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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
$176.8M
Avg Funding
$7.1M
Global Reach
7
countries

Top Cities for Social

London
Stockholm
San Francisco
Santa Monica
Üskúdar
New York

Recently Funded Companies

Export
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Newport Beach, United States

Kwillt is a digital content company that offers a virtual aggregator platform designed for storing images.

$674K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Recommendations you trust, from communities you love

$1.5M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Date Better Guys Endorsed by Other Women.

Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Fan Engagement & Monetization platform

$981K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Haiper is building perceptual foundation models for video/3D content creation

$13.8M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Turntable.fm brings the social value of music to the digital music experience by letting people experience and discover music together.

$7.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Little Worker is SaaS-enabled marketplace between homeowner wishing to renovate their home and local contractors.

$10.8M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tel Aviv, Israel

daily dev is a professional network for developers to learn, collaborate, and grow together.

$11.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lokeren, Belgium

Digital neighbourhood network and knowledge center for inclusion and citizen participation

$1.1M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

West Hollywood, United States

OP3N is a first-of-its-kind super app that integrates all aspects of NFTs from creation to minting to community building.

$28.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Boulogne-billancourt, France

Roundtable is a social media network for high-end private equity transactions.

$3.2M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Grenoble, France

Invest in decarbonation through our Green DeFi Launchpad

$1.2M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Showing 1151 to 1175 of 1,703 companies

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
$7.1M
Total Funding Tracked
$176.8M
Countries Represented
7

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.London
4 companies$16.4M
2.New York
4 companies$17.7M
3.Paris
2 companies$50.8M
4.Stockholm
1 companies$1.2M
5.San Francisco
1 companies$8.1M

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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