What they do:
Turn everyday videos into movies.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
Top Video Startups
This list has 91 startups and was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. 15 of them are hiring right now. Biggest hubs: San Francisco (52), New York (13), and Los Angeles (4). Largest teams: Twitch, Bitmovin, and Mux.
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What they do:
type text, dream video
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Screen recorder for stunning product demo videos
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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Describe It. Find It. Act On It.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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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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All-in-one AI creative platform
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HQ: New York, NY, United States
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Turn your agent into a professional video editor
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HQ: Germany
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Canva for short-form video ads
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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
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
What they do:
Let your camera understand the world
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HQ: Denver, CO, United States
Twitch
Acquired
What they do:
A global community creating the future of live entertainment.
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States
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
What they do:
Real-time audio & video SDKs, ready to launch 🚀
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Goodkind
Acquired
What they do:
Student communications platform for higher education
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Mojo
Acquired
What they do:
Mobile app for creating pro-quality social media videos
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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
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
Peer5
Acquired
What they do:
P2P delivery network that enables high quality video streaming
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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
Laudable
Acquired
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App for B2B companies to find customer stories and advocates
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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
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
Focal
Acquired
What they do:
AI video creation tool for TV shows and movies
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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
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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
HighlightCam
Shut down
What they do:
HighlightCam edits video, automatically!
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HQ: San Francisco, CA, United States