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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
$141.1M
Avg Funding
$5.6M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Social

San Francisco
Kirkland
Nantes
Copenhagen
Singapore
Wilmington

Recently Funded Companies

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San Francisco, United States

Civitai is a community platform dedicated to fine-tuning open-source AI models like Stable Diffusion.

$5.1M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kirkland, United States

CHEQ is a social payments platform that provides POS services, mobile orders, and peer to peer payments.

Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Nantes, France

GensDeConfiance is a secure classified posts board for trustworthy people (recommended by at least three other members of the community).

$2.1M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Copenhagen, Denmark

Doubble is a social technology company that is building the future experiences we create with our close friends

$1.1M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

WeGoWhere is a social app that lets people build and manage their relationships, in person.

$1.2M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Shader is a real-time camera app that instantly customizes look with AI effects.

$580K raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

Tabler is a social app that enables users to join & host tables, yacht parties and private parties with users nearby.

$50K raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

BandLab is a cloud platform where musicians and fans create music, collaborate and engage with each other across the globe.

$25.0M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

For Music People. We are a community rewarding you for loyalty to music you love.

$7.0M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Human Intelligence Network for private investments.

$300K raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

spectra.theater enables live theater-makers to imagine and build new community-based theatrical projects, plays and productions

$500K raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Epsom, United Kingdom

Platform Economy, Creator Economy, Content Creation, Blockchain

$600K raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Simple, green & instant digital payments that reward your customers.

$150K raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

A hot new way to invite people to parties and real-life gatherings

$1.2M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Gamma is an open marketplace for Bitcoin NFTs to explore and trade.

$8.1M raised
May 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Üskúdar, Turkey

digital storytelling and webcomic platform, enabling creators to monetize their work and readers to access vast fictional content

$222K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Community is an app that solves communication and engagement problems.

$25.0M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

AI powered news aggregator & social networking

$500K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Woodland Hills, United States

Mansa develops a streaming platform featuring the black culture.

$8.0M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Sylva is an online platform that operates and nurtures niche online communities to help them grow and build relationships.

$5.7M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

Influencer agency paying creators monthly

$160K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

Marketplace + SaaS - First and only alias based hotel booking platform and Shelter PMS for government and social services organizations.

$3.6M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

SageSpot is an online platform where people can host book clubs.

$4.5M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Brut is a global media company that creates short-form video content.

$40.0M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Rivet is a multiplayer platform that manages game servers, matchmaking, and DDoS mitigation.

$500K 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
$5.6M
Total Funding Tracked
$141.1M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.New York
4 companies$11.2M
2.San Francisco
3 companies$13.8M
3.Singapore
2 companies$26.2M
4.Wilmington
2 companies$210K
5.Kirkland
1 companiesUndisclosed

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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