Mark Anderson
This article showcases our top picks for the best English Social Media companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Social Media industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top English Social Media Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
TradingView
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The social network powering independent traders and investors
Culture Trip
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Culture Trip is a travel e-commerce brand with content at its core
Takumi
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Takumi is a platform that gives large brands and advertising agencies access to branded influencer creative at scale.
GSMA
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The GSMA is a trade group that represents network operators using GSM technology for their networks.
SuperAwesome
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SuperAwesome offers kid-safe tools and technology for the children’s digital media ecosystem.
busuu
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busuu is one of the world’s leading mobile apps for language learning – we break down language barriers!
M&C Saatchi
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M&C Saatchi is founded on the principle of Brutal Simplicity.
Sofar Sounds
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Sofar Sounds is a global community hosting curated, secret performances in more than 400 cities around the world.
Croud
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Croud is a digital marketing agency that provides services including SEO, PPC, content, programmatic, paid social, and analytics
Social Chain
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Social Chain a social media marketing agency.
Echobox
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Echobox is the leading AI-driven social media platform for publishers.
Triptease
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Triptease is a travel SaaS company that empowers hotels to recapture guest relationships and increase direct bookings.
Admix
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Admix is the first programmatic monetisation platform for in-game advertising
Unruly
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Unruly is an advertising technology company that gets videos watched, tracked, and shared across the Open Web.
Vidsy
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Vidsy helps global brands create effective video ads, efficiently and consistently across digital.
REPX
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Committed to building a global Reputation Marketplace through the marketing and sale of innovative retail and financial products
Uhive
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Uhive is a social network that lets users socialize, interact, and find people across the world while earning its own digital currency.
Cinesite
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Cinesite is one of the largest and most creative visual effects companies in the world.
ITV
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ITV is an integrated producer broadcaster, operating the largest commercial family of channels in the UK.
SmartFocus
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SmartFocus empowers you to deliver omni-channel marketing campaigns with true personalization.
Mediatonic Games
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Mediatonic develops and publishes games for digital platforms such as smartphones, PCs and consoles.
Mana
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Share what you love with 1:1 sessions and live classes. Inspire dedicated followers who fund your work.
ASOS
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Asos is an online platform engaged in the retail of fashion and beauty products for men and women.
Codec
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We help brands to discover and tap in to the pockets of culture that drive growth. Powered by award-winning AI.
Proactive
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Proactive is an international news and media organization providing coverage of companies in the small to mid-capitalization range.
Newsflare
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Newsflare is an online marketplace for user generated video content.
Tailify
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Tailify provides a one-stop-shop for Influencers & Brands by offering high technological solutions.
Audiense
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Audiense is a develops delivering unique consumer insight and engagement capabilities to many of the world’s biggest brands and agencies.
SoPost
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SoPost helps brands drive product sampling online, better than it has ever been done before.
Her
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Her is a dating application for lesbians, bisexual and bi-curious women, allowing users to connect with each other and their community.
ATG Media
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ATG Media offers an online portal that enables users to browse catalogues for fine art, antique and collectable auctions.
Ayima
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Ayima is a specialist Search consultancy focused on ROI, data analysis and brand development.
Edge
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The fastest, smartest, easiest influencer management platform.
Influencer
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Word Of Mouth Redefined.® Run by Creators, for Creators.
Bookmate
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Bookmate is mobile story-on-the-go subscription service providing convenient access to ebooks, audiobooks and other long-form content
RealSport
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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.
Lobster
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Lobster is a platform which enables brands, agencies and the media to licence visual content directly from social media users.
The Ocean Bottle
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Social enterprise tackling ocean-bound plastic
Youth Business International
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Youth Business International helps young people to start and grow their own business and create employment.
Nuji
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Nuji is a marketplace to discover the Internet’s best fashion and lifestyle products.
Sportlobster
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Sportlobster was born out of the frustration that sports fans face in having to visit multiple sites or download multiple apps.
Howbout
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The social planning app that combines events, group chats and calendar sharing to make organising plans simple.
Rise Art
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Rise Art enables users to discover and access original art works from galleries and museums.
BeeLiked Media Ltd
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An interactive content platform for brands to engage their digital audience, build first-party data and drive sales
EXTREME
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Brand led entertainment company with over 20 million connected fans, operating accross adventure parks, events, media and mobile network.
Planable
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Planable is the command centre for social media teams to work together on content.
SonicJobs
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#1 blue-collar career app, supporting candidates through their job-seeking journey and helping them build their future.
Miappi
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Miappi helps brands to discover authentic consumer stories, manage the digital rights and to distribute to marketing channels and ecommerce.
OZ, US
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A leading tech company energizing live events and bringing communities together through out of this world experiences.
NOT JUST A LABEL
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NOT JUST A LABEL (NJAL) IS THE WORLD’S LEADING DESIGNER PLATFORM FOR SHOWCASING AND NURTURING TODAY’S PIONEERS IN CONTEMPORARY FASHION
Lightful
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A developing social media and tech tools for the charity sector startup.
Driftrock
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Driftrock helps brands find their audience online, using data from around the web to power better targeted, more timely Social Media Ads.
Linkdex
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Linkdex offers a SaaS-based platform unifying search, social, PR and content channels.
Bazaar Daily UK
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Bazaar Daily (UK) is the British counterpart to Bazaar Daily News, a massive online news agency founded by Sultan H. Khane II.
WAYN
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WAYN is a travel and lifestyle-based social network enabling users to meet like-minded people.
Buzzbike
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Buzzbike is a London based subscription service offering a stunning 3-speed city bike, an award winning lock, free repairs, theft protection, rider events and app to track your rides! Your wheels your way for one monthly fee, cancel anytime.
Glow Digital Media
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Glow Machine is an ad tech platform for creating, improving and understanding Facebook and Twitter Ad campaigns.
Everyman Media Group
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Everyman is an independent cinema group in terms of cinema venues, screens and admissions.
GoBubble
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GoBubble builds safer, healthier and kinder digital communities.
MyMiniFactory
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MyMiniFactory is an online open platform for desktop 3D printable files shared by professional 3D designers.
Bigballs Media
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Bigballs Media is the world’s largest independent digital football media business.
Flavourworks
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Flavourworks is a computer entertainment in order to bring unique and innovative experiences to broad audiences.
Ubooker
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Booking Platform for High-End Professional Models and Quality Vetted Clients WORLDWIDE. Transparency, Low Fees, Fast Payments
True Royalty Tv
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True Royalty Tv is a channel dedicated to all things Royal.
TheySay
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TheySay is a sentiment analysis firm developing a platform that uses a linguistic approach interpreting sentiments computationally.
PlayMob
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Playmob is the gaming engagement platform for brands with purpose.
PlayJam
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PlayJam develops TV games played in connected TVs, the web, social networks, and mobile devices.
Woto
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Woto provides a free publishing tool. to create and share contents.
Shopcade
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Shopcade is a leader in media commerce, now part of Lagardère Active (media group).
Digital Marketing Agency CHANGES
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Digital marketing agency that served 11 companies from ForbesGlobal2000
Inspire Me World
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Inspire Me World is a fan to fan community platform that connects global fans with each other based on mutual interests.
Moneymailme
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Moneymailme is a mobile application that enables its users to receive and transfer payments with others.
Shoppar
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Generate digital content for Social Media advertising that performs
mediacom
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MediaCom is one of the world’s leading media agencies.
Captini
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Captini transforms Guest WiFi networks into an automated marketing service that increases customer return rates.
Crowd Reactive Ltd
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Crowd Reactive Ltd operates a web-based application for event organizers.
Mendeley
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Mendeley is an academic social network and program that enables users to collaborate online, and discover, manage and share research papers.
Great British Chefs
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Great British Chefs premium food publisher with 1.3m social followers. We have 3,500 recipes from Britain’s and Italy’s Greatest Chefs.
Infabode
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Infabode is the home of information for the Real Estate industry
Brandnew IO
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Brandnew is a self-service Content Creator platform for brands and agencies. Manage all your influential Creators in one place.
Jellyfish
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Jellyfish works as a digital platform, supporting and drives digital transformation by providing strategy, technology, and training.
Chirp Birding
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Chirp Birding, Connecting the World’s Birders
Crowdmix
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Connecting the world through music. The app where bands, fans and brands collide.
Hungly
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The “Pinnacle” of Social Media Marketing providing the entire solution for digital marketing needs.
Samba Networks
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User first advertising for the new economy. Samba is the leader in user first mobile video formats for brand advertising
Streetlife
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streetlife.com is a local social network that helps British people connect with nearby residents, groups, organizations, and businesses.
Xperience Plus
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X+ is the first extended-reality framework allowing companies and content creators to create 5 senses experiences
Crowdholding
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Crowdholding connects the crowd with entrepreneurs, allowing you to give feedback and ideas for future revenue.
ckbk
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ckbk is the ultimate digital subscription service for cooks.
EventsTag
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We are EventsTag, pioneers of experiential technology.
Movellas
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Movellas is a social and interactive community for teenagers to read, write, and share their stories.
Badoo
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Badoo is a dating-focused social network, allowing users to chat, make friends and share interests.
Firefly Experience (Firef.ly)
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Illuminating Journeys. Firef.ly is a mobile app which distils trip planning, guiding and journalling into a beautiful experience.
dunnhumby
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dunnhumby is a U.K.-based company that helps retailers and brands analyze data in order to improve customer experiences and build loyalties.
