150+ Best UK Social Media Startups & Companies | Best Social Media Companies Award 2021

Social Media is big business in the UK. We have selected the top 150 Social Media companies across the size spectrum to showcase. These startups and companies are all taking different approaches to innovating the Social Media industry, that diversity of innovation is what makes the UK so great. 

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

Innovation

Growth

Management

Societal impact

The best Social Media startups and firms in the UK

We have profiled the top 150 Social Media startups, companies and firms in the UK. This list is in no particular order, all of the companies showcased here are exceptional companies, well worth following. 

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Culture Trip

Culture Trip is a travel e-commerce brand with content at its core

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GSMA

The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.

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M&C Saatchi

M&C Saatchi Group is a creative company that connects specialist expertise, fuelled by data and technology.

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TradingView

Where the world charts, chats and trades markets.

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busuu

busuu is one of the world's leading mobile apps for language learning - we break down language barriers!

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SuperAwesome

SuperAwesome offers kid-safe tools and technology for the children's digital media ecosystem.

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Sofar Sounds

Sofar Sounds is a global community hosting curated, secret performances in more than 400 cities around the world.

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Takumi

Takumi is a platform that gives large brands and advertising agencies access to branded influencer creative at scale.

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Croud

Croud is a digital marketing agency that provides services including SEO, PPC, content, programmatic, paid social, and analytics

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Triptease

Triptease is a travel SaaS company that empowers hotels to recapture guest relationships and increase direct bookings.

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Admix

Admix is the first programmatic monetisation platform for in-game advertising

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Social Chain

Social Chain a social media marketing agency.

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Echobox

Echobox is the leading AI-driven social media platform for publishers.

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Her

Her is a dating application for lesbians, bisexual and bi-curious women, allowing users to connect with each other and their community.

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The Engine Group

A creative community that provides clients with best-in-class communications expertise under one roof.

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Cinesite

Cinesite is one of the largest and most creative visual effects companies in the world.

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Vidsy

Vidsy helps global brands create effective video ads, efficiently and consistently across digital.

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ContentCal

B2B SaaS Content Marketing Platform

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Mana

Share what you love with 1:1 sessions and live classes. Inspire dedicated followers who fund your work.

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Uhive

Uhive is a social network that lets users socialize, interact, and find people across the world while earning its own digital currency.

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Proactive

Proactive is an international news and media organization providing coverage of companies in the small to mid-capitalization range.

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Unruly

Unruly is an advertising technology company that gets videos watched, tracked, and shared across the Open Web.

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Codec

We help brands to discover and tap in to the pockets of culture that drive growth. Powered by award-winning AI.

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REPX

Committed to building a global Reputation Marketplace through the marketing and sale of innovative retail and financial products

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Mediatonic Games

Mediatonic develops and publishes games for digital platforms such as smartphones, PCs and consoles.

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Tailify

Tailify provides a one-stop-shop for Influencers & Brands by offering high technological solutions.

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Newsflare

Newsflare is an online marketplace for user generated video content.

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SoPost

SoPost helps brands drive product sampling online, better than it has ever been done before.

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TalkLife

The Social Network That Saves Lives

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SmartFocus

SmartFocus empowers you to deliver omni-channel marketing campaigns with true personalization.

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Coniq

Coniq is the Total Customer Engagement Company.

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Audiense

Audiense is a develops delivering unique consumer insight and engagement capabilities to many of the world’s biggest brands and agencies.

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The Ocean Bottle

Social enterprise tackling ocean-bound plastic

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Sportlobster

Sportlobster was born out of the frustration that sports fans face in having to visit multiple sites or download multiple apps.

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Bookmate

Bookmate is mobile story-on-the-go subscription service providing convenient access to ebooks, audiobooks and other long-form content

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ASOS

Asos is an online platform engaged in the retail of fashion and beauty products for men and women.

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Youth Business International

Youth Business International helps young people to start and grow their own business and create employment.

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ATG Media

ATG Media offers an online portal that enables users to browse catalogues for fine art, antique and collectable auctions.

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Ayima

Ayima is a specialist Search consultancy focused on ROI, data analysis and brand development.

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Lobster

Lobster is a platform which enables brands, agencies and the media to licence visual content directly from social media users.

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Nuji

Nuji is a marketplace to discover the Internet's best fashion and lifestyle products.

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Rise Art

Rise Art enables users to discover and access original art works from galleries and museums.

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RealSport

RealSport gives the best fans in the world a voice on the sports they love. 0% clickbait. 0% fake news. 0% pop-ups. 100% original.

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Howbout

The social planning app that combines events, group chats and calendar sharing to make organising plans simple.

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Miappi

Miappi helps brands to discover authentic consumer stories, manage the digital rights and to distribute to marketing channels and ecommerce.

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NOT JUST A LABEL

NOT JUST A LABEL (NJAL) IS THE WORLD’S LEADING DESIGNER PLATFORM FOR SHOWCASING AND NURTURING TODAY’S PIONEERS IN CONTEMPORARY FASHION

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Lightful

A developing social media and tech tools for the charity sector startup.

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SonicJobs

#1 blue-collar career app, supporting candidates through their job-seeking journey and helping them build their future.

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Driftrock

Driftrock helps brands find their audience online, using data from around the web to power better targeted, more timely Social Media Ads.

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EXTREME

Brand led entertainment company with over 20 million connected fans, operating accross adventure parks, events, media and mobile network.

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Planable

Planable is the command centre for social media teams to work together on content.

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Buzzbike

Buzzbike is launching a tech-driven cycle scheme for London, creating a new sponsorship platform for brands.

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Linkdex

Linkdex offers a SaaS-based platform unifying search, social, PR and content channels.

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Bazaar Daily UK

Bazaar Daily (UK) is the British counterpart to Bazaar Daily News, a massive online news agency founded by Sultan H. Khane II.

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Glow Digital Media

Glow Machine is an ad tech platform for creating, improving and understanding Facebook and Twitter Ad campaigns.

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K2 Partnering Solutions

K2 is a recruitment company providing insights and access to prospective candidates.

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PlayMob

Playmob is the gaming engagement platform for brands with purpose.

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MyMiniFactory

MyMiniFactory is an online open platform for desktop 3D printable files shared by professional 3D designers.

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WAYN

WAYN is a travel and lifestyle-based social network enabling users to meet like-minded people.

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Everyman Media Group

Everyman is an independent cinema group in terms of cinema venues, screens and admissions.

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OZ, US

A leading tech company energizing live events and bringing communities together through out of this world experiences.

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Bigballs Media

Bigballs Media is the world's largest independent digital football media business.

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True Royalty Tv

True Royalty Tv is a channel dedicated to all things Royal.

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Flavourworks

Flavourworks is a computer entertainment in order to bring unique and innovative experiences to broad audiences.

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GoBubble

GoBubble builds safer, healthier and kinder digital communities.

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ITV

ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster, operating the largest commercial family of channels in the UK.

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Influencer

Word Of Mouth Redefined.® Run by Creators, for Creators.

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Ubooker

Booking Platform for High-End Professional Models and Quality Vetted Clients WORLDWIDE. Transparency, Low Fees, Fast Payments

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Little Bridge Ltd

Little Bridge is a unique social platform for young, digital learners of English from over 100 countries around the world.

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BeeLiked Media Ltd

An interactive content platform for brands to engage their digital audience, build first-party data and drive sales

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Jellyfish

Jellyfish works as a digital platform, supporting and drives digital transformation by providing strategy, technology, and training.

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Shopcade

Shopcade is a leader in media commerce, now part of Lagardère Active (media group).

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PeerIndex

Social influence analytics platform

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Hungly

The "Pinnacle" of Social Media Marketing providing the entire solution for digital marketing needs.

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Great British Chefs

Great British Chefs premium food publisher with 1.3m social followers. We have 3,500 recipes from Britain's and Italy's Greatest Chefs.

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Woto

Woto provides a free publishing tool. to create and share contents.

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The Sauce

The Sauce describes themselves as TikTok-meets-Tinder. A dating app made up of videos, particularly appealing to Gen Z and Millennials.

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Moneymailme

Moneymailme is a mobile application that enables its users to receive and transfer payments with others.

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TheySay

TheySay is a sentiment analysis firm developing a platform that uses a linguistic approach interpreting sentiments computationally.

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Inspire Me World

Inspire Me World is a fan to fan community platform that connects global fans with each other based on mutual interests.

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Shoppar

Generate digital content for Social Media advertising that performs

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mediacom

MediaCom is one of the world's leading media agencies.

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Mendeley

Mendeley is an academic social network and program that enables users to collaborate online, and discover, manage and share research papers.

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Captini

Captini transforms Guest WiFi networks into an automated marketing service that increases customer return rates.

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Family Traveller

Family Traveller is a multi-platform brand operating across familytraveller.com, social media and email.

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Wordeo

Wordeo is a messaging app that blends text with Getty stock footage to take video messaging more mainstream.

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Samba Networks

User first advertising for the new economy. Samba is the leader in user first mobile video formats for brand advertising

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PlayJam

PlayJam develops TV games played in connected TVs, the web, social networks, and mobile devices.

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Digital Marketing Agency CHANGES

Digital marketing agency that served 11 companies from ForbesGlobal2000

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Brandnew IO

Brandnew is a self-service Content Creator platform for brands and agencies. Manage all your influential Creators in one place.

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Crowdmix

Connecting the world through music. The app where bands, fans and brands collide.

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Crowd Reactive Ltd

Crowd Reactive Ltd operates a web-based application for event organizers.

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My Next Match

The ultimate tool for the sports federations to govern, including Medical Passports for the athletes, an MMS and online progression/grading

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eDrinks

A Social Digital Currency for Drinks

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Gumtree

GumTree is an online classified ads and community site that provides users with a platform to find and advertise rooms, flats, and houses.

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Crowdholding

Crowdholding connects the crowd with entrepreneurs, allowing you to give feedback and ideas for future revenue.

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Qutee.com

Intelligent comments & data platform

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SoAmpli

SoAmpli enables sales teams to sell more.

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Movellas

Movellas is a social and interactive community for teenagers to read, write, and share their stories.

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Chirp Birding

Chirp Birding, Connecting the World's Birders

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ckbk

ckbk is the ultimate digital subscription service for cooks.

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Infabode

Infabode is the home of information for the Real Estate industry

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EventsTag

We are EventsTag, pioneers of experiential technology.

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Firefly Experience (Firef.ly)

Illuminating Journeys. Firef.ly is a mobile app which distils trip planning, guiding and journalling into a beautiful experience.

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Ugenie

Private membership mobile hub for businesses to efficiently manage, engage and monetise their existing most valuable asset - their clients!

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Badoo

Badoo is a dating-focused social network, allowing users to chat, make friends and share interests.

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SuperAger World

App-centric lifestyle, health & longevity optimising platform. Hub of resources & inspiration promoting global healthy, dynamic ageing

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dunnhumby

dunnhumby is a U.K.-based company that helps retailers and brands analyze data in order to improve customer experiences and build loyalties.

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DoNation

Making sustainable living the norm with our sponsorship tool (actions not cash) and CSR programmes

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Streetlife

streetlife.com is a local social network that helps British people connect with nearby residents, groups, organizations, and businesses.

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Edge

The fastest, smartest, easiest influencer management platform.

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orderswift

orderswift is a desktop and mobile application that enables restaurants to manage their online orders.

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Social360 Ltd

Social360 Ltd operates a social media monitoring and analysis platform for corporate communications and public affairs.

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Selfhood Studios Inc

A Digital age disruptive, internet - breaking influencer marketing company, started in heart of London.

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Auxuman

Auxuman is a platform for creating and interacting through virtual beings.

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OnSerro

OnSerro provides community management software for companies to engage with customers and clients.

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Line-Up

Beautifully crafted ticketing. The experience that ticket buyers deserve.

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My Beauty Matches

My Beauty Matches is a Personalized Price Comparison for Beauty.

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blixr

Transforming the social app through voice & helping everyone connect for real through anti-superficial, non-addictive & non-invasive algos.

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Buzz Radar

Buzz Radar is an industry leader in making data, insightful, accessible and actionable

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AKQA

AKQA is an ideas and innovation company that uses the imaginative application of art and science to create ideas, products, and services.

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EarlyBird

EarlyBird is a postal snacking service that delivers healthy snacks to its users doorstep.

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Pukket

Enabling brands to turn their customers into a powerful community of loyal brand advocates on social media

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VEED

Veed is a video editor designed to make producing short-form video content simple.

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Lemeno

Lemeno is the world's first instant-planning™ app where you'll never have to waste time messaging about what to do a

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Space

Space is a creative agency that builds brands through unlearning techniques to meet marketing challenges.

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Xperience Plus

X+ is the first extended-reality framework allowing companies and content creators to create 5 senses experiences

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yourfeed

yourfeed is an online platform that connects people to relevant opportunities via their real life skills!

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MusterPoint

MusterPoint is an online social media management tool designed for emergency services and other public sector and organisations.

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MBJ LONDON

MBJ LONDON is a web and app development company offering Website as a Service.

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Odimax

Odimax is a social media analytics company developing natural language processing and intent-analysis technologies.

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Convo App

A sport social network where all fans can convo with one another!

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Live For Football

Live For Football is a vertical social network co-owned by the people that make the content that matters most to fans

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Licklist

Licklist is a social marketplace for nightlife & music festivals.

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Blurrt

Blurrt is a social analytics & content software platform allows users to collect, listen, showcase, anaylse and engage with social audience.

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PoochPal

PoochPal is a friend finder app for the user's dog that connects fur friends around the corner.

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TableCrowd

TableCrowd is a real life business network that brings people together over food and drink.

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Tag'By

Tag'by is a Saas platform to connect stores to social media and increase their traffic and revenue, by using social recommendation.

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Beepl

Beepl, a social interactive site, allows users to seek answers and opinion from subject specialists, enthusiasts and their social network.

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BuddyBounce

Digital advocacy platform to identify, engage and leverage online influencers

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Inkvite

Inkvite is a social app to connect and collaborate with others to create inspired short stories.

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Squelo

Squelo leverages the power of artificial intelligence to match talent with companies based on personality and organizational culture.

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MinglVision

Personalized Multi-angle Live Event Broadcasting platform (iOS, Android, Smart TV)

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Globr messenger

Chat freely with friends and family in any language.

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Brandbassador

Ambassadors - engage with brands to earn money, freebies and other rewards. Brands - harness the power of passionate customers and fans.

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XPO

We pay creator invoices, crazy fast.

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Research Now

Research now is a data collection, market research insights, and digital analytics company.

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Ball Street

Ball Street is a group of sports fans that wanted to club together to create an independent, alternative to the mainstream sports media.

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NEARBER

App which tracks your position via Google Maps API and shows you everything that's happening nearby.

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Sphere

Sphere is a chat app that turns groups into close, vibrant, purposeful and productive communities, instantly.

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