Top Social Network Companies and Startups in the UK

4 years ago

This article showcases some of the most popular players in the Social Network space. Our analysts selected these companies for a variety of reasons. This list may include both state and private ventures providing the most value within the Social Network industry.

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SEMRush.

Top Social Network Companies


Mumsnet

Mumsnet is the UK’s busiest social network for parents.

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Blasting News

Blasting News is the leading social news publisher. Where every voice counts.

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LinkMood

AI powered social networking app which takes the hassle out of making plans with friends

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UKTV

UKTV is a multi-channel broadcaster, jointly owned by BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive.

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Gransnet

Gransnet is a social networking site for grandparents and the over 50s.

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The Dots

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

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First Active Media

First Active Media is a company that focuses on providing information about female fashion and lifestyle.

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Firebox.com

Firebox.com is an e-commerce platform that offers customized and corporate gifts.

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Wamba

Wamba is a social dating network that enables users to meet, chat and interact with new people online.

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Hopin

Hopin is a live virtual events platform that enables attendees to connect, learn, and interact with people anywhere.

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Lotto Social

With Lotto Social you can join syndicates, manage tickets, discover exciting new ways to play and enjoy more chances to win.

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gal-dem

Gal-dem is a media company that specializes in social commentary, arts and culture, and fashion.

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mIRC

mIRC is an internet relay chat software that enables its users to communicate and share content with others.

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Gapyear.com

A niche social network for backpackers and gap year travellers, containing trip advice, travel inspiration, jobs and volunteering ideas

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TalkLife

The Social Network That Saves Lives

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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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Tahdah

Tahdah is a multi-tenant software as a service platform that provides unique benefits and functionalities for each of its different users.

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Slow Dating

The UK’s Favourite Speed Dating Company

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mysinglefriend.com

matchmaking our fabulous friends

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StoryTerrace

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

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Insight Security

Insight Security is AN protector which resolves the all security problems.

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Lumen

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

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MNFST

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

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Grafter

The free digital service for connecting businesses with people looking for temporary work

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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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Horse Scout

Horse Scout is a global equestrian network endorsed by Olympians and professionals.

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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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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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Curo

Curo is a housing association and house-builder providing services across the West of England.

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Arcade Analytics

Graph Visualization Tool

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By Rotation

UK’s Fashion Rental App. Peer to Peer, Fashion Rental, Mobile App, Sharing Economy, Social Network

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Chappy

Chappy is an online dating app dedicated for gay men.

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Raw Press Juice

Raw Press is a new London cold-pressed juice brand ready to quench your thirst.

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BLACKBX

Customer insights and effective marketing campaigns that will increase your sales and returning customers

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Movemeback

Movemeback is the community that connecting talented professionals, leaders, and entrepreneurs.

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CAST

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

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Slaylebrity

We are so excited to see this article about the slay network on International Business times as well as other major news publications.

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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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teaglo

teaglo is a social network that gives teachers complete control over their personal brand, resources, professional development, and careers.

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FanCircles

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

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MortgageGym

MortgageGym is the new digital mortgage marketplace.

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RankingHero

RankingHero is a social network that provides live poker data and it enables its users to chat and discover targeted services.

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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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Impossible

A new social network of giving and receiving. impossible. Do good. Feel good.

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Zealous

Matching creative talent with opportunity

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TheatreSmart

TheatreSmart offers events online property that is focused on theater reviews, resources and ticketing.

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bubble app

Bubble, an on-demand mobile app, connects parents with babysitters that their friends already know and trust.

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snoww

the social ski tracking app

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Little Black Door

Little Black Door is an app that enables its users to upload their wardrobe, interact with fashion items, and share it on social networks.

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Reelhost

Reelhost is an online social platform that enables to users to host private social events in their own house.

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Choyr

Create a social network for your church community

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Centre for Entrepreneurs

The Centre for Entrepreneurs promotes the role of entrepreneurs in creating economic growth and social well-being.

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Wishu

Social Marketplace for on-demand Creatives

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My Action Replay

Hit the button. Share the highlights.

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The Square

The Square is an award winning network and hiring marketplace for the construction industry.

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Rockifi Ltd

The Heavy Streaming Platform

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Keepsporting

Keepsporting is the one-stop-shop to advertise and manage any type of sports event

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Recruitd

A careers network that works for everyone. Professionals, recruitment agencies, employers: welcome to your new home.

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Kindaba

Visual Intelligent Messenger for Families

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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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Bebuzee

Bebuzee | Videos, Photos & Blogs

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TableCrowd

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

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Flokkr

Privacy respecting social network for gay/bi/trans/queer adults.

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Copronet

Corponet is the network & toolbox that’s just for construction and property.

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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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yord

yord is generation z social network that makes a game out of the video

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KindLink

Online platform for businesses to manage and engage with employees through their social responsibility

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MatchMeHappy.co.uk

MatchMeHappy is a UK based online dating website service.

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ED Technology LTD

First Social Network to Work

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Usmile

Usmile is an upcoming social network, entirely dedicated to humour.

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AlphaSwap

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

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Givta

The Gifting Social Platform

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Makewaves

Makewaves is a safe social platform allowing children to learn, create and display their achievements.

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YOU Global

YOU is a powerful next generation App that combined Task-Manager, Calendar, Messenger, Reminders and Social Network.

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iLook

iLook is a new type of professional social networking platform for employed, job seekers, recruiters, students and business people.

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V-Nova

Next-generation video and image compression that works today

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Voisey

Voisey is an app that connects singers, songwriters, artists, and producers through collaborative songwriting. Record, publish, and share.

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InstaSupply

We simplify buyer – supplier interactions through smart tech ☁️ Anywhere, anytime. Work smarter, grow faster! ⚡️

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Chirp Birding

Chirp Birding, Connecting the World’s Birders

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Course Match

Course Match helps students explore their educational options, and helps Universities, Colleges & brands market to these students.

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Turnpike

Turnpike is an information Technology & Services company that connects their staff digitally to make them more successful, safe at work.

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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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Vapour Media

Vapour Cloud is a West Yorkshire cloud technology provider to SME resellers.

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Jobs The Word

Jobs The Word is an employment service utilizing big data technologies to tap into candidate markets and promote employment brands.

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Alpacr

Social network for sharing and discovering travel and adventure

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Twile

Making family history more exciting and engaging for the wider family, using rich, visual timelines of milestones and photos

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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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Unet

Unet helps businesses stay in touch with customers.

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Follow Alice

We make adventure travel a truly holistic and personal client experience by blending technology with human interaction.

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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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HappyGo

HappyGo is a dating app that pairs the user on blind dates with people they share mutual friends with on Facebook.

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Fashion Kanvas

Fashion Kanvas is a job search & networking platform for fashion creatives.

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Kloodle

Kloodle is the Social Network for Graduate Recruitment and Student Employability in the UK.

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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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Lingoing

Lingoing is a social network that provides an online market place connecting sign language professionals and deaf clients together.

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Arlians

Arlians is a Free B2B marketplace for small and medium businesses of any industries across the world. Find suppliers, customers and partners

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Beespoke

Beespoke, available on iOS and Android, is the Little Black Book of first-hand recommendations

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ImOff

ImOff is a social networking mobile application that lets users coordinate their time off together.

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Ubringg

Ubringg is the first crowdDelivery platform that makes On Demand Delivery scalable!

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Kinnect2

Reimagined Social Media – the social network for brands and consumers

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Invstr

Invstr is a fintech app empowering the next generation of investors via social gamification so you can start to invest with as little as $1.

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Winstag

Winstag is a global app for fashion, lifestyle, and new trends.

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