Media & Entertainment Startups

Cultura Colectiva is a Spanish-language digital media outlet publishing articles on entertainment, film and series, and culture. It produces editorial content such as interviews and coverage of movies and TV shows for a Spanish-speaking audience.

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Culturespaces operates cultural venues and immersive digital art exhibitions ("Lumières" centers) as well as museums and art centers across cities including Paris, Bordeaux, New York, Amsterdam, Seoul, Tokyo and others. It runs sites such as the Atelier des Lumières, Bassins des Lumières, Musée Jacquemart-André and Caumont - Centre d'Art.

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Cumulus Media is an audio-first media company operating 393 owned radio stations across 84 markets and distributing syndicated sports, news, talk, and entertainment programming through the Westwood One network and its podcast network. It also offers advertisers broadcast and digital audio advertising, integrated marketing services, audience research, and live events.

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Cureus is an open-access, peer-reviewed medical research journal that offers online publishing and manuscript management tools, including single-blind peer review and article collections. It serves doctors, researchers, and academic medical institutions worldwide and is backed by Springer Nature.

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Curio operates a creator-owned marketplace where users buy books, music, and videos directly from creators, who keep the full purchase price. Buyers retain permanent access to purchased content through the Curios app or partner apps.

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Curio was a service that turned trusted, high-quality journalism into narrated audio and, in 2023, offered a tool for creating podcasts on any subject. The company has shut down as of 2024.

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A platform where readers can discover short stories and provide financial support directly to the writers who create them.

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Curl Stone Entertainment is a creative agency that produces content such as animation, characters, and brand development for industries including TV, film, video games, comics, advertising, and corporate videos. The agency emphasizes media content creation localized to the Middle East.

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Mode operates EarnOS, a rewards and monetization engine that runs on mobile phones and pays users for their daily activities and screen time. The company runs an M&A-driven platform spanning consumer apps, device licensing (EarnPhone), media, and financial services, acquiring profitable app businesses and integrating them with EarnOS.

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Cutting Edge provides music licensing, supervision, publishing, and soundtrack distribution for films, television, video games, advertising, and live entertainment. It works with major studios and streaming platforms on productions such as Bridgerton, Stranger Things, and games including Cyberpunk 2077 and Red Dead Redemption II.

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CuttingRoom is a cloud-based, browser-native video editor that lets teams capture footage from live streams, an iPhone app, or connected cloud sources, edit collaboratively in real time, and publish directly to media platforms. It includes an AI assistant called Shortcut that converts plain-language requests into edits and an MCP server that lets AI assistants orchestrate editing workflows.

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Cxmmunity is a media and data platform that connects brands and creators with multicultural Gen Z gaming, anime, and entertainment communities, using first-party audience intelligence, a network of vetted creators, and live event activations. It operates CXM.co, an owned digital media platform covering multicultural gaming and creator culture, and offers audience data, creator matching, and cultural intelligence reports to brand partners.

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CXOToday is a news and media publication covering enterprise technology and business topics for C-level executives and IT decision-makers.

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Cyber Defense Magazine is an online media publication that publishes articles and news on cybersecurity topics such as ransomware, malware, credential theft, and AI in security. It serves security professionals and organizations seeking industry information.

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CYBIRD develops and operates mobile games and entertainment content, including romance and otome games such as its "Ikemen" series. The Japanese company distributes story-based games with voiced characters to consumer audiences.

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Cyno Group is a media and communications agency offering content creation, professional writing, digital media strategy, social media marketing, and reputation management services. It works with brands to develop audience-tailored content and brand communications.

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Cyphr is a music platform where users create, collaborate on, and share songs and beats, follow other creators, and track streams and earnings. It includes features for collaborative drafts, AI-assisted music creation, and monetization for artists and producers.

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Czar is an experiential agency operating four in-house studios covering strategy, creative, fabrication, technology, and temporary architecture. It produces brand experiences such as trade shows, pop-ups, immersive environments, live events, and exhibits for brands.

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A Chinese-language mobile gaming portal that lists and recommends games, offering game collections, news, and featured content for players.

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The D'Amelio family's official website, serving as a hub for their shows, brands, and businesses, including D'Amelio Brands, a company that develops and operates consumer brands across footwear (D'Amelio Footwear), food (Be Happy Snacks), and apparel. Based in Los Angeles, the family builds consumer products alongside their media and entertainment ventures.

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daily.dev is a content platform and browser extension that aggregates thousands of tech sources into a single ranked feed for software developers, delivering curated articles, news, and daily briefings. It also hosts "Squads" — topic-based developer communities — and profile-based reading tracking, and lists relevant engineering job openings.

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Daily Gobble develops branded mobile loyalty apps for consumer brands, primarily in food and retail. The apps combine loyalty programs, ordering, mobile payment, gift cards, and guest feedback, and connect to point-of-sale systems so activity carries over to in-store transactions.

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Daily Maverick is a digital news and journalism platform covering South African politics, business, investigative reporting, and social issues.

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A gambling affiliate website that reviews and ranks offshore and state-regulated online casinos for US players, covering welcome bonuses, game libraries, licensing, and payment/withdrawal methods including cryptocurrency. It provides "claim bonus" referral links to casino brands and explanatory content about how online casinos operate in the US.

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