🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 101 Top English Communities Startups & Firms

August 14, 2021
Table of Contents show

This article showcases our top picks for the best English Communities companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Communities 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

[adace-ad id=”7108″]

Top English Communities Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Multiverse

Multiverse

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Multiverse is a tech startup that matches talent who have not graduated from college with apprenticeship opportunities.

Selina

Selina

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Selina is a fast-growing hospitality brand built for today’s nomadic traveler to help them live, work, and explore anywhere in the world.

Selina

Culture Trip

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

Disciple Media

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

Percent

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Percent is powering the future of giving.

Selina

Sofar Sounds

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Sofar Sounds is a global community hosting curated, secret performances in more than 400 cities around the world.

Selina

Guild

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

Mashroom

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Mashroom is a proptech startup that provides end-to-end property letting services to landlords and tenants.

Selina

Mirthy

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Community and activities platform for over-60s

Selina

TEOOH

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

A Platform for Hosting Virtual Events

Selina

The Dots

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

Mush

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

City of London

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

City of London Corporation is a government body that provides economic, social, and community development services.

Selina

Guardian Angel

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Helping people plan for and manage death

Selina

Huckletree

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

The brave home of innovation.

Selina

Rated People

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Rated People is an online recommendation service that connects homeowners with local, recommended tradespeople.

Selina

Founders Pledge

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

Youth Business International

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Youth Business International helps young people to start and grow their own business and create employment.

Selina

Seenit

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Industry-leading video crowdsourcing solution

Selina

Gitter

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

The home of #community. Where #developers come to talk. For support, please get in touch on support at gitter.im.

Selina

HealthUnlocked

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

HealthUnlocked is a social network for health.

Selina

HCT Group

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

HCT Group is a transport company operating commercial London red bus routes, yellow school bus routes and Park & Ride services.

Selina

Encore Technologies

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Encore is an online network of musicians that enables them to access many performance opportunities in the music community around them.

Selina

PushFar

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

PushFar is a world-leading mentoring and career progression platform, for both individuals and organisations to streamline mentoring.

Selina

The Rattle

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

A venture studio and incubator for provocative artists, hackers, inventors, and startups

Selina

Globechain

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

Organise

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Organise is the next generation of collective action at work

Selina

FairMoney

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

FairMoney is the fair loan comparison website.

Selina

Peanut

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

Sky and Space Global

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Sky and Space Global provides affordable voice, data and instant messaging services to Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime.

Selina

Rest Less

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Rest Less is a social impact business helping a generation of over 50s get the most from life.

Selina

Gravity Co-living

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Gravity Co-living is a catalyst for personal and professional development.

Selina

Common Objective (CO)

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

CO is an intelligent business network that drives more sustainable business practices, starting with the fashion industry.

Selina

Pretty Green

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Named after a track by The Jam, Pretty Green provides simple, classic clothing with a modern twist.

Selina

GrowUp Farms

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

We’re turning food production on its head to make way better food, that doesn’t cost the earth.

Selina

The Qube

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Creatives, Music, Art, Film, Photography

Selina

Ethical Angel

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Ethical Angel has combined the best parts of volunteering and e-learning, scalability and personalisation.

Selina

Messly

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

100mentors

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

We empower today’s youth to consciously take their once in a lifetime decisions & prepare them for the workplace of the future.

Selina

Inspire Me World

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Inspire Me World is a fan to fan community platform that connects global fans with each other based on mutual interests.

Selina

Uprise Academy

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Uprise Academy gets young professionals the skills and mindset to transition out of corporate careers, and into entrepreneurial careers.

Selina

Farmhopping

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Farmhopping is a community-based online marketplace that connects small farms with prospective consumers.

Selina

afi.to

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Afi.to provides white-label solutions for client gamification, influence platform, affiliation platform, and online shopping club.

Selina

YMCA East London

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Provides support & accommodation to young homeless people.

Selina

Chic Retreats

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

A luxury travel marketplace using the latest in digital technology to connect our collection of independent hotels to affluent travellers

Selina

Chew

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Chew is the DJs’ live streaming community.

Selina

Nuddge

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Nuddge help individuals with depression live the best possible lives through coaching, community and improved engagement.

Selina

TeachPitch

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

TeachPitch provides tools and resources to allow educators to share different aspects of teaching and learning.

Selina

Neighbourhood

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Neighbourhood is a fast growing urban living brand

Selina

Hill & Friends

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Hill and Friends is a brand that produces exceptionally crafted and luxuriously functional bags, each affirmed with a subversive wink.

Selina

Cat in a Flat

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Cat in a Flat The best way to find trusted cat sitters in your area.

Selina

Alice SI

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Alice SI is using the approach to provide donors

Selina

Snaptivity

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Snaptivity is a stadium tech that drives fan engagement by capturing key moments of events using AI, IoT sensors, and robotic cams.

Selina

Wishdates

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Wishdates is a social discovery network that enables users to build new relationships based on their geolocation and interests.

Selina

Kitchup

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Kitchup is an online marketplace for kitchen space, matching businesses that need a commercial kitchen with those who have it.

Selina

RTX – Routetrader

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

RTX is the global voice, call centre and SMS exchange hub for 1000’s of telecom operators around the globe.

Selina

Follow Alice

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

The Intern Group

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

The Intern Group is an social enterprise that takes applicants and significantly improves their skills and employability.

Selina

TableCrowd

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

Gen Community

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Gen Community invest in green ethical low carbon projects with positive social impact, and fair returns for investors.

Selina

HURR

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

HURR is the smart way to rent your wardrobe, on-demand.

Selina

The Backscratchers

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

The Backscratchers provides collaborative services that help companies, freelancers, and entrepreneurs connect with each other.

Selina

Gumtree

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

GumTree is an online classified ads and community site that provides users with a platform to find and advertise rooms, flats, and houses.

Selina

Global Innovation Fund

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

GIF invests in social innovations that aim to improve the lives and opportunities of millions of people in the developing world.

Selina

SaaStock

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

SaaStock is a global SaaS events company that connects founders, executives, and investors to build and scale B2B SaaS companies.

Selina

Salty Commune

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Salty Commune is (work)space for creative misfits

Selina

Plurallion

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Content-driven marketplaces for emerging markets

Selina

Stay Nimble

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Stay Nimble is a platform supporting individuals to navigate their working lives

Selina

iDAL

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Technology, community and expert management for talent

Selina

Historypin CIC

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Historypin is an online community where users share photos and stories about the history of the community they live in.

Selina

Lingoing

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

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

Selina

Beam

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Beam is an online platform that crowdfunds training for homeless people and supports them into stable work.

Selina

RE:JOIN

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

RE:JOIN helps creators build a new level of relationship with their most active followers

Selina

Cookisto

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Cookisto is an online community marketplace for homemade food.

Selina

Coast

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Coast sells high end and upscale clothing and accessories via its website.

Selina

Springer Nature

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Springer Nature is a leading global research, educational and professional publisher, home to an array of respected and trusted brands

Selina

Microco.sm

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Microco.sm is a forum platform for discussion boards.

Selina

Firesouls

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Firesouls is online exchange that brings together government suppliers and local civic projects to create social value.

Selina

The Collective

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

The Collective is a community of co-living, serviced living or co-working spaces.

Selina

Fidessa

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Exceptional trading, investment and information solutions for the world’s financial community.

Selina

DrivenWoman

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

DrivenWoman is a fast growing ‘Lifeworking’ concept helping hundreds of women reach their goals, follow their dreams & make their life work.

Selina

GLL – Greenwich Leisure Limited

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

GLL makes community services and spaces better for everyone.

Selina

Videre

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Videre is a global network that equips oppressed communities

Selina

TechHub

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

TechHub is the home of technology entrepreneurs and startup teams

Selina

Bulbshare

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

We help the world’s leading organisations stay ahead of the game through audience collaboration.

Selina

DataPress

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

DataPress is a privately held company that is an engine for publishing data.

Selina

Deseeo

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Deseeo is the World Wide Altruism Network, the first free gamified social network where all users can make their wishes.

Selina

Blue Ventures

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Blue Ventures is a science-led social enterprise that is focused on coastal communities.

Selina

Roster

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Using social data, Roster seamlessly connects people to make their next training session more engaging and fun.

Selina

Latest Deals

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Latest Deals is a community of bargain hunters who share top UK deals, discounts, voucher codes, freebies and competitions. Free to join.

Selina

TimeAway

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Enriching family holidays, tried and tested by like minded mums

Selina

British Council(BIRAX)

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

British Council is a government institution that promotes culture, art, education, technology, and science.

Selina

Nexudus

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Nexudus is the leading white label platform to manage coworking and flexible workspaces.

Selina

Style on Screen

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Style on Screen develops a platform technology that provides real-time feedback on products featured on television shows.

Selina

Post & Place

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Post & Place is the UK’s leading Recruitment Marketplace. With 1500+ recruitment agency partners across the UK, our talent reach is huge.

Selina

RoomFlick

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

RoomFlick uses social connections to match people & spare rooms.

Selina

Mishcon de Reya

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Mishcon de Reya services an international community of clients.

Selina

Ally Chatbot

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Ally Chatbot is a civic and social organization that features a software platform that utilizes artificial intelligence.

Selina

Hanson Wade

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Hanson Wade specialises in bringing people together through outstanding business conferences and year round community contact.

Selina

Institute of Directors

Crunchbase Website Twitter Facebook Linkedin

Institute of Directors is a membership organisation that provides events, development courses, networking and expert advice.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

FREE: PROMOTE YOUR UK STARTUP

UK Startup Founders: We want to interview you.

If you are a founder, we want to interview you. Getting interviewed is a simple (and free) process.
PROMOTE MY STARTUP 
close-link

Don't Miss

London’s 5 Most Impressive & Successful CEO’s in the Gamification Space

At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups
Image by WorldSpectrum from Pixabay

Top Cryptocurrency to Invest In Next Year

Now is the best time to invest in some of