Ellie Horvath
At Best Startup London we track over 100,000 London based startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and organisations we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
We’ve ranked the top 101 Social companies in London. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Social Companies & Startups (London)
ckbk
| Founders | Jon Croft, Matthew Cockerill, Nadia Arumugam |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
ckbk is the ultimate digital subscription service for cooks.
dunnhumby
| Founders | Clive Humby, Edwina Dunn |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
dunnhumby is a U.K.-based company that helps retailers and brands analyze data in order to improve customer experiences and build loyalties.
Trillion Fund
| Founders | Michael Stein, Phillip Riches |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Trillion is the UK’s biggest social crowdfunding platform.
Her
| Founders | Robyn Exton |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Her is a dating application for lesbians, bisexual and bi-curious women, allowing users to connect with each other and their community.
Triptease
| Founders | Alasdair Snow, Alexandra Zubko, Charlie Osmond, Sarah Miller |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Triptease is a travel SaaS company that empowers hotels to recapture guest relationships and increase direct bookings.
Echobox
| Founders | Antoine Amann |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Echobox is the leading content automation platform
Cinesite
| Founders | Ed Jones |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Cinesite is one of the largest and most creative visual effects companies in the world.
V-Nova
| Founders | Guido Meardi, Pierdavide Marcolongo |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Next-generation video and image compression that works today
Second Home
| Founders | Rohan Silva, Samuel Aldenton |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Second Home owns and operates an office space for entrepreneurs and creative businesses.
ContentCal
| Founders | Alex Packham |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
ContentCal allows users to collaborate, share, plan and publish content to drive engagement on social media.
Uhive
| Founders | Jay (Jawad) El-Anis, Muayyad Shehadeh |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Uhive is a social network that lets users socialize, interact, and find people across the world while earning its own digital currency.
Mana
| Founders | Bobby Tang, James Lo |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Mana is where you get lifehacks directly from relatable people through live sessions and digital content on any topic with anyone, anywhere.
60 Decibels
| Founders | Sasha Dichter, Tom Adams |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
60 Decibels brings speed and repeatability to social impact measurement and customer insights.
Lapse
| Founders | Ben Silvertown, Dan Silvertown |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Lapse is a social disposable camera app.
SonicJobs
| Founders | Francesca Boccolini, Francesco Masia, Mikhil Raja |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
SonicJobs is a job platform revolutionizing the way candidates search and apply for jobs.
SendOwl
| Founders | George Palmer |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
SendOwl is a software company that develops tools for selling digital products through social media and blogs.
Research Now
| Founders | Chris Havemann |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Research now is a data collection, market research insights, and digital analytics company.
The Sauce
| Founders | Emma Clark, Sachin Karia |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The Sauce has a vision for bringing the next generation back together in real life using the power of social video profiles.
Newsflare
| Founders | Bevan Thomas, Jon Cornwell |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Newsflare is an online marketplace for user generated video content.
Plend
| Founders | James Pursaill, Robert Pasco |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Building a better way to borrow, where people are no longer held back by their credit history
Daisie
| Founders | Dom Santry, Maisie Williams |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Daisie is where creators learn together.
Takumi
| Founders | Dominic Perks, Gummi Eggertsson, Mats Stigzelius, Solberg Audunsson |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Takumi is a platform that gives large brands and advertising agencies access to branded influencer creative at scale.
Mediatonic Games
| Founders | David Bailey, Paul Croft |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Mediatonic develops and publishes games for digital platforms such as smartphones, PCs and consoles.
SoPost
| Founders | Jonathan Grubin |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
SoPost helps brands drive product sampling online, better than it has ever been done before.
Proactive
| Founders | Craig Ribton, Ian McLelland |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Proactive is an international news and media organization providing coverage of companies in the small to mid-capitalization range.
Pynk
| Founders | Mark Little, Seth Ward |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Pynk is where everyday people invest better together.
The Dots
| Founders | Pip Jamieson |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The professional network for people who don’t wear suits to work.
TalkLife
| Founders | Andrew Montesi, Jacob White, Jamie Druitt |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The Social Network That Saves Lives
Mush
| Founders | Katie Massie-Taylor, Sarah Hesz |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Mush is an online social platform that enables mothers to meet other mothers with kids the same age.
Claro Money
| Founders | Rob Brockington |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Claro is a digital financial coach that empowers you to make smarter financial decisions every day.
Codec
| Founders | Martin Adams, Thomas Graham |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
We help brands to discover and tap in to the pockets of culture that drive growth. Powered by award-winning AI.
Unlock
| Founders | Maria Wlosinska |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Unlock helps teams connect remotely, with “anti-boring” virtual activities and experiences.
WeWALK
| Founders | Gokhan Mericliler, Kürşat Ceylan, Sadik Unlu |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
WeWALK is a startup developing a smart cane for the visually-impaired.
Youth Business International
| Founders | Unknown |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Youth Business International helps young people to start and grow their own business and create employment.
Coniq
| Founders | Ben Chesser |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Coniq is the Total Customer Engagement Company.
LICKD
| Founders | Paul Sampson |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Pre-cleared commercial music licensing for YouTube and Online Video Creators.
Founders Pledge
| Founders | Andy McLoughlin, Damian Kimmelman, David Goldberg, Jae Chalfin, Jason Syversen, Manuel Hinz, Mo Firouz, Stanislav Ermilov, Will Swanell |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Founders Pledge is a global community of entrepreneurs finding and funding solution’s to the world’s most pressing problems.
Tailify
| Founders | Didrik Svendsen, Fredrik Andersson, Fredrik Gernandt Segerby |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Tailify provides a one-stop-shop for Influencers & Brands by offering high technological solutions.
Logically
| Founders | Lyric Jain |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Logically develops the latest in AI technologies to combat information overload, misinformation, fake news & other types of harmful content.
Minute Media
| Founders | Asaf Peled, Gilad Beiman, Yuval Larom |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Minute Media is a media and technology brand focused on two main pillars—platform and content.
Social Chain
| Founders | Dominic McGregor, Steve Bartlett |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Social Chain a social media marketing agency.
BBC
| Founders | John Reith |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
BBC is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people.
Guild
| Founders | Ashley Friedlein, Matthew O’Riordan |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Guild is the platform for professional communities and networking.
Nuji
| Founders | Anton Meryl Nithianandan, Dean Fankhauser, Vincent Thome |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Nuji is a marketplace to discover the Internet’s best fashion and lifestyle products.
Bookmate
| Founders | Andrew Zaitsev-Zotov, Simon Dunlop, Victor Frumkin |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Bookmate is mobile story-on-the-go subscription service providing convenient access to ebooks, audiobooks and other long-form content
Audiense
| Founders | Alfredo Artiles, Javier Burón, Luis Pablo Pardo |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Audiense is a develops delivering unique consumer insight and engagement capabilities to many of the world’s biggest brands and agencies.
The Ocean Bottle
| Founders | Nick Doman, William Pearson |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Social enterprise tackling ocean-bound plastic
SmartFocus
| Founders | Nick Heys |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
SmartFocus empowers you to deliver omni-channel marketing campaigns with true personalization.
Third Space Learning
| Founders | Tom Hooper |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Third Space aims to help every student access great quality online tuition to help them succeed in, and love, their learning
XPO
| Founders | Franck Ndame, Lotanna Ezeike, Tomi Aiyeola |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
We pay creator invoices, crazy fast.
Trackd
| Founders | Russell Sheffield |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Trackd Social Music Universe with Creator Tools. We unite music lovers and artists around the world.
MNFST
| Founders | Misha Sokolov, Victor Belogub |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Our mission is to help people realise, develop and monetise all their digital profiles.
Dexerto
| Founders | Chris Marsh, Joshua Nino De Guzman, Mike Kent, Nicolas Hulsmans |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Dexerto is the world’s largest digital esports and gaming lifestyle platform news platform.
Ayima
| Founders | Michael Jacobson, Mike Nott, Rob Kerry, Tim Webb |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Ayima is a specialist Search consultancy focused on ROI, data analysis and brand development.
REPX
| Founders | Alfredo Maria Villa |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Committed to building a global Reputation Marketplace through the marketing and sale of innovative retail and financial products
REPX
| Founders | Alfredo Maria Villa |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Committed to building a global Reputation Marketplace through the marketing and sale of innovative retail and financial products
Football Fan
| Founders | Amit Singh Rathore |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Football Fan is an innovative fan-driven app that is changing the way billions of global fans engage using AI, Robotics & Blockchain
Aphetor
| Founders | Carsten Thode, Fivos Pantazis |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Aphetor is the next generation, creator-based sports/entertainment property for the next generation of fans
Lobster
| Founders | Andrey Dmitriev, Eugene Nourminsky, Maria Iontseva, Olga Egorsheva |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Lobster is a platform which enables brands, agencies and the media to licence visual content directly from social media users.
Kin
| Founders | Michael C. |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Kin is an app that provides family members with secure personal media.
Car Throttle
| Founders | Adnan Ebrahim |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Car Throttle is the internet’s fastest growing car community.
The Engine Group
| Founders | Peter Scott |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
A creative community that provides clients with best-in-class communications expertise under one roof.
Lumen
| Founders | Antoine Argouges, Charly Lester |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Lumen is an app-only dating platform for over 50s.
M&C Saatchi
| Founders | David Kershaw, Joanna Yarrow |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
M&C Saatchi Group is a creative company that connects specialist expertise, fuelled by data and technology.
Ideal Flatmate
| Founders | Robert Imonikhe, Thomas Gatzen |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Ideal Flatmate is the first UK website dedicated to helping its users find the right flatmates.
Factmata
| Founders | Andreas Vlachos, Dhruv Ghulati, Sebastian Riedel |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Factmata is an artificial intelligence company for automated content understanding..
Artscapy
| Founders | Alessandro De Stasio, Emilia De Stasio |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Artscapy is an online art community with a focus on digital transformation and democratization of the art world.
Sideways 6
| Founders | Will Read |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Sideways 6 is a platform helping organisations including british airways and sainsbury’s to harness the innovative ideas of their employees.
Mirthy
| Founders | Alex Ramamurthy, Dhruv Haria |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Mirthy is a wellness platform that offers a variety of online events and a social space to connect over shared interests and experiences.
Compass News
| Founders | Matilde Giglio, Mayank Banerjee |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Compass News is a subscription-based journalism platform powered by an AI editor that makes you smarter, quicker.
ITV
| Founders | Unknown |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster, operating the largest commercial family of channels in the UK.
FanCircles
| Founders | Kevin Brown |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Reach followers and fans through your own fan club platform built for music artists, YouTubers, television shows and celebrities
Flavourworks
| Founders | Jack Attridge, Pavle Mihajlovic |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Flavourworks is a computer entertainment in order to bring unique and innovative experiences to broad audiences.
ATG Media
| Founders | Unknown |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
ATG Media offers an online portal that enables users to browse catalogues for fine art, antique and collectable auctions.
Cornerstone
| Founders | Oliver Bridge |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Cornerstone is a subscription service for men’s toiletries.
Sportlobster
| Founders | Andy Meikle, Arron Shepherd, Nico Cary |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Sportlobster was born out of the frustration that sports fans face in having to visit multiple sites or download multiple apps.
Social Value Portal
| Founders | Guy Battle |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Social Value Portal is a on-line solution that allows organisations to measure and manage the contribution.
Miappi
| Founders | Andrew Foyle, Lee Buchanan, Toby Britton |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Miappi helps brands to discover authentic consumer stories, manage the digital rights and to distribute to marketing channels and ecommerce.
Monterosa Productions
| Founders | Simon Brickle |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Monterosa is the global leader in audience interaction technology and commerce
Lightful
| Founders | Carlos Miranda, John W. Murnane, Vinay Nair |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
A developing social media and tech tools for the charity sector startup.
Ubooker
| Founders | Andrea Losso, Claudia Wagner, Diana Dietrich, Nicola Scagnolari |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
The leading seamless digital booking platform connecting brands with content creators and models worldwide.
Planable
| Founders | Nicu Gudumac, Vlad Caluș, Xenia Muntean |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Planable is the command centre for social media teams to work together on content.
Brand Embassy
| Founders | Damian Brhel, Vit Horky |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Digital Transformation: NOW Omnichannel. Agile. Scalable customer service
Taggstar
| Founders | Fraser Robinson |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Real-time social proof message expert for enterprise eCommerce | Conversion uplift by up to 12% | Shop Direct, N Brown, TUI, Missguided use.
WorkClub
| Founders | Nick Donnelly, Upile Chasowa, Victoria Langhans |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
WorkClub is a B2B SaaS platform for on-demand workspaces and meeting rooms.
miPic
| Founders | Carl Thomas |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
miPic is an Art & Photo platform enabling Creatives to monetise their images via out of the box Personalised E-Commerce Print Stores
quester
| Founders | Kes Daood, Wojciech Woznicki |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Building the ultimate resource sharing platform | GSV Cup “Elite 200” / LSE GAP / EDUCATE
Ananas Anam
| Founders | CARMEN HIJOSA |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Piñatex is a strong, versatile, breathable, soft, light, flexible textile that can be easily printed on, stitched and cut.
Full Fact
| Founders | Michael Samuel, Will Moy |
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Full Fact is the UK’s independent fact-checking charity
EXTREME
| Founders | Alistair Gosling |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Brand led entertainment company with over 20 million connected fans, operating accross adventure parks, events, media and mobile network.
Everyman Media Group
| Founders | Daniel Broch |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Everyman is an independent cinema group in terms of cinema venues, screens and admissions.
Feeld
| Founders | Ana Kirova, Dimo Trifonov |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Meet kinky, curious and openminded people.
Flight Club
| Founders | Steve Moore |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Flight Club is the home of Social Darts, Spectacular bar, Electric atmosphere, Mind-blowing experience.
Herd
| Founders | Jack Cantillon, Rob Minford |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
It’s nice to be right. Predict sports events with your friends.
SuperAwesome
| Founders | Dylan Collins, Joshua Wohle, Lee Veitch, Tom Impallomeni |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
SuperAwesome offers kid-safe tools and technology for the children’s digital media ecosystem.
Driftrock
| Founders | Matt Wheeler, Matt Wheeler |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Driftrock helps brands find their audience online, using data from around the web to power better targeted, more timely Social Media Ads.
Crowdmix
| Founders | Gareth Ingham, Ian Roberts |
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Connecting the world through music. The app where bands, fans and brands collide.
Peanut
| Founders | Michelle Kennedy |
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Peanut is an online platform that provides a safe space for women to connect across fertility and motherhood.
Moneymailme
| Founders | Mihai Ivascu |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Moneymailme is a mobile application that enables its users to receive and transfer payments with others.
Financial Times
| Founders | Gillian Tett, James Sheridan |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
Financial Times is a business news organization providing essential news, comments, data, and analysis for the global business community.
AlphaSwap
| Founders | Francois Devillez, Khing Oei, Vladimir Agaev |
| Follow | Website, Crunchbase, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin |
AlphaSwap is an investment technology platform, bundling its analyst community’s best stock ideas into Data-as-a-Service
