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

Social is big business in the UK. We have selected the top 150 Social companies across the size spectrum to showcase. These startups and companies are all taking different approaches to innovating the Social 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 startups and firms in the UK

We have profiled the top 150 Social 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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Minute Media

Minute Media is a media and technology brand focused on two main pillars—platform and content.

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Culture Trip

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

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Lumen

Lumen is an app-only dating platform for over 50s.

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BBC

BBC is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people.

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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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Plend

The UK's first 'Social Lending Marketplace on a mission to make credit history, history.

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TradingView

Where the world charts, chats and trades markets.

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Guild

Guild is a platform for professional groups, networks & communities. As easy as WhatsApp but no ads, private and designed for business.

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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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Logically

Logically develops the latest in AI technologies to combat information overload, misinformation, fake news & other types of harmful content.

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V-Nova

Next-generation video and image compression that works today

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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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Invstr

Invstr is a fintech app empowering investors to invest with commission-free investing and banking.

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Amity

Amity powers in-app social experiences, helping developers to easily add pre-built social features to any app with a few lines of code.

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Provenance

Provenance is the leading software solution for sustainability communications

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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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Disciple Media

Disciple helps you host, engage and monetise your community on your terms. Create your own community app and gather your customers.

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LoveCrafts

LoveCrafts is a start-up that builds social marketplaces for the crafts sector.

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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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Second Home

Second Home owns and operates an office space for entrepreneurs and creative businesses.

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Vidsy

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

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Future Planet Capital

Future Planet is the impact-led, global VC firm built to invest in growth companies from the world's top universities

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Trackd

Trackd Social Music Universe with Creator Tools. We unite music lovers and artists around the world.

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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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Claro Money

Claro is a digital financial coach that empowers you to make smarter financial decisions every day.

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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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William Hill

William Hill is a is a bookmaker that provides online betting and gambling games for sports betting and gaming markets.

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The Dots

The professional network for people who don’t wear suits to work.

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Pynk

Pynk is where everyday people invest better together.

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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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Mush

Mush is an online social platform that enables mothers to meet other mothers with kids the same age.

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WeWALK

WeWALK is a startup developing a smart cane for the visually-impaired.

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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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Planet N Group of Companies

Planet N Group is an emerging markets focused high-tech and social impact investment firm dedicated to development through digitization

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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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Third Space Learning

Third Space aims to help every student access great quality online tuition to help them succeed in, and love, their learning

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Founders Pledge

Founders Pledge is a global community of entrepreneurs finding and funding solution's to the world's most pressing problems.

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FanCircles

Reach followers and fans through your own fan club platform built for music artists, YouTubers, television shows and celebrities

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Coniq

Coniq is the Total Customer Engagement Company.

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Mirthy

Community and activities platform for over-60s

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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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Dexerto

Dexerto is the world’s largest digital esports and gaming lifestyle platform news platform.

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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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Cornerstone

Cornerstone is a subscription service for men's toiletries.

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StoryTerrace

StoryTerrace helps people to capture their life story using professional writers and software.

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BARE: Dating Less Serious

BARE is a platform that allows women to expose their pictures in a simple, secure, and enjoyable way.

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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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Kin

Kin is an app that provides family members with secure personal media.

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Full Fact

Full Fact is the UK's independent fact-checking charity

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MNFST

Our mission is to help people realise, develop and monetise all their digital profiles.

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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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Taggstar

Real-time social proof message expert for enterprise eCommerce | Conversion uplift by up to 12% | Shop Direct, N Brown, TUI, Missguided use.

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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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Sideways 6

Sideways 6 is a platform helping organisations including british airways and sainsbury's to harness the innovative ideas of their employees.

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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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Globechain

Globechain is a B2B reuse marketplace connecting businesses to charities, creating social impact data.

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AlphaSwap

AlphaSwap is an investment technology platform, bundling its analyst community’s best stock ideas into Data-as-a-Service

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miPic

An end to end Print platform enabling creatives to turn their Instagram feeds into money making businesses without lifting a finger.

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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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Cryptograph

One-of-a-kind digital collectibles from your favourite icons and artists that raise money for charity forever, all secured by blockchain.

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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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Monterosa Productions

Monterosa is the global leader in audience interaction technology and commerce

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Chatterbox

Smart online language learning for professionals, powered by refugees.

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Messly

Messly is a SaaS, Professional Network that helps doctors find their next role in healthcare.

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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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Football Fan

Football Fan is an innovative fan-driven app that is changing the way billions of global fans engage using AI, Robotics & Blockchain

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Ideal Flatmate

Ideal Flatmate is the first UK website dedicated to helping its users find the right flatmates.

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DataClue

Industry experts in ESG and Climate Data Analytics - Big Data, Analytics, AI, ML, Digital Transformation and Algorithm development -

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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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inploi

inploi is the future of talent engagement and job discovery.

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60 Decibels

60 Decibels is a a separate social enterprise.

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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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Financial Times

The Financial Times is a business news organization providing essential news, comments, data and analysis for the global business community.

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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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WorkClub

WorkClub is a B2B SaaS platform for on-demand workspaces and meeting rooms.

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PlayMob

Playmob is the gaming engagement platform for brands with purpose.

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Flight Club

Flight Club is the home of Social Darts, Spectacular bar, Electric atmosphere, Mind-blowing experience.

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BUA FIT

A web platform to connect fitness professionals and consumers for outdoor and online classes in a social way.

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Social Value Portal

Social Value Portal is a on-line solution that allows organisations to measure and manage the contribution.

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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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Peanut

Peanut is an online platform that provides a safe space for women to connect across fertility and motherhood.

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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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Lightning Social Ventures

Enabling charities and public sector organisations to quickly verify and process grants for millions of people in financial hardship

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Millie

A global community for international school students

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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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Rocky: Growth mindset and daily reflection. The AI coaching app

The world's first A.I. coach available with curated tips for leadership development and and daily self reflection coaching question

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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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Little Black Door

Little Black Door is an app that enables its users to upload, see, style and share their wardrobes with friends and their fashion community

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Artscapy

Artscapy is an online art community with a focus on digital transformation and democratization of the art 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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Icontract Ventures Ltd.

iContract connects professional contractors with recruiters to match jobs

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Soundclub

Disrupting the discovery of live music experiences

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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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BYP Network

BYP Network provides a social network, professional development blogs, leadership podcasts, and events as well as newsletters.

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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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CAST

CAST is growing the supply and demand of technology for social impact.

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PlayJam

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

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