Creator Economy Startups

Human Native builds a platform to license creators' and publishers' data for use in training generative AI, aiming to give creators control, compensation, and credit for their work. The company announced it is joining Cloudflare to develop a new economic model for the open web in the age of AI.

4 investors

Iliad develops Aqueduct, a node-based procedural material engine with integrated AI capabilities for creating and editing custom textures and physically-based rendering (PBR) materials. The tools serve game developers, 3D artists, and creative professionals working with digital content creation.

4 investors

impact.com provides a partnership management platform that helps enterprises optimize and manage various types of business partnerships across multiple channels. The company serves growth-focused organizations looking to scale through technology-enabled partnership strategies.

4 investors

Jido Maps helps teams, with or without machine learning expertise, turn their visual or scanned data into deployed computer vision models for applications such as security camera monitoring, data entry automation, image interpretation, and augmented reality. It offers to deliver an initial proof of concept within a week.

4 investors

JigSpace enables companies with hardware and physical products to create interactive 3D and augmented reality presentations for investor pitches and customer demonstrations without coding, using CAD files and simple drag-and-drop tools.

4 investors

Jitter is an AI-powered animation software that converts static designs into animated videos and assets. The platform serves creative teams and designers who need to produce on-brand animations at scale using natural language prompts, presets, and AI-powered variations.

4 investors

Kaka Creation develops AI-powered tools for anime production, enabling individual creators to produce anime with improved speed and efficiency. The company focuses on positioning AI as a creative tool for animators while building new business models that return profits to creators.

4 investors

Kasagi Labo builds a platform unifying global anime and manga fandom, enabling fans to discover content and communities while helping IP owners and creators build direct relationships with audiences. The company develops virtual experiences, licensing, and merchandise services for the anime and manga industry.

4 investors

Kino Technologies builds tools for storytellers to create, distribute, and monetize "mobile TV shows" — short-form stories designed to be watched and discussed on phones. The company operates in the mobile entertainment and media space.

4 investors

Klas is an online teaching platform launched in 2022 that enables users to teach and deliver educational content over the internet.

4 investors

Knorish Academy Builder is a platform for creating and managing online courses and knowledge businesses, now integrated into Edbound AI's B2B marketing infrastructure. The platform offers website customization, sales and marketing tools, student engagement features, and security capabilities for course creators.

4 investors

KOMI connects online creators with brands to run creator-led marketing campaigns as an alternative to traditional advertising channels. The company positions creator marketing as a distribution channel and aims to help both brands and creators grow their businesses.

4 investors

Koyal develops an AI platform that generates personalized video content from scripts or audio, serving music labels, podcasters, and production companies. The platform uses agentic AI to handle multilingual workflows, lip-sync synchronization, and consistent character rendering across video sequences.

4 investors

Linqia operates Resonate, an AI-powered platform that helps brands discover and manage influencer marketing campaigns with creator search, workflow management, performance analytics, and content repurposing capabilities.

4 investors

Linum builds generative video models for animation that provide creative controls like consistent characters, camera movement, and motion control. The company aims to make animation more accessible to creators by baking these primitives into model training rather than bolting them on through fine-tuning.

4 investors

LIVAD provides livestream advertising tools that let streamers monetize their live streams and enable brands and agencies to run marketing campaigns within live content.

4 investors

LocalAway is a platform for managing creator partnerships and influencer marketing campaigns at scale. Brands can launch campaigns, set terms, review creator content, and track performance from a single dashboard.

4 investors

Loti provides likeness protection that detects and removes unauthorized online content, serving actors, musicians, athletes, executives, and creators. It offers a free "Everyone" plan and an Artist plan built around its content-detection and takedown tooling.

4 investors

Mage is a web platform for generating and editing images and videos with AI, offering access to many base models (such as Stable Diffusion, Flux, and Veo) plus tools like inpainting, upscaling, face swap, and text-to-video. It provides tiered memberships and simple single-purpose apps for creators and general users.

4 investors

Magma is an online platform for creating digital art collaboratively, where users draw together in real-time sessions called "Art Jams" and join shared drawing spaces. It serves digital artists and creative communities looking to make and share illustrations with others.

4 investors

Medallion FM is an app that lets music fans track the artists they follow, concerts and shows, and their listening activity in one place. It also offers features for artists.

4 investors

MentorShow is a subscription platform offering over 50 masterclasses from mentors across 8 categories, accessible via web and mobile apps. The service provides on-demand educational content for personal and professional development.

4 investors

Meshy is an AI platform that generates textured, rigged, and animation-ready 3D models from text descriptions, images, or sketches. It serves game developers, 3D artists, educators, and creators across animation, product design, and 3D printing workflows.

4 investors

Mixbook provides a platform for creating and sharing photo books and digital memory products, enabling users to capture and preserve personal stories and memories.

4 investors