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GenAI Interactive story. Creator write fictions 10x faster.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Media Startups in the United States
This list has 184 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 28 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (116), New York (31), and Los Angeles (19). Largest teams: Reddit, Twitch, and The Athletic. Latest round: Warner Music Group raised $2.23M (Oct 13, 2026).
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AI media creation platform for creators and developers
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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A Unified Editor For AI Video
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Video editor built for AI
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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The content engine that wins attention and drives growth.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Tech and platforms for human creators and the entertainment industry
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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All-in-one AI creative platform
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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AI Chat & Stories
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Canva for short-form video ads
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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AI Video Production for Professionals
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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AI coworker for video editors to ship more video faster
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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The Media Engine of the AI Era
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Near-real-time video infrastructure for LLMs
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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AI brain for creators that runs their social content
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
What they do:
ai
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Turn product features into launch videos
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Fun with AI video
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Let your camera understand the world
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HQ: Denver, CO, United States
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Charm is the universal payments app — send money to anyone.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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Social media content auto-generated with your existing data
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
YC W26Early stage
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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
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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: New York, NY, United States
Incorporated: 2025
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$19.2M · Equity + debt · Mar 2026
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Incorporated: 2022
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$15.8M · Equity · Feb 2026
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HQ: Larkspur, CA, United States
Incorporated: 2025
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$11.6M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Incorporated: 2024
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$3.23M · Equity · Oct 2026
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HQ: Madison, WI, United States
Incorporated: 2022
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$2.73M · Equity · Jun 2026
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
Incorporated: 2022
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$2.3M · Equity · May 2026
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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$2.23M · Debt · Oct 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
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$1M · Equity · Apr 2026
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Genius
Acquired
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Music Intelligence
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Humble Bundle
Acquired
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Pay what you want for awesome games and other content while giving to…
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States