Media & Entertainment Startups

Sumugi is a 3D creation and 2D composition tool designed for visual storytellers including comic creators, writers, and hobbyists. The platform enables users to stage scenes with 3D character posing and lighting, then arrange them into 2D comic layouts and visual narratives.

2 investors

StoryHub is an AI-assisted content creation platform that helps media companies and corporate editorial teams produce articles from audio, video, and interview inputs using professionally designed templates for transcription, writing, editing, fact-checking, and multilingual translation. It targets media firms, publishers, and businesses in Japan seeking to bring article production in-house and reduce reliance on outsourced writers.

2 investors

StoryXpress offers a video marketing platform for businesses to create and distribute marketing videos. The company serves marketers and businesses of various sizes across industries.

2 investors

Streamup is a live streaming platform for musicians to broadcast interactive performances to audiences with real-time chat and tipping functionality. The platform serves both performers and viewers who want to discover and support live music content.

2 investors

Streann provides an AI-powered platform for content owners and creators to build OTT, social, and community services with live streaming, apps, and monetization tools such as paywalls, pay-per-view, subscriptions, and 1:1 coaching. It integrates with social media and third-party services like LiveU to publish and monetize content across platforms.

2 investors

StumbleUpon is a content discovery service that surfaces personalized recommendations of videos, websites, images, and articles drawn from millions of sources. Users explore content one click at a time and can submit their own finds, with the service directing users to Mix.

2 investors

Informa Connect organizes live and on-demand industry events, training courses, and digital content across a range of professional sectors. It serves professionals seeking industry insights, networking, and skills development.

2 investors

Digiday is a media publication covering the digital advertising, marketing, and media industries, producing news, briefings, podcasts, and research reports. It serves marketing, media, and advertising professionals with coverage of topics such as creator marketing, media buying, streaming/TV advertising, and publisher strategy.

2 investors

Supply Factory is a platform that combines M&A, brand strategy, creative services, and digital innovation focused on the sports, entertainment, and culture industries.

2 investors

Surreal (Surr) is a social platform for discovering and sharing content such as art, music, podcasts, videos, and memes, where users can support friends, create content, and earn. It serves creators and consumers of digital media.

2 investors

Switchboard provides multichannel live video streaming infrastructure that enables organizations to broadcast simultaneously to multiple social media platforms and destinations. The platform serves public sector agencies, political campaigns, media operators, and marketing teams who need to coordinate and manage live video distribution without technical complexity.

2 investors

Socolive is a free online sports streaming platform providing live broadcast of football matches from major leagues and tournaments worldwide, with HD/4K quality, interactive live chat features, and comprehensive match data for Vietnamese football fans.

2 investors

SXSW is a seven-day conference and festival held in Austin featuring conference sessions, film and TV screenings, live music showcases, comedy nights, expos, and brand activations. It brings together attendees across music, film, and interactive media industries.

2 investors

Synacor provides cloud-based software and services for video, internet, and communications providers, device manufacturers, governments, and enterprises. Its offerings focus on access and communications products delivered as a service.

2 investors

Synchtank provides a music asset management and rights management platform that combines catalog management, sync licensing, royalty management, and rights administration. It serves record labels, publishers, production music libraries, and broadcasters managing catalogs from hundreds to millions of tracks.

2 investors

Synervoz develops voice AI and audio software solutions for enterprises across multiple industries including gaming, automotive, communications, and finance. The company provides SDKs, staff augmentation, and consulting services alongside custom audio hardware solutions.

2 investors

Tagboard provides a graphics system and audience engagement platform for creators and brands to produce interactive stories. The platform serves sports teams, media companies, video podcasts, and other content producers.

2 investors

Tapmad is a streaming platform offering live sports, entertainment, and live TV, along with features like live scores. It provides on-demand and live video content to viewers.

2 investors

A platform offering interactive science lessons designed for children, featuring content from various instructors.

2 investors

TappyToon is a digital platform that publishes and distributes officially licensed comics (webtoons) and novels, offering readers a library of translated series across multiple genres. It provides features such as collections, character chat, and free-to-read timed releases.

2 investors

taskey is a Japanese media and entertainment company that creates novels and manga IP, operating the novel-posting social platform "taskey" and the "peep" service, and developing content into publishing, rights, and studio businesses. Founded in 2014, it aims to produce widely-read stories for a global audience.

2 investors

Tatari provides a platform for buying and measuring advertising campaigns across streaming TV, linear TV, and online video. It serves brands and agencies running TV advertising.

2 investors

Team Whistle is a sports and entertainment media company, part of DAZN Group, that produces data-driven original content across a slate of 50+ shows and a creator network distributed on platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook. Its in-house agency also builds platform-first content strategies for brands, leagues, and platforms to reach audiences and generate revenue.

2 investors

Team17 is a video game label and publisher that develops and publishes games across genres including multiplayer, shooters, and life sims. It partners with indie developers to publish and bring their games to market.

2 investors