Best Social Platforms Companies in Victoria, Australia
The 39 best Social Platforms companies in Victoria, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Steppen.
Ranked: Best Social Platforms companies in Victoria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steppen Mobile-based community platform for fitness-related activities and challenges | $2M | 46 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | Jake C Co-Founder | 2021 | — | — |
| 2 | Hobspot Location-based application to connect people based on their hobbies | $450K | 114 mo ago | Deadpooled | Sam Ethell Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — |
| 3 | theCrag Developer of a diversified platform for rock climbing | $233K | 62 mo ago | Seed | Campbell Gome Co-Founder | 1999 | BootstrapSparkPostGoogle Workspace+8 | — |
| 4 | 100 Lunches Social platform for professional networking | — | — | Funding Raised | Kaley Chu Founder & CEO | 2018 | — | — |
| 5 | Babiinet Social platform dedicated to babies | — | — | Deadpooled | Simon Hoeksma Founder | 2012 | — | — |
| 6 | Boom Mobile based platform for connecting families | — | — | Deadpooled | Nick Cartledge Ex- Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — |
| 7 | Brane Provider of social discovery network | — | — | Unfunded | Michael Chmielewski Founder & CEO | 2020 | — | — |
| 8 | Bunchrides Social platform for cyclists to ride together | — | — | Unfunded | Sue Palmer Co-Founder | 2012 | Microsoft ASP.NETBootstrapNginx+7 | — |
Top 3 Social Platforms companies in Victoria
#1
Acqui-Hired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2021 · 4 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Mobile-based community platform for fitness-related activities and challenges. The platform enables individuals to connect with fitness creators for workout challenges and training. Also, it helps creators build, showcase and monetize their online fitness community.
- Oct 2022Seed$1.6M
- Aug 2021Seed$500K
#2
Seed · Northcote, Victoria · founded 1999$233Kraised▾
Developer of a diversified platform for rock climbing
- Jun 2021Angel$233K
#3
Deadpooled · South Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2015$450Kraised▾
Hobspot is a location-based application to connect people based on their hobbies. Enables users to discover, connect and interact with other like-minded users in their nearby location. Users can follow other users, chat with them, share images & other content, and plan events & invite others for the same.
- Mar 2017Seed$450K
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