The Belief Economy contains 29 companies across
4 categories.
AI is making rational answers easier to produce. But many human needs are not really about finding the correct answer. People still look for meaning when they face uncertainty, and that may matter even more as AI changes how we think about work and our own value. This landscape looks at products built around that space.
Astrology
Astrology turns uncertainty into a personal explanation. The products in this category help people interpret what is happening in their lives through a system that feels specific to them, even when there is no objective way to prove the answer.
AstroTalk
Website: astrotalk.com
AstroTalk is an online astrology platform that connects users with astrologers for chat, voice, and other consultation services.
Category: Astrology.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2017.
Country: India.
Employees: about 200.
Landscape fit: It fits the astrology category because the core product uses Vedic astrology, horoscopes, kundli matching, and prediction services to explain life events and guide decisions.
Funding rounds
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Series A extension / pre-Series B
announced 2024-06-04
: 14000000 USD
; investors: Elev8 Venture Partners, Left Lane Capital
; source: YourStory
; https://yourstory.com/2024/06/astrotalk-closes-14m-funding-led-by-elev8-venture-partners
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Series A
announced 2024-02-01
: 20000000 USD
; investors: Left Lane Capital
; source: The Economic Times
; https://www.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/astrotalk-to-raise-20-million-from-left-lane-capital/articleshow/107432680.cms
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seed
announced 2021-08-01
: 60000000 INR
; investors: Kunal Shah
; source: VCCircle
; https://www.vccircle.com/astrotalkraises20-mn-led-by-left-lane-capital
Company timeline
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2026-08-27:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Astrotalk is publicly recruiting for a few targeted roles, with the clearest current signals in product and operations. The evidence does not show a broad hiring cluster.
Source: Inc42.
https://www.inc42.com/buzz/astrotalk-to-raise-about-20-mn-from-left-lane-capital
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2026-08-27:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Astrotalk is a consumer astrology platform that connects users with astrologers for chat, call, and live consultation. It also offers horoscopes, kundli matching, free astrology tools, and spiritual shopping.
Source: Astrotalk About Us.
https://astrotalk.com/about-us
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2026-08-12:
AstroTalk crosses ₹2,500 crore revenue run rate and $1B valuation
(milestone)
. AstroTalk said its current revenue run rate had crossed ₹2,500 crore as an ESOP buyback valued the company at $1 billion. The company said the buyback was funded from profits generated by the business.
Source: Moneycontrol.
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/astrotalk-turns-unicorn-at-1-billion-valuation-through-esop-buyback-14003520.html
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2026-07-01:
Operations internship appears
(hr)
. Astrotalk’s careers mirror shows an operations internship opening.
Source: Astrotalk careers page on Hirezapp.
https://www.hirezapp.com/careers/astrotalk
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2026-06-01:
Founder asks for product leaders
(hr)
. Puneet Gupta said Astrotalk was looking for product leaders for its Noida office and asked applicants to email hiring@astrotalk.com.
Source: Puneet Gupta hiring post for product leaders.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/puneet-gupta-13ba9713_looking-for-product-leaders-to-join-us-in-activity-7465616600961003521-QV62
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2026-06-01:
Current company hiring post
(hr)
. Astrotalk’s LinkedIn company page shows a current hiring post for a role it describes as a Chief Sade Sati Explainer.
Source: Astrotalk LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/astrotalk-online-astrology-predictions
Nebula
Website: asknebula.com
Nebula is a spiritual guidance platform that offers astrology, tarot, horoscopes, and live chats with psychics through its app and website.
Category: Astrology.
Funding stage: Series B.
Founded: 2019.
Country: Cyprus.
Employees: 300+.
Landscape fit: It fits the astrology category because the product uses horoscopes, birth charts, compatibility readings, and other astrological tools to explain life events and provide predictions.
Company timeline
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2026-08-27:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. OBRIO, the company behind Nebula, reports a team of more than 300 people. Nebula itself is actively recruiting psychics and advisors, but the 300+ figure should be attributed to OBRIO rather than the Nebula product team.
Source: About OBRIO.
https://obrio.co/en/about
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2026-08-27:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Nebula is a spiritual guidance platform that offers astrology, tarot, horoscopes, compatibility tools, calculators, and live chats with psychics on app and web.
Source: Home page.
https://www.asknebula.com
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2026-08-01:
Nebula recruited psychics
(hr)
. Nebula's careers page says it is looking for psychics to join the platform as remote advisors.
Source: Psychic Jobs.
https://www.asknebula.com/careers
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2025-12-31:
Nebula reaches 250K+ MAU and 5M expert consultations in 2025
(milestone)
. OBRIO reports that Nebula reached more than 250,000 monthly active users and completed 5 million consultations with experts during 2025.
Source: OBRIO.
https://obrio.co/en/
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2025-01-01:
Nebula rebranded with Moving Brands
(product)
. Nebula says it partnered with Moving Brands in 2025 to redefine the brand as Nebula: Spiritual Guidance Space.
Source: About Us.
https://www.asknebula.com/about-us
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2025-01-01:
OBRIO reports 300+ teammates
(hr)
. OBRIO, the company behind Nebula, reported a team of more than 300 people by 2025.
Source: About OBRIO.
https://obrio.co/en/about
Co–Star
Website: costarastrology.com
Co–Star is an astrology app that uses NASA data and astrological methods to generate personalized horoscopes and birth chart insights.
Category: Astrology.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2017.
Country: United States.
Employees: 20-30.
Landscape fit: It fits this landscape because it uses astrological systems to interpret a person’s life and relationships, which is the core of astrology based products.
Funding rounds
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series a
announced 2021-04-01
: 15000000 USD
; investors: Spark Capital, Maveron, Female Founders Fund, existing investors
; source: Axios
; https://www.axios.com/2021/04/14/astrology-app-co-star-raises-15-million-funding
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seed
announced 2019-04-01
: 5200000 USD
; investors: Maveron, Aspect, 14W, Female Founders Fund
; source: TechCrunch
; https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/17/co-star-astrology-app-seed-round
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Pre-Seed
announced 2018-03-01
: 750000 USD
; investors: Female Founders Fund, Precursor Ventures
; source: aVenture
; https://aventure.vc/companies/co-star-new-york-city-ny-us/fundraising
Company timeline
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2026-08-27:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Co-Star is a consumer astrology app for personalized horoscopes, birth charts, compatibility insights, and advanced readings. The official site also says it uses NASA data and natural language AI.
Source: About.
https://www.costarastrology.com/about
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2026-07-24:
Midjourney acquires Co-Star
(acquisition)
. Midjourney acquired Co-Star for undisclosed terms. At the time, Co-Star reportedly had about 4.3 million monthly active users, and its roughly two dozen employees joined Midjourney.
Source: TechCrunch.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/midjourney-acquired-the-astrology-app-co-star/
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2025-01-07:
Co-Star surpasses 30M organic users
(milestone)
. Female Founders Fund, an early Co-Star investor, said the astrology app had grown to more than 30 million organic users.
Source: Female Founders Fund.
https://medium.com/female-founders-fund/10-years-10-learnings-from-building-female-founders-fund-401890507bb4
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2021-04-01:
Series A
(funding)
. Amount: USD 15M. Investors: Spark Capital, Maveron, Female Founders Fund, existing investors
Source: Axios.
https://www.axios.com/2021/04/14/astrology-app-co-star-raises-15-million-funding
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2019-04-01:
Seed
(funding)
. Amount: USD 5.2M. Investors: Maveron, Aspect, 14W, Female Founders Fund
Source: TechCrunch.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/17/co-star-astrology-app-seed-round
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2018-03-01:
Pre-Seed
(funding)
. Co-Star raised $750,000 in pre-seed funding in March 2018, before its later $5.2 million seed round.
Source: aVenture.
https://aventure.vc/companies/co-star-new-york-city-ny-us/fundraising
The Pattern
Website: thepattern.com
The Pattern is a personalized astrology app that gives people readings about their personality, relationships, and life cycles.
Category: Astrology.
Founded: 2017.
Country: United States.
Employees: 11-50.
Landscape fit: It fits astrology because the product explicitly uses birth charts and astrological cycles to explain a person’s life and relationships, rather than offering a general wellness or social app.
Funding rounds
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Late VC
announced 2021-08-01
; investors: DGNL Ventures
; source: Dealroom company profile
; https://app.dealroom.co/companies/the_pattern
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Angel
announced 2019-01-01
; investors: Channing Tatum
; source: Interview with founder Lisa Donovan
; https://www.hattiecrisell.com/new-blog/2023/7/7/meet-pattern-astrology-founder-lisa-donovan
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Seed
announced 2019-01-01
; investors: Sweet Capital
; source: Dealroom company profile
; https://app.dealroom.co/companies/the_pattern
Company timeline
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2026-08-27:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. The Pattern appears to have a small in house team and is still recruiting. The clearest public signal is an active Android Developer role on its careers page.
Source: Careers page.
https://www.thepattern.com/careers
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2026-08-27:
Product snapshot
(product)
. The Pattern is a personalized astrology app that gives users insights about personality, relationships, compatibility, and timing cycles. It also offers paid features such as deeper insights, bonds, time travel, Connect features, shared experiences, and an AI conversation feature.
Source: The Pattern home page.
https://www.thepattern.com
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2026-08-01:
Open Android Developer role
(hr)
. The Pattern's careers page showed an open Android Developer position.
Source: Careers page.
https://www.thepattern.com/careers
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2025-11-10:
The Pattern introduces In-Depth conversation feature
(product)
. The Pattern introduced In-Depth, a private conversation feature powered by its own model and built around the app's astrology-based insights.
Source: Apple App Store.
https://apps.apple.com/hr/app/the-pattern/id1071085727
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2024-08-29:
Publish Go Deeper+ plan details
(product)
. The Pattern's help center documented the Go Deeper+ subscription and the feature limits tied to quarterly and annual plans.
Source: Go Deeper+ subscription help article.
https://thepattern.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360055659311-What-does-the-Go-Deeper-Subscription-include
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2022-01-10:
The Pattern reaches 18M profiles as active users grow 50% YoY
(milestone)
. The Pattern had accumulated at least 18 million user profiles, while active users were growing 50% year over year. The company said growth had happened almost entirely without marketing.
Source: Bustle.
https://www.bustle.com/rule-breakers/the-pattern-lisa-donovan-made-the-best-astrology-app
CHANI
Website: chani.com
CHANI is an astrology app and media company that offers horoscopes, birth chart readings, meditations, podcasts, and other personalized astrology content. ([chani.com](https://www.chani.com/about/about-chani))
Category: Astrology.
Funding stage: Bootstrapped.
Founded: 2020.
Country: United States.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits the astrology category because its core product uses birth charts, horoscopes, and planetary transits to explain personal life and forecast what may happen. CHANI also says it is not VC funded and was profitable on day one, which points to a bootstrapped stage. ([chani.com](https://www.chani.com/about/about-chani))
Company timeline
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2026-08-27:
CHANI posts open role
(hr)
. CHANI's careers page shows an opening for an Executive Assistant to the President and invites applicants to join the team.
Source: Work With CHANI.
https://www.chani.com/about/careers
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2026-08-27:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. CHANI is publicly hiring, but the current evidence only supports a focused opening rather than a broad hiring cluster.
Source: Work With CHANI.
https://www.chani.com/about/careers
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2026-08-27:
Product snapshot
(product)
. CHANI offers a personalized astrology app with daily horoscopes, birth chart readings, current sky updates, meditations, affirmations, rituals, and weekly astrology guidance. The company also publishes astrology education content, a podcast, a newsletter, and a shop tied to the brand.
Source: The CHANI App.
https://www.chani.com/app?view=home
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2026-08-17:
CHANI adds Frequencies
(product)
. CHANI introduced Frequencies in the app as a new audio tool for manifestation, relaxation, and focus.
Source: How to work with Frequencies in the CHANI app.
https://www.chani.com/blogs/how-to-work-with-frequencies-in-the-chani-app
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2025-11-03:
CHANI passes 2M downloads
(milestone)
. Inc. reported that CHANI had surpassed 2 million downloads by November 2025, continuing its growth from more than 1 million downloads reported in 2023.
Source: Inc..
https://www.inc.com/gabrielle-bienasz/how-this-company-uses-astrology-to-make-business-decisions/91254002
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2024-11-12:
CHANI grows through content and email
(gtm)
. Mailchimp profiled CHANI as a brand that uses organic content marketing and email to support an app, newsletter, and ecommerce store.
Source: Mailchimp case study on CHANI.
https://mailchimp.com/case-studies/chani-email-marketing-customer-loyalty
Sanctuary
Website: sanctuaryworld.co
Sanctuary is an astrology and mystical services app that gives users horoscopes, birth chart readings, and live text access to astrologers, tarot readers, and psychics.
Category: Astrology.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2017.
Country: United States.
Employees: small team.
Landscape fit: It fits astrology because its core product uses horoscopes, birth charts, and spiritual readings to explain a user’s life and forecast what may happen.
Funding rounds
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seed
announced 2021-05-01
: 3000000 USD
; investors: BITKRAFT Ventures, KEC Ventures, Greycroft, Azure Capital Partners, Advancit Capital, Gaingels, Uncommon Denominator
; source: Fortune
; https://fortune.com/2021/05/11/an-astrology-startup-gets-venture-capital-funding
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seed
announced 2017-12-07
: 1500000 USD
; investors: Advancit Capital, Broadway Video Ventures, Greycroft Partners, KEC Ventures, Blue Collective
; source: PRWeb
; https://www.prweb.com/releases/sanctuary_launches_online_astrology_offerings_and_raises_1_5_million_in_seed_funding/prweb14991007.htm
Company timeline
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2026-08-27:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Sanctuary appears to operate with a small leadership team around a consumer astrology app. The public evidence shows a CEO transition in 2024, but not enough hiring information to infer a broader recruiting push.
Source: EIN Presswire.
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/757588321/sanctuary-welcomes-new-ceo-with-vision-for-growth-and-innovation
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2026-08-27:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Sanctuary is a mystical services app and website that offers free daily horoscopes, interactive birth charts, live real time readings, and a reader marketplace for astrology, tarot, psychic, energy healing, human design, past life, mediumship, love, and career guidance. The current site also shows subscription access and paid wellness programs.
Source: Sanctuary.
https://www.sanctuaryworld.co
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2024-11-07:
Jeanne Anderson became CEO
(hr)
. Sanctuary announced Jeanne Anderson as its new chief executive officer.
Source: EIN Presswire.
https://www.einpresswire.com/article/757588321/sanctuary-welcomes-new-ceo-with-vision-for-growth-and-innovation
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2023-04-17:
Sanctuary worked with Once in a Pink Moon
(gtm)
. Sanctuary partnered with Once in a Pink Moon, and the collaboration drove measurable social and traffic lift for the brand.
Source: Glossy.
https://www.glossy.co/beauty/how-once-in-a-pink-moon-is-using-astrology-instagram-to-grow-a-skin-care-brand
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2021-05-01:
Seed
(funding)
. Amount: USD 3M. Investors: BITKRAFT Ventures, KEC Ventures, Greycroft, Azure Capital Partners, Advancit Capital, Gaingels, Uncommon Denominator
Source: Fortune.
https://fortune.com/2021/05/11/an-astrology-startup-gets-venture-capital-funding
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2017-12-07:
Seed
(funding)
. Amount: USD 1.5M. Investors: Advancit Capital, Broadway Video Ventures, Greycroft Partners, KEC Ventures, Blue Collective
Source: PRWeb.
https://www.prweb.com/releases/sanctuary_launches_online_astrology_offerings_and_raises_1_5_million_in_seed_funding/prweb14991007.htm
InstaAstro
Website: instaastro.com
InstaAstro is an online astrology platform that lets users chat or call astrologers for horoscope readings, kundli analysis, and spiritual guidance.
Category: Astrology.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2021.
Country: India.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits the astrology category because its core product uses astrological readings and predictions to answer personal questions about life, relationships, work, and health.
Funding rounds
-
Series A
announced 2026-08-27
: 12000000 USD
; investors: Singularity AMC, Artha Venture Fund
; source: YourStory
; https://yourstory.com/2026/08/astrology-platform-instaastro-raises-12-million-in-series-a
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Pre-Series A
announced 2024-05-16
: 2300000 USD
; investors: Artha Venture Fund, LogX Ventures, Singularity Ventures, IR Capital, Blume Founders Fund, Aloke Bajpai
; source: The Economic Times
; https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/online-astrology-platform-instaastro-raises-2-3-million-led-by-artha-venture-fund/articleshow/110183952.cms
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seed
announced 2021-11-30
: 32000000 INR
; investors: Artha Venture Fund, LogX Ventures
; source: TechGraph
; https://techgraph.co/news/instaastro-raises-rs-3-crore-in-a-seed-round-from-artha-venture-fund-logx-ventures
Company timeline
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2026-08-28:
InstaAstro posts hiring roles
(hr)
. The careers page lists multiple open roles in Noida and invites candidates to send resumes by email.
Source: Career.
https://instaastro.com/careers
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2026-08-28:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. InstaAstro is publicly recruiting across product, engineering, marketing, content, and customer support functions. The available sources do not support a precise employee count.
Source: Career.
https://instaastro.com/careers
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2026-08-28:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Consumer astrology and spiritual guidance platform with live chat and call consultations, written reports, horoscope and kundli products, tarot, numerology, panchang, matchmaking, and mobile app access.
Source: InstaAstro homepage.
https://instaastro.com
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2026-08-28:
InstaAstro highlights ₹1 first consult
(product)
. The homepage promotes a first chat or call for ₹1 and directs users into live consultation.
Source: InstaAstro homepage.
https://instaastro.com
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2026-08-27:
Crosses ₹200 crore annualized revenue and reaches 12M users
(milestone)
. InstaAstro said its annualized revenue run-rate had crossed ₹200 crore and its registered user base had reached 12 million, up roughly 400% over the previous two years.
Source: Entrepreneur India.
https://india.entrepreneur.com/business-news/instaastro-crosses-inr-200-crore-in-annualized-revenue-raises-usd-12-million-series-a
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2026-08-27:
Series A
(funding)
. InstaAstro raised $12 million in Series A funding led by Singularity AMC and Artha Venture Fund, with participation from the founders.
Source: YourStory.
https://yourstory.com/2026/08/astrology-platform-instaastro-raises-12-million-in-series-a
Religion / Digital Faith
Religion shows most clearly that meaning cannot be reduced to better information. Digital faith products help people continue a belief system that already gives structure to their lives. AI is now changing the way people interact with that belief by making religious guidance available through conversation.
Utsav
Website: utsavapp.in
Utsav is a digital faith platform that lets devotees book pujas, connect with temples, and receive prasad through an app and web service.
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2021.
Country: India.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits the digital faith category because it brings religious worship, temple access, and ritual services into a digital product experience.
Funding rounds
-
Series A
announced 2026-08-31
: 3800000 USD
; investors: Atomic Capital, India Quotient, Equanimity Investments
; source: www.finsmes.com
; https://www.finsmes.com/2026/08/utsav-raises-approx-usd3-8m-in-series-a-funding.html
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pre-series a
announced 2025-01-30
: 63500000 INR
; investors: Equanimity Investments, India Quotient
; source: The Economic Times
; https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/funding/spiritual-and-devotion-platform-utsav-raises-rs-6-35-crore-in-round-led-by-equanimity-investments/articleshow/117741315.cms?from=mdr
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seed
announced 2023-06-21
: 20000000 INR
; investors: India Quotient
; source: Entrepreneur India
; https://india.entrepreneur.com/news-and-trends/100xvc-backed-utsav-app-raises-inr-2-crore-seed-funding/454516
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seed
announced 2021-12-01
; investors: 100X.VC
; source: Entrepreneur India
; https://india.entrepreneur.com/news-and-trends/100xvc-backed-utsav-app-raises-inr-2-crore-seed-funding/454516
Company timeline
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2026-08-31:
Utsav reaches 250K+ monthly orders after 8x revenue growth
(milestone)
. Utsav said it was fulfilling more than 250,000 orders per month and had grown revenue 8x since its previous funding round in early 2025.
Source: Prajata Samanta.
https://in.linkedin.com/in/prajata-samanta
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2026-08-31:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Utsav App appears to be a very small team with an active hiring posture, based on current LinkedIn job posts and the company size listed there.
Source: Utsav App | LinkedIn.
https://in.linkedin.com/company/utsavapp
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2026-08-31:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Utsav currently offers online puja booking, temple specific ritual services, prasad delivery, devotional offerings, and a Gyan content area for Hindu ritual learning.
Source: Utsav: Trusted Online Puja App & Prasad Delivery Across India.
https://utsavapp.in
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2026-08-31:
Utsav raises $3.8M Series A
(funding)
. Utsav raised approximately $3.8 million in Series A funding to expand its temple network, improve its technology, and hire engineering and operations staff.
Source: www.finsmes.com.
https://www.finsmes.com/2026/08/utsav-raises-approx-usd3-8m-in-series-a-funding.html
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2026-08-23:
Utsav adds astrology content in Gyan
(product)
. Utsav published an astrology page inside Gyan with ritual and devotional learning content.
Source: Gyan | Hindu Mantras, Stotras, Aartis & Temples of Bharat.
https://utsavapp.in/gyan/astrology
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2026-08-23:
Utsav Gyan launches
(product)
. Utsav introduced a Gyan content hub for Hindu mantras, stotras, daily aartis, tithi meanings, and temple guides.
Source: Utsav Gyan - Hindu Mantras, Temples & Mythological Wisdom.
https://utsavapp.in/gyan
Hallow
Website: hallow.com
Hallow is a Catholic prayer and meditation app that helps people deepen their relationship with God through guided spiritual content.
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Funding stage: Series C.
Founded: 2018.
Country: United States.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits digital faith because it brings religious practice into a mobile app with prayer, meditation, and devotional experiences.
Funding rounds
-
Series C
announced 2023-05-18
: 50000000 USD
; investors: Goodwater Capital
; source: Chicago Business Journal
; https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/inno/stories/fundings/2023/05/18/hallow-series-c.html
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Series B
announced 2021-11-01
: 40000000 USD
; investors: Drive Capital, Peter Thiel, Susa Ventures, Teamworthy Ventures, Uncork Capital, Narya VC, Contrary Capital, General Catalyst, Jim Perry, Scott Malpass
; source: Hallow blog
; https://hallow.com/blog/series-b-1-million-downloads-25-million-prayers
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Series A
announced 2021-04-06
: 12000000 USD
; investors: General Catalyst, Katherine Boyle
; source: Homebrew
; https://homebrew.co/blog/2021/04/06/hallow-raises-usd12-million-series-a-to-deliver-prayer-and-meditation
Company timeline
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2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Hallow says it has a remote friendly team and an active careers process. Public hiring signals point to roles in product, growth, partnerships, finance, and AI related work, but the company does not disclose a current headcount here.
Source: Hallow Jobs & Hiring FAQs.
https://help.hallow.com/en/articles/11942977-hallow-jobs-hiring-faqs
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2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Hallow is a Catholic prayer and meditation app with guided prayer, meditation, Scripture reflections, sleep content, and related faith content across mobile and web.
Source: Hallow FAQ.
https://help.hallow.com/en/articles/9509214-frequently-asked-questions
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2026-08-01:
Hallow publishes campus data
(gtm)
. Hallow reported that OCIA participation across nearly 60 colleges and universities was rising, with average growth of 115% among reporting schools.
Source: Hallow blog.
https://hallow.com/blog/new-data-shows-a-surge-in-catholicism-on-u-s-college-campuses
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2026-08-01:
Hallow adds teacher portal
(product)
. Hallow introduced a teacher resources portal for teachers, homeschool parents, and educators. The portal provides prayer guides and lesson support for classroom use.
Source: Hallow Help Center.
https://help.hallow.com/en/articles/14485026-what-is-the-hallow-teacher-resources-portal
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2026-06-01:
Hallow expands Philadelphia partnership
(gtm)
. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia said its missionary hubs and an additional parish community would use Hallow, with diocesan discounts for parish and school partnership packages.
Source: Catholic Church of Philadelphia.
https://catholicchurchofphila.org/press-releases/catholic-church-of-philadelphia-partners-with-hallow-to-deepen-faith-and-renewal-through-trust-hope
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2025-11-01:
Hallow expands Gary partnership
(gtm)
. The Diocese of Gary said it had grown from about 300 connected users to more than 3,400 and was expanding its Hallow partnership.
Source: Diocese of Gary news release.
https://dcgary.org/news/diocese-gary-expand-partnership-hallow
Bible Chat
Website: thebiblechat.com
Bible Chat is a faith app that uses AI to help Christians read the Bible, pray, and get scripture based guidance.
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Funding stage: Series A.
Founded: 2023.
Country: Romania.
Landscape fit: It fits the digital faith category because it turns Bible study, prayer, and spiritual support into an app experience.
Funding rounds
-
Series A
announced 2025-02-19
: 14000000 USD
; investors: True Ventures, Early Game Ventures, Play Ventures, Underline Ventures, Silicon Gardens
; source: Forbes Romania
; https://www.forbes.ro/startup-ul-bible-chat-primeste-o-investitie-de-14-milioane-de-dolari-432230
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Bible Chat looks like a small founder led team with no clear public hiring signal visible in the sources checked.
Source: About Bible Chat.
https://thebiblechat.com/about-us/
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2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Bible Chat is a faith app with AI scripture guidance for reading the Bible, asking questions, and praying. The public site also shows Bible study plans, audio listening, verse widgets, subscription access, and Christian community content.
Source: Bible Chat home page.
https://thebiblechat.com
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2026-08-06:
Christian meditation guidance
(product)
. Bible Chat published a guide explaining Christian meditation as a short daily practice centered on a single verse.
Source: Christian Meditation Guide | Bible Chat.
https://thebiblechat.com/blog/christian-meditation-guide
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2026-08-06:
Online Christian community content
(product)
. Bible Chat published an article about online Christian community and groups, pointing to a community oriented product surface.
Source: Online Christian Community and Groups | Bible Chat.
https://thebiblechat.com/blog/christian-community-online-groups
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2026-08-06:
Bible study plan guidance
(product)
. Bible Chat published guidance on choosing a Bible study plan that users can finish.
Source: Choosing a Bible Study Plan You Will Actually Finish.
https://thebiblechat.com/blog/bible-study-plan-for-beginners
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2026-08-06:
Audio Bible listening guide
(product)
. Bible Chat published a practical guide for listening to the Bible and using audio listening options.
Source: Listening to the Bible: A Practical Guide.
https://thebiblechat.com/blog/listen-to-the-bible-audio-guide
Sri Mandir
Website: srimandir.com
Sri Mandir is a devotional app that lets users book online puja and chadhava, access darshan and devotional content, and use astrology and panchang services.
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Funding stage: Series C.
Founded: 2020.
Country: India.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits Religion / Digital Faith because it turns पूजा, darshan, and temple offerings into a digital product experience for devotees.
Funding rounds
-
Series C
announced 2025-07-01
: 1750000000 INR
; investors: Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital, Fundamentum, Elevation Capital, Peak XV Partners
; source: Business Standard
; https://www.business-standard.com/companies/start-ups/appsforbharat-raises-rs-175-crore-series-c-to-expand-devotion-platform-125063001067_1.html
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Series B
announced 2024-09-10
: 18000000 USD
; investors: Fundamentum, Susquehanna Asia VC, Elevation Capital, Peak XV Partners, Mirae Asset VC
; source: Business Standard
; https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/appsforbharat-raises-18-mn-in-series-b-funding-from-nilekani-s-fundamentum-124091000567_1.html
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Series A
announced 2021-09-01
: 10000000 USD
; investors: Elevation Capital, Sequoia Capital India, BEENEXT, Matrix Partners India
; source: YourStory
; https://yourstory.com/2022/06/sequoia-devotional-startup-appsforbharat-spiritual-needs-india
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
Posted SEO growth role
(hr)
. Sri Mandir posted a full time SEO and organic growth manager role in Bengaluru.
Source: Kula job board.
https://careers.kula.ai/appsforbharat/54162?jobs=true
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2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. AppsForBharat appears to be an active Bengaluru based team, but the supplied evidence does not support a reliable employee count.
Source: AppsForBharat careers page.
https://www.appsforbharat.com/en/careers?trk=public_post_comment-text
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2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Sri Mandir is a devotional app and web platform for Hindu users that supports online puja and chadhava, virtual darshan, devotional content, panchang, and Vedic astrology.
Source: Sri Mandir about page.
https://www.srimandir.com/aboutus/en
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2025-07-01:
Series C
(funding)
. Amount: INR 1.75B (₹175 crore). Investors: Susquehanna Asia Venture Capital, Fundamentum, Elevation Capital, Peak XV Partners
Source: Business Standard.
https://www.business-standard.com/companies/start-ups/appsforbharat-raises-rs-175-crore-series-c-to-expand-devotion-platform-125063001067_1.html
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2025-06-30:
Sri Mandir reaches 40M downloads, 3.5M MAU and $12M run rate
(milestone)
. Sri Mandir reported more than 40 million downloads and around 3.5 million monthly active users. In the prior 12 months, 1.2 million devotees had performed online prayers or offerings through the platform, and the company said it had surpassed a $12 million revenue run rate at the start of 2025.
Source: TechCrunch.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/30/sri-mandir-keeps-investors-hooked-as-digital-devotion-grows
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2024-09-10:
Series B
(funding)
. AppsForBharat, the parent company of Sri Mandir, raised $18 million in Series B funding led by Fundamentum, with participation from Susquehanna Asia VC, Elevation Capital, Peak XV Partners, and Mirae Asset VC.
Source: Business Standard.
https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/appsforbharat-raises-18-mn-in-series-b-funding-from-nilekani-s-fundamentum-124091000567_1.html
Muslim Pro
Website: muslimpro.com
Muslim Pro is a digital faith app for Muslims that provides prayer times, Quran access, Qibla direction, halal and mosque tools, and newer content and giving features.
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Funding stage: Acquired.
Founded: 2009.
Country: Singapore.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits digital faith because it brings core religious practice into a mobile experience, centered on prayer, Quran, and other Islamic daily use tools.
Funding rounds
-
Series A
announced 2023-12-07
: 20000000 USD
; investors: CMIA Capital Partners, Gobi Partners, Bintang Capital Partners
; source: Gobi Partners
; https://www.gobi.vc/news/bitsmedia-raises-us-20-million-in-series-a-funding-led-by-cmia-gobi-partners-and-bintang-capital-partners
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
Download base crossed 190 million
(gtm)
. Muslim Pro says it has more than 190 million downloads worldwide.
Source: Muslim Pro About Us.
https://www.muslimpro.com/about-us
-
2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Muslim Pro shows ongoing hiring interest across engineering, product, content, and marketing, but the supplied sources do not provide a reliable current employee count. The recruiting posture appears active rather than limited.
Source: Careers at Muslim Pro and Qalbox.
https://career.muslimpro.com
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2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Muslim Pro is a mobile faith app for Muslims. It provides prayer times, adhan reminders, Qibla direction, Quran reading and learning, mosque and halal tools, AI guidance, streaming content, and giving features.
Source: Muslim Pro About Us.
https://www.muslimpro.com/about-us
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2026-08-30:
Careers site highlights hiring
(hr)
. Muslim Pro's careers page says the company is always looking for talent and lists roles across engineering, product, content, and marketing.
Source: Careers at Muslim Pro and Qalbox.
https://career.muslimpro.com
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2026-03-01:
Giving by Muslim Pro launched
(product)
. Muslim Pro introduced its structured giving initiative with partner based fulfilment and impact products.
Source: Muslim Pro.
https://www.muslimpro.com/giving-by-muslim-pro
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2026-02-02:
Journal feature introduced
(product)
. Muslim Pro added Journal as a Ramadan focused tool for tracking prayers, fasts, sadaqah, mood, and progress.
Source: Muslim Pro support.
https://support.muslimpro.com/hc/en-us/articles/43195887126681-Journal
Glorify
Website: glorify.global
Glorify is a Christian devotional app and smart ring company that helps people pray, read scripture, and capture faith reflections in digital form.
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Funding stage: Series B.
Founded: 2020.
Country: England.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits digital faith because its products move prayer, devotionals, Bible study, and spiritual journaling into an app and connected ring experience.
Funding rounds
-
Series B
announced 2022-03-08
: 40000000 USD
; investors: SoftBank Latin America Fund
; source: Glorify
; https://www.glorify.global/pt/app/blog/glorify-app-lidera-o-avanco-da-fe-na-tecnologia-e-fecha-outra-serie-de-arrecadacao-de-fundos-bem-sucedida
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Series A
announced 2021-12-02
: 40000000 USD
; investors: Andreessen Horowitz, SoftBank Latin America Fund, K5 Global, Kris Jenner, Corey Gamble, Michael Ovitz, Michael Bublé, Jason Derulo, founders of Candy Crush
; source: PR Newswire
; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glorify-announces-40m-in-series-a-funding-from-a16z-softbank-latin-america-fund-kris-jenner-michael-buble-michael-ovitz-jason-derulo-and-more-301435773.html
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Glorify is publicly inviting applicants to join the team, but the available evidence does not show which roles are open. The recruiting signal is active, though the scale is unclear.
Source: Glorify App Careers.
https://www.glorify.global/app/careers
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2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Glorify offers a Christian devotional app and a companion Christian smart ring. The app includes daily devotionals, Bible study, prayer, worship, journaling, community features, and content in Spanish and Portuguese, while the ring captures sermons, prayers, and passing thoughts, transcribes them into a faith journal, and supports reminder and reflection features.
Source: Glorify App.
https://www.glorify.global/app/about
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2026-05-20:
Glorify reaches 25M users
(milestone)
. Glorify said its Christian devotional app had reached more than 25 million users by the time it merged with Confidein in May 2026.
Source: Glorify.
https://www.glorify.global/our-story
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2025-10-28:
Glorify joins Global Bible Month
(gtm)
. Glorify joined YouVersion, Hallow, and other Christian organizations in a shared Bible engagement campaign.
Source: PR Newswire.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/faith-apps-unite-invite-millions-into-historic-moment-for-the-bible-302596230.html
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2022-03-08:
Series B
(funding)
. Amount: USD 40M. Investors: SoftBank Latin America Fund
Source: Glorify.
https://www.glorify.global/pt/app/blog/glorify-app-lidera-o-avanco-da-fe-na-tecnologia-e-fecha-outra-serie-de-arrecadacao-de-fundos-bem-sucedida
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2021-12-02:
Series A
(funding)
. Amount: USD 40M. Investors: Andreessen Horowitz, SoftBank Latin America Fund, K5 Global, Kris Jenner, Corey Gamble, Michael Ovitz, Michael Bublé, Jason Derulo, founders of Candy Crush
Source: PR Newswire.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glorify-announces-40m-in-series-a-funding-from-a16z-softbank-latin-america-fund-kris-jenner-michael-buble-michael-ovitz-jason-derulo-and-more-301435773.html
Pray.com
Website: pray.com
Pray.com is a faith and prayer app that delivers daily devotionals, Bible audio, and other Christian content for personal use and community engagement.
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Funding stage: Series B.
Founded: 2016.
Country: United States.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits digital faith because it brings prayer, devotionals, and Bible content into a mobile and web experience.
Funding rounds
-
Series B
announced 2020-03-11
; investors: Science, VMG Partners
; source: Crunchbase
; https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pray
-
Series A
announced 2018-03-14
: 14000000 USD
; investors: TPG Growth, Science Inc., Greylock Partners
; source: TPG
; https://www.tpg.com/news-and-insights/praycom-social-network-connecting-communities-through-faith-raises-14m-in-series-a-funding
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Seed
announced 2017-06-29
: 2000000 USD
; investors: Science Inc., Greylock, Spark Capital
; source: PR Newswire
; https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/praycom-a-platform-connecting-faith-leaders-with-their-communities-has-been-selected-to-participate-in-the-laudato-si-start-up-fellowship-advised-by-his-eminence-cardinal-turkson-300481765.html
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Pray.com appears to be actively hiring, with a public opening for a Manager of Data Analytics and a broader consumer product team behind the faith app.
Source: Careers.
https://www.pray.com/careers
-
2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Website and mobile app for faith based audio content, daily prayer, Bible reading, prayer community features, and giving tools, with premium subscription content for some offerings.
Source: pray.com.
https://www.pray.com
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2026-08-25:
Manager of Data Analytics opening
(hr)
. Pray.com posted a full time Manager of Data Analytics role in Westlake Village and said the position would supervise two employees.
Source: Manager of Data Analytics — Careers at Pray.com.
https://www.pray.com/careers/manager-of-data-analytics
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2025-07-18:
Pray.com reaches 19M downloads and 3B listening minutes
(milestone)
. Pray.com co-founder Matthew Potter said the platform had reached 19 million app downloads and more than 3 billion listening minutes. He also reported 168 million content shares and around 200 million podcast downloads over the prior 18 months.
Source: Pray.com.
https://www.pray.com/articles/leading-organizations-that-matter-is-faith-in-fashion
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2024-02-20:
Pray.com launches Sting Ray Robb partnership
(gtm)
. Pray.com announced a 2024 partnership with INDYCAR driver Sting Ray Robb and used the tie up to reach motorsports fans.
Source: PRAY.COM Editorial Team.
https://www.pray.com/articles/pray-enters-world-of-indycar
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2022-09-29:
Pray.com joins iHeartPodcast Network
(gtm)
. Pray.com said its audio content would be distributed through the iHeartPodcast Network and that the first show would be Bible in a Year with Jack Graham.
Source: PRAY.COM Editorial Team.
https://www.pray.com/articles/pray-joins-the-iheartpodcast-network
VAMA
Website: vama.app
VAMA is a digital faith app that lets devotees book online pujas, chadhava, darshan, and astrology services.
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Founded: 2020.
Country: India.
Employees: 51-200.
Landscape fit: It fits the religion and digital faith category because it brings ritual, temple, and astrology services into an app-based experience for users.
Funding rounds
-
venture round
announced 2025-09-30
: 220000000 INR
; investors: Wavemaker Partners, 500 Global, Sadev Ventures, Venture Catalysts, Silverneedle Ventures, angel investors
; source: Economic Times
; https://m.economictimes.com/tech/technology/devotional-platform-vama-nets-rs-22-crore-in-funding-round/amp_articleshow/124216882.cms
-
seed round top up
announced 2022-12-13
: 500000 USD
; investors: Lisa Gokongwei Cheng, The Fund, 7Square Ventures, Supermorpheus, Harit Nagpal
; source: Entrepreneur India
; https://india.entrepreneur.com/news-and-trends/vama-raises-500000-in-top-up-seed-round/441006
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
VAMA expands into a spiritual store
(product)
. VAMA's store surface now offers themed spiritual collections alongside its core ritual services.
Source: VAMA store collections.
https://store.vama.app/collections
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2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. VAMA looks like a 51 to 200 person company with active hiring visible in public posts.
Source: LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/selectastro
-
2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. VAMA offers online puja, chadhava, darshan, astrology, a spiritual commerce store, and VAMA TV content for devotees.
Source: VAMA home page.
https://vama.app
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2026-07-01:
VAMA joins PHDCCI tourism conclave
(gtm)
. VAMA said it joined as Temple Growth Partner for PHDCCI's Global Spiritual Tourism Conclave.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/selectastro_vama-app-has-joined-hands-as-the-temple-growth-partner-for-phdccis-upcoming-global-spiritual-tourism-conclave-activity-748?
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2026-06-01:
VAMA TV creator competition
(product)
. VAMA launched a creator competition for VAMA TV and said it was looking for AI creators to build an original content engine.
Source: LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/selectastro_vama-tv-ai-creator-competition-activity-7437367262103146497-uy6g
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2025-09-30:
VAMA reaches 600K MAU as FY25 revenue doubles to ₹20 crore
(milestone)
. VAMA reported about 600,000 monthly active users and said FY25 revenue had doubled to ₹20 crore from the previous financial year.
Source: The Economic Times.
https://m.economictimes.com/tech/technology/devotional-platform-vama-nets-rs-22-crore-in-funding-round/amp_articleshow/124216882.cms
Quranly
Website: quranly.app
Quranly is a habit building Quran app that helps users read more regularly with goals, streaks, reminders, progress tracking, and social challenges. ([quranly.app](https://www.quranly.app/))
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Founded: 2020.
Country: United Kingdom.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits Religion / Digital Faith because the product brings Quran reading and daily religious practice into a digital habit building experience. ([quranly.app](https://www.quranly.app/))
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Quranly appears to operate with a very small team, likely under 10 people, and there is no clear public hiring signal in the supplied evidence.
Source: Endole.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/quranlyapp
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2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Habit building Quran app for daily reading and spiritual consistency. It includes goals, streaks, reminders, progress tracking, challenges, translations, recitation support, memorization help, hasanat tracking, and multiple language support.
Source: Quranly home.
https://www.quranly.app
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2026-08-24:
Google Play passes 1 million downloads
(gtm)
. The Google Play listing shows more than 1 million downloads, which signals broad consumer adoption for the app.
Source: Google Play.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en-US&id=com.quranly.app
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2026-08-24:
Google Play listing updated
(product)
. The Google Play listing was updated and still describes Quranly as a habit building Quran app with streaks, reminders, challenges, and progress tracking.
Source: Google Play.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en-US&id=com.quranly.app
Pillars
Website: thepillarsapp.com
Pillars is a Muslim prayer app that gives users prayer times, Qibla direction, and related faith tools in a privacy focused, ad free experience.
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Founded: 2021.
Country: United Kingdom.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits digital faith because it brings prayer timing, Qibla guidance, and other religious practice into a mobile app.
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Pillars appears to operate with a very small team and no clear public hiring signal. The available evidence points to a founder led company with only a handful of employees.
Source: LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepillarsapp
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2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Pillars is a Muslim prayer app with prayer times, Qibla direction, notifications, widgets, bug reporting and feature request support, premium subscriptions, and paid wallpapers. The app is presented as privacy focused and ad free, with on device handling for prayer time and Qibla calculation.
Source: Pillars official website.
https://www.thepillarsapp.com
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2026-02-27:
LaunchGood partners with Pillars
(gtm)
. LaunchGood announced a Ramadan partnership with Pillars and promoted a 20 percent lifetime discount tied to the collaboration.
Source: LaunchGood x Pillars partnership post.
https://blog.launchgood.com/posts/launchgood-x-pillars-building-with-ihsan-this-ramadan
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2026-01-01:
Pillars reports small team size
(hr)
. LinkedIn shows Pillars as a small company with 2 to 10 employees.
Source: LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/thepillarsapp
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2026-01-01:
Pillars adds wallpapers
(product)
. Pillars began selling paid wallpapers on its site as a new digital product surface.
Source: Pillars wallpaper purchase page.
https://www.thepillarsapp.com/wallpapers/fk3489jr8rj349r3
Magisterium AI
Website: magisterium.com
Magisterium AI is a Catholic focused AI answer engine and research tool that gives users sourced answers from Church teaching and related religious documents. ([magisterium.com](https://www.magisterium.com/blog/church-s-mission-age-ai?utm_source=openai))
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Funding stage: Seed.
Founded: 2015.
Country: United States.
Employees: 11 to 50.
Landscape fit: It fits digital faith because the product brings Catholic belief, doctrine, and religious practice into a digital assistant and research experience. ([magisterium.com](https://www.magisterium.com/blog/church-s-mission-age-ai?utm_source=openai))
Funding rounds
-
pre_seed_and_seed_total
announced 2026-05-29
: 3000000 USD
; investors: Undisclosed investors
; source: Forbes
; https://www.forbes.com/sites/sofiachierchio/2026/05/29/this-startup-is-building-chatgpt-for-catholics
Company timeline
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2026-09-01:
Mobile app available
(product)
. The App Store listing shows Magisterium AI available on iPhone and iPad with subscriptions and broad language support.
Source: Magisterium AI app on the App Store.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/magisterium-ai/id6739097522
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2026-09-01:
Diocesan dashboard launches
(product)
. Magisterium published a diocesan product page with dashboard, pastoral insights, and member access controls.
Source: Catholic Intelligence for Dioceses.
https://www.magisterium.com/catholic-intelligence/diocese
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2026-09-01:
ChatGPT connector appears
(product)
. Magisterium published a product page for connecting its answer engine to ChatGPT.
Source: Connect Magisterium AI to ChatGPT.
https://www.magisterium.com/connect/chatgpt
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2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Magisterium AI appears to have a small team and no clear public hiring burst in the evidence set.
Source: Magisterium AI on LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/magisteriumai
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2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Catholic answer engine and research platform with cited answers from Church teaching and related documents, available through web, mobile, API, and external assistant connectors.
Source: Connect Magisterium AI to ChatGPT.
https://www.magisterium.com/connect/chatgpt
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2026-08-01:
Claude connector ships
(product)
. Magisterium published instructions for connecting its service directly to Claude through MCP.
Source: How to Use Magisterium AI in Claude.
https://www.magisterium.com/blog/how-use-magisterium-ai-in-claude
Ansari
Website: ansari.chat
Ansari is an AI assistant for Islamic faith, designed to help Muslims practice Islam and help non Muslims understand it with citations from religious sources. ([docs.ansari.chat](https://docs.ansari.chat/?utm_source=openai))
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Founded: 2023.
Country: United States.
Employees: unknown.
Landscape fit: It fits digital faith because it brings religious guidance and practice into a chat based AI experience focused on Islam. ([docs.ansari.chat](https://docs.ansari.chat/?utm_source=openai))
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Public evidence shows a founder led open source project with a few named contributors and no clear active hiring signal.
Source: FAQ.
https://docs.ansari.chat/faq
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2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Ansari is an open source AI assistant for Islamic knowledge and practice. It answers questions with citations and is built around Qur'an, Hadith, tafsir, and fiqh sources.
Source: Ansari Documentation.
https://docs.ansari.chat
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2026-06-30:
Ansari handles 140K+ conversations across 25+ languages
(milestone)
. The Ansari team reported that its retrieval-grounded Islamic AI assistant had handled more than 140,000 real conversations across more than 25 languages since June 2023.
Source: arXiv.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.20390
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2026-06-26:
Ansari reports weekly usage
(gtm)
. An independent Islamic organization page says Ansari is serving thousands weekly.
Source: AMJA Online.
https://www.amjaonline.org/ai-for-imams-and-community-workers
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2026-04-17:
Ansari expands benchmark driven release
(product)
. The app store and Play listing say Ansari was updated with smarter answers, faster responses, and a top result on Islamic MMLU.
Source: Google Play.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en_US&id=chat.ansari.app
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2026-04-17:
Ansari crosses 1,000 downloads on Google Play
(gtm)
. Google Play shows more than 1,000 downloads for the Ansari app.
Source: Google Play.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en_US&id=chat.ansari.app
Gloo
Website: gloo.com
Gloo is a technology platform for the faith and flourishing ecosystem that provides digital tools, AI, and related services for churches and mission driven organizations. ([gloo.com](https://gloo.com/?utm_source=openai))
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Funding stage: Public.
Founded: 2013.
Country: United States.
Employees: hundreds.
Landscape fit: It fits digital faith because its core products are built for churches, ministries, and the broader faith ecosystem, including AI, communications, and church operations tools. ([gloo.com](https://gloo.com/?utm_source=openai))
Funding rounds
-
public offering
announced 2026-07-14
: 22750000 USD
; source: Gloo
; https://gloo.com/press/releases/gloo-holdings-closes-public-offering
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strategic growth investment
announced 2024-07-31
: 110000000 USD
; investors: 100% mission-aligned investors
; source: Gloo
; https://gloo.com/press/releases/gloo-secures-110-million-strategic-growth-investment
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Gloo appears to have hundreds of employees and an active recruiting posture. The company is hiring through its careers page and emphasizes remote friendly and flexible roles.
Source: Gloo careers page.
https://gloo.com/about/careers
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2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Gloo offers a technology platform for the faith and flourishing ecosystem. Its current scope includes values aligned AI, developer tools, ministry tools, and technology services for churches, ministries, nonprofits, and other mission driven organizations.
Source: Gloo homepage.
https://gloo.com
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2026-08-11:
Gloo acquires remaining stake in Midwestern
(acquisition)
. Gloo completed its acquisition of the remaining ownership stake in Midwestern, bringing the software and applied AI company under full Gloo ownership.
Source: Gloo.
https://gloo.com/press/releases/gloo-completes-acquisition-of-midwestern-strengthening-applied-ai-and-forward-deployed-engineering-talent-for-faith-and-mission-driven-nonprofits
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2026-08-05:
Gloo agrees to acquire Cedarstone
(acquisition)
. Gloo announced a definitive agreement to acquire Cedarstone, a financial and business outsourcing firm serving nonprofits.
Source: Gloo.
https://gloo.com/press/releases/gloo-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-financial-and-business-outsourcing-firm-cedarstone
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2026-08-05:
Gloo agrees to acquire Cedarstone
(gtm)
. Gloo announced a deal to add outsourced accounting, donor operations, and fractional CFO services to its platform.
Source: Gloo.
https://gloo.com/press/releases/gloo-announces-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-financial-and-business-outsourcing-firm-cedarstone
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2026-07-14:
Public offering
(funding)
. Amount: USD 22.75M
Source: Gloo.
https://gloo.com/press/releases/gloo-holdings-closes-public-offering
GitaGPT
Website: gitagpt.org
GitaGPT is an AI chatbot that gives spiritual guidance and answers based on the Bhagavad Gita.
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Funding stage: Bootstrapped.
Founded: 2023.
Country: India.
Employees: 1-10.
Landscape fit: It fits digital faith because it brings religious teaching into an interactive chatbot experience and frames the product as guidance based on the Bhagavad Gita.
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. GitaGPT is a Bhagavad Gita based AI chatbot for spiritual guidance and personal questions. The official site says it is free to use, supports multiple languages, and lets users stay anonymous if they do not want to share contact details.
Source: Gita GPT: Inspired by Bhagavad Gita.
https://gitagpt.org
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2023-05-01:
Privacy policy published
(product)
. GitaGPT published a privacy policy that explains how it collects questions, answers, and usage data to improve the service.
Source: GitaGPT privacy policy.
https://gitagpt.org/privacy-policy
Fanar
Website: fanar.qa
Fanar is Qatar’s Arabic generative AI platform, and it includes an Islamic query model for culturally aware religious assistance.
Category: Religion / Digital Faith.
Founded: 2024.
Country: Qatar.
Employees: 11-50.
Landscape fit: It fits digital faith because it includes Fanar-Sadiq, an Islamic model for answering religious queries, and the site says it is designed to understand Arabic culture and Islamic values.
Company timeline
-
2026-09-01:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Fanar appears to be a small QCRI based team with active hiring across research and engineering. Public signals suggest a compact organization building Arabic AI rather than a broad independent headcount.
Source: Fanar LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai.fanar
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2026-09-01:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Fanar is an Arabic generative AI platform with chat, API access, and selected models on Hugging Face. It supports Arabic text and speech, image and video understanding and generation, translation, and grounded Islamic answers.
Source: Fanar home page.
https://fanar.qa/en
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2026-08-01:
QCRI expands hiring around Fanar
(hr)
. QCRI posted active openings across scientist and engineering tracks tied to Fanar development.
Source: QCRI hiring post mentioning Fanar.
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/qatar-computing-research-institute_join-qcri-hbku-activity-7474434615508910080-5yAb
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2026-08-01:
Fanar employee count
(hr)
. Fanar's LinkedIn profile shows a small company size of 11 to 50 employees.
Source: Fanar LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai.fanar
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2026-08-01:
Fanar app listing
(gtm)
. Fanar appeared on Google Play as a public mobile app with Arabic assistant features.
Source: Fanar app listing on Google Play.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en&id=com.fanarmobile
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2026-07-01:
Fanar-Sadiq surpasses 1.9M accesses in under a year
(milestone)
. Researchers behind Fanar-Sadiq reported that the Islamic question-answering system, a core component of the Fanar platform, had received more than 1.9 million accesses in less than one year.
Source: ACL Anthology.
https://aclanthology.org/2026.acl-industry.109
Paranormal
Paranormal products give people a way to explore things they cannot explain. The appeal is not necessarily certainty that supernatural forces exist. It is the possibility that something might be there, and software can make that possibility feel more tangible.
Randonautica
Website: randonautica.app
Randonautica is a mobile app that sends users to random locations and frames the experience around intention, consciousness, and paranormal style exploration.
Category: Paranormal.
Funding stage: Bootstrapped.
Founded: 2020.
Country: United States.
Employees: 6 named contributors.
Landscape fit: It fits the paranormal category because the product explicitly leans on beliefs about mind matter interaction, intention, quantum randomness, and the idea that users can uncover meaningful or uncanny experiences through the app.
Company timeline
-
2026-09-02:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Randonautica appears to be a small team centered on founders and a few named contributors. There is no clear public signal of active hiring from the sources provided.
Source: Team | RANDONAUTICA.
https://www.randonautica.app/team
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2026-09-02:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Randonautica is a mobile app for guided random exploration. It generates random coordinates and supports intention based trips, community sharing, and paid Pro features.
Source: Randonautica home page.
https://www.randonautica.app
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2022-10-15:
Temporal entropy source
(product)
. Randonautica said it began using the Temporal library as a secondary entropy source for random location generation.
Source: Articles & dispatches.
https://link.randonautica.app/articles
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2022-10-14:
Quantum entropy source added
(product)
. Randonautica said it had added its own quantum random number generator as a new entropy source for location generation.
Source: Articles & dispatches.
https://link.randonautica.app/articles
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2022-05-24:
Flower Power update
(product)
. Randonautica added a new Flower Power extension and told users to update the app to the latest release to use it.
Source: Articles & dispatches.
https://link.randonautica.app/articles
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2020-07-31:
Randonautica reaches 10.8M users within five months of launch
(milestone)
. The New York Times reported that Randonautica had reached about 10.8 million users by the end of July 2020, roughly five months after its February launch.
Source: The New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/31/style/randonautica-app.html
GhostTube Pty Ltd
Website: ghosttube.com
GhostTube makes mobile apps and related web services for paranormal investigation, including tools like EVP recording, a word dictionary, and sensor based detectors for enthusiasts and content creators. ([ghosttube.com](https://ghosttube.com/policies/terms-of-service))
Category: Paranormal.
Funding stage: Bootstrapped.
Founded: 2021.
Country: Australia.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits the paranormal category because its products are built around ghost hunting, EVP recording, and sensor based tools intended for paranormal investigations. ([ghosttube.com](https://ghosttube.com/policies/terms-of-service))
Company timeline
-
2026-09-02:
GhostTube Original is described as the flagship app
(product)
. GhostTube's 2026 product documentation describes GhostTube Original as its flagship experimental paranormal app and explains its sensor based word generation, EVP support, and low light video features.
Source: How GhostTube Original works.
https://ghosttube.com/blogs/ghosttube/ghosttube-original
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2026-09-02:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. GhostTube appears to be a small software company with a compact team and no clear public hiring surge.
Source: GhostTube Pty Ltd LinkedIn page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ghosttube
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2026-09-02:
Product snapshot
(product)
. GhostTube offers a family of mobile apps and related web services for paranormal investigation. The apps use device sensors and recording tools for EVP, magnetic field detection, SLS style body detection, word generation, low light video, and a community database for sharing evidence and haunted locations.
Source: GhostTube Official Website.
https://ghosttube.com
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2026-04-16:
GhostTube SEER crosses 1M Android installs
(milestone)
. AppBrain records GhostTube SEER reaching the 1 million-install threshold on Google Play on April 16, 2026. SEER is GhostTube's AI-powered paranormal investigation product.
Source: AppBrain.
https://www.appbrain.com/dev/GhostTube/
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2026-03-26:
GhostTube Paranormal Videos crosses 5M Android installs
(milestone)
. AppBrain records GhostTube Paranormal Videos reaching the 5 million-install threshold on Google Play on March 26, 2026.
Source: AppBrain.
https://www.appbrain.com/dev/GhostTube/
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2025-09-18:
SLS adds EVP integration
(product)
. GhostTube updated its SLS app in September 2025 to add integration with the GhostTube EVP app and accessibility improvements.
Source: GhostTube SLS Camera app listing.
https://apps.apple.com/am/app/ghosttube-sls-camera/id1519650688
Weasel Development
Website: weaseldev.com
Weasel Development is an independent mobile app studio that makes paranormal investigation apps and related tools for consumers.
Category: Paranormal.
Funding stage: Bootstrapped.
Country: United States.
Employees: 1-10.
Landscape fit: It fits the paranormal category because its core products are built around ghost hunting, spirit boxes, EVP style sessions, and other supernatural investigation claims.
Company timeline
-
2026-09-02:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Weasel Development looks like a very small founder led studio with no clear public hiring signal. The public identity centers on Zee Weasel, and the supplied evidence does not show active openings.
Source: Weasel Development homepage.
https://weaseldev.com
-
2026-09-02:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Weasel Development is an independent mobile app studio focused on paranormal investigation tools for consumers. Its apps center on spirit box, ghost detector, EVP, camera, and sensor based experiences, with freemium monetization through ads and in app purchases.
Source: Weasel Development homepage.
https://weaseldev.com
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2026-07-30:
Ghost Camera shows broad consumer adoption
(gtm)
. The Google Play listing shows Ghost Camera with 1M+ downloads and ads plus in app purchases.
Source: Ghost Camera: SLS Detector on Google Play.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en_CA&id=com.weaseldev.ghostcamera
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2026-07-30:
Ghost Camera adds SLS entity detection
(product)
. Ghost Camera shows a 3.0 update with SLS entity detection, live camera overlays, and new camera view modes.
Source: Ghost Camera: SLS Detector on Google Play.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en_CA&id=com.weaseldev.ghostcamera
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2026-07-12:
Ghost Voice Box shows broad consumer adoption
(gtm)
. The Google Play listing shows Ghost Voice Box with 1M+ downloads and ads plus in app purchases.
Source: Ghost Voice Box: EVP Detector on Google Play.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en_US&id=com.weaseldev.ghostvoicebox
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2026-07-12:
Ghost Voice Box fixes Pro restore
(product)
. Ghost Voice Box shows an update dated 2026-07-12 that says Pro restore was fixed.
Source: Ghost Voice Box: EVP Detector on Google Play.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en_US&id=com.weaseldev.ghostvoicebox
Spotted: Ghosts
Website: spottedghosts.com
Spotted: Ghosts builds paranormal investigation apps and devices for ghost hunting enthusiasts.
Category: Paranormal.
Funding stage: Bootstrapped.
Founded: 2013.
Country: United Kingdom.
Employees: 1-10.
Landscape fit: It fits the paranormal category because its products are built around spirit communication, ghost hunting, and other supernatural claims. The site describes apps and devices such as spirit boxes, EVP recorders, SLS cameras, and ghost radar tools.
Company timeline
-
2026-09-02:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Spotted: Ghosts looks like a very small founder led company with no clear public hiring signal.
Source: Companies in the UK mirror.
https://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/spotted-ghosts-1
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2026-09-02:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Spotted: Ghosts sells paranormal investigation apps, devices, and accessories for enthusiasts and investigators. Its current site also presents a connected device system, an in house AI content system, and newer tools for video based and mapped paranormal investigation.
Source: Spotted: Ghosts homepage.
https://spottedghosts.com
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2025-08-08:
EdgeTigator appears in the product line
(product)
. Spotted: Ghosts shows EdgeTigator as an active paranormal tracking product.
Source: Spotted: Ghosts blog archive.
https://spottedghosts.com/blog/page/22
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2025-01-01:
ParaLink Mesh becomes the control layer
(product)
. Spotted: Ghosts described ParaLink Mesh as a connected system that unites its devices into one app controlled ecosystem.
Source: Spotted: Ghosts blog.
https://spottedghosts.com/from-ghost-radars-to-spectracers-the-evolution-of-my-paranormal-mapping-tech
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2025-01-01:
SpecTracer is introduced
(product)
. Spotted: Ghosts said the SpecTracer ghost radar was born in 2025 as a newer mapping and detection device.
Source: Spotted: Ghosts blog.
https://spottedghosts.com/from-ghost-radars-to-spectracers-the-evolution-of-my-paranormal-mapping-tech
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2025-01-01:
Aldous launches
(product)
. Spotted: Ghosts launched Aldous as a video based spirit box.
Source: Spotted: Ghosts official product page.
https://spottedghosts.com/aldous
Dream Interpretation
Dream interpretation starts from experiences that feel personal but have no clear meaning on their own. These products help users build a story around what they dreamed. AI makes that experience more personal because the interpretation can now take the user's own context into account.
DreamApp
Website: dreamapp.io
DreamApp is a mobile app that interprets dreams and turns them into personal insights about mental health, emotions, and life meaning.
Category: Dream Interpretation.
Funding stage: Pre Seed.
Founded: 2020.
Country: United Kingdom.
Employees: small team.
Landscape fit: It fits this category because it assigns meaning and possible predictions to dreams and markets that interpretation as a product for users.
Funding rounds
-
angel
announced 2023-07-01
; investors: Dima Shvets
; source: CB Insights company profile
; https://www.cbinsights.com/company/dreamapp/financials
Company timeline
-
2026-09-02:
DreamApp reaches 1.6M+ downloads, 3.9M dreams analyzed and 170K+ coaching sessions
(milestone)
. DreamApp's current company page reports more than 1.6 million downloads, 3.9 million dreams analyzed, and over 170,000 one-to-one coaching sessions completed through the product.
Source: DreamApp.
https://dreamapp.io/company
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2026-09-02:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. DreamApp appears to have a small team and is hiring selectively. The only clear public opening visible is for a therapist role.
Source: Career | DreamApp.
https://dreamapp.io/career
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2026-09-02:
Product snapshot
(product)
. DreamApp is a dream interpretation mobile app for personal insight and mental wellness. It offers AI dream analysis, a dream dictionary and theme library, dream journaling, and 1 to 1 therapist sessions.
Source: DreamApp homepage.
https://dreamapp.io
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2024-02-23:
DreamApp reaches 100K+ monthly active users and 3M dreams collected
(milestone)
. DreamApp reported more than 100,000 monthly active users and a dataset of more than 3 million collected dreams.
Source: DreamApp.
https://dreamapp.io/science/the-current-study-anxiety-and-your-dreams
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2023-07-01:
Undisclosed angel
(funding)
. Amount undisclosed. Investors: Dima Shvets
Source: CB Insights company profile.
https://www.cbinsights.com/company/dreamapp/financials
Oniri
Website: oniri.io
Oniri is a dream journal app that helps people record dreams, get AI based interpretations, and explore lucid dreaming tools.
Category: Dream Interpretation.
Founded: 2022.
Country: Switzerland.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits dream interpretation because the product explicitly assigns meaning to dreams and offers personalized dream readings and interpretations.
Funding rounds
-
entrepreneurial_project_award
announced 2020-01-01
: 100000 CHF
; investors: EPFL Startup Launchpad, Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering
; source: EPFL news release
; https://actu.epfl.ch/news/epfl-and-the-wyss-center-award-two-new-entrepreneu
Company timeline
-
2026-09-02:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Oniri appears to be a small Lausanne based consumer app company led by its founder Jean-Baptiste Beau.
Source: Oniri LinkedIn company page.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/oniriapp
-
2026-09-02:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Oniri is a dream journal app with AI dream interpretation and lucid dreaming tools.
Source: Oniri homepage.
https://www.oniri.io
-
2024-01-01:
Oniri adds LLM analysis
(product)
. A 2024 research publication says LLMs were implemented in Oniri and used over thousands of analyses.
Source: International Journal of Dream Research supplement.
https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/IJoDR/issue/download/7081/1231
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2023-04-30:
Oniri records its 1 millionth dream
(milestone)
. Oniri announced that users had recorded one million dreams in the app by April 30, 2023.
Source: Oniri.
https://www.oniri.io/post/a-million-dreams-and-beyond
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2022-09-01:
Oniri keeps the Capture rename
(product)
. The company says the app was renamed from Capture to Oniri in 2022.
Source: Oniri blog.
https://www.oniri.io/blog
-
2020-01-01:
Entrepreneurial project award
(funding)
. Amount: CHF 100K. Investors: EPFL Startup Launchpad, Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering
Source: EPFL news release.
https://actu.epfl.ch/news/epfl-and-the-wyss-center-award-two-new-entrepreneu
Wakefully
Website: wakefully.io
Wakefully is an AI dream analysis platform that interprets dreams and journaling entries to surface patterns, moods, and subconscious themes.
Category: Dream Interpretation.
Funding stage: Pre Seed.
Founded: 2020.
Country: United States.
Employees: 2-10 employees.
Landscape fit: It fits dream interpretation because the product assigns meaning and personal insight to dreams, and positions those readings as useful for self reflection and prediction of patterns.
Funding rounds
-
unattributed vc
announced 2021-06-01
; investors: ALIAVIA Ventures
; source: CB Insights
; https://www.cbinsights.com/company/wakefully/financials
Company timeline
-
2026-09-02:
Wakefully reaches 20K+ users and builds an 80K+ dream corpus
(milestone)
. Wakefully's current product materials report more than 20,000 users, over 80,000 annotated dreams, and more than 5 million structured datapoints in its dream-analysis corpus.
Source: Wakefully.
https://wakefully.io/individuals
-
2026-09-02:
HR snapshot
(hr)
. Wakefully is a small New York team led by founder and CEO Sansan Fibri. Public sources suggest a 2 to 10 person company with no clear broad hiring signal in the supplied evidence.
Source: LinkedIn company profile.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/wakefully
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2026-09-02:
Product snapshot
(product)
. Wakefully provides AI powered dream analysis, journaling, and subconscious intelligence tools for individuals and wellness operators. It supports voice or text dream logging, emotional and symbolic pattern reading, guided reflections, and operator dashboards for cohort level transformation reads.
Source: Wakefully official website.
https://wakefully.io
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2025-03-25:
Wakefully gains startup challenge visibility
(gtm)
. Sansan Fibri represented Wakefully in the ISG Startup Challenge in New York.
Source: ISG Xperience Summit agenda.
https://xperience.isg-one.com/home/agenda
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2023-06-09:
Wakefully launches on iOS
(product)
. Wakefully launched its consumer AI Dream Decoder app on Apple's App Store on June 9, 2023.
Source: Apple App Store.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wakefully-ai-dream-decoder/id1668816585
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2021-06-01:
Undisclosed unattributed vc
(funding)
. Amount undisclosed. Investors: ALIAVIA Ventures
Source: CB Insights.
https://www.cbinsights.com/company/wakefully/financials
