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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
$163.3M
Avg Funding
$6.5M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Social

San Francisco
Estoril
Calgary
Denver
Aurora
Spokane

Recently Funded Companies

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San Francisco, United States

Hearo is Multiplayer TV. Turn your passive stream into a buzzing, live, social event.

$225K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Estoril, Portugal

SeaForester is an environmental impact company dedicated to restoring the forgotten forests in our Ocean.

$1.9M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Connect The Dots is a network intelligence platform that uses AI to map and manage career-long professional relationships.

Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Coco is on a mission to reinvent remittances.

Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

CONVERGX provides conference on investment and growth opportunities between the energy, mining, aerospace, defence, and security sectors.

$1.4M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Denver, United States

The Colorado Sun is a publishing company that offers news and insights on politics, the environment, housing, the outdoors, and businesses.

$1.4M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Aurora, United States

Black Parents United Foundation is a community-based non-profit to provide equity, diversity, & inclusive programs to all families.

$473K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Spokane, United States

OpenField is an award-winning community organizing tool that enables organizations to build power with anyone, anywhere.

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Spill is a social-media application that enables users real time conversations, host in-app chat events virtually and IRL.

Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Montreuil, France

Dataïads solution increases the ROI of product advertisements by creating smarter landing pages.

$5.2M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Dover, United States

Malengo is a non-profit organization that promotes worldwide educational migration and economic empowerment for young people.

$12.9M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

LiveOne is a social media company focused on enhancing the way live-streamed content is consumed.

$250K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Las Vegas, United States

Dreamr is an ecosystem of social networking and decentralized financial tools designed to make the pursuit of any dream more practical.

$2.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Clinch is a central operating system for omnichannel advertising

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Newark, United States

Deepstash is an app that offers the daily source of inspiring, life-changing stories, and ideas.

$9.0M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Munich, Germany

Munevo is an electronic company that provides assistive technology products, related software, and services.

$3.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Mountain View, United States

Upland is an immersive layer one gaming platform for Web3 with a mission to build the world's largest digital open economy.

$7.0M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Gamifying the connection between creators, brands & fans | Android & iOS

$50K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

BeReal. is a social media app where users share unfiltered photos at random times to capture authentic moments in their daily lives.

$60.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Las Vegas, United States

5AM Global is a marketing and business management firm that offers online marketing, advertising, and business development services.

$525K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Brussel, Belgium

Scandalook is a fashion app that offers to scan the barcodes of apparel in stores.

$350K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Nederland's First Digital Sustainable Fashion Research House.

$15.9M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Lightning Reach is a social fintech company that offers a quick and secure platform to easily verify financial need and process grants.

$1.2M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Jacksonville, United States

PeerLyfe is a social networking platform for active adult communities.

$531K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Landis helps renters transition to homeownership by telling them what they need to do to get a mortgage and buy a home.

$40.0M raised
Oct 2022

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
$6.5M
Total Funding Tracked
$163.3M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.San Francisco
3 companies$225K
2.Los Angeles
2 companies$50K
3.Las Vegas
2 companies$2.5M
4.New York
2 companies$40.0M
5.Estoril
1 companies$1.9M

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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