Creator Economy Startups

Heylist is an influencer marketing platform that connects brands and marketers with creators, covering discovery, collaboration, and results tracking. It offers audience insights and tools to organize influencer campaigns while giving creators ways to monetize their audiences.

2 investors

Hiberworld was a platform for creating and sharing multiplayer online worlds and games. The service has shut down, and the team states it is building a new product to replace it.

2 investors

A platform for transferring large files and managing creative reviews with annotations, versioning, and reviewer feedback.

2 investors

Hiip helps brands build consumer awareness, trust, and loyalty across Southeast Asia through technology-enabled relationship management. The platform serves 1,000+ brands seeking to strengthen connections with consumers across the region.

2 investors

Holo is a marketing tool platform designed to make campaign creation intuitive and accessible for growing brands and teams. The company serves founders and marketing teams seeking simplified tools for campaign management and brand growth.

2 investors

Home From College is an AI-powered platform that matches college students and Gen Z creators with brands for paid tasks and partnerships, such as posting content, giving feedback, or trying products. It lets students earn money and gain work experience by turning campus influence into brand collaborations.

2 investors

Hoopr provides a catalog of licensed, copyright-safe music recorded by musicians in India, along with AI tools that match soundtracks to videos and a built-in editor. It serves content creators making videos and reels for platforms like YouTube and Instagram, and also offers music licensing and influencer campaign services for brands.

2 investors

HotDrop is a music discovery platform that supports independent musicians and helps fans discover music, powering millions of discovery moments. The company was acquired by The Beam in December 2024.

2 investors

HotMic provides tools that let companies build and run interactive, creator-led experiences inside their own apps rather than relying on third-party social platforms. It targets businesses looking to own and grow their community.

2 investors

Huddle is a fractional design community that connects startups with independent design experts and small teams to help them launch, grow, and create products. The platform serves entrepreneurs and early-stage companies by providing access to vetted designers from top companies and agencies.

2 investors

Hummingbirds generates user-generated content from everyday retail creators with licensed usage rights for brands to distribute across paid, owned, and retail marketing channels. The platform helps consumer brands source authentic, shelf-ready content at scale while tracking purchase conversion.

2 investors

Hyper provides avatar and AI storytelling tools that enable consumers to create their own content and experiences, positioning itself in the creator economy space.

2 investors

Ikhor builds AI-assisted tools for professional animation studios, including a Magic Pen that turns rough layout key poses into clean genga and an In-betweener that generates consistent dōga from key frames. It offers custom models trained on a studio's own artwork to preserve character consistency and artistic style throughout the animation pipeline.

2 investors

Image-Line makes FL Studio, a digital audio workstation for music producers to create beats, record audio, and arrange and mix full tracks. The software runs on Windows and macOS and includes built-in instruments, effects, AI-powered stem separation, and an optional cloud sound library.

2 investors

impact.com offers an AI-powered partnership management platform that lets brands discover, recruit, track, and pay partners across affiliate, creator/influencer, and customer referral programs from a single dashboard. It focuses on measuring revenue and ROI from partnerships rather than clicks or engagement, and serves marketing teams at consumer and retail brands.

2 investors

A fan community platform that recognizes and rewards user-generated content about films and entertainment franchises, connecting fans directly to studios. The platform launches with John Wick content for Lionsgate.

2 investors

Indiegraf provides a network and platform for independent news publishers across the Americas to increase revenue and retain editorial independence.

2 investors

INDY RIOT is a direct-to-fan platform that enables musicians and artists to build and manage engaged fan communities through integrated tools for content, messaging, ticketing, and merchandise sales. The platform serves independent musicians seeking sustainable revenue and direct relationships with fans outside of traditional big tech distribution channels.

2 investors

Brandazine connects fashion and lifestyle brands with curated influencers to create authentic, organic branded content through showroom, store, and studio services. The platform enables ongoing creator partnerships that generate natural product placement without explicit advertising tags.

2 investors

Influee is a platform that helps brands run TikTok Spark Ads by connecting them with creators who produce authentic, user-generated content for paid campaigns. The platform manages creator recruitment, content curation, performance tracking, and payment processing to optimize conversion-focused advertising on TikTok.

2 investors

Influencity provides an all-in-one influencer marketing platform that enables brands and agencies to manage campaigns through data-driven insights, including tools for influencer discovery, campaign management, and social media inbox functionality. The platform serves brands and agencies globally seeking to streamline influencer marketing operations.

2 investors

Uscreen is a membership platform for video creators, coaches, fitness instructors, and media companies to sell subscriptions and earn recurring revenue. It combines a Netflix-style video library, livestreaming, and community features across web, mobile, and TV apps, along with monetization tools and dedicated onboarding support.

2 investors

InstaVR is a web-based, no-code authoring tool for building interactive VR and 360°/180° image and video applications from uploaded media and 3D models. It lets users publish apps to iOS, Android, Oculus headsets, and the web, with features for offline delivery, branding, and lead generation, targeting business and enterprise use across industries.

2 investors

inStreamly connects brands with streamers through micro-sponsorships, letting streamers monetize their content while brands reach Gen Z audiences. The company operates a suite of tools for streamers, esports teams, and brands in the live streaming and creator economy, with regional presence in Poland, France, and Germany.

2 investors