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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
$40.0M
Avg Funding
$1.6M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Social

Boston
Mill Valley
London
Austin
Amsterdam
Dublin

Recently Funded Companies

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Boston, United States

LuvHut is a social meetup platform that connects local people to local hot spots based on shared availability and interests.

$330K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Mill Valley, United States

True is a software development company that offers mobile, web apps and social apps designed for private group conversations.

$3.2M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Skitbit International is a full-service creative marketing agency that specializes in brand commercial material.

$1.0M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Hop is a community platform that helps neighbors communicate with each other.

$3.1M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Revmo is an enterprise platform that enables professionals to find other professionals in their network.

$1.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Youseum is an offline social media experience provider.

$3.4M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Money Pot provides peer-to-peer microfinance services with short-term saving and lending instruments.

$250K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dublin, Ireland

FoodCloud is a social enterprise that connects businesses with surplus food to local charities and community groups in Ireland.

$77K raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Newcastle, United Kingdom

A specialist 2D animation studio creating high quality content across a variety of platforms

$179K raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Mateo, United States

Acquire.com (formerly MicroAcquire) is the world's largest startup acquisition marketplace that helps startups find buyers and get acquired.

$5.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Hollister, United States

The Pure Collective is an online retailer network that helps find and buy motorcycle parts and gears.

$1.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Fluum is for those who are done with cold outreach and want warm intros at scale.

$250K raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vancouver, Canada

Circle Innovation is a non-profit facilitator of technology solutions and innovation.

$1.7M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Plots is a social media company that offers an app for event discovery.

$2.5M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

PR Table builds relationships that start with individual interactions and focus on personal connections to create opportunities.

$2.4M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

West Hollywood, United States

Gamelancer is the largest and fastest growing gaming network with over 36 million subscribers and 1.8 billion monthly video views.

$30K raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santiago, Chile

Remote Waters designs and manufactures water treatment plants for communities and new ultrafiltration filters for water reuse

$90K raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cleveland, United States

DigitalC is a non-profit focused on improving digital literacy and providing residents with affordable, high-speed Internet.

$2.8M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Atlanta, United States

MOWGLI is an Atlanta-based entertainment technology company developing a range of online games.

Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

The great pet adoption platform

$558K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

MessageParty is a mobile blogging service for creating and consuming content from mobile browsers, iPhone apps, and the web.

$1.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santiago, Chile

Colektia is a digital platform that helps financial institutions create new digital collections models, based on artificial intelligence.

$9.0M raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Kane, United States

PA Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship is to integrate conservation and economic development in a way that strengthens communities.

$387K raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

The world's first and only mobile app and desktop streaming platform to Go Live across multiple social networks simultaneously.

Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Crandall, United States

Modular AI-powered intelligence solutions for corporate networking—helping businesses navigate and optimize connections at global events.

$800K raised
Dec 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
$1.6M
Total Funding Tracked
$40.0M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.London
5 companies$2.5M
2.Santiago
2 companies$9.1M
3.Boston
1 companies$330K
4.Mill Valley
1 companies$3.2M
5.Austin
1 companies$3.1M

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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