Media & Entertainment Startups

Sri Mandir offers online Hindu puja (religious worship) services, allowing users to commission priests to perform rituals on their behalf and receive video documentation and blessed offerings. The platform serves Hindu devotees seeking spiritual and wellness benefits through traditional religious practices.

1 investor

New India Abroad is an online media publication covering news, culture, and community stories for the Indian diaspora, with a focus on Indian-Americans and global diaspora communities. Its content spans topics such as heritage, religion, food, language, and community service.

1 investor

The St. Louis Shock is a professional pickleball team competing in Major League Pickleball, the top professional pickleball association, based in St. Louis, Missouri.

1 investor

Stacker News is a social news aggregation platform where users can post and discuss content related to Bitcoin, technology, and various other topics, with a focus on community engagement through satoshi-based voting and rewards.

1 investor

STACK operates multipurpose leisure venues built from shipping containers or converted retail spaces, featuring independent street food traders, bars, and live entertainment programming. The company develops sustainable community gathering spaces in UK town and city centers, with a growth strategy targeting 10-15 locations within 3-5 years.

1 investor

Stage is a gamified SocialFi platform where artists upload video performances to compete in round-based competitions and fans pay to vote, earning digital collectibles with artist prizes. It uses blockchain technology to let artists monetize their work (keeping 60% of voting proceeds) and rewards fans for their support, with a forthcoming predictions market based on real-time music data.

1 investor

Stage Entertainment produces licensed musical theatre productions and develops original premium content for international audiences. The company works with global partners to stage theatrical productions and creates original musicals including Anastasia and TINA - The Tina Turner Musical.

1 investor

An affiliate review site that ranks and compares crypto casinos serving US players, scoring them on coin support, no-KYC play, payout speed, bonuses and offshore licensing. It targets crypto-native gamblers and earns referral commissions from the operators it lists.

1 investor

Stakester is an independent directory of legal online gaming platforms aimed at players in the United States, positioning skill-based gaming as an alternative to gambling. It emphasizes community and competitive play, and pledges a portion of player fees to charities fighting gambling addiction.

1 investor

Stampede Events is a live events production company that works with marketing agencies, communications firms, and in-house marketing departments to produce brand campaigns, product launches, and experiential marketing activations. The company operates from the UK with a Barcelona office and specializes in international live event production, roadshows, and cross-border touring.

1 investor

Voice Space is an AI voice service offering text-to-speech, voice changing, custom AI voice creation, and translation into 54 languages, with a library of over 200 AI voices. It targets businesses for uses such as audio/video ads, facility announcements, audiobooks, e-learning, automated phone response, and VTuber content, and offers a PowerPoint add-in and custom development solutions.

1 investor

Stanley Gibbons publishes and sells the Great Britain Concise Stamp Catalogue, a reference guide for stamp collectors covering Great Britain stamps in more detail than its basic checklist but less than its specialised series. The catalogue is sold online as a physical product priced in pounds sterling.

1 investor

Stanza is a platform for creating, discovering, and subscribing to calendars covering sports, TV, and entertainment, letting users add schedules for games, matches, and shows to their phone calendar with automatic updates. It also offers tools for creators to publish calendars.

1 investor

STAR7 provides services across the full product information and content lifecycle, including engineering support, technical product knowledge, multilingual translation and localization, printing/kitting/logistics, and digital product experience. It operates as a global service provider working with industrial and manufacturing clients.

1 investor

StarHub is a telecommunications company providing broadband, pay TV, and fixed-line telephone services to residential and business customers in Singapore.

1 investor

StarLadder is an esports tournament organizer and production company known for running Counter-Strike 2 competitions, including StarSeries and the StarLadder Budapest Major. It produces LAN and online tournament circuits for professional esports teams and fans.

1 investor

Bongdalu is an online football data platform that provides real-time live scores, match statistics, fixtures, standings, and betting odds across hundreds of leagues worldwide, with additional coverage of basketball, tennis, and MMA/UFC. It targets Vietnamese sports fans looking to track results and pre-match analysis for free.

1 investor

Starter Story publishes interviews with entrepreneurs about their business journeys, offering practical advice and insights on starting and growing businesses. The platform serves aspiring founders and business builders seeking real-world entrepreneurial guidance.

1 investor

Starting Finance offers financial education through content and training courses aimed at helping individuals improve their economic and financial decisions. The platform targets Italian-speaking consumers seeking personal finance literacy.

1 investor

StartupBegins is a French-language media site publishing articles and videos telling the stories of startups. The site has been rebranded as kronik.com.

1 investor

Startup Grind is a platform that connects early-stage investors with pre-seed to Series A founders across 300+ cities and 125+ countries. The service provides curated deal flow, networking events, and community access for investors seeking early-stage investment opportunities.

1 investor

A Japanese-language media and community platform that publishes news and analysis on overseas startups that have raised funding and on industry trends. It also runs an open community offering startup-creation support such as lean canvas creation, mentor matching, and pitch deck reviews for students, corporate entrepreneurs, and second-career founders.

1 investor

Startupfest is a three-day founder-focused festival held in Montréal that connects founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders through networking, talks, and pitch competitions. It is built around three pillars: the Startupfest Village, curated content, and pitch competitions.

1 investor

Startup Hustle is a podcast for entrepreneurs that covers topics ranging from funding to failure, hosted by Matt Watson, CEO of Full Scale. It offers candid conversations and insights about starting and running companies.

1 investor