Creator Economy Startups

Tano is an AI-native, managed influencer marketing platform that handles the full creator partnership pipeline — sourcing and vetting creators, contracts, payments, content rights, and whitelisting — and delivers ad-ready creator assets on TikTok and Instagram for brands to plug into paid-media campaigns. It combines AI automation for discovery and content analysis with human account managers, serving brands as an alternative to in-house teams or traditional creator agencies.

1 investor

Tappi is a fan engagement platform for music that offers artist moments, exclusive drops, and direct connections between fans and the artists they follow, extending beyond standard streaming.

1 investor

Tari is a blockchain platform for programming, managing, and transferring digital assets such as tickets, loyalty points, and virtual goods, with monetization tools aimed at creators. It uses scalability techniques like payment channels and transaction cut-through to support peer-to-peer asset transfers and high transaction throughput, and allows anyone to mine on the network.

1 investor

Taro operates a community platform where software engineers access educational content and career development resources while tech companies use the service to source and recruit engineering talent.

1 investor

Tasmimak is a graphic design platform for non-professionals that offers drag-and-drop design templates in Arabic, including culturally relevant seasonal designs. The platform enables small business owners and entrepreneurs to create, edit, and order printed designs with delivery.

1 investor

Tátil is an independent design and branding consultancy that helps companies build and develop their brands, combining design, strategy, and technology. Based in Brazil, it is a certified B Corp with 35 years of history.

1 investor

Tella is a browser-based screen and camera recording tool with a built-in editor that lets users record, edit videos via transcript, remove filler words and silences, apply dynamic layouts and automatic zoom effects, and share videos through instant links or embeds. It targets teams and individuals creating professional videos such as help center walkthroughs and product overviews without traditional timeline editing.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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Teller Novel is a mobile novel-sharing platform where users write and publish original fiction to build a fan base, with some works adapted into comics (comicalization). The service also features content about active authors and the creative process behind its stories.

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Tenor is a GIF search and sharing platform that provides an API and keyboard app for discovering and embedding animated GIFs across mobile and web applications.

1 investor

An online platform offering craft subscriptions (physical boxes with materials and instructional videos), digital classes, workshops, and a marketplace for artisan-quality tools and materials. It serves hobbyist makers and crafters of all skill levels.

1 investor

LEDE is a culture-first agency providing storytelling and audience engagement services for brands, talent, and organizations across the media landscape. It works with corporate and brand clients and manages relationships with leading talent.

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The Media Factory is a community organization for media makers working in TV, film, and radio, offering tools, training, space, and distribution access to help members produce and share their work. It runs local productions and community programming, distributing content via its YouTube channel.

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HIFI provides financial products and services to musicians and artists, offering tools for financial transparency and independence. The company was acquired by Block, Inc. and now operates as part of Block's artist-focused services.

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The Shelf is an influencer marketing agency that plans, executes, and optimizes creator campaigns for brands ranging from SMEs to Fortune 100s, using a proprietary SaaS platform with ML-based risk flagging and Interest Graph technology to match creators with audiences. It combines creative content production with data-driven analytics to deliver measurable campaign results across social platforms.

1 investor

The Source is a social-first creative agency that handles organic content, paid social advertising, and influencer marketing for brands, producing creative assets and running campaigns across platforms like Meta, TikTok, Pinterest, Google, and Snap. Part of Magenta Group, it operates hubs in Paris, New York, and Barcelona and serves global clients such as Meetic and WhatsApp.

1 investor

TheStands is a platform for sports creators to monetize their audience and go full-time, offering fans access to audio rooms, watch parties, and exclusive content. Fans can find their team and favourite creator, join audio rooms with points and leaderboards, and connect with others at bars worldwide while watching games.

1 investor

Theanna provides tools, education, and community support for women entrepreneurs to build companies from idea to market traction. The platform helps women founders access networks, business knowledge, and resources traditionally gatekept behind male-dominated networks.

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The Hub DAO provides a platform and community for creators of interoperable 3D content aimed at the 3D internet. It positions itself as a homebase and ecosystem for building 3D web content.

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theLetter is a Japanese publishing platform for professional writers, journalists, and experts to distribute web articles and newsletters and earn recurring income through subscriptions, sponsor collaborations, and syndication to partner media. It offers tools such as reader-set subscription pricing, freemium article controls, analytics, and exportable reader and content lists.

1 investor

Thematic is a music licensing platform that connects online video creators with music artists, letting creators use copyright-safe trending tracks in exchange for promoting the artists. It offers AI-powered music search, curated playlists, sound effects, and creative assets for YouTube and social media content.

1 investor

A talent agency representing hair stylists, fashion stylists, and grooming artists. It lists creative professionals working in areas such as hair, styling, and grooming.

1 investor

The Players Lounge (TPL) connects brands with a multi-market network of college athletes and school-specific fan communities, distributing content across social media, YouTube, and syndication partners. It also helps college sports programs build platforms around their athletes to develop their personal brands.

1 investor

THINGMEDIA is a Tokyo-based media production company specializing in advertising videos for businesses, short-form drama production, and IP licensing. The company creates branded content for digital and gaming sectors, develops original drama IP for global distribution, and expands stories across film, webtoons, and merchandise.

1 investor

Thinkmojo is a video and motion studio that produces marketing content such as product explainers, launch videos, and event content for brands and companies. It helps businesses market their products and brand through video campaigns.

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