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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
$344.2M
Avg Funding
$13.8M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Social

San Francisco
Frankfurt
Berkeley
Brisbane
Boca Raton
Oakland

Recently Funded Companies

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San Francisco, United States

Cent creates tools to address the most pressing issues for creatives of all types: audience aggregation, distribution management.

Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Frankfurt, Germany

READO is a community-first platform creating defensible, network-effect-driven business models for readers.

$1.2M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Berkeley, United States

T2 is a social networking platform.

$1.1M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Spaceback is a creative technology automation platform designed for the programmatic era specializing in social display ads.

$1.6M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brisbane, Australia

White Box Enterprises is a non-profit organization that focuses on creating employment opportunities in Australia.

$750K raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Boca Raton, United States

Grom Social Enterprises is a social media platform and original content provider of entertainment for children under 13.

$8.0M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oakland, United States

Lumanu enables seamless, tax-compliant global payments with faster execution and improved financial visibility.

Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Henderson, United States

Vampr is a social-professional network that helps creatives find people to collaborate with, create new music, and monetize their work.

Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Aniday provides international recruitment, headhunting, EOR, PEO, and global payroll services for businesses expanding abroad.

$300K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Dallas, United States

LTK is a marketing company that offers retail sales and shopping apps.

$300.0M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Europe’s leading platform for content marketing talent.

$4.9M raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Solcial is a decentralised social network that allows anyone to share content in a fully permissionless way, avoiding censorship.

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Newsflare is an online marketplace for user generated video content.

$6.9M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Our mission is to help people realise, develop and monetise all their digital profiles.

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Louisville, United States

Social commerce platform driven by a data-driven shopping experience that makes outdoor activities easy to learn & fun to share

$2.5M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Picker is an App where you discover the best products shared by people you know

$2.4M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Claro Wellbeing is a employee benefits provider offering digital financial coaching, education and tools to teams.

$3.4M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brooklyn, United States

The Dipp is a digital community prioritizing women and their passions.

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Uable aims to be a singular destination where teens can become self-reliant while networking, exploring, and having fun.

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

The Kelsey offers housing solutions that lead to more affordable housing and opportunities for all.

$50K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

coto is an emotional wellness platform that offers 24/7 live consultations.

$10.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Portland, United States

Poached is the Hospitality Jobs Marketplace

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

TalentX Entertainment operates as a premier social media monetization and talent development company.

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

Gal is a beauty salon aggregator and a vertically integrated management tool for salons with an in-house R&D laboratory.

Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Munderfing, Austria

Independently or collaboratively create, place, view and share as well as buy and sell georeferenced augmented reality experiences.

$1.1M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Showing 1551 to 1575 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
$13.8M
Total Funding Tracked
$344.2M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.San Francisco
3 companies$1.6M
2.Singapore
3 companies$10.3M
3.London
3 companies$10.2M
4.Frankfurt
1 companies$1.2M
5.Berkeley
1 companies$1.1M

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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