Creator Economy Startups

Zfluence is a community platform for Gen Z members to share opinions on brands and trends, take a creator readiness program, participate in surveys, and test products before launch in exchange for honest feedback and ratings. It is operated by Her Campus Media and focuses on connecting young consumers with brands for research and product sampling.

1 investor

Zoconut is a platform that enables creators and service providers to accept payments globally, manage clients, and deliver digital services including courses, webinars, coaching, and telehealth through an integrated mobile app and web interface. The platform combines payment processing, client management, automation, and content delivery tools for creators and small businesses.

1 investor

Zoomerang is a video creation app offering AI-generated art and videos, template-based tools, and ad creative examples for making brand and advertising videos. It targets businesses and video creators with tiered plans for professional video production and video ad generation.

1 investor

Zoop is a platform that allows creators to monetize their content and build direct relationships with fans through rewards, 1-to-1 sessions, live streams, and direct product sales.

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ZOOP is a social media app for creators, fans, and brands that shares advertising revenue with its community, rewarding creators and fans based on engagement. It offers features such as 1-to-1 creator messaging, an in-app Creator Shop, interest-based community channels, and first-party data analytics.

1 investor

A business club in Russia that brings together successful entrepreneurs and senior executives for peer learning, mentorship, and networking. The club facilitates personal and business transformation through forum groups, masterclasses, and curated events for members with annual revenues exceeding 60 million rubles.

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DayOneDream designs and manages Korean content intellectual property across entertainment dimensions—music, live events, drama, film, and commerce—building infrastructure to scale its value globally through technology and investment platforms.

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Likey is a platform where content creators build paid communities for their fans, offering monthly membership payments, exclusive communities, online classes, live video fan meetings, virtual gifts, and messaging. It provides creators with revenue analytics, payout dashboards, copyright protection, and merchandise tools, and accepts partnerships from agencies and MCNs.

1 investor

RUNUP Company is a media and content production firm specializing in film and drama, with particular expertise in actor recruitment and management. The company operates a value chain encompassing actor training, casting, management, and content production, with a focus on Asian markets including Southeast Asia and Japan.

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Byaht (Glow.B) runs an AI-based creator marketing service for brands, using its own AI agents to recruit creators, produce content, automate Meta ad campaigns, and handle AEO/GEO exposure. It serves brands seeking performance-driven influencer marketing, with campaigns run across countries including South Korea, the US, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

1 investor

A South Korean creative production company that delivers content solutions including video, sound, marketing, branding, and photography for digital media. The firm specializes in creating diverse content formats while prioritizing client satisfaction.

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Axis CCP produces original content across music, film, image, fashion, and lifestyle, including web series and video content distributed on platforms like YouTube. The company focuses on creative cultural content aimed at a general audience.

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Oopy is a tool that enables users to create websites from Notion in under one minute, serving companies and individuals seeking to build branded sites, landing pages, and customer guides.

1 investor

OneStore is a South Korean mobile app distribution platform that operates a digital storefront with lower commission rates (20% standard, 10% for small developers) than competitors, supporting game developers, indie creators, and content publishers through its ecosystem.

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Innerverz (이너버즈) builds generative AI solutions that improve production efficiency for content creation companies, including tools for long-form and short-form animation, webtoon/comics production, and virtual humans such as virtual influencers and AI anchors. It also offers a face swap SaaS product for creators.

1 investor

Group8 is a South Korean entertainment company that develops and produces original dramatic content, including pre-produced television dramas and other media adaptations. The company focuses on creating high-quality original storytelling and talent development while leveraging content across multiple formats for both domestic Korean and broader Asian audiences.

1 investor

Dal-da (달다) is a subtitle translation service for new-media video content, using vetted subtitle translators and a quality-manager review system to deliver fast, accurate subtitles. It offers per-minute pricing and turnaround of about 6 hours for a 10-minute video, aimed at creators who need quick uploads.

1 investor

Funderful is a platform connecting individual investors with curated business projects and opportunities, focusing on sustainable revenue generation across sectors including retail spaces and green energy. The company enables everyday people to become equity partners in vetted business ventures and share in their financial returns.

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Pozalabs develops AI-based music generation technology aimed at reducing the time and cost of producing music and expanding access to music creation. It serves creators and businesses looking to make and own original music.

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corom operates a "micro-live" music streaming platform that lets independent artists perform live and earn income, offering high-quality video and audio, interactive features, and community-building tools. It serves independent musicians and their fans, and is based in Japan.

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Trys (formerly TriFort) is a Japanese creative studio that produces vertical-scroll web manga (webtoons) and develops games, including Web3 multiplayer titles. Its manga works are distributed on platforms such as LINE Manga and Piccoma.

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Balus is a Japanese company operating motion-capture studios and XR content production, running live virtual events and the "SPWN" all-in-one fan engagement tool that connects creators with their fans. It also develops IP using motion capture and proprietary technology, and manages in-house artists and voice-actor programs.

1 investor

mish is a platform for creating and running online courses, letting instructors host video content, customize their site design, manage members, and set up one-time or monthly subscription plans with payments handled via Stripe. It targets course creators who want to sell video-based educational content, including features like free trial periods, member-only content, and comment controls.

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Endolphin is a Japanese WEBTOON production studio that creates digital comic content using a studio-based, division-of-labor model. It recruits creators to produce works under stable workflows and compensation, aiming to distribute its content globally.

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