Media

Adobe Analytics is an enterprise-level web analytics platform that provides real-time insights into customer behavior across digital channels including websites, mobile apps, and connected devices. Th

AIVideo.com is a United States-based AI video production company founded in 2023 by Eduardo Faraday Justin Harvey Orestis Lykouropoulos building all-in-one AI-powered video creation platform completin

Amazon Music is Amazon's music streaming service offering access to over 100 million songs, podcasts, and curated playlists through ad-supported free tiers and premium subscription options. The servic

Amazon Prime Video is a subscription streaming service offering thousands of movies, TV shows, and Amazon Original content including award-winning series and films. The platform serves entertainment c

Apple Music is Apple's subscription-based music streaming service offering access to over 100 million songs, curated playlists, radio stations, and exclusive content. The service serves music listener

Apple TV+ is Apple's subscription streaming service featuring original movies, documentaries, and television series produced exclusively for the platform. The service targets quality-focused viewers w

Arc XP is a digital experience platform developed by The Washington Post that provides content management, publishing, and audience engagement tools for media companies and publishers. The platform se

Audible is an Amazon-owned audiobook and spoken-word entertainment platform offering the world's largest selection of audiobooks, podcasts, and exclusive audio content. The service serves readers, com

Brightcove is a cloud-based video platform providing streaming, hosting, monetization, and analytics solutions for media companies, enterprises, and broadcasters. The company enables organizations to

Character.AI enables users to create and chat with AI characters. 200M monthly visitors, 20M active users, 18M+ custom chatbots created. Google acqui-hired founders in Aug 2024, invested $2.7B, licens

Chartbeat is a real-time analytics platform designed for digital publishers and media companies to track content performance and audience engagement. The company provides dashboards showing live visit

Cinapse is a Y Combinator-backed production management platform that serves as an operating system for Hollywood, digitizing the entertainment industry's $250B analog workflow market. The company has

Comcast NBCUniversal is a global media and entertainment conglomerate that operates cable networks, broadcast television, film studios, theme parks, and streaming services including NBC, Universal Pic

Crumbl Cookies is a fast-growing dessert chain specializing in gourmet cookies with a rotating weekly menu of innovative flavors, from classic chocolate chip to creative specialty varieties. The compa

Daily is a developer-first WebRTC API platform providing best-in-market video call quality with secure, compliant global infrastructure. The platform offers real-time voice, video, and AI capabilities

Disney+ represents The Walt Disney Company's strategic response to the streaming revolution that threatened to disrupt traditional media business models. Launched on November 12, 2019, the platform em

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company and one of the world's largest and most influential publishers of interactive entertainment software. Founded in 1982 by former Apple execut

ESPN is a multinational sports media company providing sports news, live game coverage, analysis, and original programming across television networks, digital platforms, and streaming services. The co

YC batch; AI video creation tool; TV/movie production; Multimodal AI; Content democratization; YC

Fox Corporation is a dominant force in the American media landscape, headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City and incorporated in Reno, Nevada. Formed on March 19, 2019, as a spin

Fox Corporation is a dominant force in the American media landscape, headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City and incorporated in Reno, Nevada. Formed on March 19, 2019, as a spin

Gigwell is a cloud-based booking platform for the live entertainment industry providing tools for contract negotiation, artist logistics, payment collection, and revenue tracking. Celebrating 10 years

Google Ad Manager is an advertising management platform that helps publishers monetize content through ad serving, programmatic advertising, and direct sales across web, mobile apps, and video. The co

HBO Max is a premium streaming service that offers a vast library of HBO original programming, Warner Bros. films, exclusive Max Originals, and licensed content from major studios. The company serves

Hulu is a streaming service offering on-demand and live television content including current-season TV shows, original series, movies, and live sports. The company serves cord-cutters and entertainmen

JW Player is a video streaming platform with 1B+ users and 30B+ monthly video plays globally. Merged with Connatix in October 2024 to create combined $200M ARR entity. Known for video player technolog

Kevel is an ad infrastructure platform that provides APIs and tools for publishers, marketplaces, and retailers to build and operate their own ad serving and monetization systems. The company serves d

Kino AI is a San Francisco California-based video editing AI company founded in 2022 by Luke Igel building automated footage organization platform achieving $1M revenue 2024 with 5 employees raising s

Lemon Slice is a United States-based generative video AI company founded building world best video foundation model human motion emotion raising $6M seed from top investors including Y Combinator plus

LinkedIn Sales Navigator is a premium sales intelligence and prospecting platform built on LinkedIn's professional network, designed for B2B sales professionals and teams. The tool provides advanced l

Linum is a San Francisco California-based AI video platform company founded in 2021 by Manu Chopra, Sahil Chopra building animated video-making software designed to generate footage iterate with AI he

Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. stands as the world's preeminent live entertainment company, operating a vertically integrated business model encompassing concert promotion, ticketing, venue operation

Magnite is the world's largest independent sell-side advertising platform, providing technology that helps publishers monetize digital advertising inventory across connected TV, mobile, desktop, and a

Momento is a Mexico City-based digital auto insurance company founded in 2021 that provides accessible coverage to underserved markets across Latin America through its top-rated mobile app (4.9/5) and

Moonvalley develops AI video generation models trained exclusively on licensed content, providing legally-compliant generative media solutions for Hollywood studios, enterprises, and creative professi

$500K YC Seed Jan 2025; Adish Jain/Kyle Wade (ex-Tesla) founders; Agentic editing; SaaStr 2025 featured; YC W25

Netflix, Inc. is a global media and entertainment company headquartered in Los Gatos, California, that has revolutionized how people consume television shows, movies, documentaries, and original conte

News Corporation is a global mass media and information services conglomerate headquartered in New York City, operating some of the world's most influential news, publishing, and digital real estate p

News Corporation stands as one of the world's most influential media and information services companies, operating a strategically diversified portfolio of premium assets across news and information s

News Corporation is a global media and information services company that creates and distributes authoritative and engaging content to consumers and businesses worldwide. Founded by media mogul Keith

Pandora Music is a streaming radio and music recommendation service that delivers personalized stations based on the Music Genome Project, which analyzes songs by musical characteristics. The company

Paramount+ is a streaming service from Paramount Global offering on-demand access to movies, original series, live sports, news, and content from CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, and other ViacomCBS brands. The

Paramount Skydance Corporation represents one of the most significant media consolidations of the 2020s, combining the legacy of Paramount Pictures—founded in 1912 as Famous Players Film Company—with

Parse.ly is a content analytics platform that helps digital publishers, media companies, and content marketers understand how audiences engage with content and optimize editorial strategies. The compa

Peacock is NBCUniversal's streaming service offering on-demand movies, television series, live sports, news, and exclusive original programming across a free ad-supported tier and premium subscription

Permutive is an audience data platform designed for publishers to collect, unify, and activate first-party audience data while maintaining privacy and compliance with regulations like GDPR. The compan

Piano is a digital experience and subscription management platform that helps media companies, publishers, and content creators manage paywalls, subscriptions, advertising, and personalized user exper

PubMatic is a supply-side platform (SSP) that provides digital advertising technology and services to publishers and app developers. The platform helps media companies maximize revenue from their digi

Rubbrband is a San Francisco-based AI content studio founded in 2022 that builds next-generation software enabling filmmakers and content creators to craft trailers, ads, and launch films through AI-p

$500K Seed 2024 (YC); Hayden Housen (NeurIPS/Ada)/Ryanx Tremblay (Cornell/HarmonAI) founders; Melodia model; YC W24

YC batch; Universal text-to-sound AI; Film/TV/game audio; Musician/sound designer focus; Audio generation; YC

Spotify is a leading audio streaming platform offering millions of songs, podcasts, and audiobooks to subscribers worldwide through freemium and premium subscription models. The company serves music l

YC W23; 700K+ users; Free storyboarding software; Filmmaker tools; Easy-to-use interface; YC Winter 2023

Substack is the newsletter and publishing platform that became a unicorn in July 2025 at $1.1B valuation. Platform revenue $45M ARR with 5M paid subscriptions and $450M in writer gross revenue.

sync. is a generative video AI company that develops lip-syncing technology for video production, enabling creators to seamlessly modify human lip movements to match any audio in near real-time HD qua

The Ankler is a Los Angeles-based subscription newsletter providing insider coverage and analysis of Hollywood and the entertainment industry business, founded by veteran entertainment journalist Jani

YC batch; Multimodal AI + 3D for TV/games/movies; On-the-fly content creation; Interactive sharing; YC

The Trade Desk is a technology platform enabling advertisers and agencies to programmatically purchase digital advertising inventory across display, video, audio, and connected TV channels. The compan

The Walt Disney Company stands as the world's most iconic entertainment corporation, built over 100+ years from a small animation studio into a diversified global empire generating $94.54 billion in a

Vimeo is a professional video hosting and streaming platform serving over 300M users globally with $417M revenue in 2024. Acquired by Bending Spoons for $1.38B in September 2025, focusing on enterpris

Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, and streaming content across multiple platforms and brands. The company serves audiences

Wondercraft is a London-based AI-native creation platform that enables users to produce videos, podcasts, and audio content through conversational AI interactions, functioning as a comprehensive studi

YouTube is a video-sharing platform where users can upload, view, share, and comment on videos ranging from user-generated content to professional media. The company serves content creators, viewers,

YouTube Music is a music streaming service offering ad-supported and premium subscription access to music videos, songs, albums, and playlists. The company serves music listeners who want seamless int

Zuora is a subscription management and billing platform that helps businesses launch, manage, and scale subscription-based business models. The company serves SaaS companies, media publishers, IoT man