What they do:
Turn product features into launch videos
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Media Startups in California
This list has 141 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 21 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (116) and Los Angeles (19). Largest teams: Reddit, Twitch, and The Athletic. Latest round: Real Music raised $1.38M (Sep 29, 2026).
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What they do:
Fun with AI video
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
What they do:
Social media content auto-generated with your existing data
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W26Early stage
What they do:
The crowdsourced benchmark for AI-generated music and music production
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Acquired
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The frontpage of the internet.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Twitch
Acquired
What they do:
A global community creating the future of live entertainment.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
The Athletic
Acquired
What they do:
Subscription sports media.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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HQ: Larkspur, CA, United States
Incorporated: 2025
Funding:
$11.6M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Incorporated: 2025
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$1.38M · SAFE · Sep 2026
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HQ: West Hollywood, CA, United States
Funding:
$1M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Humble Bundle
Acquired
What they do:
Pay what you want for awesome games and other content while giving to…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Virool
Acquired
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Virool provides native video advertising experience for the biggest…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Hellosaurus
Acquired
What they do:
Interactive video platform for kids
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Product Hunt
Acquired
What they do:
The best new products in tech
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Earbits
Acquired
What they do:
Google AdWords for music. Allowing bands and labels to bid for…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
ZumoDrive
Acquired
What they do:
Media in the cloud
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Eternal
Acquired
What they do:
Own the best moments in streaming
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Chute
Acquired
What they do:
Discover the photos and videos people are taking of your brand or…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
All Screen
Acquired
What they do:
Connecting users with engaging video content across the web.…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Zencoder
Acquired
What they do:
Video Encoding API, Open source video player (video.js)
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Knowmia
Acquired
What they do:
Pandora meets Yelp for K-12 educational videos. We match each…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Blitz Esports
Acquired
What they do:
Blitz breaks down the complex world of esports and offers new…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Peer5
Acquired
What they do:
P2P delivery network that enables high quality video streaming
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Audm
Acquired
What they do:
Audm is a subscription service providing mini-audiobooks —…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Trendpop
Acquired
What they do:
Discover trends as they happen
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Indivio
Acquired
What they do:
Customize videos to be more relevant and improve business outcomes.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Taro
Acquired
What they do:
Help high-growth tech companies hire strong engineers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Laudable
Acquired
What they do:
App for B2B companies to find customer stories and advocates
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Demeanor.co
Acquired
What they do:
Now part of thentwrk.com
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Remade
Acquired
What they do:
AI-native canvas for creative workflows.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Wildfire
Acquired
What they do:
Social news app
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Jemi
Acquired
What they do:
Jemi helps people build beautiful websites and stores.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Loom
Acquired
What they do:
Cloud storage for photos and videos (acquired by Dropbox).
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Bitplay
Acquired
What they do:
Effortless Video Meetings - Acquired by Jive Software in 2013
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Echodio
Acquired
What they do:
Sync and stream your music across any device. Acquired in 2009.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States