Creator Economy Startups

ImageRights provides image protection and copyright enforcement services for photographers, artists, and image creators, including U.S. copyright registration, image tracking to detect unauthorized use, and infringement resolution. Founded in 2009, it serves image creators globally through a combination of legal and technology-based tools.

1 investor

ImagineArt provides AI-powered creative tools designed to help professional and beginner creators produce high-quality results easily. The platform was built to address the specific challenges that creative professionals face in their workflows.

1 investor

Imanzi Creations is an illustration and animation studio producing character design, editorial illustration, children's books, comic book design, and 2D explainer videos and short animations. It serves brands and agencies for advertising campaigns and concept artwork.

1 investor

Impactyn operates a platform for user-generated video reviews and testimonials, letting everyday users ("Impactyrs") share authentic experiences of products they use. It serves brands and enterprises seeking social media marketing through "digital word of mouth" and offers feedback analytics to inform their strategies.

1 investor

Imposium enables creators and content producers to composite user-generated images, text, and video into filmed scenes using motion tracking technology, producing personalized visual experiences with motion blur and color correction effects.

1 investor

iMusician is a music distribution and artist management platform that enables independent musicians and labels to upload, distribute, and monetize their music across global streaming platforms. The company advocates for fair treatment and financial stability for artists at all career stages.

1 investor

Inbazz is a Brazilian platform for managing creator-led growth and affiliate programs, letting brands discover creators, run campaigns, use AI to review content, and track revenue attributed to each creator. It serves consumer brands and e-commerce operations, with creators accessing sales data, rewards, and campaigns through a dedicated mobile app.

1 investor

Incantio is a music licensing marketplace where independent musicians, composers, and songwriters set their own prices and license their non-exclusive catalogs directly to visual creators such as video editors, filmmakers, content creators, and game developers. The platform handles sync placements with direct payments to artists and search/recommendation tools for buyers to find and license tracks.

1 investor

Inception Point AI creates AI-driven personalities and characters that produce audio and video content, including podcasts, short-form video, and books. It operates the Quiet Please Podcast Network, an indie podcast network with over 4,000 shows, monetized through a partnership with Triton Digital.

1 investor

indie.io is a publishing and marketing platform for PC indie game developers, offering development support, QA, marketing, promotion, and distribution across storefronts like Steam, Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony. It operates the wiki.gg gaming wiki platform and Indie Pass, a subscription service giving players access to a catalog of indie titles.

1 investor

IndieSquare is a blockchain technology company developing distributed ledger infrastructure, including HAZAMA, a sidechain technology designed to safely manage and transfer data across multiple blockchains. The company focuses on blockchain solutions for enterprise and organizational applications.

1 investor

Indigames is a game studio and publisher that develops mobile games and builds a game engine intended to let non-experts create their own games. It also runs a 3D design studio and offers game development and publishing services, working on internal, collaborative, and outsourced projects.

1 investor

Napster provides AI agents and a conversational video platform that democratizes access to expert knowledge across music creation, professional coaching, customer support, and workforce training. The platform serves consumers, teams, enterprises, and developers with AI specialists that feature persistent memory, video presence, and real-time interaction capabilities.

1 investor

Influenbase (达人无界) offers an AI-powered tool for finding and contacting TikTok creators, with a database of over 20 million creators across TikTok's top 20 countries. It serves TikTok Shop sellers and agencies with features like hashtag-based creator matching, bulk direct messaging, email outreach, and multi-dimensional creator analytics to run influencer marketing campaigns.

1 investor

Influencify is a platform for discovering, analyzing, and managing influencer marketing campaigns, offering a searchable database of over 250M creator profiles across TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram with audience analytics, bulk email outreach, and CRM tools. It serves brands and agencies running influencer, affiliate, and creator management programs.

1 investor

Influicity is a marketing agency that helps brands grow through influencer marketing, podcasting, TikTok management, LinkedIn growth, SEO, email strategies, and paid advertising, with a focus on building loyal customer communities.

1 investor

Infofed is an esports company in Thailand offering esports facilities, an academy, and talent management for gamers and esports enthusiasts across Southeast Asia. It positions itself as a one-stop platform combining talent, content, and training in the gaming and esports industry.

1 investor

Inkshares is a publishing platform where authors post book drafts, build a readership, and run pre-order campaigns; if an author reaches a pre-order threshold, the company publishes the book by handling editing, design, printing, distribution, and marketing. It serves writers seeking to validate and publish their books.

1 investor

Gamesight provides marketing tools and services for game companies, including attribution and measurement, influencer and creator programs, playtests, market research, and user acquisition across a game's pre-launch, launch, and post-launch stages. It serves game publishers and studios with a data platform for marketing campaigns and creator partnerships.

1 investor

KURASHI Entertainment is a venture company that transforms product discovery into entertainment through short-form video and live commerce platforms like TikTok, handling content creation, sales operations, and fulfillment end-to-end.

1 investor

Instapainting is an e-commerce marketplace that turns customer photos into hand-painted oil paintings on canvas, created by artists and shipped to buyers. It serves consumers seeking custom artwork, offering a 10"x10" painting for $45 delivered within two weeks.

1 investor

Intello is a talent agency representing knowledge and impact creators on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and LinkedIn, connecting them with brands. It provides content strategy, editorial design, creator selection, and content production, and its creators speak at conferences, events, and workshops.

1 investor

Introwise is an all-in-one platform for independent experts and coaches to set their availability and pricing while it handles booking, payment processing, and video calls. It also generates a personalized business page and integrates with calendars and payment processors like Stripe and PayPal, serving professionals such as coaches, psychologists, trainers, and teachers worldwide.

1 investor

Invisible Narratives helps creators and their teams expand digital IP into film and television, licensed consumer products, and interactive gaming experiences on platforms such as Roblox, Steam, and Minecraft. The company combines Hollywood production expertise with digital content strategy to turn viral hits into broader franchises while working alongside creators' existing agents and managers.

1 investor