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Social Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the social sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,767 recently funded social companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,767
Total Funding
$495.4M
Avg Funding
$19.8M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Social

Pensacola
Nashville
Los Angeles
Key Biscayne
Chicago
Panama City Beach

Recently Funded Companies

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Pensacola, United States

FanFare Music is a mobile application that provides entertainment services.

$410K raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Nashville, United States

PangoBooks is the marketplace for book lovers

$1.8M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Clips sharing platform for gamers

$1.0M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Key Biscayne, United States

Social ecom marketplace engaging fashion superfans in co-creation, gamified pre-sales and crowdfunding

$315K raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

P33 is a nonprofit organization for talent, education, capital, finance, business, community, culture, government and infrastructures.

$3.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Panama City Beach, United States

Lifetime.Social - A Platform Designed to Increase Offline, Real-World, Brick-and-Mortar Socializing

$1.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Marketing Automation SAAS for sustainable business

$100K raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Enthusiast Gaming is a platform that reaches three hundred million video gamers monthly through its portfolio of communities.

$1.5M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Norwalk, United States

Tsū is a social media platform that shares ad revenue as well as provides tools that inspire content creation.

$350.0M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

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

30,000+ verified contacts

Baltimore, United States

Baltimore Corps is a nonprofit fostering social innovation

$2.2M raised
Jul 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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

30,000+ 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

30,000+ 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

30,000+ verified contacts

Dublin, Ireland

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

$1.9M raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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

30,000+ verified contacts

Newark, United States

AI-Driven Influencer Marketing Platform

$20K raised
Jul 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

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

$1.4M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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

30,000+ verified contacts

Helsinki, Finland

StyleDoubler is a leading influencer marketing technology company.

$1.6M raised
Jul 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Whetstone, United Kingdom

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

$102.5M raised
Jul 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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

30,000+ 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

30,000+ 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

30,000+ 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 1,767 social companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$19.8M
Total Funding Tracked
$495.4M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.Chicago
2 companies$4.5M
2.New York
2 companies$8.8M
3.London
2 companies$12.7M
4.Pensacola
1 companies$410K
5.Nashville
1 companies$1.8M

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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