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Publishing Startups

Updated August 2026

Companies in the publishing sector developing innovative solutions and technologies.

Explore 237 recently funded publishing companies with verified founder contact information and fundraising data.

Total Companies
237
Total Funding
$237.1M
Avg Funding
$9.5M
Global Reach
9
countries

Top Cities for Publishing

Seattle
Paris
Boulogne-billancourt
Fremont
Irvine
Huelva

Recently Funded Companies

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Seattle, United States

Groundlight provides facile English language instructions and few lines of code that allow developer to interpret photos programmatically.

$10.0M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Paris, France

Brut is a global media company that creates short-form video content.

$40.0M raised
Apr 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Boulogne-billancourt, France

Roundtable is a social media network for high-end private equity transactions.

$3.2M raised
Mar 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Fremont, United States

eZdia offers a content creation platform that enables e-commerce companies to attract visitors, engage customers, and boost revenue.

$1.0M raised
Feb 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Irvine, United States

MCDM Productions creates tabletop RPG books, adventures, accessories, and media focused on fantasy roleplaying games.

$2.6M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Huelva, Spain

European ecosystem for marketplace sellers with pricing intelligence, logistics automation and commerce infrastructure.

$10.4M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Vienna, Austria

Scribando is a digital marketing agency specializing in helping authors to publish and market their books.

$250K raised
Jan 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Singapore, Singapore

NF3 is a community focused NFT swaps and finance market.

$1.6M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Jupiter, United States

Global AI is a major provider of applied artificial intelligence solutions.

$1.1M raised
Jan 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

Minute Media is a global technology and content company specializing in sports and culture.

$100.0M raised
Jan 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Franklin, United States

Grabbr is a social referral marketing platform that facilitates the recommendation of a friend digitally.

$111K raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

London, United Kingdom

VARIETY PUBLISHING connects artists, brands, fashion, and Magazines to offer a variety of ways to reach audiences with multiple issues.

$1.9M raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Salt Lake City, United States

Cashmere provides publishers with tools to manage and monetize data in the agentic AI era.

$5.0M raised
Jan 2026

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

São Paulo, Brazil

JOTA is a SaaS company deploying AI, big data, and journalism to deliver insights and predictive analysis on government in Brazil.

$933K raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Portland, United States

The AI Audiobook Company

$1.0M raised
Dec 2025

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Gardena, United States

Sensee is a publishing company that manufacture and sells books namely, tactile, braille, and books for children.

Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Ripstone is an independent UK based games publisher specialising in digitally distributed video games.

$763K raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Toronto, Canada

Postmedia Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.A, PNC.B), is the largest publisher by

$14.9M raised
Dec 2023

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Freethink Media is a creative media company that publishes stories about the changing world.

$16.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

Air Mail is a digital weekly newspaper.

$17.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

70 Faces Media is a non-profit media organization that offers digital advertising and marketing services to build brand awareness.

$1.0M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Trollhättan, Sweden

Edda Pay is a B2B SaaS platform for the book publishing industry, generating real-time sales data and enabling capital efficiency

$526K raised
Dec 2024

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

Los Angeles, United States

Nota is a multimedia company using intelligent tech to improve storytelling, bring journalism to the new web and more.

$3.3M raised
Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

San Francisco, United States

Suggestic accelerates health innovation, launching AI-powered personalization in weeks, not months

Dec 2022

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

New York, United States

The Game Day is an operator of a multi-channel platform for sports content.

$4.5M raised
Dec 2021

Founder Contacts

41,000+ verified contacts

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About the Publishing Startup Ecosystem

The publishing 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 Publishing

Publishing 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 publishing 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.

Publishing Funding Breakdown

Here is how funding is distributed among the 237 publishing companies tracked in the VCBacked database.

Average Funding
$9.5M
Total Funding Tracked
$237.1M
Countries Represented
9

Distribution by Funding Stage

Other25 companies

Top Cities for Publishing

1.New York
4 companies$38.5M
2.London
2 companies$101.9M
3.Seattle
1 companies$10.0M
4.Paris
1 companies$40.0M
5.Boulogne-billancourt
1 companies$3.2M

Related Industries

Companies in the publishing 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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