Zencoder
Acquired
What they do:
Video Encoding API, Open source video player (video.js)
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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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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
Friz
Acquired
What they do:
AI Social Media Manager
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HQ: Singapore
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
Together Video Chat
Acquired
What they do:
Interactive video chat made for kids and families
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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
Everyday.me
Shut down
What they do:
Everyday.me - Record your life. Store it forever.
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Afrostream
Shut down
What they do:
AFROSTREAM is Netflix for African-American and African content…
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Coub
Shut down
What they do:
Coub is YouTube for video loops. You can take any video from YouTube,…
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HQ: Moscow, Russia
Fam
Shut down
What they do:
Video calling social network to talk with friends and make new friends
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
Khabri
Shut down
What they do:
India's Largest Podcast Platform
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Artifact
Shut down
What they do:
Personal podcasts with the people in your life
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States