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Media and Entertainment Startups

Updated August 2026

Companies in the media and entertainment sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 1,077 recently funded media and entertainment companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,077
Total Funding
$329.2M
Avg Funding
$13.2M
Global Reach
10
countries

Top Cities for Media and Entertainment

Paris
Atlanta
Jersey City
Miami
London
Cobham

Recently Funded Companies

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Paris, France

Moment offers entertainment, e-commerce, digital experiences, and content services for the travel domain.

$5.4M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Atlanta, United States

FilmHedge is a private credit lending platform that provides lending opportunities and risk data to institutional investors targeting media.

$250.0M raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Jersey City, United States

Eventcombo is a platform for creating and managing virtual and hybrid events with registration, ticketing, and attendee tools.

Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

A peer-to-peer platform connecting homes with musicians hosting intimate, curated, and private home concert experiences.

$40K raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Content creation (generated through AI) and distribution of children's videos worldwide.

$1.0M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Cobham, United Kingdom

Twisted Mirror is a media company that provides comedy streaming services for connected TVs, mobile, web, and metaverse.

Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

TAPPP is a leader in the flexible payment space, partnering with major leagues, broadcasters, and sports books.

$625K raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Higashi-shinagawa, Japan

Origress Parks provides subscription-based live entertainment passes, marketing, and event information services to the entertainment sector.

$2.0M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Asset is an application that connects music superfans find their tribe and artists find their champions.

$300K raised
Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Social media for sustainability offering inspiration for responsible lifestyle

$1.4M raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

ReelCall is the matching platform creating relationships for the film and content creation community.

$250K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Bucharest, Romania

Financializing attention. Currently raising funds.

$650K raised
Mar 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Aiko builds a real-time intelligence layer for live sports.

$1.5M raised
Mar 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Podqi is an artificial intelligence-powered platform that automates monitoring, takedown, and retroactive compensation for IP infringements.

$3.2M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Barcelona, Spain

Feeder is a predictive AI created to analyze the reactions of marketing audiences to video contents with facial coding technology.

Mar 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Alexandria, United States

Yarnhub is an entertainment company that produces history-related animated films.

$2.9M raised
Mar 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Saint-renan, France

Tydeo is a video creation company for professionals.

$1.9M raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Warwick, United States

Ritual Motion offer products that support gamer health and wellness and even help prevent injury and fatigue.

$712K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Jose, United States

Light Field Lab is a breakthrough technology startup that builds an innovative holographic ecosystem.

$50.0M raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Costa Mesa, United States

UTC Records is a music label that produces, distributes, and promotes recorded music.

$468K raised
Feb 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Live Tech Games is pioneering a new wave in Mobile Entertainment.

$3.4M raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Reykjavík, Iceland

SaaS, Enterprise, HR tech

$100K raised
Feb 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Showtag is an innovative editorial platform designed to help make your videos come to life through true storytelling magic.

$162K raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Parsippany, United States

Lifestyle entertainment company specializing in retail sales, events, and content partnerships

$650K raised
Feb 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

YT Media is a YouTube Automation Company that specializes in creating and scaling faceless YouTube channels for clients.

$2.5M raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Media and Entertainment Startup Ecosystem

The media and entertainment sector is an active area of startup innovation and venture capital investment. Companies in this space are developing new technologies, platforms, and services that address evolving market needs and create new business opportunities.

Funding Trends in Media and Entertainment

Media and Entertainment companies raise capital across various funding stages, from early seed rounds to late-stage growth financing. Investor interest in this sector is driven by the size of the addressable market, the pace of technology adoption, and the potential for scalable business models.

Growth Outlook

The media and entertainment sector is expected to continue evolving as technology advances, market dynamics shift, and new opportunities emerge. Companies that demonstrate strong product-market fit, efficient growth, and clear competitive advantages are well-positioned to attract continued investment.

Media and Entertainment Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 1,077 media and entertainment companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$13.2M
Total Funding Tracked
$329.2M
Countries Represented
10

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Media and Entertainment

1.London
2 companies$4.4M
2.Singapore
2 companies$1.8M
3.San Francisco
2 companies$5.7M
4.Paris
1 companies$5.4M
5.Atlanta
1 companies$250.0M

Related Industries

Companies in the media and entertainment sector often overlap with or complement businesses in adjacent industries. Exploring related verticals can help you discover additional companies, identify partnership opportunities, and understand the broader competitive landscape.

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