Creator Economy Startups

Engyne builds tools for creators and changemakers to share their stories; the company's portfolio includes Carousel Studio, a design tool for creating social media carousels integrated with Canva.

1 investor

Ensemble is a digital art marketplace where collectors can buy behind-the-scenes creative assets such as storyboards, concept art, and sketches. It also sells a physical Sketchbook product that lets owners digitize and mint their sketches.

1 investor

Studio Episode is a Korean content studio run by content specialists who create YouTube channels and produce viral video content. The company also offers advertising partnerships and content production services.

1 investor

Equal IQ provides a contract and deal management platform that handles negotiation, obligation tracking, and payment execution for talent agencies, partnerships, legal teams, and content production. The platform serves entertainment, media, and commerce sectors where complex multi-party agreements and payment workflows require coordination.

1 investor

Eventuall is a virtual events platform that lets talent host ticketed online experiences and personal meet & greets with fans, including fan vetting, queuing, and production services. It serves public figures and entertainers looking to monetize direct fan engagement in a controlled online environment.

1 investor

Everbloom provides upfront growth capital to online content creators (e.g. YouTube and Twitch), repaid through a capped share of platform revenue while creators keep full ownership of their channel and IP. It also offers business support, mentorship, and access to a network of experts such as editors, thumbnail designers, and legal/accounting partners.

1 investor

Everreach Labs is a game studio that builds console-grade original AA titles, including a co-op third-person shooter that ranked among the Top 10 most wishlisted on the Epic Games Store. Its games feature built-in live Twitch integration so audiences can play alongside streamers, and it supports launches with streamer seeding, co-funded tournaments and timed creator clips.

1 investor

Exchange.art is an online marketplace for collecting, creating, and selling digital art through auctions and fixed-price sales. It serves artists and collectors with formats including auctions, editions, and curated series.

1 investor

Exile Content is a media and content studio that develops and produces creative programming, organized around production, creative development, and operations teams.

1 investor

Wonderz provides a white-label subscription app platform that lets children's content creators launch fully branded cross-platform apps to sell video, games, audiobooks, and storybooks directly to their audiences. The service includes a content management system, GDPR-compliant analytics, and an ad-free, kid-focused user experience aimed at content creators and IP owners in the kids' media space.

1 investor

Exordi is an operating system for content production that consolidates campaign management, creator sourcing, collaboration, content delivery, and payments into a single platform. It serves content teams and creators to reduce tool fragmentation and accelerate campaign execution.

1 investor

Animaze provides software that lets creators use webcams or iPhones to drive customizable 2D and 3D avatars for streaming and video, with support for OBS, Discord, Zoom, Twitch, YouTube, and other platforms. It serves streamers, YouTubers, VTubers, and other content creators, and supports importing models such as Live2D, VRM, and Ready Player Me.

1 investor

The page describes YouTube Creator Partnerships, a feature within YouTube Studio that lets brands discover creators for sponsored brand deals and lets creators manage campaign inquiries, media kits, and rate preferences. It serves YouTube Partner Program creators and brands seeking influencer marketing partnerships.

1 investor

Fan3 is a platform that helps musicians verify fans, protect presale ticket access from resale, and collect fan data across live shows and streaming using tools like NFC. It offers artists location-based fan activation, rewards for engagement, and direct fan communication channels, integrating with existing ticketing and streaming setups.

1 investor

Fanbase is a free-to-use social media platform that enables creators to monetize their content through subscription models ($2.99–$99.99/month) with features including photos, videos, audio chat rooms, and long-form content. The platform serves content creators and communities seeking ad-free, transparent content distribution without suppression or shadowbanning.

1 investor

FanBase provides AI-powered automation and CRM tools for managing community engagement across social platforms including Instagram, X, and Discord. The platform enables creators and brands to automate DM responses, track follower interactions, and convert audience members through a unified inbox and AI copilot.

1 investor

Fandora is an online platform selling licensed merchandise and peripheral goods tied to creators, IP characters, and game/anime brands such as Monster Hunter Wilds and various illustrator characters. It operates as a Taiwanese e-commerce marketplace for creator and character-branded products.

1 investor

Fanfix is a subscription platform that lets creators offer exclusive content, earn recurring revenue through subscriptions, lockable posts, direct messaging, livestreaming, and 1:1 calls, and build closer relationships with their fans. It targets content creators seeking to monetize and own their audience in a brand-safe environment.

1 investor

FanHero provides a platform for creators and businesses to create, manage, and monetize video content. The company serves content creators and aims to enable them to achieve financial success through their work.

1 investor

Fanicon is a free membership-based fan community platform that lets creators — artists, idols, actors, influencers, athletes, comedians, and character/anime brands — build private, SNS-style communities to interact with and monetize their fans. The company also operates dedicated studios in Tokyo for in-person fan engagement and runs an editorial media site called Fanimedia.

1 investor

Fanon is a platform for fan-made fiction where users discover fandoms and read or create alternate-universe stories. It organizes content around popular franchises (anime, comics, films) with genre filters and community features for fans.

1 investor

FanTV is an AI-powered platform where users create and watch videos, offering creator tools (including text-to-music and idea-to-video generation), watch-and-earn features, and Web3 perks such as NFTs and staking. It serves content creators and viewers, combining AI content creation with a crypto-based monetization and rewards model.

1 investor

FanVestor provides a platform for creator-driven securities and digital securities offerings in music, entertainment, and sports, supporting both equity crowdfunding and Web3 blockchain-based investments.

1 investor

Faster is a platform that connects companies with a community of creative professionals to request, receive, and manage design work, animated videos, and content production. The service offers subscription-based creative design at scale with faster turnaround times and lower costs than traditional agencies.

1 investor