Media & Entertainment Startups

Telegram is a messaging application that prioritizes simplicity, privacy, and speed, offering encrypted messaging, cross-device synchronization, and support for large group communications. The platform serves consumers globally seeking secure instant messaging with customizable features.

67 investors

ByteDance builds a portfolio of digital platforms and services focused on short-form video, content creation, e-commerce, and workplace collaboration, serving creators and consumers globally. The company operates multiple products including TikTok, Douyin, CapCut, TikTok Shop, and Lark across international and China-specific markets.

40 investors

Reddit operates an online community platform where users submit, vote on, and comment on content, news, and discussions across desktop, mobile web, and its Android and iOS apps. It serves a general consumer audience, reaching hundreds of millions of monthly users, primarily in the United States.

37 investors

Snapchat is a mobile app for communicating with friends and family through photos and videos, featuring augmented-reality Lenses, creative sharing tools, and a personalized map for discovering places and content. It is a consumer social and media platform operated by Snap Inc.

37 investors

OpenSea operates a non-custodial marketplace for trading onchain digital and physical assets, including tokens and other blockchain-based items, across all major blockchains. Founded in 2017, it serves users participating in the broader onchain economy.

35 investors

Higgsfield is a platform for creating and generating visual content, including images, videos, and cinematic scenes using AI models. It serves creative professionals and developers building applications with tools like AI agents, automation, and a supercomputer interface.

32 investors

Carbon Health operates a chain of clinics offering urgent care, primary care, and chronic condition management, combining technology with in-person care to provide broader access to health services. It serves patients seeking everyday healthcare across acute, primary, and chronic needs.

25 investors

Overtime creates and operates new sports leagues and media IP — including OTE and OT Select in basketball and OT7 and OT Nationals in football — while producing over 150 weekly pieces of original sports content for its global audience of next-generation fans and athletes. Its revenue comes from sponsorships, brand partnerships, e-commerce, licensing, and media rights.

24 investors

Cision is a global media intelligence company that helps organizations identify and connect with journalists, influencers and online authors, distribute public relations and marketing communications, and measure their impact. Its services operate under several brands including Cision, Brandwatch, PR Newswire and Bulletin.

21 investors

Twelve Labs develops AI technology for video understanding, enabling machines to comprehend and analyze video content for applications in human-machine interaction and perception.

20 investors

Meta operates Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads, and funds the Reality Labs division and the open-weight Llama models.

18 investors

beehiiv is a publishing platform for creators, publishers, and brands to build and grow newsletters, websites, podcasts, and communities. It includes tools for content creation, audience growth, and monetization through a built-in ad network and paid subscriptions.

17 investors

Suno is a music creation platform that uses AI to enable users of any skill level to generate songs. The company serves musicians and non-musicians globally who want to create and experience music.

17 investors

Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking platform where users create and follow blogs, share posts, and explore content organized by topic tags such as music. It hosts a community-driven feed of text, images, and other media across interest-based categories.

17 investors

Capella Space designs, builds, and operates synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellations that provide all-weather, day-and-night Earth observation imagery at sub-0.25m resolution. It offers an automated end-to-end tasking and data delivery platform serving defense and intelligence, maritime, disaster response, and infrastructure monitoring customers.

16 investors

Cargomatic operates a marketplace that connects shippers with carriers for local freight, drayage, intermodal, LTL, and full-truckload trucking across the top 20 US ports. It offers technology-driven services including smart routing, load bundling, white glove direct-to-consumer delivery, and APIs for integration.

16 investors

Emerge is building a multi-sensory communication platform that uses a tabletop device generating an ultrasonic forcefield to let users feel on-screen content in their bare hands without controllers or gloves. Powered by Emotion AI, it aims to add touch, sight, sound, and shared tactile experiences to at-home communication across VR, AR, and smart TVs.

16 investors

Omaze runs prize draws where its community can win luxury homes, supercars, and cash prizes while raising money for charity partners. It operates as an entertainment company with a social purpose, serving consumers in the UK and Germany.

16 investors

Runway builds AI models that simulate the world by merging art and science, pioneering general-purpose multimodal simulators focused on applications in robotics, scientific discovery, and disease modeling.

16 investors

The Athletic is a direct-to-consumer digital sports media company offering subscription-based written articles, podcasts, and video coverage of more than 250 professional and collegiate sports teams. It serves sports fans across the US, Canada, and the UK.

16 investors

Versus provides an interactive content platform that enables audiences to make predictions and express opinions about live and on-demand entertainment content like TV shows and sports. The platform uses AI to personalize interactive experiences and generate incremental revenue through contextual advertising.

16 investors

Iterable provides customer communication and engagement software that enables brands to create targeted messaging experiences across email, SMS, push, and other channels. The platform serves marketing teams at enterprise and mid-market companies seeking to build data-driven customer relationships.

15 investors

Moon Valley develops Marey, an AI video generation model that creates image-to-video and text-to-video content with cinematic quality, trained on licensed footage and designed for professional filmmaking and screen production. The platform targets filmmakers and creative professionals who require studio-grade quality, precise motion control, and commercially safe licensed content.

15 investors

SmartAsset is an online provider of consumer-focused financial information, educational content, and personal finance calculators and tools. It also runs SmartAsset AMP, a national marketplace that matches consumers with fiduciary financial advisors who fit their target client profile.

15 investors