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The digital media startup scene is broad, covering everything from global sports streaming to educational apps.
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Below is our list of 100 Digital Media startups worth keeping an eye on.
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Get the Sheet for $50Lingokids offers a "Playlearning™" app that helps children learn academic subjects and modern life skills. The platform provides families with a curriculum of interactive games, songs, and videos for early childhood development.
DAZN runs a global sports streaming platform that provides subscribers with live and on-demand access to major sporting events. Their service offers a digital alternative to traditional cable, consolidating numerous sports competitions into a single subscription.
reMarkable has developed a paper tablet for taking notes, reading, and reviewing documents without digital distractions. Their tablets are distinguished by a specialized display that closely mimics the texture and low latency of writing on paper.
Minute Media built Voltax, a proprietary publishing platform that powers content creation, distribution, and monetization for digital media brands. The company also runs its own portfolio of popular publications centered on sports and culture, including FanSided, The Players' Tribune, and Mental Floss.
Plex created a streaming platform that unifies free movies and TV shows with a user's personal media library. Their software organizes and streams a user's private collection of videos, music, and photos to any device.
VideoAmp develops software and data tools that help advertisers measure and optimize their campaigns. Their platform provides a unified view of audience engagement across both linear TV and digital streaming services.
Canela Media operates a free streaming platform dedicated to providing culturally relevant content for the Hispanic community. Their service, Canela.TV, offers a wide selection of movies, series, and music in Spanish, supported by advertising.
Yuga Labs builds digital worlds and communities, starting with the creation of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection. They now oversee other iconic digital collectibles like CryptoPunks and are expanding their universe with the Otherside metaverse.
Bungie develops blockbuster video games that unite millions of players in shared science-fiction adventures. The studio originally created the iconic Halo franchise and now builds upon the ever-evolving universe of Destiny 2.
Epidemic Sound curates a massive catalog of original music, giving online creators access to high-quality tracks for their content. They offer a subscription-based service that simplifies music licensing, so users can soundtrack their videos and projects without copyright issues.
Our top ten picks are just the beginning of the story in digital media. Founders everywhere are building new tools and finding different ways to connect with audiences.
Together, the companies on our full list have raised billions of dollars, working in fields from marketing to AI. Here is a closer look at the other startups shaping digital media.
| Startup | Main Industry | Year Founded | Amount Raised | Last Funding Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Media | 2020 | $8M | Series A | |
| Marketing | 2008 | $45.7M | Series C | |
| Education | 2007 | $204.5M | Secondary Market | |
| Media | 2021 | $1.7B | Debt Financing | |
| Hardware | 2015 | $73.7M | Venture Round | |
| Media | 1999 | $45.9M | Venture Round | |
| Media | 1970 | $21.7M | Grant | |
| Marketing | 2007 | $424.3M | Undisclosed | |
| Cloud | 2017 | $63M | Series B | |
| Media | 2022 | $8.6M | Series A | |
| Marketing | 2003 | $407.6M | Corporate Round | |
| Media | 2008 | $185.2M | Grant | |
| Marketing | 2005 | $210.6M | Series A | |
| Media | 2006 | $15M | Venture Round | |
| Marketing | 2003 | $200M | Corporate Round | |
| Media | 2010 | $134.2M | Series D | |
| Media | 2000 | $28.2M | Initial Coin Offering | |
| Marketing | 2022 | $3.5M | Pre-Seed | |
| Marketing | 2014 | $276.4M | Private Equity | |
| Real Estate | 2009 | $281.6M | Venture Round | |
| Media | 2016 | $5M | Series A | |
| Media | 1995 | $18.9M | Grant | |
| Media | 2011 | $110.8M | Series A | |
| Cloud | 2013 | $17.3M | Debt Financing | |
| Marketing | 2015 | $17M | — | |
| Marketing | 2012 | $83.6M | Venture Round | |
| AI | 2015 | $59.5M | Debt Financing | |
| Media | 2007 | $55.6M | Venture Round | |
| Marketing | 2012 | $39.7M | Venture Round | |
| Media | 1969 | $6B | Debt Financing | |
| Marketing | 2014 | $87.4M | Series C | |
| Media | 1990 | $9.8M | Seed | |
| Media | 2019 | $9.5M | Seed | |
| SaaS | 2016 | $20M | Series A | |
| Marketing | 2011 | R$735.3M | Series C | |
| Marketing | 2015 | $725M | Debt Financing | |
| Marketing | 2021 | $400M | Debt Financing | |
| AI | 2011 | $136M | Series D | |
| Hardware | 2004 | $28.3M | Private Equity | |
| Media | 2013 | $164.9M | Venture Round | |
| AI | 2025 | $5M | Seed | |
| Marketing | 2005 | $21.3M | Private Equity | |
| Data | 2011 | $42.8M | Series C | |
| Marketing | 2013 | $36.5M | Series A | |
| Media | 2000 | $226.8M | Undisclosed | |
| Analytics | 2011 | $90.9M | Venture Round | |
| Media | 2021 | ₩1325B | Private Equity | |
| Crypto | 2014 | — | — | |
| Media | 2013 | $19.8M | Debt Financing | |
| Media | 2021 | $22.1M | Series A | |
| Hardware | 2001 | $50.7M | Venture Round | |
| Media | 2014 | $594.3M | Series F | |
| Marketing | 2006 | $610.6M | Venture Round | |
| Marketing | 2014 | — | — | |
| Media | 2015 | $22.1M | Venture Round | |
| Marketing | 2021 | €450k | Seed | |
| Enterprise | 2023 | A$30M | Series A | |
| Analytics | 2020 | $500k | Seed | |
| Cloud | 2016 | $194.1M | Series D | |
| Media | 2020 | $2.5M | Seed | |
| Analytics | 2017 | €9.2M | Series A | |
| Media | 2013 | $13M | Series D | |
| Media | 2021 | $300k | Pre-Seed | |
| AI | 2019 | $6.5M | Seed | |
| Media | 2016 | $30.3M | Series B | |
| AI | 2019 | $2.6M | Seed | |
| Media | 2021 | €10M | Corporate Round | |
| Media | 2013 | ¥2.1B | Debt Financing | |
| Media | 2019 | $3M | Seed | |
| Media | 2004 | ₩100B | Seed | |
| Media | 2015 | ¥8.2B | Corporate Round | |
| Marketing | 2017 | $10.5M | Series B | |
| AI | 2021 | CHF4.1M | Seed | |
| Analytics | 2020 | $4.8M | Seed | |
| Marketing | 2016 | €4.4M | Series A | |
| Marketing | 2018 | €5M | Series A | |
| Crypto | 2017 | $5.6M | Initial Coin Offering | |
| Design | 2020 | £2.2M | Seed | |
| Media | 2020 | $818.9k | Seed | |
| Media | 2022 | €466.3k | Pre-Seed | |
| Crypto | 2021 | €400k | Seed | |
| Media | 2020 | €450k | Seed | |
| Marketing | 2014 | €10M | Venture Round | |
| Media | 2007 | R$200M | Private Equity | |
| Media | 1998 | €2M | Seed | |
| Media | 2014 | €500k | Seed | |
| Education | 2013 | €1.6M | Grant | |
| Media | 2011 | — | — | |
| Marketing | 2010 | £230k | Debt Financing | |
| Marketing | 2012 | MYR2M | Corporate Round |
