Have you ever wondered who is on the list of Media and Entertainment companies with the highest growth rates?
You’re not alone.
There are hundreds of companies in this space, and it can be difficult to keep track of them all.
We've decided to take a deep dive and put together a list containing 73 fast-growing Media and Entertainment startups that have top-tier venture capital funding.
73 Media and Entertainment Startups 1) Viberate We want to map and standardize the whole global music ecosystem as the world's greatest source of accurate information on all things music.
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Country: Slovenia State: Ljubljana Urban Commune City: Ljubljana Started in: 2015 Founders: Dejan Roljic, Matej Gregorčič, Uroš Umek, Vasja Veber Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $12,000,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 2 (George Burke, ABC Accelerator) You can find their website here
2) Epidemic Sound Epidemic Sound is a music studio that specializes on creating music for online creators.
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Country: Sweden State: Stockholms Lan City: Stockholm Started in: 2009 Founders: David Stenmarck, Hjalmar Winbladh, Jan Zachrisson, Oscar Höglund, Peer Åström Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: $508,861,893 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 10 (EQT, Creandum, Blackstone Group, AMF, TIN Fonder) You can find their website here
3) Memories A safe location to keep and cherish your most precious memories
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Country: Australia State: Victoria City: Melbourne Started in: 2014 Founders: Andrew Mackinnon, Andrew Ranger, John Bongiorno Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $13,006,627 Funding rounds: 4 You can find their website here
4) Kumu Holdings Kumu is a social entertainment platform with the goal of fostering Filipino creativity, community, and commerce.
Details of the startup:
Country: Philippines State: Manila City: Manila Started in: 2017 Founders: Rexy Josh Dorado, Roland Navarro de Ros Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $21,550,000 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 10 (Endeavor Catalyst, Openspace Ventures, Susquehanna International Group (SIG), Foxmont Capital Partners, Kickstart Ventures) You can find their website here
5) BitStar BitStar is a platform for individual influencers, such as YouTubers and TikTokers.
Details of the startup:
Country: Japan State: Tokyo City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Founders: Taku Watanabe Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: ¥2,699,909,306 Funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 20 (Global Brain Corporation, East Ventures, SBI Investment, LD Capital, Makers Fund) You can find their website here
6) AnyMind Group AnyMind Group is a brand enablement platform that includes software for everything from brand development to manufacturing and e-commerce to marketing and logistics.
Details of the startup:
Country: Singapore State: Central Region City: Singapore Started in: 2016 Founders: Kosuke Sogo, Otohiko Kozutsumi Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding: $76,540,454 Funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 11 (Line, Gunosy, Dream Incubator, JAFCO Asia, Japan Post Capital) You can find their website here
7) STARZ PLAY In collaboration with the United States, STARZ PLAY offers children's films, Hollywood programs, and documentaries, as well as Arabic programming.
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Country: United Arab Emirates State: Dubai City: Dubai Started in: 2014 Founders: Danny Bates, Maaz Sheikh, Saleem Bhatti Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $150,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 5 (State Street Global Advisors, Delta Partners, Starz Entertainment, SEQ Capital Partners, Ruya Partners) You can find their website here
8) ONE Championship ONE Championship is a sports media firm that specializes in mixed martial arts.
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Country: Singapore State: Central Region City: Singapore Started in: 2011 Founders: Chatri Sityodtong Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: $336,000,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 6 (Sequoia Capital, Temasek Holdings, Sequoia Capital India, Greenoaks Capital, Mission Holdings) You can find their website here
9) Tiqets Tiqets is a ticketing platform that allows people to search for, purchase, and use museum and attraction tickets.
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Country: The Netherlands State: Noord-Holland City: Amsterdam Started in: 2013 Founders: Christiaan Solcer, Luuc Elzinga, Maarten Raaijmakers, Marijn Speelman, Robert Westers Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $105,450,000 Funding rounds: 7 Number of investors: 4 (Airbnb, HPE Growth, Capital Mills, Investion) You can find their website here
10) memmo.me Memmo.me is a website that allows actors, sportsmen, artists, and other celebrities to send personalised video messages to their fans.
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Country: Sweden State: Stockholms Lan City: Stockholm Started in: 2019 Founders: Gustav Lundberg Toresson, Tobias Bengtsdahl Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $12,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 23 (FJ Labs, Left Lane Capital, Spencer Rascoff, Luxor Capital Group, Lukasz Gadowski) You can find their website here
11) 17LIVE 17LIVE is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering artists and entertaining the world.
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Country: Taiwan State: T'ai-pei City: Taipei Started in: 2017 Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: $51,500,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 8 (InnoVen Capital, Pavilion Capital, Vertex Growth Fund, Stonebridge Capital, Stonebridge Ventures) You can find their website here
12) CHILI CHILI is a multi-platform entertainment marketplace for movie and television enthusiasts.
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Country: Italy State: Lombardia City: Milano Started in: 2012 Founders: Giorgio Tacchia, Stefano Flamia, Stefano Parisi Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: € 26,400,000 Funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 5 (Warner Bros., Viacom, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, Antares Private Equity) You can find their website here
13) Mys Tyler Mys Tyler is a mobile fashion app that connects women of similar size, shape, and style to each other.
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Country: Australia State: New South Wales City: Sydney Started in: 2020 Founders: David Vandenberg, Jessica Yung, Sarah Neill Number of employees: 1-10 Funding: A$755,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 1 (Antler) You can find their website here
14) Tier IV Tier IV creates open source software for self-driving cars.
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Country: Japan State: Tokyo City: Tokyo Started in: 2015 Founders: Shinpei Kato Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $1,252,485,095 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 11 (Sony Innovation Fund, UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, KDDI, SPARX Group, JAFCO Japan) You can find their website here
15) Ichikara Ichikara is a corporation that uses technology to transform entertainment.
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Country: Japan State: Tokyo City: Tokyo Started in: 2017 Founders: Tazumi Riku Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: ¥2,600,000,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 7 (SBI Investment, Legend Capital, ITOCHU Corporation, Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, KLab) You can find their website here
16) Collab Asia Collab Asia works to improve the creation, distribution, and consumption of content.
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Country: Singapore State: Central Region City: Singapore Started in: 2017 Founders: Allen Lee, Eugene Choi Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $10,500,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 4 (Altos Ventures, Samsung Ventures, NCore Ventures, Gorilla Private Equity) You can find their website here
17) Musixmatch Musixmatch is a music AI startup that creates algorithms and tools for music discovery, recommendation, and search based on lyrics.
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Country: Italy State: Emilia-Romagna City: Bologna Started in: 2010 Founders: Francesco Delfino, Gianluca delli Carri, Giuseppe Costantino, Massimo Ciociola, Valerio Paolini Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $19,335,379 Funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 7 (Piton Capital, P101, United Ventures, Micheli Associati, Roberto Condulmari) You can find their website here
18) Azerion Azerion is a media and technology company with a local presence that produces safe, dependable, and valuable content on a European scale.
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Country: The Netherlands State: Noord-Holland City: Schiphol Started in: 2018 Number of employees: 1001-5000 Funding: € 12,500,000 Funding rounds: 1 You can find their website here
19) Freeda Media Freeda's purpose is to inspire good change by sharing genuine women's stories.
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Country: Italy State: Lombardia City: Milan Started in: 2016 Founders: Andrea Scotti Calderini, Gianluigi Casole Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $30,300,000 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 9 (Endeavor Catalyst, Alven, Rancilio Cube, UniCredit Group, U-Start) You can find their website here
20) Bauer Media Bauer Media is a magazine publisher that publishes a variety of media.
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Country: Germany State: Hamburg City: Hamburg Started in: 1875 Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: £1,800,000 Funding rounds: 1 You can find their website here
21) Contents First The creators of Tappytoon, the world's leading digital-first comics site and daily destination for more than 4 million people. English/French/German
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Country: South Korea State: Seoul-t'ukpyolsi City: Seoul Started in: 2013 Founders: Ernest Woo, Sun Bang Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: ₩39,500,000,000 Funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 9 (SOSV, Chinaccelerator, MOX, KB Investment, Bon Angels Venture Partners) You can find their website here
22) Gen.G Esports Gen.G is the premier esports organization that connects the United States and Asia.
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Country: South Korea State: Seoul-t'ukpyolsi City: Seoul Started in: 2017 Founders: Kent Wakeford, Kevin Chou, Mike Li, Phillip Hyun Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $46,000,000 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 14 (Battery Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Canaan Partners, Stanford University, SVB Capital) You can find their website here
23) SMARTSTUDY SmartStudy is a multinational entertainment firm. Pinkfong and Monster Super League are two examples of our high-quality animation and gaming entertainment.
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Country: South Korea State: Seoul-t'ukpyolsi City: Seoul Started in: 2010 Founders: Ryan Seungkyu Lee Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $12,000,000 Funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 3 (DT Capital Partners, KDB Capital, IBK Capital) You can find their website here
24) Kambr Software, consulting, and content are all used to improve airline revenue performance.
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Country: The Netherlands State: Noord-Holland City: Amsterdam Started in: 2019 Founders: Chris Anthony, Jason Kelly, Martin Kaduc, Michael Peters Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $7,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 11 (GGV Capital, Global Founders Capital, Founder Collective, Silicon Badia, C2 Ventures) You can find their website here
25) ADQ ADQ is a holding corporation that owns a number of large businesses.
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Country: United Arab Emirates State: Abu Dhabi City: Abu Dhabi Started in: 2018 You can find their website here
26) OverActive Media Group OverActive Media Group is a global esports and entertainment company that specializes in a variety of esports titles.
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Country: Canada State: Ontario City: Toronto Started in: 2018 Founders: Adam Adamou, Babak Pedram Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $22,152,924 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 6 (Chetrit Ventures, Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, First Serve Partners, Sheldon Pollack, Adam Adamou) You can find their website here
27) GoPlay GoPlay is Indonesia's Gojek's video streaming service.
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Country: Indonesia State: Jakarta Raya City: Jakarta Started in: 2019 Funding: $15,000,000 Funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 5 (Golden Gate, Openspace Ventures, ZWC Partners, Ideosource VC, Redbadge Pacific) You can find their website here
28) NEXPLAY NEXPLAY is the only all-in-one gaming entertainment and esports ecosystem designed specifically for today's gamers.
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Country: Singapore State: Central Region City: Singapore Started in: 2017 Founders: Gabriel Benito, Mayank Parekh Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $940,000 Funding rounds: 2 You can find their website here
29) MediBang MediBang is an internet-based communication company that helps people communicate through art.
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Country: Japan State: Tokyo City: Tokyo Started in: 2014 Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: ¥540,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 1 (B Dash Ventures) You can find their website here
30) Resemble AI Resemble Custom Voices are created by AI utilizing unique Deep Learning models capable of producing realistic Speech Synthesis.
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Country: Canada State: Ontario City: Toronto Started in: 2018 Founders: Saqib Muhammad, Zohaib Ahmed Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $2,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 7 (Craft Ventures, Betaworks, Canaan Partners, Firstminute Capital, AET Fund) You can find their website here
31) WinZO WinZO is a mobile e-sports social game platform that rewards participants with cash and prizes.
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Country: India State: Delhi City: New Delhi Started in: 2018 Founders: Chanchal Kurele, Paavan Nanda, Saumya Singh Rathore Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $45,500,000 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 12 (Hike, Kalaari Capital, Makers Fund, Courtside Ventures, Stephen Pagliuca) You can find their website here
32) Pepper Content Pepper Content is a content-mediation platform that links writers with content-hungry businesses.
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Country: India State: Maharashtra City: Mumbai Started in: 2017 Founders: Anirudh Singla, Rishabh Shekhar Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $4,506,066 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 19 (YourStory, Titan Capital, Gaurav Munjal, Lightspeed India Partners, Alok Mittal) You can find their website here
33) Play Shifu PlayShifu is an EdTech company that provides teaching and learning tools for kids aged 4 to 12.
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Country: India State: Karnataka City: Bengaluru Started in: 2016 Founders: Dinesh Advani, Vivek Goyal Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $28,438,340 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 10 (Trifecta Capital Advisors, Chiratae Ventures, Chiratae Ventures, Survam Partners, Inflexor Ventures) You can find their website here
34) BookMyShow BookMyShow is an online ticketing service for movies, theaters, and sporting events in India.
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Country: India State: Maharashtra City: Mumbai Started in: 1999 Founders: Ashish Hemrajani, Parikshit Dar, Rajesh Balpande Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding: $224,500,000 Funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 6 (Accel, Stripes, SAIF Partners, Network18, TPG Growth) You can find their website here
35) unlu unlu is a celebrity interaction platform that enables consumers and brands to receive endorsements from well-known figures.
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Country: India State: Haryana City: Gurgaon Started in: 2020 Founders: Akshay Pruthi, Anurag Dalia, Himanshu Periwal, Vipul Agrawal Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $1,284,058 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 4 (Nexus Venture Partners, Mumbai Angels, EXPERT DOJO, TiE Pune) You can find their website here
36) Myelin Foundry Myelin Foundry creates Artificial Intelligence algorithms for edge devices based on video, audio, and sensor data.
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Country: India State: Karnataka City: Bengaluru Started in: 2019 Founders: Aditi Olemann, Ganesh Suryanarayanan, Gopichand Katragadda Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $2,001,796 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 5 (International Finance Corporation, Endiya Partners, Stellaris Venture Partners, Beyond Next Ventures, Pratithi Investment Trust) You can find their website here
37) TVF TVF Play is an Indian premium entertainment portal aimed at teenagers.
Details of the startup:
Country: India State: Maharashtra City: Mumbai Started in: 2015 Founders: Dhawal Gusain Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $20,970,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 1 (Tiger Global Management) You can find their website here
38) Hungama The largest aggregator, developer, publisher, and distributor of Bollywood and South Asian content is Hungama Digital Media Entertainment.
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Country: India State: Maharashtra City: Mumbai Started in: 1999 Founders: Neeraj Roy Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding: $165,000,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 4 (Bessemer Venture Partners, Intel Capital, Xiaomi, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala) You can find their website here
39) Mega Games Mega Games is a real-money online gaming site.
Details of the startup:
Country: India State: Karnataka City: Bengaluru Started in: 2018 Number of employees: 44470 Funding: ₹141,300,000 Funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 (Accel India) You can find their website here
40) NetEase Cloud Music NetEase Cloud Music is an online music portal with streaming capabilities.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Beijing City: Beijing Started in: 2013 Founders: William Lei Ding Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: $1,408,826,860 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 10 (Alibaba Group, General Atlantic, CICC, Baidu, Shanghai Media Group) You can find their website here
41) FTX FTX is a mobile game developer who works online.
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Country: China State: Guangdong City: Shenzhen Started in: 2008 Founders: Zheng Tang Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: CN¥13,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 5 (Falcon, Honghuang Keji, Juanchuan Keji, Yongxing Zheng Keji, Qianhai Xinheli) You can find their website here
42) Kuaikan Manhua Kuaikan Manhua is an internet store where customers may purchase e-comic books.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Beijing City: Beijing Started in: 2014 Founders: Anni Chen, Runchao Li, Ye Mingxiang Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $354,219,925 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 10 (Tencent, Sequoia Capital, Coatue, CMC Capital Group, KUNLUN) You can find their website here
43) Memu Play Memu Play is a company that makes game-assist tools.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Shanghai City: Xuhui Started in: 2014 Founders: Xiaowei Yang Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: CN¥13,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 3 (FH Capital, BIANFENG.COM, HuaJie Investment) You can find their website here
44) Mangatoon Mangatoon is a mobile application for reading comics and manga.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Shanghai City: Changning Started in: 2014 Number of employees: 10001+ Funding: $10,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 3 (Lianshang Literature, Engage Capital, Vision Plus Capital) You can find their website here
45) Mango TV Mango TV is a Chinese television broadcasting company.
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Country: China State: Hunan City: Changshan Started in: 2006 Founders: Ruobo Zhang Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: CN¥2,500,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 You can find their website here
46) Hupu Hupu is a forum for sports comments and news.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Shanghai City: Shanghai Started in: 2004 Founders: Shawn Cheng Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding: $337,927,040 Funding rounds: 5 Number of investors: 5 (CICC, ByteDance, Greenwoods Asset Management, Haitong Kaiyuan Investment, Quansheng Investment) You can find their website here
47) Rivergame Rivergame is an online game developer based in China.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Beijing City: Beijing Started in: 2018 Number of employees: 44470 Funding: CN¥3,000,000 Funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 (Elex Technology) You can find their website here
48) TT Yuyin TT Yuyin is a mobile gaming social platform.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Guangdong City: Guangzhou Started in: 2014 Founders: Ke Song Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: $100,485,860 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 4 (Matrix Partners China, Orchid Asia Group Management, Rastar, Huoerguosi Dianjing Chuangye Touzi Guanli Co., Ltd.) You can find their website here
49) Zlongame Zlongame is a company that focuses in game development.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Beijing City: Beijing Started in: 2015 Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: CN¥100,000,000 Funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 3 (CMC Capital Group, 37 Interactive Entertainment, Xizang Taifu) You can find their website here
50) Yidian Zixun Yidian Zixun is a mobile news aggregator that caters to certain interests.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Beijing City: Beijing Started in: 2013 Founders: Jeff Zheng, Xuyang Ren Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding: $178,200,000 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 2 (Phoenix New Media, Long De Cheng Zhang Culture Communication) You can find their website here
51) Dadi Cinema Nan Hai Cinema is a Nan Hai Corp company that manages and operates movie theaters.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Guangdong City: Guangzhou Started in: 2006 Number of employees: 5001-10000 Funding: CN¥1,000,000,000 Funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 (Alibaba Pictures) You can find their website here
52) Nonolive Nonolive is a video live streaming app and a mobile game.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Guangdong City: Guangzhou Started in: 2016 Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $13,366,847 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 7 (Alibaba Group, JOYY, Douyu TV, UCWeb, Engage Capital) You can find their website here
53) Legou Games Legou Games is a mobile game developer and publisher.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Sichuan City: Chengdu Started in: 2017 Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: CN¥13,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 2 (Tap4Fun, Shanghai Lilisi Touzi Guanli Youxian Gongsi) You can find their website here
54) Xiaoming Taiji Xiaoming Taiji is a comics, animation, film, television, and gaming platform.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Hubei City: Wuhan Started in: 2016 Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding: CN¥150,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 2 (iQiyi, Cast China Fund) You can find their website here
55) Special Gamez Special Gamez is a firm that creates and publishes mobile games.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Sichuan City: Chengdu Started in: 2016 Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: CN¥3,000,000 Funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 (Guangyao Xingkong Equity Investment) You can find their website here
56) SOOGIF SOOGIF is a startup that provides a platform for amusing visual content.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Shanghai City: Xuhui Started in: 2015 Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: CN¥33,000,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 4 (Will Hunting Capital, ONES Ventures, Sunland Investment, People's Jintai investment) You can find their website here
57) Zhiyin Manke Zhiyin Manke is a platform for sharing humorous content online.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Hubei City: Wuhan Started in: 2008 Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: CN¥567,000,000 Funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 3 (Changjiangyun, Kashi (Hubei) Wenhua Chanye Jijin Guanli Youxian Gongsi, Hubei Changjiang Guangdianwen Chuangtouzi) You can find their website here
58) Midu Reader Midu Reader is a company that creates mobile reading platforms.
Details of the startup:
Country: China State: Shanghai City: Shanghai Started in: 2018 Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $224,000,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 1 (CMC Capital Group) You can find their website here
59) Universal Music Group Universal Music Group is a global music publishing, recording, and merchandising company.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: California City: Santa Monica Started in: 1934 Founders: David Gould Number of employees: 10001+ Funding: $45,368,869,030 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 3 (Tencent, Tencent Music Entertainment, Bill Ackman) You can find their website here
60) AXIOS Axios is a media organization that publishes important and reliable news and commentary.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: Virginia City: Arlington Started in: 2016 Founders: Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $57,000,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 11 (Emerson Collective, Lerer Hippeau, Greycroft, Headline, WndrCo) You can find their website here
61) Genies Genies is an avatar technology firm that creates avatars for individuals and groups.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: California City: Venice Started in: 2017 Founders: Akash Nigam, Evan Rosenbaum, Jake Adams, Matt Geiger Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $116,964,358 Funding rounds: 10 Number of investors: 57 (Dapper Labs, Polychain, New Enterprise Associates, Foundation Capital, NetEase) You can find their website here
62) NTWRK NTWRK is the first and only live streaming video commerce platform designed for Generation Z and Millennials.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: California City: Los Angeles Started in: 2018 Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $10,000,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 6 (Live Nation Entertainment, Foot Locker, Aubrey Graham (Drake), UTA Ventures, Jimmy Iovine) You can find their website here
63) Fanatiz Fanatiz is a sports streaming platform providing live and on-demand sports channels.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: Florida City: Miami Started in: 2017 Founders: Matias Rivera Larrain Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $17,022,158 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 1 (777 Partners) You can find their website here
64) Pluto TV Pluto TV is the most popular free streaming television provider in the United States.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: California City: Los Angeles Started in: 2013 Founders: Ilya Pozin, Tom Ryan Number of employees: 251-500 Funding: $51,800,000 Funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 17 (Universal Music Group, LionTree, Great Oaks Venture Capital, U.S. Venture Partners, Samsung Ventures) You can find their website here
65) Snapchat In industrialized nations such as North America and Europe, Snapchat is one of the most popular social networking apps.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: California City: Pacific Palisades Started in: 2011 Number of employees: 1001-5000 Funding: $59,999,934 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 1 (Alto Partners Multi-Family Office) You can find their website here
66) Bungie From a spooky one-bedroom apartment with two males to a fully-loaded game studio with free food, there's something for everyone.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: Washington City: Bellevue Started in: 1991 Founders: Alexander Seropian, Jason Jones Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding: $100,000,000 Funding rounds: 1 Number of investors: 1 (NetEase) You can find their website here
67) GoNoodle GoNoodle encourages children to be their smartest, strongest, bravest, silliest, and best selves by getting them moving.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: Tennessee City: Nashville Started in: 2010 Founders: John Herbold, Scott McQuigg Number of employees: 11-50 Funding: $10,900,000 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 4 (Children's Health, Campbell Soup Company, SSM Partners, Chrysalis Ventures) You can find their website here
68) Red Ventures A collection of well-known businesses, digital platforms, and strategic alliances that assist individuals in making life's most significant decisions.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: South Carolina City: Fort Mill Started in: 2000 Founders: Dan Feldstein, Mark Brodsky, Ric Elias Number of employees: 1001-5000 Funding: $250,000,000 Funding rounds: 3 Number of investors: 4 (Silver Lake, General Atlantic, QED Investors, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board) You can find their website here
69) Specular Theory, Inc. Award-winning virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence (VR/AR/AI) training applications for the defense and commercial sectors. A Phase III SBIR firm. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: California City: Venice Started in: 2013 Founders: Morris May, Ryan Pulliam Number of employees: 44470 Funding: $5,700,000 Funding rounds: 2 Number of investors: 1 (Toba Capital) You can find their website here
70) Topgolf Entertainment Group Topgolf Entertainment Group is a technology-enabled sports and entertainment community with a global reach.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: Texas City: Dallas Started in: 2000 Founders: Dave Jolliffe, Steve Jolliffe Number of employees: 5001-10000 Funding: $301,360,257 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 1 (Providence Equity Partners) You can find their website here
71) Patreon Patreon is a website that connects musicians and other artists with their supporters.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: California City: San Francisco Started in: 2013 Founders: Jack Conte, Sam Yam Number of employees: 501-1000 Funding: $413,300,000 Funding rounds: 8 Number of investors: 34 (Index Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, SV Angel, CRV, Tiger Global Management) You can find their website here
72) Splice Splice is a music-creation technology platform that automates the process of making and sharing music.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: New York City: New York Started in: 2013 Founders: Matt Aimonetti, Steve Martocci Number of employees: 101-250 Funding: $159,749,998 Funding rounds: 6 Number of investors: 22 (First Round Capital, True Ventures, SV Angel, BoxGroup, Union Square Ventures) You can find their website here
73) Substack Substack is a platform allowing freelance writers to create newsletters based on subscriptions.
Details of the startup:
Country: United States State: California City: San Francisco Started in: 2017 Founders: Christopher Best, Hamish McKenzie, Jairaj Sethi Number of employees: 51-100 Funding: $82,420,000 Funding rounds: 4 Number of investors: 15 (FundersClub, Andreessen Horowitz, Garage Capital, Y Combinator, Fifty Years) You can find their website here
