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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
$1.2B
Avg Funding
$46.2M
Global Reach
6
countries

Top Cities for Social

Santa Clara
Helsinki
Chicago
Toronto
Memphis
Calgary

Recently Funded Companies

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Santa Clara, United States

StartupWind is the Innovation Network for University Entrepreneurship & Tech Transfer Initiatives

$293K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

All-in-one TikTok Analytics Tool

$475K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Context Analytics quantifies social media data and provides actionable market intelligence primarily to financial market investors.

$421K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

The Endometriosis Network Canada offers support groups and resources for those affected by endometriosis.

$712K raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Memphis, United States

Digital health and mobility platform improving patient access through AI-powered medical transportation.

Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

AGvisorPRO is an app connects people with questions to experts with answers.

$1.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Denver, United States

Community Economic Defense Project provides legal and financial assistance to prevent evictions and housing loss.

$250K raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Markham, Canada

YSpace engages the local community throughout the year with various workshops and events.

$477K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Washington, United States

Washington Housing Conservancy is a non-profit preserving housing affordability and promoting social cohesion in communities.

$1.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

kama.ai is the developer of the patented Designed Experiential Intelligence™ system, kama DEI.

$1.3M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Smart co-pilot helping gig workers around the world to earn more and drive safer.

$1.2M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Melbourne, Australia

FMN is an organization focused on empowering Generation Z youth through entrepreneurship, life skills, and employability programs.

$650K raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Pinterest is a visual bookmarking tool for saving and discovering creative ideas.

$1.0B raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Wyoming, United States

DaisySocial provides an artificial intelligence platform for generating social media captions, graphics, and content templates for users.

$3.9M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

TRU Colors is a large for-profit brewery with a tightly integrated social mission—stop street violence and unite communities across America.

$6.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

GM Labs is a company that creates and manages a crypto-native, decentralized, and user-owned social network.

$6.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Thatgamecompany develops artistically crafted, broadly accessible interactive video games.

Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Reston, United States

Pipio offers an AI platform that allows users to dub videos & create videos with photorealistic digital actors by simply typing in a script.

$2.3M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Visit.org helps companies discover & book thousands of carefully curated social impact team experiences.

$7.2M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Chief is a private membership network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders.

$100.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Metaforo is a Web3 native community platform that focuses on DAO and NFT community management with token integration.

$4.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Arena Audience Engagement Platform transforms digital properties into social media to collect 1st party data & unlock community led growth.

$14.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

platform that connect users with personalized dining recommendations while also rewarding the consumer for their foodie behavior

$645K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Weatherford, United States

Southwestern Intermediary Finance Team offers business development services for the creation of employment opportunities.

$3.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Warsaw, Poland

Tech To The Rescue Foundation matching Non-profits with Tech companies to solve the world's problems

$500K raised
Mar 2022

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
$46.2M
Total Funding Tracked
$1.2B
Countries Represented
6

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.Chicago
2 companies$1.1M
2.Toronto
2 companies$2.0M
3.San Francisco
2 companies$1.0B
4.New York
2 companies$107.2M
5.Santa Clara
1 companies$293K

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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