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Social Startups

Updated August 2026

Companies in the social sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,691 recently funded social companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,691
Total Funding
$716.1M
Avg Funding
$28.6M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Social

Dallas
London
Vaughan
San Francisco
New York
Naples

Recently Funded Companies

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Dallas, United States

BreachQuest is reimagining incident response with the goal of minimizing downtime and driving down breach cost.

May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Echobox is a content automation platform that helps businesses automate and optimize their content.

$6.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

OnlyFans provides a social media platform where creators share and monetize content and develop connections with fans.

$535.0M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vaughan, Canada

BrandPilot AI helps you eliminate wasted spend, maximize ROI with AI-driven solutions tailored for enterprise and B2B brands.

$549K raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Intercept Music is a marketing and advertising company that specializes in music distribution, music marketing, and social media marketing.

$50.0M raised
May 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Vetr is an investment research platform that provides simplified crowdsourced ratings and delivers personalized insights.

$21.0M raised
May 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Naples, United States

Better Together is a nonprofit that assists struggling parents in finding employment, keeping their children out of foster care.

$25K raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Five to Nine manages & evaluates virtual event programming so you can focus on building the employee experience.

May 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Chroma is the future sound of entertainment.

$5.4M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Altos, United States

Astrocade develops an AI-powered social gaming platform that enables users to create, share, and play interactive games.

$56.0M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Alset AI Ventures is an investment issuer that focuses on AI cloud computing infrastructure and invests in early-stage startups.

$436K raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Village is nonprofit building compassionate community by providing nutritious meals and essential support.

$9.5M raised
May 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Washington, United States

Climate Cardinals is an international youth-led non-profit organisation.

May 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Aphetor is a brand, community and media company targeted at the next generation of sports fan.

May 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

StoryBrain is an AI-powered visual content optimization platform that optimizes images for websites and apps.

$500K raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

givestar is building the future of giving

$2.7M raised
May 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Embrosa specializes in delivering marketing content from the brand's HQ to local retailers across the globe.

$498K raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Greensboro, United States

Shift_ed operates as a non-profit organization committed to boldly accelerating student potential.

$8.0M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Paladin creates an easy way for lawyers to find cases they’re passionate about and to capture impact data for the benefit of all.

$8.0M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Stakes is a social wagering platform for NFTs that transforms sports betting into a more social activity

$5.3M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Belgrade, Serbia

Hunch empowers global e-commerce companies to dominate social commerce with performance driven creatives.

$4.3M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Powell, United States

SureImpact connects the social ecosystem with a user-friendly case management platform.

$500K raised
May 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Empay is a value-added payment service, that offers customers to contribute to social impact with no hassle while spending.

May 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Social Capital Platform

$1.6M raised
May 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

LovOn is an AI-powered mental health platform

$850K raised
May 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Social Startup Ecosystem

The social 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

Social 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 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 Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,691 social companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$28.6M
Total Funding Tracked
$716.1M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.London
4 companies$543.7M
2.New York
3 companies$34.3M
3.Los Angeles
2 companies$11.1M
4.Dallas
1 companiesUndisclosed
5.Vaughan
1 companies$549K

Related Industries

Companies in the social 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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