Media & Entertainment Startups

Onclusive provides media monitoring and intelligence infrastructure that aggregates global content through a proprietary database and partners with publishers, news agencies, and technology providers. The company licenses media data and insights to enterprise clients including news organizations, while operating a partnership program for resellers, content partners, and technology integrations.

4 investors

Allure is a beauty media brand publishing editorial content on makeup, skincare, hair, and celebrity beauty news, along with product reviews and a subscription beauty product box. It also operates the Allure Beauty Box, a curated monthly beauty product subscription service.

4 investors

Amagi is a media technology platform that enables content distribution and monetization for broadcasters and streaming services. The company provides cloud-based solutions for video delivery, playout, and advertising.

4 investors

A podcast covering mobile growth, user acquisition strategies, monetization tactics, and trends in advertising technology for app developers and marketers.

4 investors

Applicaster offers a no/low-code platform (Zapp) for creating, operating, and optimizing over-the-top (OTT) streaming apps. The platform serves broadcasters, content publishers, and OTT providers globally who want to build and monetize streaming applications across mobile and TV devices.

4 investors

Arpeggi (Kits AI) builds AI audio tools for music producers and vocalists, including custom AI singing voice models, vocal isolation, stem separation, pitch correction, and AI mastering. The company licenses artist voices through revenue-sharing arrangements and offers royalty-free outputs for music production workflows.

4 investors

Async is an AI-powered video editor that allows users to create, edit, and repurpose videos through conversational prompts rather than traditional editing interfaces. It serves creators and teams who need to produce videos across multiple formats including ads, podcasts, social clips, and vlogs.

4 investors

Baobab Studios creates animated stories and interactive experiences across multiple formats including premium film and TV series, games, and graphic novels. The company blends traditional animation with interactive and gaming elements, working with platforms like Roblox and YouTube.

4 investors

M80 is an esports organization that fields competitive teams across titles such as VALORANT, Counter-Strike, and 2XKO, and sells branded merchandise to fans. It publishes esports news, hosts events, and runs an esports camp in partnership with IMG Academy.

4 investors

beatBread provides advances against masters and publishing rights for independent artists, labels, songwriters, and rights holders, ranging from $1,000 to over $10M, without requiring them to give up ownership. It operates in the music financing space, helping rights holders access funding while retaining control of their catalogs.

4 investors

Beatoven.ai is an AI music generator that lets users describe and create custom royalty-free background music tracks and sound effects using its in-house "maestro" AI model. It serves content creators making videos, podcasts, games, films, and social media, providing downloadable tracks in MP3/WAV with a license for monetization.

4 investors

Blavity is a digital media company producing news and content focused on Black culture, identity, and current events, serving Black millennials and Gen Z audiences. It publishes editorial coverage across topics such as politics, social issues, and entertainment.

4 investors

Brave group is a Japanese holding company operating in the VTuber and IP entertainment space, structured around IP Production, IP Platform, and IP Solution businesses. It runs numerous domestic and international group companies producing virtual talent, music, and related digital entertainment content.

4 investors

Brit + Co is a digital media company that inspires and educates women through content, online classes, and products focused on creativity and DIY lifestyle. The company reaches over 175 million people across platforms and extends into experiences like festivals and physical products.

4 investors

Xoilac TV (Xoilac365) is a Vietnamese website that streams live football matches for free, including major leagues such as the Premier League, Champions League, La Liga and World Cup, with Vietnamese-language commentary. It also offers football news, match schedules, league standings, highlights and betting odds.

4 investors

Business Insider is an online news and media publication covering business, technology, finance, and related topics, including coverage of the AI industry.

4 investors

BuzzFeed is a digital media company that produces entertainment, news, and content across pop culture, food, and commerce for online audiences. The company operates multiple brands and platforms including BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and Tasty, with recent expansions into social media and AI-driven content experiences.

4 investors

Carats + Cake is an online platform featuring a curated, searchable archive of real weddings and the vendors behind them, organized by style, color, detail, and location. It serves couples seeking wedding inspiration and connects them with the creatives and teams involved in each celebration.

4 investors

Chatfuel provides AI agents that autonomously handle customer inquiries, booking management, advertising, and business strategy for small businesses and service-based companies. The platform operates 24/7 to manage tasks typically requiring multiple human team members.

4 investors

Chefclub creates recipe cookbooks and kitchen utensils designed for children, along with cooking content and recipe ideas shared across its platforms. It targets families and home cooks in the food and cooking space.

4 investors

Lenny's Newsletter publishes researched advice on product management, growth, and career development. It targets product leaders, founders, and builders.

4 investors

Curastory builds tools for video creators to manage and optimize their content and audience engagement. The platform serves video creators across social media and digital platforms.

4 investors

dot.LA is a news and media outlet covering the Los Angeles technology and startup scene, publishing articles, event coverage, and analysis through a twice-weekly newsletter. It serves readers interested in the LA tech ecosystem.

4 investors

Edge Sound Research builds intelligent audio infrastructure based on patented technologies that capture, separate, and enhance sound, transform physical surfaces into sound emitters, and map audio into spatial experiences. It licenses these technologies to partners for applications requiring audio clarity, analysis, and real-time decision-making.

4 investors