Social Chain

Name

Social Chain

Legal name

Social Chain Limited

Website

https://socialchain.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Media Marketing Services

NAICS

Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services (5418), Media Buying Agencies (54183)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Media & Community Management (BPAFAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Paid Social Advertising (BPAFACAB), Paid Social Advertising Management (MPAAACAC), Social Media Management, Scheduling & Community Tools (BPAMALAJ)

Keywords

• Social media marketing
• Influencer marketing
• Content production services
• Creator campaign management
• Paid social advertising

Headquarters

HQ city

Manchester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Media Marketing Services: Professional services revenue generated through social media strategy consulting, creative content production, influencer/creator campaign management, community management, and social media account management for enterprise clients. Services delivered on project and retainer basis.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Social Chain is a B2B social media marketing agency that delivers end-to-end social media services for enterprise brands, including social strategy, creative content production, influencer/creator campaign management, community management, and paid social amplification across TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The agency supplements its client work with SocialMinds, a thought-leadership community platform combining a podcast, live events, and industry insights, and operates The Fifth as its dedicated influencer marketing division.

Product overview

SocialChain is a social media marketing agency operating as part of Brave Bison group. The company offers a unified portfolio centered on social media management services including social strategy, creative content production, creator partnerships, and paid social across platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn. The core offering is supplemented by SocialMinds, a community platform combining a podcast, live events, and industry insights. The company also operates The Fifth as its dedicated influencer marketing division.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SocialMinds: A community of experts and thought leaders committed to demystifying the fast-paced world of social, featuring podcasts, industry insights, thought leadership, news, and live events.

Products and services

• SocialChain Social Media Management Full-service social media marketing agency offering social strategy, content creation, creator partnerships, influencer campaigns, and paid social management for enterprise brands across platforms including TikTok, Instagram, X, YouTube, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
• SocialMinds Community Platform A community platform and sub-brand offering a podcast featuring insights from brands like Duolingo, Ryanair, and Oatly; industry-leading live events; and social news updates for marketing professionals.
• SocialMinds Live Events Industry conference series bringing together brands and social platforms for live discussions on social-first marketing strategy, paid/owned/earned media integration, and creator marketing.
• SocialMinds Podcast Award-winning podcast delivering actionable insights from top brands on social media strategy, featuring episodes with Duolingo, Ryanair, Oatly, and other major brands.
• The Fifth (Influencer Marketing Division) Social Chain's dedicated influencer marketing division handling creator partnerships, talent management, and creator-led campaigns for clients, acquired in April 2025.

Quantifiable outcome

• TikTok Music campaign: 468k followers, +4.5m engagements, +232m video views
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Brave BisoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial Chain is a trading name of Social Chain Limited and part of the Brave Bison group of companies. Brave Bison serves as the parent company and controller, with Social Chain operating as part of the consolidated group providing social media marketing services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fanbytes: UK-based social media agency specialising in TikTok and Gen-Z-focused creator campaigns for major brands. Directly competes with Social Chain's TikTok-first engagement work for enterprise entertainment and consumer clients.
• Mother Social: Social media arm of independent creative network Mother, operating in the same UK creative agency cluster and competing for culturally-driven brand campaigns for enterprise clients.
• Billion Dollar Boy: London-based influencer marketing agency competing for the same brand-fame and creator campaign briefs. Directly comparable on services (influencer strategy, creative production, measurement) and target enterprise client profile.
• The Goat Agency: UK-headquartered influencer and social media marketing agency with a similarly sized team and enterprise brand client base. Closely comparable on service mix (creator-led campaigns, social strategy, paid amplification) and competitive set in EMEA pitches.
• We Are Social: Global social media marketing agency with comparable full-service offering (strategy, content, influencer, paid social) and similar enterprise client mix. A more established competitor with broader geographic reach across EMEA, APAC and Americas.

Broad incumbents

• Jellyfish (part of Brandtech Group): Large global digital marketing agency offering paid media, social, creative and analytics under one roof. Overlaps with Social Chain on paid social and content production, but operates at a much broader portfolio scale with deeper media-buying heritage.
• Dentsu Creative (Social): Global agency network's creative and social practice serving enterprise CMOs on integrated brand and social campaigns. Competes with Social Chain on larger brand-fame briefs but as part of a full network offering rather than a social-first specialist.
• Wavemaker: WPP-owned media, content and commerce agency with dedicated social activation capability. Competes on the same EMEA enterprise brand roster but at substantially larger scale and across the broader media-buying agenda.

Others

• Hootsuite: Social media management and analytics platform increasingly embedding AI-powered content and influencer tools. Represents the technology substitution risk to agency-led services, complementing rather than directly competing in the same client engagements.

Emerging players

• The Fifth (Acquired): Influencer marketing division Social Chain itself acquired in April 2025, but representative of the standalone influencer marketing peer category Social Chain now competes within via its dedicated influencer arm.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/social-chain
• Instagraminstagram.com/socialchain
• TikToktiktok.com/@socialchain
• Xx.com/thesocialchain
• Facebookfacebook.com/SocialChain

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A8 records

Investments4 records

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