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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
$280.8M
Avg Funding
$11.2M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Social

New York
Stockholm
London
Miami
Wilmington
Waterloo

Recently Funded Companies

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New York, United States

Hank is a digital platform connecting adults 55+ with people and activities in their community.

$7.0M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Stockholm, Sweden

Empowering People Worldwide

$2.5M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Conte.ai is a proprietary social media AI autopilot that creates and publishes content on social networks.

Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

The world's largest social media app for kids. A positive, empowering community where users create videos, enter challenges, and win prizes.

$17.0M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

Creci is a note investing and lending platform supporting social impact entrepreneurs.

$250K raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Waterloo, Canada

A decentralized social networking platform

$920K raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cambridge, United States

FeMMA is a technology platform that connects women through workouts and social events inspired by Mixed Martial Arts.

$1.1M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Westminster, United States

Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory offers local communities practical technology and entrepreneurship education opportunities.

Jun 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

JohnWallStreet provides newsletter services covering sports industry trends and insights.

$1.0M raised
Jun 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Madrid, Spain

Personalized video at scale for email marketing and retargeting

Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

The Daily Aus news is a digital news channel.

$1.2M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Edmonton, Canada

Canadian Imperial Advantage (CIA) delivers entrepreneurial training, business support, Newcomer programs and services.

$1.8M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

elyndra uses AI platform to optimize social care processes, improve decision-making, and ensure better outcomes for those in care.

$1.5M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Foodsmart provides a digital nutrition platform that uses personalized dietary recommendations to improve health outcomes.

$200.0M raised
Jun 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

2wai.ai is a platform that enables users to create and interact with highly realistic AI-powered avatars, called "HoloAvatars".

$5.0M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Wilmington, United States

Social Media app that turns scrolling of 5B people into income

$15.3M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Winnipeg, Canada

The Black Manitobans Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit organization dedicated to advocacy and utilizing immigrant power.

$1.1M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Setagaya, Japan

KAUCHE is a discovery-based e-commerce model where friends and family can “discover” and purchase daily sale items together.

$6.9M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Edmonton, Canada

Samdesk turns unstructured social media into actionable insight and awareness.

$1.3M raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Fashly is an e-commerce brand that sells wholesale and retail clothing, beauty and accessories.

$300K raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

ChangeUp helps brands integrate donations into the customer experience in ways that are simple and impactful.

$4.0M raised
Jun 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

GivingTuesday is a virtual reality Giving Tower

$4.0M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Canaan, United States

Canaan Naturally Connected gives people the power to improve the social and economic climate and influence the community's future.

$449K raised
Jun 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

St. Petersburg, United States

Spontivly is a data analytics platform that transforms marketing data chaos into clear, actionable insights.

$3.5M raised
Jun 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Prague, Czech Republic

Grid.online is a shared transportation network for parcel delivery.

$4.6M raised
Jun 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Showing 451 to 475 of 1,767 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 1,767 social companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$11.2M
Total Funding Tracked
$280.8M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.New York
3 companies$12.0M
2.London
2 companies$1.5M
3.Wilmington
2 companies$15.6M
4.Edmonton
2 companies$3.1M
5.Los Angeles
2 companies$9.1M

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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