Mark Anderson
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
Top English Communities Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Multiverse
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Multiverse is a tech startup that matches talent who have not graduated from college with apprenticeship opportunities.
Selina
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Selina is a fast-growing hospitality brand built for today’s nomadic traveler to help them live, work, and explore anywhere in the world.
Culture Trip
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Culture Trip is a travel e-commerce brand with content at its core
Disciple Media
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Disciple helps you host, engage and monetise your community on your terms. Create your own community app and gather your customers.
Sofar Sounds
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Sofar Sounds is a global community hosting curated, secret performances in more than 400 cities around the world.
Guild
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Guild is a messaging app for professional groups, networks & communities. As easy as WhatsApp but no ads, private and designed for business.
Mashroom
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Mashroom is a proptech startup that provides end-to-end property letting services to landlords and tenants.
The Dots
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The professional network for people who don’t wear suits to work.
Mush
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Mush is an online social platform that enables mothers to meet other mothers with kids the same age.
City of London
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City of London Corporation is a government body that provides economic, social, and community development services.
Rated People
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Rated People is an online recommendation service that connects homeowners with local, recommended tradespeople.
Founders Pledge
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Founders Pledge is a global community of entrepreneurs finding and funding solution’s to the world’s most pressing problems.
Youth Business International
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Youth Business International helps young people to start and grow their own business and create employment.
Gitter
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The home of #community. Where #developers come to talk. For support, please get in touch on support at gitter.im.
HealthUnlocked
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HealthUnlocked is a social network for health.
HCT Group
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HCT Group is a transport company operating commercial London red bus routes, yellow school bus routes and Park & Ride services.
Encore Technologies
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Encore is an online network of musicians that enables them to access many performance opportunities in the music community around them.
PushFar
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PushFar is a world-leading mentoring and career progression platform, for both individuals and organisations to streamline mentoring.
The Rattle
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A venture studio and incubator for provocative artists, hackers, inventors, and startups
Globechain
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Globechain is a B2B reuse marketplace connecting businesses to charities, creating social impact data.
Organise
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Organise is the next generation of collective action at work
Peanut
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Peanut is an online platform that provides a safe space for women to connect across fertility and motherhood.
Sky and Space Global
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Sky and Space Global provides affordable voice, data and instant messaging services to Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime.
Rest Less
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Rest Less is a social impact business helping a generation of over 50s get the most from life.
Gravity Co-living
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Gravity Co-living is a catalyst for personal and professional development.
Common Objective (CO)
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CO is an intelligent business network that drives more sustainable business practices, starting with the fashion industry.
Pretty Green
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Named after a track by The Jam, Pretty Green provides simple, classic clothing with a modern twist.
GrowUp Farms
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We’re turning food production on its head to make way better food, that doesn’t cost the earth.
Ethical Angel
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Ethical Angel has combined the best parts of volunteering and e-learning, scalability and personalisation.
Messly
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Messly is a SaaS, Professional Network that helps doctors find their next role in healthcare.
100mentors
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We empower today’s youth to consciously take their once in a lifetime decisions & prepare them for the workplace of the future.
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.
Uprise Academy
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Uprise Academy gets young professionals the skills and mindset to transition out of corporate careers, and into entrepreneurial careers.
Farmhopping
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Farmhopping is a community-based online marketplace that connects small farms with prospective consumers.
afi.to
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Afi.to provides white-label solutions for client gamification, influence platform, affiliation platform, and online shopping club.
YMCA East London
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Provides support & accommodation to young homeless people.
Chic Retreats
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A luxury travel marketplace using the latest in digital technology to connect our collection of independent hotels to affluent travellers
Nuddge
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Nuddge help individuals with depression live the best possible lives through coaching, community and improved engagement.
TeachPitch
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TeachPitch provides tools and resources to allow educators to share different aspects of teaching and learning.
Neighbourhood
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Neighbourhood is a fast growing urban living brand
Hill & Friends
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Hill and Friends is a brand that produces exceptionally crafted and luxuriously functional bags, each affirmed with a subversive wink.
Cat in a Flat
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Cat in a Flat The best way to find trusted cat sitters in your area.
Alice SI
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Alice SI is using the approach to provide donors
Snaptivity
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Snaptivity is a stadium tech that drives fan engagement by capturing key moments of events using AI, IoT sensors, and robotic cams.
Wishdates
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Wishdates is a social discovery network that enables users to build new relationships based on their geolocation and interests.
Kitchup
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Kitchup is an online marketplace for kitchen space, matching businesses that need a commercial kitchen with those who have it.
RTX – Routetrader
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RTX is the global voice, call centre and SMS exchange hub for 1000’s of telecom operators around the globe.
Follow Alice
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We make adventure travel a truly holistic and personal client experience by blending technology with human interaction.
The Intern Group
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The Intern Group is an social enterprise that takes applicants and significantly improves their skills and employability.
TableCrowd
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TableCrowd is a real life business network that brings people together over food and drink.
Gen Community
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Gen Community invest in green ethical low carbon projects with positive social impact, and fair returns for investors.
HURR
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HURR is the smart way to rent your wardrobe, on-demand.
The Backscratchers
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The Backscratchers provides collaborative services that help companies, freelancers, and entrepreneurs connect with each other.
Gumtree
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GumTree is an online classified ads and community site that provides users with a platform to find and advertise rooms, flats, and houses.
Global Innovation Fund
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GIF invests in social innovations that aim to improve the lives and opportunities of millions of people in the developing world.
SaaStock
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SaaStock is a global SaaS events company that connects founders, executives, and investors to build and scale B2B SaaS companies.
Salty Commune
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Salty Commune is (work)space for creative misfits
Plurallion
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Content-driven marketplaces for emerging markets
Stay Nimble
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Stay Nimble is a platform supporting individuals to navigate their working lives
iDAL
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Technology, community and expert management for talent
Historypin CIC
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Historypin is an online community where users share photos and stories about the history of the community they live in.
Lingoing
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Lingoing is a social network that provides an online market place connecting sign language professionals and deaf clients together.
Beam
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Beam is an online platform that crowdfunds training for homeless people and supports them into stable work.
RE:JOIN
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RE:JOIN helps creators build a new level of relationship with their most active followers
Cookisto
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Cookisto is an online community marketplace for homemade food.
Coast
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Coast sells high end and upscale clothing and accessories via its website.
Springer Nature
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Springer Nature is a leading global research, educational and professional publisher, home to an array of respected and trusted brands
Microco.sm
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Microco.sm is a forum platform for discussion boards.
Firesouls
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Firesouls is online exchange that brings together government suppliers and local civic projects to create social value.
The Collective
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The Collective is a community of co-living, serviced living or co-working spaces.
Fidessa
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Exceptional trading, investment and information solutions for the world’s financial community.
DrivenWoman
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DrivenWoman is a fast growing ‘Lifeworking’ concept helping hundreds of women reach their goals, follow their dreams & make their life work.
GLL – Greenwich Leisure Limited
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GLL makes community services and spaces better for everyone.
Videre
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Videre is a global network that equips oppressed communities
TechHub
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TechHub is the home of technology entrepreneurs and startup teams
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We help the world’s leading organisations stay ahead of the game through audience collaboration.
DataPress
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DataPress is a privately held company that is an engine for publishing data.
Deseeo
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Deseeo is the World Wide Altruism Network, the first free gamified social network where all users can make their wishes.
Blue Ventures
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Blue Ventures is a science-led social enterprise that is focused on coastal communities.
Roster
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Using social data, Roster seamlessly connects people to make their next training session more engaging and fun.
Latest Deals
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Latest Deals is a community of bargain hunters who share top UK deals, discounts, voucher codes, freebies and competitions. Free to join.
TimeAway
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Enriching family holidays, tried and tested by like minded mums
British Council(BIRAX)
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British Council is a government institution that promotes culture, art, education, technology, and science.
Nexudus
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Nexudus is the leading white label platform to manage coworking and flexible workspaces.
Style on Screen
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Style on Screen develops a platform technology that provides real-time feedback on products featured on television shows.
Post & Place
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Post & Place is the UK’s leading Recruitment Marketplace. With 1500+ recruitment agency partners across the UK, our talent reach is huge.
RoomFlick
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RoomFlick uses social connections to match people & spare rooms.
Mishcon de Reya
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Mishcon de Reya services an international community of clients.
Ally Chatbot
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Ally Chatbot is a civic and social organization that features a software platform that utilizes artificial intelligence.
Hanson Wade
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Hanson Wade specialises in bringing people together through outstanding business conferences and year round community contact.
Institute of Directors
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Institute of Directors is a membership organisation that provides events, development courses, networking and expert advice.
