Media & Entertainment Startups

Lenged is a creator-focused company founded by first-generation metaverse creator Lenge, operating a creator community with over 18M followers. It builds in-house games and branded worlds to support creators and helps companies increase sales through creator collaborations.

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A matchmaking platform that connects clients with vetted video/content production studios, handling team recommendations, quotes, portfolio comparison, 1:1 consultation, meeting scheduling, contracts, and payment management. Production companies bid on project requests, allowing clients to compare studios and pricing in one place.

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A studio that produces webtoons across genres including action, romance fantasy, and drama, listing works with their credited writers and original authors. The page functions as a portfolio of comic titles.

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Axelmark is a Japanese company formed through mergers of several firms, operating in content, mobile advertising, and social gaming businesses. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market and traces its origins to firms founded in the 1990s.

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A Japanese company focused on growing "small economies" by circulating the value of people's passions and unique ideas worldwide. Based on its news, it offers D2C marketing strategy services covering customer acquisition, landing pages, and CRM.

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A Japanese media and digital marketing company that operates video and SNS platforms focused on the elderly care sector, providing video production services for care facilities and a talent platform to support care workers.

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CAPSULE is a content marketing and creator management company that works with brands and creators across digital media platforms. The company helps brands optimize social media performance and connects emerging creators with major brands globally.

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GOKKO (ごっこ倶楽部) is a Japanese entertainment company that produces vertical short dramas for platforms like TikTok, and operates a short-drama studio (studio505) and a vertical short-drama app called POPCORN. Based in Tokyo, it creates high-quality, low-cost content and holds Japanese records for short-drama viewership.

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Studio Eurygraph is a Japanese company that produces articles, operates media, develops and runs web services, and engages in publishing. It offers content creation, media operation, web service development, and publishing services.

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Touchspot is a Japanese company that creates movies and web content to build interactive user experiences and support clients' marketing efforts. It works alongside clients on data analysis and strategy to solve their marketing challenges.

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TSUMIKI INC. is a Japanese company operating in film distribution and the planning/sales of apparel and merchandise related to video content.

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Operates a live-streaming and broadcasting platform (branded Twitcast/TwitCasting) where users watch and host live streams across categories such as music, gaming, talk, and voice content. The service, oriented to a Japanese-language audience, includes subscriptions, live captions, and interactive features for streamers and viewers.

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PEDaily is a Chinese investment news platform that publishes weekly venture capital and startup funding announcements, covering companies across sectors including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics, and biotechnology.

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Whomor (フーモア) is a creative production company that helps creators develop and distribute pop culture content, from games to visual media, with a focus on evolving Japan's creative strengths for global audiences. The company provides production capabilities, distribution platforms, business monetization support, and learning environments for creators.

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Japanese agency offering VTuber-focused influencer marketing, AI business support (training, implementation, and product development), and audio/video content production for companies. It also operates several branded services including a VTuber casting network, a VTuber talent production, and a TikTok LIVE agency.

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aquwa is a Japanese content production company that creates and operates video content, primarily on YouTube, including the kids/family channel "Sansan Kids TV" and manga videos. It also offers YouTube marketing and consulting services and produces advertising video content.

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CinemaLeap creates experiential entertainment experiences using XR technology combined with creative storytelling, aiming to establish XR entertainment as a new cultural medium globally.

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IMCF invests in new value creation and builds brands, using the internet to deliver next-generation Japan-originated global brands to people worldwide.

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株式会社indent develops writing tools and platforms for authors of novels, manga, scripts, and game scenarios, including the "Nola" writing tool, the "Nola Novel" submission site, an e-book self-publishing service, and the short-story site "Prologue." It also operates a studio connecting authors with companies, offering original-work production, contest operation, and novel/manga commissioned production, primarily in Japan.

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Japanese entertainment company operating a VTuber business and studio rental service, aiming to produce content for global audiences in the metaverse era. Based in Japan and founded in 2016.

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Nagisa is an IT conglomerate company that creates systems and talent to bridge ideas and implementation across various sectors, aiming to generate innovation and improve society. The company operates primarily in the fan technology sector and develops business ecosystems across multiple domains.

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Pathee was a Japanese online media site that published articles and content for general readers over more than 10 years. The service has been discontinued and the site closed as of April 30, 2026.

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Sozi develops platforms and tools that support creative professionals and organizations in their creation and production workflows. The company serves entertainment, publishing, and consumer brands across Japan.

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Stroly is a platform for publishing interactive digital illustrated maps that combine artistic map designs with GPS location technology, letting users self-guide through tourist areas, cities, parks, and cultural sites. It is used by local governments, tourism bodies, and organizations, primarily in Japan, to create web-based sightseeing and city-promotion maps.

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