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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
$183.3M
Avg Funding
$7.3M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Social

Zürich
San Francisco
Berkeley
Paris
Lyon
New York

Recently Funded Companies

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Zürich, Switzerland

Ethnic Dating App - Meet people who make you feel at home

$4.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Panda is a camera that augments users' conversations with friends.

$5.4M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Berkeley, United States

Earth Species Project is an open-source collaborative and nonprofit dedicated to decoding non-human language.

$17.0M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Mobility Work is developer of software designed for maintenance management.

$2.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Lyon, France

Auxo Dynamics assists businesses in transitioning to a more sustainable business strategy.

$3.3M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Arena is a cutting-edge SocialFi platform that is revolutionizing the way content producers interact, network, and make money off.

$2.0M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

TapNow is a social networking platform.

$1.3M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Newport Beach, United States

Amaze Software empowers creators to design and sell products.

$7.0M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Newport Beach, United States

Peer develops AI experiences in a three-dimensional (3D) environment.

$16.0M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Guildford, United Kingdom

Cocoa free chocolate from beans not cocoa beans

Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Palo Alto, United States

Nativeads.ai uses generative AI to create and test digital ad creatives for advertisers and publishers.

$500K raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Milwaukee, United States

Socialeads is a platform that analyzes social media content for context, life events, and personality dimensions.

Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Iztapalapa, Mexico

Neta is an e-commerce platform that attempts to bridge the brick-and-mortar and online stores through social commerce services.

$4.5M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tauranga, New Zealand

GoGenerosity is a payment platform that provides prepaid services to support local charities.

$915K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Dovetale helps e-commerce stores recruit, manage, & grow their sales with communities of people who love their products.

Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Santiago, Chile

Build and match your tech “Dream Teams.”

$250K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

B2B Saas startup for the Igaming Industry

$4.5M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Hamburg, Germany

Swan Beauty is a beauty-only platform that provides personalized videos through a smart mirror and app to beautify human features.

$1.4M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Billo is the first creator marketing platform for turning UGC into a growth channel

$2.3M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Sacramento, United States

GRIN is a marketing software that enables direct-to-consumer brands to collaborate and manage their relationships with influencers.

$110.0M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cincinnati, United States

Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio transform generations by promoting personal empowerment and economic self-sufficiency.

$50K raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Minneapolis, United States

Kaleidoscope designs, administers, and hosts branded scholarship and grant programs on a cloud-based marketplace.

Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Belgrade, Serbia

Outpost Chess connects chess lovers in a global platform to play, learn, and earn through AI and real-money matches.

$206K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Stereo is a social audio app helping users to connect with new people anytime and anywhere

$731K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Kippo is an avatar based world designed for meeting new people

Oct 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 1,767 social companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$7.3M
Total Funding Tracked
$183.3M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Social

1.San Francisco
2 companies$7.7M
2.New York
2 companies$2.0M
3.Newport Beach
2 companies$23.0M
4.Los Angeles
2 companies$731K
5.Zürich
1 companies$4.0M

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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