Bop.fm
Acquired
What they do:
Canonical permalinks for songs.
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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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Focal
Acquired
What they do:
AI video creation tool for TV shows and movies
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Breaker
Acquired
What they do:
A podcast company.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Socialcam
Acquired
What they do:
The easiest way to share videos with friends and family.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W12Early stage
Omnisio
Acquired
What they do:
Edit and enhance online video. Acquired by Google in July 2008.
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HQ: Atherton, CA, United States
YC W08Early stage
Wavy
Acquired
What they do:
Experience music and art in augmented reality
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W17Early stage
Ark
Shut down
What they do:
Ark organizes the world's social information.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
HighlightCam
Shut down
What they do:
HighlightCam edits video, automatically!
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Artifact
Shut down
What they do:
Personal podcasts with the people in your life
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Hyper Online
Shut down
What they do:
Social avatar platform for VTubers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
SkyLights
Shut down
What they do:
Premium immersive cinematic VR entertainment for captive audiences
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Naytev
Shut down
What they do:
Naytev automates paid and organic social media management in one place
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Rume
Shut down
What they do:
Video chat that doesn't feel like work
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Supertone
Shut down
What they do:
Share sounds with other musicians online
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Dubjoy
Shut down
What they do:
Dubjoy translates and voice-overs your video to any language
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Upbeat
Shut down
What they do:
Upbeat: Building the next generation of Public Relations (PR)
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
LaunchHear
Shut down
What they do:
LaunchHear was a startup attempting to make PR scale in the same way…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Popcuts
Shut down
What they do:
Popcuts is an online music store where fans participate in the…
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HQ: Lucerne Valley, CA, United States
Slinkset
Shut down
What they do:
Votable lists
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Mixwit
Shut down
What they do:
Online mixtape service (create and share mixtapes). Launched as part…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Framebase
Shut down
What they do:
API for video.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
ReelSurfer
Shut down
What they do:
Clip and share any video from any website.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Watchsend
Shut down
What they do:
Videos of your iOS apps
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Awesometalk
Shut down
What they do:
Free video calling without the hassle.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
AirPair
Shut down
What they do:
Instant access to the world's best software experts via video chat…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Magic Instruments
Shut down
What they do:
Magic Instruments makes a high-tech guitar that is easier and more…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Streamup
Shut down
What they do:
Streamup is a live streaming community for music. We make it fun and…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Greo
Shut down
What they do:
Greo is a mobile video app for conversations about current events.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Storyboard
Shut down
What they do:
Social media management tool for Instagram and Snapchat
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Ixora
Shut down
What they do:
We create the digital outdoor environment for a movie.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Figments
Shut down
What they do:
Building worlds at technological inflection points
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Unnyhog
Shut down
What they do:
Video game development company.We are creating unique and…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Jamiphy
Shut down
What they do:
TikTok for Musicians
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States