Bublup

Bublup is software for building and running private online communities and staff intranets. One secure, visual workspace holds members, files, conversations, links and public web pages, so a group need not combine several separate tools. Its users are largely nonprofits, patient advocacy and health organisations, research bodies, colleges and business teams.

What Bublup offers

• Community spaces — private areas with forums, member roles and access controls.
• Shared folders — storage for documents, photos and links in one place.
• Rolls — a no-code way to turn stored content into web pages that stay up to date.
• Intranet workspace — a central area where teams organise knowledge and work together.
• AI tools — help with curating, summarising and moderating content, plus a healthcare module for understanding clinical trials.
• Community maps and feeds — maps that grow as members join, and RSS feed automation.

Who it works with

Nonprofits, patient advocacy and healthcare groups, research organisations, colleges and businesses. Spelman College, the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation are among the named users.

Key facts

• Based in: Washington DC metro area, with an office in New York
• Founded: 2014, in Arlington, Virginia
• Compliance: HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II
• Milestones: Left beta in 2016; Teams product with Google Drive integration launched in 2021