Creator Economy Startups

Advanced AI Applications, Inc. builds a streaming platform and creator tools that let people use AI to produce, distribute, and monetize short-form vertical video series. It aggregates multiple AI video generation models into a single interface for creators.

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Asset Entities provides social media marketing, content, and professional services centered on Discord, TikTok, and other platforms, including community management, TikTok Shop education, and lead generation for brands and creators. It also offers Ternary, a Discord CRM platform that connects websites, payment processors, and Discord to manage and monetize digital communities.

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Bueno is a no-code toolkit that enables NFT creators to manage projects across their full lifecycle without requiring blockchain knowledge, coding skills, or hiring external developers. The platform serves artists and creators entering the Web3 space.

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Caltex Music, home to Caltex Records, is a Persian music company operating across recorded music, music publishing, streaming, television, and artist services. Founded in Los Angeles in 1980, it works with established and emerging Persian artists to distribute their music to global audiences.

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Campside Media is a podcast production company that creates narrative and investigative audio storytelling, with a division focused on film and TV. It employs producers, hosts, writers, and audio engineers to develop original programming.

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Culture.tech develops technology to increase access to cultural works while protecting creators' intellectual property rights. The company serves museums, licensing organizations, and the creative industries.

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Dardo Studios is an art production studio for game development, offering art direction, concept art, character and environment art, animation, VFX, and technical art/shaders (including Unreal Engine work). It also provides consulting services such as art team staffing, fractional art management, recruiting strategy, and production outsourcing.

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Dear Media is a podcast network hosting over 100 pop culture, entertainment, and lifestyle podcasts fronted by celebrities and creators. It operates a full-service model covering audio and video production, distribution, monetization, live events, and consumer brand incubation, helping talent build brands through e-commerce, merch, events, and tours.

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Dolphin Entertainment is an entertainment marketing and content company organized into three divisions: content creation and production, a group of PR and marketing agencies, and a ventures arm that backs brands and entrepreneurs. It finances and produces film, television, and digital content while representing talent, creators, and brands through its agencies.

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Emcee is an investment firm with teams covering equities, fixed income, and distribution. It provides investment management services through its leadership and internal investment team.

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Everfit is a platform that enables fitness trainers and coaches to package their training content into on-demand libraries and multi-week programs for subscription-based recurring revenue. The platform serves fitness professionals seeking to scale their business with low-touch online training offerings.

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This page profiles Carol Stiff, president of Stiff Sports Media Consulting, LLC, which advises brands and companies seeking to invest in women's sports. She is a 30+ year ESPN veteran and Women's Basketball Hall of Fame inductee.

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Find Your Influence is an influencer marketing platform connecting brands with digital creators to run influencer and digital marketing campaigns. It serves brands and marketers in the creator economy and influencer marketing industry.

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The Forever Dog Podcast Network produces comedy, culture, and entertainment podcasts featuring emerging and established performers. It operates as a podcast network in the media and entertainment industry.

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Amaze provides an ecosystem of tools for creators and brands to create, sell, and monetize, including AI-powered product creation, print-on-demand fulfillment, shoppable livestreams, and creator-powered media and performance marketing. It serves online creators and brands, including a dedicated food media network, positioning itself as an operating system for creator-led commerce.

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GameSquare provides brands with marketing services across gaming, sports, and the creator economy, including audience intelligence, media reach, creator partnerships, and strategy and creative execution. It positions itself as a full-service agency for brands seeking to engage gaming and creator audiences.

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GD Culture Group Limited is a holding company that operates through its subsidiary AI Catalysis Corp., which focuses on digital marketing and AI technology for creators and influencers.

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Glorify is a graphic design tool aimed at e-commerce sellers, offering an AI-powered background remover along with product mockups, branding, and image editing features. It lets users edit product images and create marketing visuals without professional design skills.

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Hana Kuma is a creative media platform founded by Naomi Osaka that produces video series, podcasts, and apparel telling stories for an international and multicultural audience. Its content includes documentary films and video podcast series featuring athletes such as Aryna Sabalenka and Nick Kyrgios.

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Hive Lighting manufactures LED lighting fixtures and accessories for professional photography and video production. The company produces modular C-Series LED systems with interchangeable reflectors, diffusers, and mounting hardware designed for photographers and videographers.

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Hugo Six is a production and creative studio that develops content, brands, and projects for diverse audiences, leveraging relationships with artists, producers, and distribution partners.

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Influence Studios operates a photo and video rental studio in San Diego with 12 pre-lit, pre-styled sets replicating home rooms, plus a product table and cyc wall for e-commerce shoots. It serves content creators, photographers, and video producers needing turnkey production spaces.

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Creatd is a public holding company that combines technology with strategic investments, including an incubation arm that uses first-party data to develop content and media productions aimed at targeted audiences.

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Kahuna provides advance funding to independent musicians based on analysis of their streaming data and predicted royalty earnings, allowing artists to monetize future revenue without surrendering ownership or equity.

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