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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
$549.9M
Avg Funding
$22.0M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Social

Venice
San Francisco
Devon
Basking Ridge
London
Limassol

Recently Funded Companies

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Venice, United States

Almost Friday is a media platform, production company, and lifestyle brand.

$6.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

an AI-based global recruitment ecosystem to remove human-recruiter work and deliver 10X faster hiring and 80% reduced hiring costs.

$5.0M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Devon, United States

ProFound organizes a professional network of disability-inclusive leaders.

$471K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Basking Ridge, United States

Couple.ai is an online dating platform that combines live interactivity with AI-driven matchmaking.

$2.8M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

PoiLabs is the inclusive indoor positioning platform for smart buildings. Provides "blue dot" positioning, navigation and anayltics.

$100K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Limassol, Cyprus

Platform for with an original content about fashion, style, clothes etc. by creators.

$400K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Buzzbike is launching a tech-driven cycle scheme for London, creating a new sponsorship platform for brands.

$330K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Slate develops a content creation and asset management platform for sports leagues, networks, and brands.

$5.5M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Amo is a social networking platform.

$17.6M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Berlin, Germany

Find roommates who share your vibe

$320K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Washington, United States

Urvin is a shareholder relationship management platform, that helps companies discover and engage with individual shareholders.

$2.5M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Newport, United Kingdom

We provide behaviour-driven recommendations across multiple onsite E-commerce platforms, from automated chat to click-through overlays.

$722K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

Powering Organizations to Build Trust

$1.5M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Richmond, United States

Indivior is a specialty pharmaceuticals business.

$450.0M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Opine is an social media application that allows users to chat with an AI influencer to recommends contents.

$500K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Sustainable finance for Employers and their employees

$450K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Zürich, Switzerland

Technology-as-a-Service (TaaS) platform for agricultural resilience, enabling clean and cost-effective on-farm biochar production.

$1.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Jose, United States

Metadata eliminates manual and repetitive work for b2b marketers so they can focus on strategy and creativity.

$40.0M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bucharest, Romania

Financializing attention. Currently raising funds.

$650K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Frisco, United States

Star Shoutout is an online fan engagement platform delivering personalized video messages from influencers and celebrities to fans.

$550K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Social media for sustainability offering inspiration for responsible lifestyle

$1.4M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tulsa, United States

Eden Village of Tulsa is a non-profit organization that provides affordable and necessary housing solutions.

$1.3M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Compliance-as-a-Service; MinervaAI is a regtech platform using deep learning platform & automation to complete AML tasks in seconds.

$9.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Atlanta, United States

The Labz is a no-code web platform designed to help businesses easily create their own dynamic live and on-demand online experiences.

$1.2M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Longmont, United States

Archethought's platform supports human communication in new ways, helping the vulnerable while reducing costs for governments and society.

$583K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Showing 826 to 850 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
$22.0M
Total Funding Tracked
$549.9M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.San Francisco
3 companies$6.0M
2.London
2 companies$430K
3.Venice
1 companies$6.0M
4.Devon
1 companies$471K
5.Basking Ridge
1 companies$2.8M

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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