69 Best Social Commerce Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Social Commerce Startups

We track 71,000+ companies and rank them dynamically using our Seedtable Score – a score that uses quantitative and qualitative data points to signal the momentum behind a company. We then monitor the list manually leveraging our expertise as founders and investors.

There are 5,346 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $58.7b. The average funding per company in this subset is $850.3m.

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yummly logo

yummly

A company offering a visual and semantic recipe search engine and aggregator.

5

Funding Rounds

$30.8m

Money raised

Ozon logo

Ozon

Ozon is a Russian e-commerce platform.

2

Funding Rounds

$21.0m

Money raised

READY Robotics logo

READY Robotics

READY Robotics is a company developing an industrial brand-agnostic operating system (Forge/OS) for industrial robots and automation.

7

Funding Rounds

$60.6m

Money raised

Instagram logo

Instagram

Instagram is a Menlo Park-based photo-sharing social media platform.

3

Funding Rounds

$57.5m

Money raised

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Medium (company)

An online publishing platform used by amateur and professional writers. Membership fees are used to pay writers.

1

Funding Rounds

$31.0m

Money raised

Reddit logo

Reddit

Reddit is an online platform for social news. It allows communities to submit links, create content, and discuss any topic of their interest.

6

Funding Rounds

$1.3b

Money raised

Pembient logo

Pembient

Pembient uses advances in biotechnology to fabricate horn and other wildlife products to combat the threat to endangered species.

1

Funding Rounds

$50.0k

Money raised

Twitch logo

Twitch

Twitch is a livestreaming video platform and community for gamers.

3

Funding Rounds

$35.0m

Money raised

Faire (company) logo

Faire (company)

Faire is a curated boutique wholesale marketplace connecting local retailers with thousands of emerging and established brands.

9

Funding Rounds

$1.5b

Money raised

Terminal Africa logo

Terminal Africa

Terminal Africa is the developer of a delivery aggregator platform designed to make it easier for Africans to send and receive products globally.

2

Funding Rounds

$103.5k

Money raised

Klarna logo

Klarna

Klarna is a financial technology company providing e-commerce payment solutions for merchants and shoppers.

20

Funding Rounds

$3.8b

Money raised

JSquare logo

JSquare

JSquare is a San Francisco-based company founded in 1985 by Jeff Herman.

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Clubhouse (social media company)

Clubhouse is a San Francisco-based social app offering a space for casual, drop-in audio conversations with friends and other interesting people.

2

Funding Rounds

$110.0m

Money raised

Bolt logo

Bolt

Bolt, previously Taxify, is a technology start-up and developer of an on-demand transportation platform.

15

Funding Rounds

$3.2b

Money raised

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Full Circle Biochar

Full Circle Biochar is a developer of products and technologies based on bio-charcoal for the agricultural markets.

1

Funding Rounds

$27.5k

Money raised

Dropp logo

Dropp

Geo-Based Minting, Land, and AR, developed with usable NFTs.

1

Funding Rounds

$8.0m

Money raised

Quora logo

Quora

Quora is a question-and-answer website founded in 2010 by Adam D'Angelo and Charlie Cheever.

5

Funding Rounds

$286.0m

Money raised

Tacit Knowledge logo

Tacit Knowledge

Tacit Knowledge is a London-headquartered software and IT consulting company developing enterprise software solutions for digital commerce companies.

2

Funding Rounds

$13.9m

Money raised

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Nurx

Nurx is a telemedicine service company that delivers oral contraceptives and various testing kits to its customers. It was founded in 2015 and has headquarters in San Francisco, California.

5

Funding Rounds

$115.9m

Money raised

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Openpath Security Inc.

Openpath Security Inc. is a Culver City, California-based cybersecurity company offering mobile and cloud-enabled access control systems.

3

Funding Rounds

$63.0m

Money raised

Distil Networks logo

Distil Networks

Distil Networks was an American cybersecurity company founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

3

Funding Rounds

$22.8m

Money raised

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Strivr

Strivr is a Menlo Park, California-based developer of a virtual reality platform for learning and training employees.

5

Funding Rounds

$86.0m

Money raised

Grove Collaborative logo

Grove Collaborative

Grove Collaborative is an online, subscription-based retailer selling natural home and health products.

4

Funding Rounds

$477.4m

Money raised

About.me logo

About.me

About.me is a company that has developed a platform for users to make personal and professional websites.

2

Funding Rounds

$16.7m

Money raised

TradingView logo

TradingView

TradingView is a platform which provides instruments for publication and the viewing of trading ideas.

7

Funding Rounds

$638.8m

Money raised

Prosper logo

Prosper

Prosper is an online peer-to-peer lending marketplace connecting people who want to borrow money with individuals and institutions who want to lend money.

9

Funding Rounds

$312.9m

Money raised

Superplastic logo

Superplastic

Superplastic is a creative product and experience studio founded in 2018.

7

Funding Rounds

$66.0m

Money raised

Postmates logo

Postmates

Postmates is a food delivery service company operating a network of couriers for local goods delivery.

8

Funding Rounds

$3.0b

Money raised

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Hawkers (company)

Hawkers is an Elche, Spain-based sunglass brand.

2

Funding Rounds

$80.9m

Money raised

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South Pole (company)

South Pole is a Zurich-based climate solutions company offering sustainable project development services in order to provide carbon offset credits to businesses and organizations.

1

Funding Rounds

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IRL (company)

IRL was a social media company with the purpose of connecting users in real life, or "IRL," through in-person events.

4

Funding Rounds

$370.0m

Money raised

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Misterb&b

Misterb&b offers a property rental marketplace used to connect travelers and hosts in the LGBTQ+ community.

4

Funding Rounds

$11.2m

Money raised

Scopely logo

Scopely

Scopely - leading mobile game development company.

8

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

Moz logo

Moz

Moz is a company developing and providing inbound marketing analytics software.

4

Funding Rounds

$30.4m

Money raised

Physna logo

Physna

Physna is a Cincinnati-based 3D modelling software company offering 3D models understandable by software applications for manufacturing, engineering, product design, 3D printing, augmented reality and virtual reality applications.

4

Funding Rounds

$84.9m

Money raised

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HackerNoon

HackerNoon is a free online technology blog.

3

Funding Rounds

$2.8m

Money raised

Whatnot logo

Whatnot

Whatnot is a California-based livestream shopping platform and marketplace.

7

Funding Rounds

$484.7m

Money raised

Hugo Boss logo

Hugo Boss

Hugo Boss is a major German luxury fashion company.

1

Funding Rounds

OpenInvest logo

OpenInvest

Investing tool and Public Benefit Corporation that emphasizes social responsibility.

6

Funding Rounds

$34.7m

Money raised

Zeel (e-commerce company) logo

Zeel (e-commerce company)

Zeel is a New York City-based provider of in-person and virtual on-demand massage and health services from vetted therapists.

9

Funding Rounds

$24.5m

Money raised

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Eleven Labs

ElevenLabs is a voice artificial intelligence (AI) research and development company developing text-to-speech and voice cloning software.

2

Funding Rounds

$21.0m

Money raised

VRChat logo

VRChat

VRChat is a virtual reality communications platform. It was founded in 2014 and is located in San Francisco, California.

4

Funding Rounds

$95.2m

Money raised

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Udaan (company)

Udaan is an Indian business-to-business e-commerce company based in Bengalore. It was registered as Hiveloop Technology pvt.ltd. in 2016.

10

Funding Rounds

$5.5b

Money raised

Back Market logo

Back Market

Back Market is an online refurbished goods marketplace connecting consumers with sellers of electronic devices.

9

Funding Rounds

$1.3b

Money raised

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Klaviyo

Klaviyo is a marketing automation software company which has a email software platform with SMS for ecommerce companies.

6

Funding Rounds

$678.5m

Money raised

Ant Financial logo

Ant Financial

A venture capital firm in China that focuses on bringing inclusive financial services to the world.

4

Funding Rounds

$22.0b

Money raised

Casper (company) logo

Casper (company)

Casper is a memory-foam mattress retailer.

6

Funding Rounds

$330.5m

Money raised

Badoo logo

Badoo

Badoo is a dating-focused social networking service.

1

Funding Rounds

$30.6m

Money raised

ClearTax logo

ClearTax

ClearTax is a financial technology company providing solutions for income tax filing, GST and mtual fund investments. It participated in the S14 cohort of Y Combinator.

2

Funding Rounds

$62.0m

Money raised

Servify logo

Servify

Servify is a device lifecycle management platform, which integrates multiple OEM Brands and a sales and service ecosystem to deliver an after-sales service experience.

2

Funding Rounds

$26.4m

Money raised

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Paddle (company)

Paddle is a London-based developer of a software-as-a-service commerce platform offering payments infrastructure for software companies.

8

Funding Rounds

$543.7m

Money raised

Weee! logo

Weee!

Weee! is an Asian and Hispanic grocer in North America, founded by Larry Liu.

8

Funding Rounds

$863.8m

Money raised

Drivezy logo

Drivezy

Drivezy, formerly JustRide, is a marketplace for self-drive cars and two-wheeler rentals, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka.

2

Funding Rounds

$30.0m

Money raised

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LenddoEFL

Lenddo EFL offers loans underwritten by social media data to borrowers without established or robust credit histories.

3

Funding Rounds

$14.0m

Money raised

Starship Technologies logo

Starship Technologies

Starship Technologies is an Estonian company developing small self-driving robotic delivery vehicles. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with engineering operations in Tallinn, Estonia, and a satellite team in Helsinki, Finland. Starship also has offices in London, UK, Germany, Washington, DC and Mountain View, California.

8

Funding Rounds

$354.4m

Money raised

Jaagodeal logo

Jaagodeal

Jaagodeal is an online shopping platform in Bangladesh that was founded in 2018. It sells a wide range of products, including fashion, home goods, electronics, and beauty products.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

Allbirds logo

Allbirds

Allbirds is a startup company manufacturing wool footwear.

8

Funding Rounds

$2.0b

Money raised

Vollebak logo

Vollebak

Vollebak is a British clothing brand focusing on utilizing technology and science to construct "clothing for the future."

1

Funding Rounds

Dataminr logo

Dataminr

Dataminr is a company providing a real-time AI platform delivering information on high-impact events and breaking news.

7

Funding Rounds

$1.5b

Money raised

OYO (company) logo

OYO (company)

OYO is a south East Asian hospitality company.

5

Funding Rounds

$3.4b

Money raised

Fetch Rewards, Inc. logo

Fetch Rewards, Inc.

Fetch Rewards is a mobile shopping platform for earning points and rewards on purchases.

9

Funding Rounds

$852.6m

Money raised

Buffer logo

Buffer

Buffer is a company founded by Joel Gascoigne, Leo Widrich and Tom Moor.

3

Funding Rounds

$400.0k

Money raised

Gymshark logo

Gymshark

Gymshark is a fitness apparel, manufacturer & online retailer based in the United Kingdom.

1

Funding Rounds

$200.0m

Money raised

Storefront (company) logo

Storefront (company)

Storefront is a sharing-economy company that provides short-term retail spaces for rent to companies through an online platform, used specifically as pop-up retail locations.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.6m

Money raised

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SickWeather

An app that aggregates social media data to produce a real-time map of sickness.

5

Funding Rounds

$2.3m

Money raised

Shiprocket logo

Shiprocket

Shiprocket is a company with an e-commerce shipping platform that allows direct-to-consumer companies to ship at a lower cost.

10

Funding Rounds

$356.2m

Money raised

Gupshup logo

Gupshup

Gupshup is an AI-powered messaging platform that integrates with communication software and protocols for commerce, marketing, and support applications.

5

Funding Rounds

$373.0m

Money raised

Vyond logo

Vyond

Vyond is a video animation software company.

1

Funding Rounds

$50.0m

Money raised

Zomato logo

Zomato

Zomato is a company providing a search engine application that offers information on restaurants and online food delivery.

5

Funding Rounds

$528.0m

Money raised