Media & Entertainment Startups

ScanCafe provides digital scanning and restoration services for photographs, film, video, and audio materials, as well as print products made from digitized images. The company serves consumers looking to preserve and repurpose physical media collections.

3 investors

Scener is a Chrome extension that enables synchronized group viewing of movies and shows from major streaming services, with integrated video, audio, and text chat for real-time interaction among watch party participants.

3 investors

Sequence is a cloud-based post-production suite offering real-time collaborative editing, color, mixing, and review for film production teams. It includes an assistant called Snippy to automate editing tasks and integrates with existing filmmaking workflows.

3 investors

Seriously is a mobile game studio behind Best Fiends, a puzzle adventure game set in the world of Minutia where players collect and power up characters called Fiends to battle enemies. The game runs regular in-game events and is available on iOS and Android.

3 investors

Shade builds AI-powered media management software that analyzes audio and video to detect scenes, recognize and cluster faces, and transcribe soundbites, making media libraries searchable without manual tagging. Its features include facial recognition, automated transcription with timecodes and semantic search, and an MCP server.

3 investors

Shibuya is a music software label that builds apps, browser extensions, and playful experiments for interacting with and remixing music. Its products range from larger "album" apps to small "single" music toys for consumers.

3 investors

Shift72 provides a customizable video monetization and streaming platform that lets clients launch branded video services with monetization options, an all-in-one management dashboard, and real-time performance reporting. It serves partners in the film festival, cinema, corporate, and loyalty sectors, including major film studios and independent distributors.

3 investors

ShowHeroes offers content video solutions for publishers, supplying editorial video selections and a recommendation engine that matches videos to articles. The offering targets online publishers looking to add video content to their pages.

3 investors

Showrunner is a platform for creating AI-driven serialized TV shows using simulations, where users can write, direct, and produce episodes with AI characters and persistent story continuity across multiple genres.

3 investors

Shuru is a location-based platform that enables local communities and businesses in India to connect, engage, and collaborate. The platform aims to digitize neighborhoods and help citizens support local businesses while addressing civic issues.

3 investors

Signapse builds AI-powered sign language translation technology that generates signed interpretations for video and other content, aiming to make communication accessible to d/Deaf communities. It serves businesses and organisations seeking to provide sign language accessibility, with a stated UK focus and partnerships.

3 investors

Sleektext is a news and information platform dedicated to World of Warcraft coverage, offering game updates, player guides, strategies, and tournament information to WoW players globally.

3 investors

Sonilo is an AI audio generation platform that creates licensed music and sound effects from video or text prompts, and translates and re-voices video speech into multiple languages. It serves video producers, game developers, and content creators, offering plugins for engines like Unity, Godot, Unreal/Fab, Roblox, and Defold as well as an Adobe Premiere Pro integration and a developer API.

3 investors

Soundreef is a music rights management platform that lets authors and publishers deposit their songs and collect royalties, and lets users buy music licenses. It monitors radio and TV airplay in real time and tracks royalty earnings for rightsholders, with a stated presence in Italy and internationally.

3 investors

Supercell develops multiplayer mobile games including Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, Clash Royale, and Squad Busters, designed for a global audience of players seeking long-term entertainment.

3 investors

Spalk is a cloud-based platform that enables broadcasters to scale live commentary across sports events in multiple languages and markets. It connects global commentators with sports broadcasters including the NFL, MLB, DAZN, and the Bundesliga.

3 investors

Speechlab is a speech-to-speech AI platform that localizes and makes video and audio content accessible across 50+ languages through dubbed audio, translated captions, and subtitles, with an editing suite for quality control. The platform serves media production teams and content creators who need to reach global audiences.

3 investors

Spines is a publishing platform for authors, combining editorial and design experts with technology to produce print, ebook, and audiobook titles. It offers custom design, professional editing, multi-language translation, and distribution to over 100 channels while authors retain their copyrights.

3 investors

Spirable is a sport-focused media activation platform that helps advertisers connect with sports fans through targeted advertising and broadcast solutions. The platform also enables teams, leagues, brands, and sportsbooks to create immersive viewing experiences and build owned audiences through gamification and content tools.

3 investors

Sportradar is a global sports technology company that provides data, analytics, and content solutions to sports federations, leagues, media companies, and betting operators, covering over a million sporting events each year. It also offers integrity services to detect and prevent fraud, doping, and match fixing across the sports industry.

3 investors

Spotlite operates an online platform for booking models, allowing users to search by model name and filter by criteria such as shoot duration, budget, and location. Its roster largely covers South Korea (mostly Seoul) with some fly-in options from cities like Bangkok and Hangzhou.

3 investors

Stack Exchange operates a network of question-and-answer communities where users ask and answer questions across topics such as board games, mathematics, and other subject areas.

3 investors

Static Media operates a portfolio of content websites covering recipes, home and garden, and travel topics. The company targets advertisers seeking to reach audiences through trusted media brands.

3 investors

An affiliate review site that ranks and compares online casinos and pokies available to players in Australia, covering welcome bonuses, licensing, game providers, and payment methods. It publishes ratings, bonus listings, and guidance on responsible gambling and spotting fraudulent operators.

3 investors