus a $289 6-week series / membership upsell; meals are additional.
Differentiators
- —AI coach Lisa for matching and scheduling
- —women-only 21+ focus
- —guided in-person group experiences
- —repeat encounters over 6 weeks to build real friendships
- —friendship guarantee with free rematch
- —matches based on life stage, values, interests, proximity, and age
- —private community plus 1-on-1 friend matches
- —no swiping / no small-talk positioning
Technology
Next.js
React
React Native
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
GitHub
Zendesk
Airtable
Google Workspace
Zapier
Impact
AMP
Well
Customers
women 21+ seeking new friendships
women new to a city
women rebuilding social circles after life changes
women seeking recurring in-person community
women who prefer guided group experiences
Competitors
Bumble For Friends (BFF)
Timeleft
222
Chief
Base
Les Amis
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
$8M-$9M est. annual revenue
Estimated monthly visits
121.2K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Signals & risks
Latest news
KQED · Jul 2026
Features RealRoots users and explains why the app’s recurring group format works better than one-off meetup apps for some women.
LinkedIn (Anisha Quadir / Livvi) · Apr 2026
Announces Livvi’s acquisition into RealRoots and says the combined community will scale across more cities.
LinkedIn (Atland Ventures) · Jan 2026
Atland Ventures says it invested in RealRoots and highlights the founder’s mission around meaningful human connection.
Startup Intros · Sep 2025
Startup Intros reports a $500K seed round for RealRoots and lists a group of investors including Y Combinator.
Startup Intros · Aug 2025
Product-launch coverage describing RealRoots as a mobile friendship app for women and highlighting its AI matching and guided in-person model.
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