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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
$174.9M
Avg Funding
$7.0M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Social

Madrid
San Francisco
Tokyo
London
Baton Rouge
Milano

Recently Funded Companies

Export
Madrid, Spain

Sunkofa Energy provides energy services through mini-grids powered by renewable energy.

$1.7M raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Developer of an AI-driven platform for interactive entertainment.

$750K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

iYell is an IT company that offers cloud-based mortgage platform, business housing, and financial support services.

$2.1M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Edworking is a remote work platform that combines project management, communication tools and a private market.

$1.1M raised
Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Baton Rouge, United States

KLOUT KAST™, the first social media platform connecting creatives with an integrated booking and payment platform

Nov 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Milano, Italy

Comehome is a digital platform that connects people in real life.

$933K raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Philadelphia, United States

Subscription service making it easier to find clothing that fits your style and the impact you want to make in the world.

Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

AI-powered social media engine for small businesses to create, schedule, and optimize content automatically across all major platforms.

$1.0M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Nancy, France

AI talent acquisition platform combining programmatic job ads and pre-screening to automate attraction and qualification at scale

$1.2M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Syosset, United States

Foodie Card is a dining subscription firm.

$4.7M raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Developing robotic medical devices to tackle the painful and inefficient problem of patient transfer in healthcare.

Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Berkeley, United States

Crowdsourced Histories of South Asia.

$298K raised
Jan 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Career Karma helps people find career advice and job training to navigate their careers.

$40.0M raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Pinpoint is the AI Social Operating System for consumer brands.

$2.5M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

Colorful Casting is a digital platform that allows companies to match with influencers, models, actors, singers and idols.

$2.9M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Athens, Greece

Dataphoria is a data science and analytics company that measures, optimizes and communicates its sustainability transition accurately.

$344K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Springfield, United States

Co‑Angler is a digital platform and mobile app designed to connect fishing enthusiasts.

$315K raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brisbane, Australia

Travello is a social network for travellers used in over 180 countries.

$6.4M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Henderson, United States

ENTITY is an upskilling that uses training and coaching to help men and women bridge the gender gap.

$100.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Alter is an open-source platform that consists of a 3D avatar system and motion capture for web3.

$3.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Seattle, United States

Relevvo is an AI-based platform for sales and marketing leaders.

$1.5M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tallebudgera, Australia

Australia's first Aboriginal-owned and led adult non-alcoholic beverages company producing non-alcoholic craft beer with a social message.

$728K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Giggles is a social platform where users can trade anything.

$1.3M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Perth, Australia

IDEA is an academy for young innovators, entrepreneurs, and creatives and offers full and part-time, portfolio-based education.

$1.3M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

FLIT Invest is an automated impact investing app that allows users to align their investments with their values without sacrificing returns

$750K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Showing 1651 to 1675 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
$7.0M
Total Funding Tracked
$174.9M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.New York
3 companies$6.3M
2.San Francisco
2 companies$40.8M
3.Tokyo
2 companies$5.1M
4.Madrid
1 companies$1.7M
5.London
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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