HAGS

What HAGS does

HAGS is a privately held, for-profit company founded in 2020 and headquartered in New York. According to the firmographic data, HAGS operated as a platform for high school students built on top of Snapchat, positioning the product within a major existing consumer social channel rather than as a standalone application. The company was co-founded by Suraya Shivji (who also serves as CEO), Jameel Shivji, and James Dale. The company raised a single $1.0 million seed round in September 2020, led by Google Ventures with participation from Basement Fund and BoxGroup.

The full scope of HAGS's product functionality, monetization mechanics, and customer base is not disclosed in the available input. There are no pricing details, no installed app links, no named customers, no marketing or distribution channel data, and no information on certifications, partnerships, or acquisitions. The company's primary web domain, hags.app, is no longer active and currently displays a Namecheap parking page, indicating the domain registration has expired. No current operating status, ownership structure, or recent corporate activity is available in the source data. As a result, the company's current operational state, revenue model, and product-level technology stack cannot be verified from the input.

Name

HAGS

Website

https://hags.app

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HAGS is a private, New York-based company founded in 2020 that built a platform for high school students on top of Snapchat. Co-founded by Suraya Shivji (CEO), Jameel Shivji, and James Dale, it raised a $1M seed round led by Google Ventures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Networking Software

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

akta.pro primary industry

Gaming Social Networks & Community Platforms (profiles, guilds, forums, discovery) (MPAFAIAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gaming Community, Chat & LFG Platforms (BPAMAKAK)

Keywords

• High school social network
• Snapchat youth platform
• Student social app
• Teen social networking
• Social media platform

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Core offering

HAGS operates a social platform built on top of Snapchat that is aimed at high school students, enabling peer connection, networking, and content sharing within a youth-focused experience. The product is distributed through Snapchat's existing user ecosystem rather than as an independent consumer app.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HAGS A social networking platform built on top of Snapchat that serves U.S. high school students, enabling peer connection and youth-focused social interaction.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Market position

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hagsapp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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