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Fizz

Fizz is an anonymous, school-verified social app for college students that creates private campus communities and is now expanding to location-based communities for non-students.

fizz.social · New York

CALL NO.CS·FIZZ·26
StageVenture (Round not Specified)January 2024[14]
Raised$42Mdisclosed rounds[14]
Headcount24as of May 2026[14]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2020[7][12][2]
Money

Raised $42M across disclosed rounds.[14]

Venture (Round not Specified) closed January 2024.[14]

Round size, post-money valuation, and the full investor list are not publicly disclosed.

Signals
Apr 6 2026newsFizz Surges In Saudi Arabia As Anonymous App Expands Beyond College Roots[15]
Apr 4 2026launchFizz Expands Globally with Successful Launch in Saudi Arabia - Startup Ecosystem Canada[16]
Apr 3 2026newsThe anonymous social app that thinks it can work in Saudi Arabia | TechCrunch[5]
Jan 28 2026newsHow Fizz Built Belonging Infrastructure - by Sara Wilson[17]
Comps

Yik Yak · yikyak.com · Same buyer (college students), same workflow (anonymous posting with upvote/downvote karma in campus-radius communities), named as a direct competitor in Fizz's enrichment profile; Fizz is frequently described in press as a Yik Yak successor.[12][3]

Sidechat · sidechat.live · Identical product category: anonymous, school-email-verified campus social feed with upvote mechanics targeting the same college-student buyer on the same campuses; named alongside Fizz in campus social market coverage.[3][5]

GroupMe · groupme.com · Same buyer (college students) and same campus community communication workflow; named as a competitor in Fizz's enrichment profile; competes for the same student attention and group-coordination budget.[12]

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Fizz

CALL NO.CS·FIZZ·26

Fizz is an anonymous, school-verified social app for college students that creates private campus communities and is now expanding to location-based communities for non-students.

fizz.social · New York

StageVenture (Round not Specified)
Raised$42M
Headcount24
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2020
CompsYik Yak +2