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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
$110.7M
Avg Funding
$4.4M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Social

Tel Aviv
Stockholm
Helsinki
Fairfield
Tampa
San Francisco

Recently Funded Companies

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Social Media Management AI Company

$7.2M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Fishbrain is a mobile app, commerce platform, and social network for people who love fishing.

Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Social curation platform and discovery tool for podcasts, videos, articles.

$150K raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

Noice is an early-stage startup building an innovative social platform in one of the fastest-growing areas of the games industry.

$21.0M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Fairfield, United States

Expert-led AI consulting teams for growth stage companies and innovation labs

$1.1M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tampa, United States

Crossed provides and offers geolocation to connect individuals who have recently crossed paths.

$5.4M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Beacons offers a platform for content creators to monetize their audience through different tools and services.

$23.0M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Brickbro is a P2P marketplace matching anyone looking to buy, sell and rent commercial properties.

$5.0M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Antonio, United States

DGTLsuite is a B2B SaaS platform where marketing, customer care, and digital come together come together to create happy customers!

$1.2M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Landng is a SaaS MarTech company that drives sales of travel products through influencer marketing.

$275K raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Social Media Platform

$150K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Washington Depot, United States

Slooh is an astronomy platform that aims to connect humanity through communal exploration of the universe.

$5.0M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Istanbul, Turkey

Gamester is a mobile social-network for gamers offers Video games on consoles or PC.

$850K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Las Vegas, United States

Social media focusing on discussing the news.

$5.0M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Burlington, United States

CashorTrade is the world's only social network where real fans buy, sell, and trade tickets at face value and avoid scalping.

$1.6M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Purposely.ai is B2B SaaS that helps advertisers automate the analysis and production of ad creatives using artificial intelligence.

$220K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Clutch connects creators with businesses for digital marketing opportunities.

$120K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

Phaver is the gateway to Web3 social and largest multi-protocol decentralized social app on Lens and Farcaster. It's native token is $SOCIAL

$7.0M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Lex is a mobile application that offers a text-based social application platform.

$5.6M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Mobile App that links social media posts to order and pay!

$260K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lisbon, Portugal

AlphaGuilty Your go-to Web3 quest platform for amplifying crypto project engagement. Boost brand visibility and reward community actions.

$300K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

SteerFox helps e-commerce retailers create, automate, and optimize their online ad campaigns.

$3.2M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Canvs AI is the fastest, easiest way to transform open-ended text into business insights.

$15.0M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

An everyday app for web3 social.

$2.1M raised
Sep 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

Social Piper is a provider of an AI-powered social media management platform.

$62K raised
Sep 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 1,703 social companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$4.4M
Total Funding Tracked
$110.7M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.New York
3 companies$20.8M
2.Stockholm
2 companies$150K
3.Helsinki
2 companies$28.0M
4.San Francisco
2 companies$25.1M
5.Houston
2 companies$380K

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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