Creator Economy Startups

Rec Room is a cross-platform social app where users build and play games together using the Maker Pen creation tool. The platform serves a global community of players and creators across phones, computers, consoles, and VR headsets.

9 investors

Respeecher develops proprietary deep learning technology to create high-quality synthetic speech for filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, podcasters, and content creators. The platform enables users to clone voices, swap voices, and gain creative control over audio content while adhering to ethical guidelines against deceptive use.

9 investors

Shapes XR is a platform for teams to design, prototype, and publish spatial experiences in 3D and mixed reality environments. The software enables designers to build interactive experiences across headsets, phones, browsers, and smart glasses without code, with integrated analytics and collaboration features.

9 investors

Sound was a music platform for artists and collectors to mint and collect music onchain; the platform is now offline as of January 2026, with all collected music and metadata preserved on decentralized storage.

9 investors

Spline is a web-based collaborative design platform for creating and shipping production-ready interactive 2D and 3D experiences to web, iOS, and Android. It serves design teams and enterprises seeking to build interactive digital products with real-time collaboration capabilities.

9 investors

Superside is an AI-first creative services company that combines a global team of designers, writers, motion artists and strategists with AI-powered workflows and its own creative management platform, delivered via subscription. It serves marketing and creative teams at enterprise brands, covering services such as ad creative, video, motion, branding and web design.

9 investors

TrackTitan provides sim racing coaching and analytics to help drivers improve their lap times regardless of their budget or background. The platform combines video instruction, knowledge testing, and data analysis for motorsport enthusiasts of all skill levels.

9 investors

Acast operates a platform that enables creators and storytellers to produce, distribute, and monetize audio content globally. The company serves podcast creators and media organizations seeking to reach audiences through audio-first digital media.

8 investors

Agentio is an AI infrastructure platform that enables brands to buy creator media at scale. The platform matches brands with verified creators, predicts campaign performance, and automates the operational workflow while preserving creative control.

8 investors

Anchor (now Spotify for Creators) offers tools for creating, hosting, distributing, and monetizing audio and video podcasts. It serves podcasters looking to build an audience, track analytics, and earn revenue through Spotify's platform.

8 investors

Animaj is a media company that creates and develops children's entertainment franchises using AI-powered production and digital-first distribution. The company operates iconic brands like Pocoyo and Maya the Bee, reaching over 240 million children monthly with content designed for digital platforms.

8 investors

AudioShake develops sound separation technology that splits audio into component parts for media, entertainment, and speech workflows. Applications include speech extraction, music remixing, dubbing, and podcast/film editing.

8 investors

Beek is a subscription-based audio app offering Spanish-language content such as audiobooks, meditations, audio series, and original programming from creators. It serves Spanish-speaking listeners and pays creators based on minutes listened.

8 investors

Blockade Labs develops AI-powered content generation tools for user-generated content platforms, enabling creators to rapidly generate professional-quality 3D environments and backgrounds. The solution targets gaming, metaverse, and social platforms seeking to reduce creator friction and increase content velocity.

8 investors

Brave group is a Japanese holding company operating in the VTuber and IP entertainment space, structured around IP Production, IP Platform, and IP Solution businesses. It runs numerous domestic and international group companies producing virtual talent, music, and related digital entertainment content.

8 investors

Comfy is an open-source tool for building repeatable visual AI workflows by chaining multiple AI models together. It serves technical artists and creative professionals who want precise control over AI-generated visuals.

8 investors

CatchBack is a platform that links digital NFTs with physical Pokémon cards, letting collectors buy, trade, and own cards through digital-to-physical ownership. It features "Catch Packs," a $1 marketplace, Dutch auctions, lending protocols, and vaulting for card collectors.

8 investors

Expo provides tooling that lets developers build apps in JavaScript that run natively on Android, iOS, and the web, along with cloud services (Expo Application Services) for building and deploying React Native apps to the app stores. It serves mobile app development teams.

8 investors

Genially is a platform for creating interactive and animated content, with built-in AI tools for content generation. It serves professionals across education, marketing, corporate training, and communications who need to produce engaging visual presentations and learning materials.

8 investors

GIPHY is a platform for discovering, creating, and sharing animated GIFs and stickers. It serves content creators, advertisers, and consumers seeking visual media for communication and entertainment.

8 investors

Jumpcut provides online education and tools to help aspiring content creators grow their audiences and monetize their content. It operates in the creator economy, serving social media and video creators.

8 investors

Lightricks develops AI video generation models and a creative platform (LTX Studio) that enable creators to produce high-quality videos efficiently on consumer hardware. The company serves content creators and small businesses with generative AI tools for video editing and storytelling.

8 investors

Luma Labs builds AI agents that generate, understand, and operate in the physical world, enabling creative teams to rapidly produce video, image, audio, and text content with unified general intelligence driving creative workflows.

8 investors

Lumanu provides a platform for teams to manage vendor relationships with creators and influencers, handling onboarding, compliance, and payments. The company serves businesses that work with creator and influencer talent.

8 investors