Virool
Acquired
What they do:
Virool provides native video advertising experience for the biggest…
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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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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
Pulpix
Acquired
What they do:
Binge-watching technology for video platforms.
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HQ: New York, NY, 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
Vidpresso
Acquired
What they do:
Help media companies make quality live video. [Acquired by Facebook]
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HQ: New York, NY, 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
Swipehouse
Acquired
What they do:
Meet other creators. Get daily matches. Find brand deals.
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HQ: Boston, MA, 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
Bop.fm
Acquired
What they do:
Canonical permalinks for songs.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Viddy
Acquired
What they do:
A new way to create landing pages that is video-native.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Soundry AI
Acquired
What they do:
Remix any song into any style
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HQ: Seattle, WA, United States
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