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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
$387.5M
Avg Funding
$15.5M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Social

Helsinki
Singapore
Chicago
Brooklyn
Menlo Park
Austin

Recently Funded Companies

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Helsinki, Finland

Real estate, social media

$588K raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Lucy is a mobile banking app for women.

Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

The world's first chain agnostic NFT marketplace and NFT ecosystem.

Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Norby is an audience relationship toolkit built for creators and brands.

$4.6M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Menlo Park, United States

PickMyBrain AI Library of People’s Knowledge

$2.1M raised
Apr 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

83Bar is a leader in connecting patients to providers that care and innovations that make a difference.

$4.6M raised
Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Dover, United States

AIM Technologies is a young, talented and ambitious artificial intelligence company

Apr 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cagliari, Italy

MarTech for you Business.

$1.1M raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Minneapolis, United States

Bump provides a platform that connects users to discover and interact with new contacts and communities online.

$750K raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Glasgow, United Kingdom

The recruitment CRM that puts data at the heart of your recruitment agency.

$4.9M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Atlanta, United States

HBCU Executive Leadership Institute supports the education and business goals of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

$600K raised
Apr 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

CrossSpace is the ideal place to acquire knowledge, establish connections, and create a meaningful impact in the realm of Web3.

Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Genies is an Avatar Technology Company creating an avatar experiences for their users.

$150.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Pittsburgh, United States

Social Media Support Service

$1.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Viral Nation is a creator marketing and social media company connecting brands with influencers and digital communities.

$197.9M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

LinkMe is a Miami-based social networking platform that allows you to connect and share all your profiles.

$1.6M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Kelowna, Canada

VFHG is a for-profit Canadian company, helping Veterans heal from trauma and PTSD through full-scope client care and medical cannabis.

$2.2M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Ender is a competition platform where kids can win cash prizes for building apps, games, websites, and other real-world projects.

$5.5M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Connect3 is a web3 and a next-gen decentralized social networking platform

$1.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Dallas, United States

Real-time engagement for global football (soccer) fans

$1.4M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Numu is a marketplace to optimize social media habits.

$650K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Fairfield, United States

RealGrader developed a new technology to measure, manage and maximize your online reputation and delivers unified branding and marketing.

Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

LOOKY is an AI social network that offers AI photo editing, content creation, audience growth, and creator monetization.

$3.7M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Boston, United States

An all-in-one knowledge curation platform that allows you to collect, organize, share, collaborate on aggregated links for various purposes.

$405K raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

Alyte is a social fitness app where people can workout virtually with friends.

$3.0M raised
Apr 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Showing 701 to 725 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
$15.5M
Total Funding Tracked
$387.5M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.Singapore
3 companies$650K
2.Austin
2 companies$10.1M
3.Los Angeles
2 companies$151.0M
4.Helsinki
1 companies$588K
5.Chicago
1 companiesUndisclosed

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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