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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Media Startups
This list has 223 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 34 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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What they do:
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
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Subscription sports media.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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HQ: Shenzhen, China
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$20.2M · Equity · Jun 2026
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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
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
Tech in Asia
Acquired
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Tech in Asia (YC W15) is the largest English-language technology…
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HQ: Singapore
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
Dyte
Acquired
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Real-time audio & video SDKs, ready to launch 🚀
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Goodkind
Acquired
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Student communications platform for higher education
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Hellosaurus
Acquired
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Interactive video platform for kids
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Mojo
Acquired
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Mobile app for creating pro-quality social media videos
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Product Hunt
Acquired
What they do:
The best new products in tech
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Earbits
Acquired
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Google AdWords for music. Allowing bands and labels to bid for…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
ZumoDrive
Acquired
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Media in the cloud
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Pulpix
Acquired
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Binge-watching technology for video platforms.
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Eternal
Acquired
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Own the best moments in streaming
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Chute
Acquired
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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
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Connecting users with engaging video content across the web.…
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HQ: Los Angeles, CA, United States