Creator Economy Startups

CGTrader is a global marketplace where 3D designers sell digital models to creators and enterprises in film, gaming, architecture, and 3D printing industries. The platform hosts over 2 million models and 12 million users, serving independent artists and Fortune 500 companies.

3 investors

Chronicle Studios operates an agentic AI platform that uses audience analytics (its CultureDB) and audience simulation to automate social media strategy, content optimization, cross-platform distribution, and audience discovery for creators, studios, and brands. It also develops original IP and media franchises—spanning animation, games, podcasts, music, and webcomics—through data-driven creator partnerships.

3 investors

ClawMart provides AI-powered product management skills for software teams, including PRD writing, feedback synthesis, roadmap planning, and documentation automation. The platform integrates with tools like Linear, Jira, and Notion to assist product managers with synthesis work and decision-making support.

3 investors

Clipchamp is a web-based video editing platform that lets users create videos in the browser with recording tools, templates, and AI editing features, serving creators, educators, and businesses. Founded in Australia in 2014, it was acquired by Microsoft in 2021 and is now part of the Microsoft 365 suite.

3 investors

Cloutdesk offers an agent-first platform that lets AI agents run influencer marketing operations through MCP, REST API, and CLI interfaces, covering workflows like talent selection, campaign operations, terms negotiation, e-signature, and reporting. It is built for agencies, brands, and talent representatives, and includes a human dashboard for supervising and auditing agent actions.

3 investors

Clouted builds a platform for distributing creator content at scale, focused on the creator economy.

3 investors

Concept Art House is an art outsourcing studio for game developers, producing character designs, 2D and 3D assets, animation, and VFX for AAA, mobile, and trading card games. In recent years the studio has expanded into NFTs and Web3/metaverse art for brands and IPs.

3 investors

Cosmos is a platform for organizing, searching, and managing personal image collections by visual characteristics like color and similarity. It helps users discover the artist, source, and story behind images without relying on AI.

3 investors

CoutLoot offers a platform where e-commerce sellers, service providers, and influencers use short product videos to drive sales, manage orders and payments, and control product deliveries. It targets online sellers and creators looking to monetize products, services, or digital goods.

3 investors

CreativeMode is an AI-powered platform that enables players to create Minecraft mods without coding knowledge by describing their ideas. It supports both Java and Bedrock editions and allows users to share their creations or publish them to an in-platform marketplace.

3 investors

CreatorIQ provides influencer marketing software for brands and agencies to identify, manage, and measure creator partnerships. The platform serves companies seeking to execute creator-based marketing campaigns at scale.

3 investors

CreatorUp runs a marketplace that connects organizations with trained and certified creative talent to produce video content such as online lessons, virtual tours, live-streamed events, and product launches. It serves educators, entrepreneurs, marketers, and social impact organizations globally.

3 investors

CrowdRiff operates a creator marketplace that enables travelers to share authentic local experiences and helps travel brands and agencies leverage user-generated content and visual assets.

3 investors

Cupixel offers a mobile app with over 1,500 artist-led art classes, including free options, for people learning to draw and create art. It uses guided instruction to teach art skills to consumers through their mobile devices.

3 investors

Daisy Pay is a marketing platform that activates networks of micro and macro creators to amplify brand content through organic engagement via comments, shares, and reposts. It serves performance marketers, influencer marketers, and content teams seeking to increase social media post visibility and drive paid campaign performance.

3 investors

DanceOn is an entertainment platform celebrating dance and music culture. The company partners with music artists, dance creators, and brands to distribute and amplify dance content to a global audience.

3 investors

Dashverse operates an AI-native production platform for creating short-form serialized content, with tools called Frameo.AI and DashReels that generate short dramas ("microdramas") from scripts or video. The company builds a full-stack system for generative media and serialized storytelling, with a focus on India's creator ecosystem.

3 investors

Decohere provides AI-powered content generation tools that create characters, art, and video. The platform serves creative professionals and hobbyists across multiple domains including anime, illustration, interior design, and video production.

3 investors

Deepdub offers AI-based voice localization and dubbing for language service providers, enabling high-volume projects to be delivered without dependence on recording studios or actor availability. Its technology supports instant voice regeneration and parallel execution across multiple languages.

3 investors

Design.com is an online creative marketplace that helps startups, businesses, and entrepreneurs find and create logos. It also owns and operates DesignCrowd, a custom design marketplace.

3 investors

Designlab provides training and workshops for design and product teams, focusing on skills in AI, design systems, and emerging tools. The company delivers both cohort-based courses and live workshops tailored for UX/product professionals and cross-functional teams.

3 investors

Detail is an iOS/iPadOS app for recording and automatically editing talking-head videos, video podcasts, livestreams, and reaction videos using AI tools such as auto-edit, teleprompter, captions, and green-screen. It targets creators and content producers who want to make share-ready video without manual editing or heavy equipment.

3 investors

DNA Block develops REPLIKANT Chat, a platform for interactive conversations with 3D AI characters in dynamic environments. The product is available on Steam and Epic Games with editor tools for customization and cloud storage capabilities.

3 investors

Domestika is an online community and learning platform where creative professionals produce and teach courses in design, art, and related creative skills. The platform serves millions of users globally interested in learning creative techniques and connecting with other creators.

3 investors