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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
$100.1M
Avg Funding
$4.0M
Global Reach
6
countries

Top Cities for Social

Los Angeles
San Francisco
Mission Viejo
New York
Versailles
Castle Rock

Recently Funded Companies

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Los Angeles, United States

FourFront is a media startup that creates social and cinematic experiences for the entertainment industry.

$1.5M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Lovewick is an app that helps couples stay in love once they’ve found it.

$1.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Mission Viejo, United States

Enterprise Social Media Management

$1.0M raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Boardy is an AI-powered professional networking startup with a voice assistant.

Feb 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Versailles, France

SaaS platform helping impact project holders and their funders track, prove and scale environmental and social outcomes

$570K raised
Feb 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Castle Rock, United States

SaaS, AI, Machine Learning, Community, Collaboration Tools

$750K raised
Feb 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Houston, United States

Mediababy is a media technology company.

$350K raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Blk Grvty offers services for wealth and wellbeing for people and planet.

$1.0M raised
Feb 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Windermere, United States

ParFour offers live golf round streaming, GPS score tracking, highlight sharing, and community tournament participation.

$2.6M raised
Feb 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Jupiter, United States

HEALERVERSE is a global ticketing platform wholly dedicated to healing & growth events.

$53K raised
Feb 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Minneapolis, United States

NextGem is a social & passion marketplace for sports card investors.

$1.8M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Creator marketplace helps eCom brands & agencies build and scale their UGC ad creatives library and influencer campaigns

$3.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Platform for content sharing between women with a marketplace. Soon to integrate NFTs.

$500K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Lausanne, Switzerland

IMPRESSO fast tracking career growth and hiring for professionals and recruiters through the automation of CV verification.

$50K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

uPledge is a crowdfunding solution platform that helps investors improve financial wellness.

$417K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Long Island City, United States

Pursuit is a social impact organization that creates economic transformation and opportunity.

Feb 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Zürich, Switzerland

Adtrac is a swiss technology platform specializing in the marketing of digital out-of-home advertising space.

$250K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Portals is a no-code, in-browser game platform that enables anyone to unleash creativity to build and explore immersive, monetizable games.

$5.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

The impact banking app that turns your everyday spending into a force for good

$3.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hicksville, United States

Pickzon is a social networking platform that allows its users to post feeds, short videos, and share live moments with its Golive feature.

$10.0M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

MiChamba is a Software Development firm offering an AI based personal assistant for automation

$2.3M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Yaso assists global brands in selling to China, co-investing with them and managing logistics, payments, and marketing.

$11.1M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Michigan, United States

BaseLocal is a Media Production firm offering mail advertisement services to local startups.

$675K raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Externaliser la fonction RSE de votre entreprise et accélérer vos impacts sociaux et environnementaux.

$37.7M raised
Sep 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Castlemaine, Australia

ATEC solves clean cooking and climate change through disruptive technology.

$15.5M raised
Sep 2025

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
$4.0M
Total Funding Tracked
$100.1M
Countries Represented
6

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.San Francisco
3 companies$8.3M
2.New York
3 companies$4.0M
3.Amsterdam
2 companies$917K
4.London
2 companies$14.1M
5.Los Angeles
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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