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Media and Entertainment Startups

Updated July 2026

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

Explore 1,057 recently funded media and entertainment companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
1,057
Total Funding
$74.6M
Avg Funding
$3.0M
Global Reach
8
countries

Top Cities for Media and Entertainment

Donegal
Dublin
Bodmin
Oakland
Austin
Bucharest

Recently Funded Companies

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Donegal, Ireland

Junk Kouture is an integrated media and entertainment company combining fashion with sustainability.

Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Dublin, Ireland

GlitchAds intends to democratize advertising by leveraging adverts and artificial intelligence.

$2.3M raised
Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bodmin, United Kingdom

Making books more accessible, social and sustainable with the most advanced digital book platform ever imagined.

Nov 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Oakland, United States

Toybox Labs is an online marketplace for toys.

$465K raised
Nov 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Austin, United States

Cuneiform helps creators to feature their content and retain control, while also innovating the traditional box office ticket system.

$462K raised
Nov 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Bucharest, Romania

Voxa is a streaming platform offering audiobooks, e-books, mindfulness meditations, and book summaries primarily in English.

Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Miami, United States

Perfect.live is an AI-powered concierge and personal assistant service.

$700K raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Entropy Media is a media company that offers premium and impactful podcasts.

$1.7M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

XP Factory is involved in the leading experience leisure firms, which run two rapidly emerging fun brands, Escape Hunt and Boom Battle Bar.

$13.1M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Hedra is a content creation platform that uses AI to enables users to generate videos, images, and audio.

$1.0M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

ARwall provides AI & XR content production solutions for desktop and mobile users that are simple, fast, and affordable.

$980K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Tokyo, Japan

MOV builds a global video network to bring fluidity to movies and create new value worldwide.

$658K raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

Tracknme is an innovative platform that integrates AI agents, community-driven development, and film production into one seamless experience

$1.0M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

88rising is a record label, management company, and producer of digital content catering to the Asian millennial market.

Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Powder is a mobile app that enables gamers to create the best gaming clips and share exiting gaming stories.

$2.9M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

East Setauket, United States

ABYA is a developer and provider technological components for the creation of graphic virtualization cloud-gaming solutions.

$1.7M raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Giggles is a social platform where users can trade anything.

$1.3M raised
Oct 2025

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Cupertino, United States

Theta Labs is a software development company that provides decentralized cloud and blockchain infrastructure for AI, video, and rendering.

Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Bidstack reshapes video game monetisation with Dynamic Ad Placements that engage players and connect brands into virtual worlds responsibly.

$11.4M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Octaive believes in creating a digital world where advertising creates more meaningful connections between brands and consumers.

$681K raised
Oct 2021

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Wheaton, United States

Holy Post Media is a media production company that produces content focused on culture, politics and theology.

$2.0M raised
Oct 2024

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Belfast, United Kingdom

Sidequest is a community driven app store for virtual reality.

$12.0M raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Calgary, Canada

Kidoodle.TV is an online video streaming platform that provides on-demand content for children.

$20.0M raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Kop Media is a sport-specific online video content creation platform.

$317K raised
Oct 2023

Founder Contacts

30,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

TipSnaps is a Creator Economy Platform. Enables Creators to monetize their fanbase directly. TipPools enables fans to crowdfund for Content.

$46K raised
Oct 2022

Founder Contacts

30,000+ 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 1,057 media and entertainment companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$3.0M
Total Funding Tracked
$74.6M
Countries Represented
8

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Media and Entertainment

1.Los Angeles
3 companies$3.9M
2.London
3 companies$25.1M
3.New York
2 companies$46K
4.Paris
2 companies$3.2M
5.Donegal
1 companiesUndisclosed

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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