Media & Entertainment Startups

Preczn is a payments infrastructure platform built for Vertical SaaS companies, letting them own their payment stack, migrate merchant and card data, and manage multiple processors from a single control layer. It aims to reduce processor lock-in, lower operating costs, and speed merchant onboarding and revenue growth.

5 investors

rct AI develops artificial intelligence systems for non-player characters in video games and metaverse environments, using deep learning and reinforcement learning to create interactive and adaptive gameplay experiences.

5 investors

Replika is an AI companion app that engages users in conversations and provides emotional support through memory, personality customization, and features like voice calls and messaging. The platform serves individuals seeking connection, emotional processing, and personal growth through AI-powered conversations.

5 investors

Rilla provides an AI-orchestrated peer-to-peer video delivery layer that augments a customer's CDN, turning viewers into a peer streaming layer to reduce content delivery costs and rebuffering during live streaming. It offers a lightweight SDK and a deep reinforcement learning orchestrator for live, linear, FAST, and VOD streaming to broadcasters and streaming platforms serving large concurrent audiences.

5 investors

Rockbot offers a platform for businesses to manage in-location audio and visual experiences, including licensed background music, digital signage, in-store TV content, guest song requests, and audio/visual advertising. It serves single locations through national chains and franchises, providing centralized control over branded content across multiple sites.

5 investors

Scribd is a digital platform that provides access to millions of user-uploaded documents across diverse categories, allowing users to explore, learn, and discover information on a wide range of topics.

5 investors

Shazam is a mobile app for iOS and Android that identifies music playing nearby by creating a digital fingerprint of the audio and matching it against a database of tracks, then returning song and artist details along with lyrics, video, and recommendations. The app also lets users identify TV programs and ads, and is now part of Apple.

5 investors

Sofar Sounds organizes intimate live music concerts in unconventional venues such as lofts, cafes, and private spaces, connecting audiences with emerging and local artists. It runs a global network of curated shows where fans discover undiscovered talent, and offers ticketing through its platform.

5 investors

Soundstripe provides royalty-free music, sound effects, and related audio content for use by video creators and other media producers. It also publishes educational resources such as blog articles on topics like audio editing and music stems.

5 investors

Spaceport offers a platform to measure, manage, and monetize intellectual property and creative assets, connecting IP holders, builders, and capital partners across the IP lifecycle. It works with entertainment, gaming, fashion, and consumer brands to launch branded experiences and activations on Roblox.

5 investors

Stocktwits is a social platform for investors and traders to share market news, discussions, sentiment polls, and live financial content. It aggregates breaking market news, equity coverage, and community discussions around individual stocks and crypto.

5 investors

Streem built an augmented-reality-powered remote video assistance platform that let service professionals see customers' problems through their smartphone cameras and capture spatial data. Acquired by Frontdoor in 2019.

5 investors

TMRW Sports is a sports, media, and entertainment company that builds modern approaches to sports experiences and ventures, including the TGL primetime golf league featuring PGA TOUR teams.

5 investors

TODAY is a media outlet publishing news and lifestyle content across food, recipes, health and wellness, parenting, pop culture, books, and relationships. It also offers Start TODAY, a subscription fitness and wellness membership with workouts, meal plans, and expert support.

5 investors

Tribe XR is a virtual reality platform where DJs can learn, practice, and perform DJing to a global audience. The service targets aspiring DJs and music enthusiasts who want to develop professional DJing skills in an immersive environment.

5 investors

Onuniverse is a website builder that allows users to create sites using a visual drag-and-drop editor without coding, and includes e-commerce functionality for launching online stores.

5 investors

UploadVR is an online media outlet publishing news, reviews, and coverage of virtual reality and augmented reality products, games, and industry developments.

5 investors

Wicked Saints Studio is a game development studio that designs narrative-driven, interactive story games, including its World Reborn project. Its team combines game designers, writers, narrative designers, engineers, and behavioral science researchers.

5 investors

Wildlife Studios is a mobile game developer with a portfolio of over 60 games played by billions of users worldwide. Founded in Brazil in 2011, it is among the largest mobile gaming companies globally, with offices in the United States, Brazil, and Finland.

5 investors

COVER Corp. runs businesses across virtual spaces, from VTubers to the metaverse, and operates the VTuber agency hololive production. The company produces virtual talent, live events, and music releases in the 3D internet and virtual entertainment space.

5 investors

4D Sight is an AI-powered virtual signage platform that inserts region-specific advertisements into live sports, esports, and streamed entertainment broadcasts at the frame level. The platform enables monetization of broadcast inventory by dynamically replacing ad placements for different regional audiences without modifying source content.

4 investors

8i develops virtual and augmented reality technologies for human connection and immersive experiences, serving audiences across entertainment, education, training, and professional settings.

4 investors

Activ8 produces and operates intellectual properties in the metaverse and XR space, including VTuber management, virtual events, and virtual production services. The company offers IP virtualization, hybrid promotion, and XR production services to expand lifestyle options for individuals through virtual spaces and online identities.

4 investors

Afropolitan is building a network connecting people across Africa and the diaspora spanning art, finance, tech, health, energy, sports, and media, with a focus on tech and crypto value creation. It onboards members into a community centered on the mission of enabling Africans to live abundant lives.

4 investors