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Social Startups

Updated July 2026

Companies in the social sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,685 recently funded social companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,685
Total Funding
$199.8M
Avg Funding
$8.0M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Social

Los Angeles
Santa Monica
London
Moscow
Larchmont
Gainesville

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Los Angeles, United States

Restless Network helps to uplift the women and marginalized genders through sharing of everyday experiences.

$250K raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Santa Monica, United States

Labs is a frontier intelligences supercompany that develops and operates human-enhancement technologies.

$35.0M raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Onclusive provides media monitoring and PR analytic solutions for communications teams.

Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Moscow, Russian Federation

Russian service SwapMap for finding events and creating communities of interest

$2.0M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Larchmont, United States

Heatmap News is a geographical news aggregation focusing on changing the planet.

$1.0M raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Gainesville, United States

Admiral is a Visitor Relationship Management (VRM) company that helps publishers with relationships drive revenue growth.

$19.0M raised
Aug 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

South Asian Dating App

$1.0M raised
Aug 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

FlashIntel is a premier go-to-market Intelligence firm that helps revenue teams improve ability to locate and engage with client profiles.

$10.0M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Geneve, Switzerland

A cultural revolution ecosystem that revives art and culture through digital assets, while creating a new artistic concept.

Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Holliston, United States

tooodooo has built a SaaS based platform to create incentive rewards for Loyalty, Influencer and Challenge based objectives.

$1.1M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Medellín, Colombia

Reinventing the Discovery & Showcase of Creative Talent with AI-Powered Video Playlists

$400K raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

ARC the Community is a NFT membership platform that connects the most influential and impactful individuals in Asia.

$4.5M raised
Aug 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Union City, United States

Zipline AI is a next-generation data platform helping enterprises accelerate AI/ML development with faster deployment.

$7.0M raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

bgrass is a consultation support platform for women working in the IT industry that also offers staffing and recruitment services.

$846K raised
Aug 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

EarBuds Music is a social music app that offers friends a way to connect and create shared moments.

$3.0M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

GB News is a British television news channel that provides news, opinion, and debate for all of its viewers.

$71.6M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

University Place, United States

LitPic is a subscription based platform where creators can get discovered easily.

$1.5M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Chicago, United States

LiftUp Enterprises is a for profit social enterprise that creates, grows, and scales profitable entities that are managed with dignity.

$1.9M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, Canada

Big Viking Games provides free-to-play social, mobile, and HTML5 games.

Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Düsseldorf, Germany

LiSA is a SaaS start-up the most joyful, seamless and scalable live shopping experiences to e-retailers and marketplaces across the globe.

$2.7M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

We're building the biggest football club on the planet. 100+ street soccer games every month. Find one near you.

$2.2M raised
Aug 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Claymont, United States

Rocketium is an AI-powered studio that combines AI agents, design software, and implementation services for creative production.

$5.3M raised
Aug 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Indianapolis, United States

The Speak Easy is a place for Indianapolis-based entrepreneurs, startups, and the folks who support them to work, play, and collaborate.

$34K raised
Aug 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sydney, Australia

Hireup connects people looking for disability or aged care support with verified workers, giving you choice and control.

$29.5M raised
Aug 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Concord, United States

QuirkChat is a group livestreaming and social networking platform for geeks and hobbyists.

Aug 2021

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 1,685 social companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$8.0M
Total Funding Tracked
$199.8M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.London
3 companies$71.6M
2.Singapore
2 companies$14.5M
3.Los Angeles
1 companies$250K
4.Santa Monica
1 companies$35.0M
5.Moscow
1 companies$2.0M

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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