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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
$146.7M
Avg Funding
$5.9M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Social

Chicago
Linz
Limassol
Oxford
Washington
Burbank

Recently Funded Companies

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Chicago, United States

RiseKit connects un(der)employed job candidates to careers, training, and resources while providing analytics for employers and grantmakers.

$1.5M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Linz, Austria

teamecho is a cutting-edge employee engagement platform to constantly measure and improve workplace climate and employee happiness.

$1.5M raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Limassol, Cyprus

AI-powered social media listening and image recognition platform, trusted by 600+ major brands and agencies worldwide.

Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Oxford, United Kingdom

Tap Social Movement brews, bakes, and creates inclusive spaces to support prisoners and ex-prisoners through jobs and advocacy.

$857K raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Washington, United States

Direcon is a social audio analytics platform that helps brands to know their audience and level up their marketing campaigns.

$360K raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Burbank, United States

BrandLens: The B2B SaaS platform to Engage, Create and Tell branded stories through the community and customers!

Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Newark, United States

AI-Driven Influencer Marketing Platform

$20K raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Dublin, Ireland

Webio is a software company specializing in customer engagement solutions with conversational AI.

$1.9M raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Conduit connects operator-investors and founders building the next generation of startups around the world.

$8.5M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Kessel platform allows for the publication of texts, newsletters, and paid subscriptions.

$1.4M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

DIVE is a social app with dating applications for Gen Z connecting the users through gaming.

$250K raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

StyleDoubler is a leading influencer marketing technology company.

$1.6M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

iYell is an IT company that offers cloud-based mortgage platform, business housing, and financial support services.

$6.3M raised
Jul 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Whetstone, United Kingdom

Stonewater specialises in offering homes and properties to people who need them.

$102.5M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

elevate.io is a collaborative online video editing platform that operates entirely within a web browser, requiring no installation.

$2.7M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

natcap is a nature intelligence company that provides report and act on impacts and dependencies on nature.

$10.0M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Lexington, United States

Xooker is a mobile-commerce platform that helps local businesses Attract, Acquire, Engage and Reward their customers via mobile devices.

Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Sinsiarge is a marketing firm that specializes in wed design, application development, PR consulting, and social media advertising services.

$1.0M raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Ranked is creating an intelligence layer by connecting brands with consumers of color.

$500K raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

We.Rich operates as a User Generated Assets(UGA) platform.

$2.0M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Topeka, United States

Nowbase is a provider of a digital platform to let content creators bring all their content and followers across all sites.

$1.4M raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Swoovy’s SaaS corporate employee volunteer platform boosts corporate social responsibility, engagement, and volunteerism for nonprofits.

$100K raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Building the future of entertainment. We engineer high-growth tech solutions where storytelling meets innovation.

$700K raised
Jul 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Atlanta, United States

Goodie Nation is a social impact pre-accelerator.

$150K raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Answerable gigify's sales helping brands recruit, engage, and reward customers as brand advocates ensuring high sales and lower returns.

$1.4M raised
Jul 2022

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
$5.9M
Total Funding Tracked
$146.7M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.New York
3 companies$10.8M
2.Tokyo
2 companies$7.3M
3.London
2 companies$12.7M
4.Chicago
1 companies$1.5M
5.Linz
1 companies$1.5M

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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