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SocialCam funding, valuation and investors

Mobile social video capture and sharing app.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Angel

Amount not disclosed · 2012

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

Not publicly disclosed

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

acquired

acquired · San Francisco, California

Investors in latest funding

Other: Andreessen Horowitz

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

SocialCam was a mobile app for capturing, editing, and sharing videos to social networks — among the early smartphone video apps before Vine and TikTok. The Y Combinator W12 company gained rapid traction in 2012. Andreessen Horowitz participated in angel funding. Autodesk acquired SocialCam in July 2012 for approximately $60M, integrating video capabilities into its consumer creative tools.

Why SocialCam is interesting

Y Combinator mobile video hit — Autodesk acquired for ~$60M within months of a16z angel backing.

Product & use cases

SocialCam let users record mobile video, apply filters, and share to Facebook and Twitter — lightweight social video before vertical short-form dominated.

  • Mobile video capture and sharing
  • Social network video posts
  • Quick edit and filter on smartphone footage

Key facts

  • Acquired by Autodesk (Jul 2012): ~$60M — TechCrunch
  • Y Combinator W12 company
  • a16z angel investor
  • Early mobile social video app

Funding history (newest first)

Angel

2012

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/24/autodesk-acquires-socialcam/

Acquisition

2012-07 ~$60M
  • Autodesk (lead)

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/24/autodesk-acquires-socialcam/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from SocialCam's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz

Competitive landscape

Edge: Early mobile video app with YC distribution and rapid user growth in 2012.

SocialCam's fast Autodesk exit captured value before Vine/TikTok defined short video. Classic acqui-hire-speed-run pattern for hot mobile consumer apps.

  • Vine direct

    Twitter-owned short video; launched shortly after SocialCam exit.

  • Instagram Video incumbent

    Instagram added video sharing in 2013.

  • Cinematic (competitor) direct

    Contemporary mobile video apps in 2012.

Notable stories

  • SocialCam went from YC demo to $60M Autodesk acquisition in roughly a year — peak mobile app velocity era.
  • Autodesk bought SocialCam for consumer video tech before deciding to wind down consumer products later.

Industries

Consumer Media & Entertainment

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FAQs about SocialCam

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

SocialCam was a mobile app for capturing, editing, and sharing videos to social networks in 2011-2012.
Autodesk acquired SocialCam in July 2012 for approximately $60 million.
Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) participated in angel funding per TechCrunch.
July 2012 — roughly a year after launch.
Yes — Y Combinator Winter 2012 batch.
SocialCam exited before Vine launched. Both targeted mobile short video; Vine defined the next wave.
No — absorbed into Autodesk; consumer app discontinued.
Michael Seibel and Ammon Bartram among founding team (Seibel later YC CEO).
To add mobile video capture to consumer creative tools portfolio.
We track a16z-backed consumer exits.
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