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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
$152.5M
Avg Funding
$6.1M
Global Reach
13
countries

Top Cities for Social

Iztapalapa
Hamburg
Santiago
London
Sacramento
San Francisco

Recently Funded Companies

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Iztapalapa, Mexico

Neta is an e-commerce platform that attempts to bridge the brick-and-mortar and online stores through social commerce services.

$4.5M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Hamburg, Germany

Swan Beauty is a beauty-only platform that provides personalized videos through a smart mirror and app to beautify human features.

$1.4M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Santiago, Chile

Build and match your tech “Dream Teams.”

$250K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

B2B Saas startup for the Igaming Industry

$4.5M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Sacramento, United States

GRIN is a marketing software that enables direct-to-consumer brands to collaborate and manage their relationships with influencers.

$110.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Billo is the first creator marketing platform for turning UGC into a growth channel

$2.3M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cincinnati, United States

Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio transform generations by promoting personal empowerment and economic self-sufficiency.

$50K raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Minneapolis, United States

Kaleidoscope designs, administers, and hosts branded scholarship and grant programs on a cloud-based marketplace.

Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Belgrade, Serbia

Outpost Chess connects chess lovers in a global platform to play, learn, and earn through AI and real-money matches.

$206K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Stereo is a social audio app helping users to connect with new people anytime and anywhere

$731K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Kippo is an avatar based world designed for meeting new people

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Wildr is the world's first toxicity free social platform that empowers every creator to monetize in an instant.

$1.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

Social media without harm. Reinventing social media through safety by design.

Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Social media and digital marketing agency

$750K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

BeAmbassador is a SaaS platform that makes it easy to turn a company's employees into brand ambassadors on social networks.

$162K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Denver, United States

Unpack'd Technologies is a developer of intelligent dating apps designed to create lasting relationships.

Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Athens, Greece

Nup is an avatar-based app where students can live stream, chat, and connect with like-minded people, from different campuses.

$275K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Housmart is a real estate media company that offers sales empowerment tools.

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Pembroke Pines, United States

We are launching our edtech SaaS platform to provide students with adaptive learning experiences, starting with our AI powered SAT course.

$250K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Florence, Italy

Connecting dog owners to find friends, playdates and pair their dogs. IOS and google play.

$250K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Noh is Brazil's neobank for modern couples, offering couples real time payments, Pix, Boletos and card in a multiplayer joint social wallet.

$3.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Making people, leaders and teams happier one step at a time.

$250K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bristol, United States

Hearty Roots is a nonprofit organization that offers kids and teenagers outdoor experiences and social-emotional programming.

$500K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Milano, Italy

The Hundred is a holding company that invests in entertainers.

$5.8M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Vidsy is the creative technology engine powering mobile video ad creation for brands.

$16.3M raised
Oct 2021

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
$6.1M
Total Funding Tracked
$152.5M
Countries Represented
13

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.London
3 companies$21.6M
2.San Francisco
2 companies$3.3M
3.Los Angeles
2 companies$731K
4.Iztapalapa
1 companies$4.5M
5.Hamburg
1 companies$1.4M

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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