Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best Massachusetts based Social companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Social 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
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Top Massachusetts Social Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
HubSpot
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HubSpot develops cloud-based, inbound marketing software that allows businesses to transform the way that they market online.
SEMrush
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SEMrush is a an online visibility management and content marketing SaaS platform.
Jobcase
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Jobcase is a social media platform dedicated to empowering America’s workforce.
Constant Contact
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Constant Contact provides email, social media and event marketing tools to help small businesses grow their customer base.
Jebbit
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Mobile interactive content that captures attention & drives conversions. Without a line of code.
Mavrck
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All-in-One Influencer Marketing Platform for Enterprise Consumer Brands Creating Social Proof at Scale
Alignable
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Alignable is a social network where small business owners gather to connect, collaborate, and succeed together.
Cake
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Cake is the world’s largest platform for helping people navigate end-of-life.
Cortex
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Cortex is a SaaS AI that enables marketing executives at leading brands to uncover what drives the performance of their visuals.
Hoo.be
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Hoo.be is a social media platform allowing users to filter their favorite content in one place.
Nanigans
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Nanigans provides an advertising automation software that powers the in-house performance marketing teams.
Brand Networks
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Brand Networks delivers relevance-driven social marketing and advertising to 650 enterprise customers.
SmashFly Technologies
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SmashFly Technologies provides marketing automation for recruiting (Recruitment Marketing).
Ditto Labs
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Ditto is the leading image recognition company for social media.
Trade Hounds
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Trade Hounds is a mobile app connecting trade workers to job-related discussions and employment opportunities.
LiquiGlide
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LiquiGlide is a viable technology that allows viscous liquids to slide effortlessly.
GetHuman
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Consumer tools for solving customer service problems: maps of company phone systems, shortcuts, call-backs, hiring problem-solvers
Ambi
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Ambi is designed to centralize the college experience for students through a productive and powerful social network.
Humanyze
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Modern people analytics solutions with real business results.
Scroll
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Scroll is an independent news venture firm that offers services for journalists.
Playbook
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Playbook is a mobile app that puts the world’s students in touch.
Alice’s Table
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Alice’s Table brings women together to learn new skills, and live a social and creative lifestyle.
CO Everywhere
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CO Everywhere is a research and development lab and investment vehicle focused on building technology products and services.
RallyPoint
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RallyPoint is a social and professional network with 1.7 million members-enabling employers and advertisers to reach the military community.
BoomWriter Media
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BoomWriter Media provides unique online collaboration services for generating ideas and original stories.
Cloze
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Smarter Relationship Management. The no-work way to see everything about your contacts in one place.
Crowdly
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Crowdly is a social advocate management platform that helps brands find, rank and engage their advocates on Facebook.
Promethean Power Systems
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Promethean Power Systems designs and manufactures rural refrigeration systems for commercial cold-storage applications in off-grid.
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Shareaholic is an Audience Engagement platform that helps over 300,000 businesses grow audience engagement, loyalty & conversions.
ArtLifting
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ArtLifting is a social enterprise that connects corporate customers with artists who are homeless or have disabilities.
Fancred
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Fancred is an app that helps fans capture their favorite sports moments.
PiiQ Media & Risk
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The Only TRULY AUTOMATED SPEAR PHISHING SIMULATION for Social, Open, & Dark Web Risk & OSINT Business Intelligence tool
Listenwise
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Listenwise makes it easy to bring authentic voices and compelling non-fiction stories to the classroom.
Gameface Media
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Gameface is a provider of free sporting event photos in the United States and the publisher of the popular Six Minute Mile newsletter.
Hellofriend
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Hellofriend is a social ordering platform where users can order and pay ahead at their favorite local businesses.
Quantia
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Quantia is a social learning and collaboration platform designed for physicians to interact with and learn from experts and peers.
TurningArt
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TurningArt is a turnkey artwork service designed for today’s businesses.
Dough
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Dough is a membership community where people can discover and save on products made by women.
YEC
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YEC is a community organization that provides entrepreneurs with the resources and social capital they need to succeed.
Pingup
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Pingup unlocks the power of instant appointment scheduling. Our API lets publishers enhance business listings by adding booking features.
Million Studio
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Marketing automation for professional athletes, sports agents, leagues, teams and publishers
Global Research Innovation & Technology
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GRIT leverages academic research to innovate within the international development space.
CityVoter
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CityVoter is an online media company running localized social media promotions for geo-targeted communities.
Swipehouse
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Swipehouse is a media and entertainment company.
Lotsa Helping Hands
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Lotsa Helping Hands allows users to create an online community to organize support for causes and find volunteer opportunities.
CultureHQ
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Our enterprise SaaS platform helps organizations manage their internal events/programs and measure their impact and ROI.
CampusTap
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CampusTap provides private career networking and mentoring communities to help students and alumni pursue meaningful careers.
Directr
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Directr is a mobile application company providing users with the ability to create movies on their phones.
Smile
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Smile is a dating app that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence and humor to create meaningful human connections that last.
Embedly
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Embedly helps publishers and consumers manage embed codes from more than hundred websites and APIs.
iProspect
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iProspect is the world’s leading digital performance marketing agency that can help drive your business performance.
change:WATER Labs
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change:WATER Labs develops and deploys safer, smarter, and more dignified sanitation for communities in need.
Monotype
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Monotype is the global leader in design assets, technology, and expertise.
Currensee
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Currensee is a financial services company that serves as a social network for foreign exchange traders.
Everyday Speech
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Everyday Speech is a leading provider of social skills materials for speech therapists
Apifia
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Apifia is develops an influencer activation platform for Facebook.
Lexalytics
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Lexalytics’ text analysis platforms process billions of unstructured data pieces, translating thoughts & feelings into profitable decisions.
Achvr
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Achvr offers a mobile app that enables users to discover, track, and share their entertainment experiences and activities.
MuckRock
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MuckRock is an online open news portal that allows individuals to embed, share, and write about verified government documents.
Activate Networks
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Activate Networks develops RealConnect™, a social network analytics platform for businesses to identify the health behavior of consumers.
NBA
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NBA is a sports company that specializes in basketball,entertainment, live events & Programming.
Questex
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Questex drives business forward through a rich engagement platform on events and surrounded by data insights and digital communities.
Hardworkers
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Hardworkers is an online platform that enables working-class to post work-related photos, videos, and texts.
ItsMyURLs
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ItsMyURLs is an online platform that manages, presents, and analyzes the accounts of users with multiple social profiles.
Lifebox
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Lifebox is a web and Android app that helps its users explore their lives and connect in various ways through Q&A.
Social Made Simple
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Social Made Simple is a media marketing tools and services for small businesses.
Prosperity Catalyst
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Prosperity Catalyst is a non-profit group providing entrepreneurial tools, training and community knowledge for women in distressed regions.
Teachers Connect
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TeachersConnect launches new teacher success by building a powerful problem-solving network.
EMUZE
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EMUZE provides users with up-to-date information on their favorite entertainers through their social networks.
CyberGrants
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CyberGrants is a provider of SaaS solutions that gives a trusted way to maximize the impact of Corporate Social Responsibility efforts.
Spogo Inc.
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Spogo is a mobile app that enables sports fans to win real rewards for making correct predictions while they watch live games.
Boston Ballet
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The Boston Ballet is an American professional classical ballet company based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Fishing Partnership Support Services
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Fishing Partnership Support Services is a non-profit organization that supports the health and well-being of commercial fishing families.
Millennium Pharmaceuticals
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Millennium Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that supplies biopharmaceutical products.
1touch
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1touch is an online platform that gives e-commerce retailers the ability to market their products through Pay Per Sales Sale Marketing.
Dimagi
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Dimagi is an award-winning technology company, developing scalable ICT solutions for low-resource settings.
Reppr
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Reppr allows brands to engage with, track, and analyze their team of brand reps through an integrated web and mobile app.
Worlds
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Worlds offers WorldsPlayer, a powerful toolkit for creating and viewing three-dimensional multi-user virtual environments.
Dressformer
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Dressformer is a fashion platform providing a 3D virtual fitting room.
ScholarJet
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ScholarJet helps companies recruit diverse, entry-level talent base off of their skills rather than background.
Unite Industries
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Unite is a mobile app that allows users to buy line-skipping passes that ensure direct access to bars and clubs on that given night
Galaxy Weblinks
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Custom web & mobile design, development & technology support services for digital agencies of all sizes & shapes.
Medstro
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Medstro is the social network exclusively for physicians and medical students.
Forbes Technology Council
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Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for senior-level tech executives.
Woofpage
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Woofpage is an online pet community for pets and their owners where every pet is a star.
ColorNote
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Mobile software company with focus on providing productivity applications
GoBe Groups
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GoBe Groups, a free mobile app for forming in-person groups near you in real time– Choose Your Lifestyle.
C-4 Analytics
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C-4 Analytics brings their in-depth knowledge of marketing strategy to modern media platforms, then monitors the results to make sure your
MassMarketplace
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MassMarketplace is a technology-driven e-commerce marketplace for local, domestic and international trade and services.
Gozaik
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Gozaik is a recruitment platform that enables employees to post job offers and engage with applicants.
uberVU
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UberVU offers an insights-driven dashboard for customers to observe key conversations, connect with customers, and report their success.
Viral
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Viral is the creator of Veera, an app designed to allow content to go viral
Honeycommb
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Honeycommb is a consumer grade, complete, custom social network solution that gives total control and ownership over all data and content.
MassLive
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MassLive are Real-Time Breaking news, High School Sports, Local Entertainment.
Downtyme
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Match schedules and make plans with nearby friends
WeGo Health
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WeGo Health assists pharmaceutical and life sciences companies to design, develop, and promote their products and services.
Millennium Campus Network
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Millennium Campus Network is a Boston based global non profit training the next generation of social impact leaders.
Maple Farm Media
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Maple Farm Media offers a platform for businesses to track engagement and sales from every digital media channel.
