Creator Economy Startups

Tumblbug is a South Korean crowdfunding platform that connects creators with backers to fund creative projects. Operated by Backpackr Inc., it acts as an intermediary marketplace for project funding and mail-order sales.

1 investor

Tumult develops Hype, an HTML5 animation and interactive content creation software used by designers and developers to build animations, infographics, prototypes, and web-based content.

1 investor

Tune.Fm is a blockchain-based music streaming and NFT marketplace that pays artists in JAM tokens via micropayments for each second their music is streamed. It lets listeners discover music and earn tokens, and enables artists to mint and sell music collectibles (NFTs) with unlockable perks and royalties directly to fans.

1 investor

Tuney builds a generative music platform whose algorithm creates new music from artist-created, in-house-produced sounds, avoiding copyrighted training data so outputs receive full copyright protection. It serves creators, artists, and music professionals, and partners with record labels, music libraries, and catalog owners.

1 investor

Twid is a creative and technology agency that combines market research, brand strategy, design systems, communications, and web/app development to help businesses grow. It offers services spanning identity design, PR and content, e-commerce and application development, and AI integration through an in-house team of designers, analysts, and developers.

1 investor

Twiva is a platform for the creator economy that lets creators sell products through customizable social storefronts and affiliate programs, find brand partnerships via smart-matching, receive payouts and access financial products, and take courses on content strategy and monetization. It also offers brands and agencies influencer marketing and social commerce tools with campaign management and performance data.

1 investor

Typedream is a no-code website builder that enables anyone to create websites without coding, designed for creators, builders, and side hustlers. The company provides templates, design blocks, and a simple interface to help users build landing pages and websites quickly.

1 investor

Urth is a Japanese startup that develops web services and virtual reality/metaverse spaces intended to support diverse ways of living and working across physical, virtual, and space environments. It created a metaverse service (formerly V-air, now metatell) used by large enterprises.

1 investor

UARE builds personal AI assistants trained on individual user data—documents, videos, notes, images, social media—to capture how a person speaks, thinks, and works across seven life dimensions. The platform enables users to create verifiable professional profiles, publish shareable AI-generated content, and monetize their expertise with audience members.

1 investor

UhanatiAI is a text-to-image AI generator that converts written prompts into high-quality images. It targets creators, marketers, and teams needing scalable visual content, and offers API access for integration.

1 investor

ukreate is a travel-focused creator marketplace that connects content creators and influencers with hotels to drive direct bookings and visibility. It serves hotels seeking marketing alternatives and micro to mid-tier creators looking to partner with travel brands.

1 investor

ULive is a live-commerce order management platform that automatically captures orders from live-stream and short-video comments across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and Telegram, with integrated inventory, payments, and logistics. It serves live sellers and creators, offering branded webstores, and is positioned as Malaysia's first Meta-partnered live shopping platform.

1 investor

UMA builds a platform for creating, playing, and sharing games. The company focuses on game development and community engagement around meaningful game experiences.

1 investor

UnchainedInc runs an influencer marketing platform connecting brands with content creators. Brands launch campaigns, find creators, and track results, while creators build profiles, apply to campaigns, and get paid.

1 investor

Essential Shift provides business strategy, offerings design, and go-to-market guidance to impact-driven entrepreneurs, combining strategy consulting with intuitive mentoring practices. The founder serves solo entrepreneurs and small business owners seeking to scale without burnout.

1 investor

United Market is a platform using AI technology to enable musicians and producers to collaborate globally and manage their music careers, business operations, and growth through a single integrated system.

1 investor

UnitedMasters provides data and direct-to-fan connection tools for independent artists to manage their own financial and artistic interests in the music industry.

1 investor

A website builder with a drag-and-drop visual editor that lets users create sites, portfolios, and link-in-bio pages without writing code. It also offers online store and commerce features, mailing list tools, SEO tools, and ad management for small businesses and creators.

1 investor

Universe Stationery Corp. is a South Korea-based company operating in the webtoon and digital content space, working with partners across media, studios, and platforms. The page lists investors and partners but provides limited detail on the company's specific product.

1 investor

Unsweetenened New York is a design studio that creates custom apparel collections, brand collaborations, and product experiences, focusing on details like materials, finishes, and packaging. It partners with sports teams, luxury hotels, lifestyle brands, boutique retailers, artists, and founders, with an emphasis on game-day fashion for female fans and luxury hotel merchandise.

1 investor

UpBanx is a mobile app that provides financing, invoice management, and financial reporting tools for content creators. The platform offers invoice financing with low fees and aggregates multiple financial products in a single interface designed for creators' needs.

1 investor

Uplodio offers Amy, an AI agent that finds, vets, recruits, negotiates with, and manages nano and micro-influencers for brands' creator marketing programs. The tool automates outreach, contract onboarding, CRM updates, and affiliate program activation to help marketing teams scale creator partnerships.

1 investor

URLgenius provides deep linking and app-linking technology with automation tools that route users into apps across devices and measure off-site attribution. It serves creators, marketers, brands, and agencies driving conversions and affiliate commissions on retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok Shop.

1 investor

Uru Video publishes content about ways online creators can receive financial support, covering one-time donations, recurring fan subscriptions, and membership programs. The material is aimed at content creators looking to monetize their audiences.

1 investor