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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
$749.8M
Avg Funding
$30.0M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Social

San Francisco
Ferraz De Vasconcelos
Los Angeles
Kawasaki
Santiago
Miami

Recently Funded Companies

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San Francisco, United States

A crypto-native chat platform. Build a home for your community.

$1.5M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Ferraz De Vasconcelos, Brazil

Lojika is a company re-inventing how cars, people, traffic, and cargo move in urban environment.

Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Social Agent is an application that connects with the influencers and redefining content creation.

$2.0M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kawasaki, Japan

AiCAN provides system planning and development, data analysis, IT, and consulting services related to child welfare.

$1.3M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santiago, Chile

Poliglota is a language education startup with a social methodology, gathering teachers and students in coffee places across the world.

Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

Sports Education - Digital Media

$205K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Relationship OS | Experience-First Dating | SPARK turns matches into curated, bookable common-interest experiences

Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Third Space aims to help every student access great quality online tuition to help them succeed in, and love, their learning

$5.9M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Shapes is a platform that enables users to interact with artificial intelligence and other users within shared chat environments.

$8.0M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Montréal, Canada

Generates memes from the archive of group WhatsApp chats

$1.7M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Saas Automated influencer compliance

$251K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Building AI tools for brands of the future

$2.5M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Social Innovation Canada is an emerging pan-Canadian initiative to connect social innovation practitioners.

$400K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Landskrona, Sweden

TheHeroLoop is a socio-economic movement, simply addressing matching someone in need, with someone nearby to help.

$250K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

Building the truly open AI messaging platform

$5.0M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

Later is a social revenue platform that specializes in influencer marketing and social media management software and services.

$135.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Wemap is the Real-World Browser. Give a super-power to your audience with Wemap’s revolutionary AR-Ready technology.

Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bucharest, Romania

Bonapp.eco offers an app that allows retailers to sell goods nearing the expiration date to consumers.

$663K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Encino, United States

Hartbeat is a media company creating entertainment at the intersection of comedy and culture.

$100.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Meet Marco, the better way to bring your people together. We create extraordinary experiences.

Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Vaunt is an influencer-based streaming video service and app.

$5.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Stock is a marketplace where brands and 3PLs list excess inventory for donation to nonprofits, reducing waste and supporting causes.

$1.5M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Bumble is a social networking platform focused on making romance, friendship, and business connections.

$475.0M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Oceanside, United States

Fire Pit Collective is committed to storytelling and authentic content distributed across various platforms and outlets all over the world.

$150K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Oakland, United States

Youth Organize California is for young people who have been directly harmed by marginalization and oppression to advance into positions.

$3.5M raised
Apr 2023

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
$30.0M
Total Funding Tracked
$749.8M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.San Francisco
3 companies$9.5M
2.London
2 companies$8.4M
3.Ferraz De Vasconcelos
1 companiesUndisclosed
4.Los Angeles
1 companies$2.0M
5.Kawasaki
1 companies$1.3M

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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