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Social Media Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the social media sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 751 recently funded social media companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
751
Total Funding
$223.3M
Avg Funding
$8.9M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Social Media

Mountain View
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Paris
Brussel
Jacksonville

Recently Funded Companies

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Mountain View, United States

Upland is an immersive layer one gaming platform for Web3 with a mission to build the world's largest digital open economy.

$7.0M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Gamifying the connection between creators, brands & fans | Android & iOS

$50K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Las Vegas, United States

5AM Global is a marketing and business management firm that offers online marketing, advertising, and business development services.

$525K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

BeReal. is a social media app where users share unfiltered photos at random times to capture authentic moments in their daily lives.

$60.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brussel, Belgium

Scandalook is a fashion app that offers to scan the barcodes of apparel in stores.

$350K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Jacksonville, United States

PeerLyfe is a social networking platform for active adult communities.

$531K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Zürich, Switzerland

Ethnic Dating App - Meet people who make you feel at home

$4.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Arena is a cutting-edge SocialFi platform that is revolutionizing the way content producers interact, network, and make money off.

$2.0M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Newport Beach, United States

Peer develops AI experiences in a three-dimensional (3D) environment.

$16.0M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

Nativeads.ai uses generative AI to create and test digital ad creatives for advertisers and publishers.

$500K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Milwaukee, United States

Socialeads is a platform that analyzes social media content for context, life events, and personality dimensions.

Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Dovetale helps e-commerce stores recruit, manage, & grow their sales with communities of people who love their products.

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hamburg, Germany

Swan Beauty is a beauty-only platform that provides personalized videos through a smart mirror and app to beautify human features.

$1.4M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Billo is the first creator marketing platform for turning UGC into a growth channel

$2.3M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sacramento, United States

GRIN is a marketing software that enables direct-to-consumer brands to collaborate and manage their relationships with influencers.

$110.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Kippo is an avatar based world designed for meeting new people

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Wildr is the world's first toxicity free social platform that empowers every creator to monetize in an instant.

$1.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Social media and digital marketing agency

$750K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Denver, United States

Unpack'd Technologies is a developer of intelligent dating apps designed to create lasting relationships.

Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

Social media without harm. Reinventing social media through safety by design.

Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

BeAmbassador is a SaaS platform that makes it easy to turn a company's employees into brand ambassadors on social networks.

$162K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Housmart is a real estate media company that offers sales empowerment tools.

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Athens, Greece

Nup is an avatar-based app where students can live stream, chat, and connect with like-minded people, from different campuses.

$275K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Vidsy is the creative technology engine powering mobile video ad creation for brands.

$16.3M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

obimy is the world’s first sensenger.

$100K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

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About the Social Media Startup Ecosystem

The social media sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Social Media

Social Media companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The social media sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Social Media Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 751 social media companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$8.9M
Total Funding Tracked
$223.3M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social Media

1.Los Angeles
2 companies$50K
2.New York
2 companies$2.0M
3.San Francisco
2 companies$3.3M
4.London
2 companies$17.1M
5.Mountain View
1 companies$7.0M

Related Industries

Companies in the social media sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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