34 Best Consumer Social Startups in North America to Watch in 2026

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Consumer Social Startups in North America

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 34 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $1.1b. The average funding per company in this subset is $31.7m.

Last update to the database: May 19, 2026. See changelog.

Track over 71,000 companies

Discover
Fast-growing Global startups

Seedtable uses technology and people to track over 71,000 companies to help you find the right ones to partner with.

Pricing + Sign up

11

Funding Rounds

$319.4m

Money raised

Wearable device company founded in 2012 based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. The company was previously called Thalmic and changed their name to North in 2018.

Key people:

5

Funding Rounds

$383.0m

Money raised

OpenWeb, previously known as Spot.IM, is a conversation platform intended for publishers to start meaningful user discussions.

2

Funding Rounds

$40.0m

Money raised

Botpress is an artificial Intelligence company founded in 2017 by Dany Fortin-Simard.

8

Funding Rounds

$99.3m

Money raised

Hootsuite is a social network management platform created to interact, listen and analyze results.

Key people:

4

Funding Rounds

$28.8m

Money raised

InteraXon develops and produces brain-sensing technology such as the Muse headband, an EEG device that interprets mental activity and aims to help with meditation and promote calmness.

Location:

Key people:

3

Funding Rounds

$39.3m

Money raised

Unbounce provides a landing page building platform for businesses.

4

Funding Rounds

$47.5m

Money raised

Poka is a company founded in 2014.

2

Funding Rounds

$20.8m

Money raised

Oktopost is a company founded in 2013 by Daniel Kushner.

Location:

Key people:

2

Funding Rounds

$3.5m

Money raised

A software company making human resource management software for small and medium sized businesses.

2

Funding Rounds

$11.0m

Money raised

CrowdRiff is a company founded in 2011 by Dan Holowack.

Location:

Key people:

3

Funding Rounds

$11.9m

Money raised

ScribbleLive is a company founded in 2009.

2

Funding Rounds

$17.7m

Money raised

Agrisoma Biosciences is an agriculture technology company developing and commercializing Carinata, a non-food oilseed crop used for biodiesel and advanced biofuel production

Location:

1

Funding Rounds

$10.0m

Money raised

Whatifi.io is a company founded in 2018 by Jon Cowley.

Location:

Key people:

1

Funding Rounds

$20.0m

Money raised

Bunch is a Canada-based company.

Location:

3

Funding Rounds

$2.1m

Money raised

Upverter is a company providing cloud-based PCB design tools for engineers. It participated in the W11 cohort of Y Combinator.

3

Funding Rounds

$2.5m

Money raised

StoryTap is a company founded in 2015 by Sean Braacx.

Location:

Key people:

2

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

Soricimed Biopharma Inc. is a company founded in 2005.

3

Funding Rounds

$5.0m

Money raised

Pixhug is a social media company.

Industries:

Location:

1

Funding Rounds

$4.0m

Money raised

Postbeyond Inc. is a company founded in 2013.

4

Funding Rounds

$1.8m

Money raised

A company transforming food waste into PHA biodegrdable plastics

Key people:

3

Funding Rounds

$981.8k

Money raised

Vanilla Forums is a community forums software founded in 2009 by Todd Burry.

2

Funding Rounds

$1.3m

Money raised

Later is a company founded in 2014.

2

Funding Rounds

$105.0k

Money raised

Lumen5 is a company founded in 2017 by Michael Cheng, Christopher Bowal and Nigel Gutzmann.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.1m

Money raised

Leadsift is a company founded in 2015 by Tapajyoti Das, Hatem Nassrat, Sreejata Chatterjee and Daniel Allen.

Key people:

1

Funding Rounds

$145.1k

Money raised

EPACT Network is a company founded in 2012 by Christine Sommers.

1

Funding Rounds

$150.0k

Money raised

Ethelo is a company founded in 2011.

3

Funding Rounds

$1.7m

Money raised

Creator.co, previously known as Shop and Shout, is a Vancouver-based marketing company.

1

Funding Rounds

$246.0k

Money raised

FundRazr is a company founded in 2009.

Location:

1

Funding Rounds

$110.0k

Money raised

Wriber is a company founded by John James Zupancic.

2

Funding Rounds

$424.0k

Money raised

Company

1

Funding Rounds

$1.0m

Money raised

1

Funding Rounds

$60.0k

Money raised

Nicejob Inc is a company founded in 2013.

1

Funding Rounds

$443.9k

Money raised

Blox Labs is a Canada-based company.

Sign up to access our full database

Enter your email and get access to 71,000 + technology companies you can partner with.

Join 29000+ founders, operators, and investors.