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Social Startups

Updated October 2026

Companies in the social sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,703 recently funded social companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,703
Total Funding
$83.1M
Avg Funding
$3.3M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Social

Earth
Syracuse
Dallas
Woburn
Sydney
Frankfurt

Recently Funded Companies

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Earth, United States

SOAI is an AI social platform that utilizes advanced technology to create customized AI companions for billions of people worldwide.

$5.0M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Syracuse, United States

SEAT was founded by Ashoke Bose, a former IBM Senior Manager, in 2014. Driven by his passion for renewables and agriculture.

$100K raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dallas, United States

Sport Fishing Championship showcases the sport of offshore fishing.

$750K raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Woburn, United States

Verdox develops an electric carbon removal technology designed to eliminate emissions from aluminum production.

Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

Referall is a talent marketplace platform that connects referral networks with job opportunities and rewards successful candidate referrals.

$557K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Frankfurt, Germany

&Charge is the only European platform combining smart user engagement with value-added services around EV charging

$5.9M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Essen, Germany

BRYGHT seeks to tackle the core issues faced by today’s social networks.

Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

inploi is The Candidate Experience Platform powering hiring at scale.

$4.1M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

West Hollywood, United States

Chorus Music platform directly connects artists with their superfans.

$1.1M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Only1 is a social NFT platform that offers buying, selling, and displaying of non-fungible tokens.

$1.3M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

SuperPhone is an intelligent mobile messaging platform that helps enterprise retail brands acquire, and engage with mobile customers.

$320K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Atlanta, United States

Feature App is a social marketplace connecting entertainers with fans through virtual meet and greets, broadcasts, and interactions.

$250K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Venice, United States

Locket Labs is an app that allows users to share photos directly to the home screens of their family and friends.

$10.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Munich, Germany

The Digital Demand Aggregator acquires Content Websites and scales them by leveraging custom tech, growth playbooks & portfolio synergies.

$6.5M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Social commerce for brands and creators with one-click payments

$2.5M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Oslo, Norway

Lendwill is a modern-age P2P lending app that lets people build a globally verifiable credit history with the help of blockchain technology.

$320K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

The Cru provides a peer coaching service for women looking to accelerate their professional and personal growth.

$105K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Boulder, United States

Superluminal Systems is building CoreNexus™ - a 4D Social Operating System dedicated to gamifying regenerative impact at a global scale.

$658K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Hemblem is a unique approach in the influencer market.

$2.7M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Glewee combines influencer search and discovery, relationship management, campaign planning, and reporting to help brands.

$9.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Winterthur, Switzerland

noii is an online dating platform that offers video live dating and profile creation.

$1.3M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Where creators meet creators.

$550K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brentwood, United States

Sage Haven develops an AI-moderated messaging and calling app that enables safer communication between children and approved contacts.

$3.0M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United States

Nas Daily is a Facebook page of a 1 minute daily videos.

$27.0M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

KitchHike is an online service that connects cooks and hikers in kitchens all over the world.

Apr 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 1,703 social companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$3.3M
Total Funding Tracked
$83.1M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.London
2 companies$6.6M
2.New York
2 companies$424K
3.Los Angeles
2 companies$9.6M
4.Earth
1 companies$5.0M
5.Syracuse
1 companies$100K

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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