65 Best Social Startups to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Social 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 65 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $4.2b. The average funding per company in this subset is $64.6m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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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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Ning (website)

Ning is an online platform for people and organizations to create custom social networks.

4

Funding Rounds

$134.0m

Money raised

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OpenInvest

Investing tool and Public Benefit Corporation that emphasizes social responsibility.

6

Funding Rounds

$34.7m

Money raised

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Refinery29

A digital media company focused on women and women's issues. It was founded in 2005 and is located in New York City. It was acquired by Vice Media in 2019.

4

Funding Rounds

$30.4m

Money raised

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Hearsay Systems

Hearsay Systems (formerly Hearsay Social) is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) digital marketing platform for financial services that uses predictive analytics to help financial advisors automate marketing tasks.

4

Funding Rounds

$48.0m

Money raised

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500Friends

500Friends was a company developing loyalty marketing programs for brands and retailers. The company was acquired by Merkle in 2014.

3

Funding Rounds

$10.9m

Money raised

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Thismoment

Thismoment is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2008 by Vince Broady, Scott Bedard and Ankarino Lara.

7

Funding Rounds

$51.5m

Money raised

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Vody

A recommendation and search software company. It is located in New York City, New York and was founded in 2016.

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

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Context

Context lets you see what's happening on Web3

1

Funding Rounds

$19.5m

Money raised

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DataSift

DataSift is a Reading, Berkshire-based company founded in 2010 by Nicholas Halstead.

5

Funding Rounds

$71.7m

Money raised

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Meesho

Meesho is an online reseller network in India founded in 2008 by Vidit Aatrey.

10

Funding Rounds

$1.2b

Money raised

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Jellysmack

Jellysmack is the global creator company that detects and develops the world’s most talented video creators.

3

Funding Rounds

$16.0m

Money raised

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ZeroFOX (company)

ZeroFOX is a digital Risk Protection Platform founded in 2013 by James Foster, Robert Francis, Evan Blair, Chris Cullison and Hillary Herlehy.

5

Funding Rounds

$153.5m

Money raised

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Socialtext

Socialtext is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded in 2002 by Ross Mayfield.

6

Funding Rounds

$19.1m

Money raised

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Healthify

Healthify is a company founded in 2013 by Manik Bhat, Eric Allen Conner, Daniel Levenson and Alex Villa.

5

Funding Rounds

$70.5m

Money raised

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Badi

Short-term home rental marketplace platform company based in Barcelona.

11

Funding Rounds

$83.3m

Money raised

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Edmodo

Edmodo is a social networking service founded in 2008 by Crystal Hutter.

3

Funding Rounds

$40.0m

Money raised

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Wrike

Wrike is a project management application service provider founded in 2006 by Andrew Filev.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

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Brandlive

Brandlive is a Portland, Oregon-based company founded in 2010 by Fritz Brumder.

3

Funding Rounds

$36.6m

Money raised

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StudyBlue

StudyBlue is a company that provides online flashcards and class notes.

6

Funding Rounds

$23.5m

Money raised

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PromoRepublic

Social media management platform with a set of tools to manage multiple social media accounts, create marketing content, schedule it in advance and analyze results of efforts in one place

2

Funding Rounds

$1.2m

Money raised

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Hopin

Hopin is a online events platform where people can create engaging online events that connect people around the globe.

4

Funding Rounds

$896.4m

Money raised

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AvePoint

AvePoint is a Jersey City, New Jersey-based technology company providing infrastructure management software solutions for Microsoft SharePoint.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.6m

Money raised

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Wayin (company)

Wayin is a company founded in 2010.

1

Funding Rounds

$14.4m

Money raised

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Couchsurfing International

Couchsurfing International is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2004 by Daniel Hoffer.

2

Funding Rounds

$22.6m

Money raised

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Zmags

Zmags is a Boston-based company founded in 2006.

2

Funding Rounds

$8.8m

Money raised

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RealSelf

RealSelf is a Seattle-based company founded in 2006 by Tom Seery.

3

Funding Rounds

$42.0m

Money raised

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Ascendify

Ascendify is a company founded in 2012 by Lauren Smith, Matt Hendrickson and Jason Ball.

2

Funding Rounds

$12.0m

Money raised

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Grockit

Grockit is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2006 by Farbood Nivi.

6

Funding Rounds

$44.7m

Money raised

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PayKey

PayKey enables banks to offer their customers access to financial services, including P2P payments, from within any mobile application.

4

Funding Rounds

$26.4m

Money raised

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Converseon

Company

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

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The Wing

The Wing is a company founded in 2016 by Lauren Kassan.

3

Funding Rounds

$115.0m

Money raised

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Threadflip (company)

Threadflip is a San Francisco-based company founded by Jeff Shiau.

2

Funding Rounds

$21.6m

Money raised

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KyePot

KyePot is a Mumbai-based mobile platform offering users social financial services, including community-based saving, lending, and borrowing facilities.

5

Funding Rounds

$217.0k

Money raised

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CashBet

CashBet is a cryptocurrency iGaming platform.

1

Funding Rounds

$200.0k

Money raised

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Classting

Classting is a company founded in 2012 by Hyungu (Dave) Cho.

2

Funding Rounds

$10.5m

Money raised

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Social Point

Social Point is a social game developer providing social networks and mobile devices-enabled games.

3

Funding Rounds

$14.7m

Money raised

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Janrain

Janrain is a Portland, Oregon-based company founded in 1998 by Larry Drebes.

3

Funding Rounds

$51.8m

Money raised

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LumApps (Company)

LumApps is a single platform to manage both internal communications and external social communications. A social collaborative intranet and employee social advocacy

3

Funding Rounds

$102.0m

Money raised

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FunnelAI

FunnelAI is a San Antonio, Texas-based customer relationship management, lead generation, and lead management company.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

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Crowdtap

Company

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

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LoveCrafts

LoveCrafts is a London-based company that builds marketplaces for the crafts sector.

1

Funding Rounds

$33.0m

Money raised

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Xip

Developer of content creators platform designed to allow creators to monetize their expertise and connect with their audience. The company's tool allows creators to connect with their audiences and deliver one on one help at scale and earn real money and interact with the fans, enabling users to interact with the creators easily.

1

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

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INF Robotics Inc.

INF Robotics Inc. is a technology company focused on artificial intelligence.

1

Funding Rounds

$500.0k

Money raised

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Tapiture

Tapiture is a Santa Monica, California-based company founded in 2012.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.3m

Money raised

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threedots

threedots is where early traders and experienced investors meet and mint together.

2

Funding Rounds

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Spreecast

Spreecast is a San Francisco-based company founded in 2011.

1

Funding Rounds

$7.0m

Money raised

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Bitmo

Bitmo is a Carlsbad, California-based company founded in 2017.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

ShapeUp logo

ShapeUp

ShapeUp is a Providence, Rhode Island-based company founded in 2006 by Brad Weinberg.

2

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

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Dispo

Dispo is a Los Angeles-based company founded by Daniel Liss.

1

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

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Collective Bias

Collective Bias® is the only shopper social media company reimagining shopper marketing through organic social content.

1

Funding Rounds

$10.5m

Money raised

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GAMEE

GAMEE is a Prague-based company founded in 2015.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.2m

Money raised

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CommercialTribe

CommercialTribe is a Denver-based company founded in 2014.

2

Funding Rounds

$4.8m

Money raised

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Maimai

Maimai is a company offering a social networking platform founded in 2013.

5

Funding Rounds

$500.0m

Money raised

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21Buttons

21Buttons is the ultimate fashion social and shopping network; it provides the tools everyone who loves fashion is looking for and allows to buy everything that friends and favtheirite influencers have shared with just a click

1

Funding Rounds

$17.0m

Money raised

3

Funding Rounds

$12.5m

Money raised

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Fiit

Fiit is a fitness company that offers workout training videos and classes, athleisure wear, and more.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.2m

Money raised

Goxip logo

Goxip

Goxip is an Hong Kong-based company founded in 2016.

2

Funding Rounds

$6.4m

Money raised

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Eversound

Eversound is a Boston-based company founded by Jacob Reisch, Matt Reiners, Devin Jameson and Jake Reisch.

2

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

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Milyoni

Milyoni is a California-based company.

2

Funding Rounds

$14.0m

Money raised

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IMGN Media

IMGN is a tech-media company building content brands for multicultural and niche audiences.

1

Funding Rounds

$3.0m

Money raised

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SameGrain

SameGrain is a company founded in 2011 by Anne Balduzzi, Eric Eller and Ron Diegelman.

1

Funding Rounds

$75.0k

Money raised

Amava logo

Amava

Amava is a Menlo Park, California-based company founded in 2016.

2

Funding Rounds

$12.4m

Money raised

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Clozette.co

Clozette.co is a Singapore-based company.

2

Funding Rounds

$13.0m

Money raised

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Shoutlet

Shoutlet is a company founded in 2010.

1

Funding Rounds

$15.0m

Money raised