54 Top San Francisco Media and Entertainment Companies and Startups of 2021

June 18, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best San Francisco based Media and Entertainment companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Media and Entertainment industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

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Top San Francisco Media and Entertainment Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Patreon

Patreon

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Patreon is an online platform connecting musicians and other artists with their fan base.

Substack

Substack

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Substack is a subscription-based newsletter publishing platform for independent writers.

Substack

Bitcoin

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Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency company.

Substack

Samba TV

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Samba uses data and analytics to improve TV on any screen.

Substack

Fandom

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Fandom is a developer of a global entertainment media platform designed for fans to explore, contribute to, and celebrate.

Substack

Dipsea

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The first audio platform for sexual wellness producing original sexy audio stories, wellness sessions, and sleep scenes.

Substack

Gametime

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Gametime sells last-minute tickets to the most popular events in sports, music, and theater.

Substack

Introvoke

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Introvoke is an embeddable solution allowing organizations to turn their virtual programs into digital stages with plug-and-play components.

Substack

Castbox

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Castbox is a global podcast platform that enables anyone to easily find, access, create and enjoy spoken audio content.

Substack

Lugg

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Lugg provides anything moved with the push of a button. Download Lugg on the App store and instantly get connected to a truck and 2 movers.

Substack

Common Networks

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Common Networks is a wireless internet service provider that brings fiber-class internet to homes.

Substack

Luma

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Luma provides a platform for people to host virtual classes, record live shows, educate, and find their communities via Zoom.

Substack

Blue Wire

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Blue Wire is a hyperlocal sports podcasting network made up of journalists, former athletes, and influential fans.

Substack

StatMuse

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StatMuse is a sports statistics website that allows users to search for players and view customizable statistics.

Substack

Mixhalo

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Mixhalo is a real-time audio platform that delivers an immersive experience for live events.

Substack

Lolly

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Lolly is a social dating platform that uses short-form content to allow users to express themselves.

Substack

Caavo

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Caavo is an entertainment obsessed hardware and software company

Substack

UploadVR

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UploadVR is dedicated to accelerating the success of the VR + AR (XR) industry.

Substack

Tubi

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Tubi is the world’s largest ad-supported video on demand (VOD) service. Available on Connected TV devices, Mobile, and the Web.

Substack

ChefsFeed

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Expert-powered food and drink discovery, inspiration, and experiences.

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Ryu Games

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Changing the way people make and play mobile games

Substack

adRise

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AdRise is an internet TV ad platform that distributes and monetizes TV shows and movies by partnering with premium content owners.

Substack

Museum of Ice Cream

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Museum of Ice Cream transforms concepts into spaces that provoke imagination and creativity.

Substack

8tracks Radio

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8tracks is an internet radio and social network that streams user-curated song playlists that contain at least 8 tracks.

Substack

Laugh.ly

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Laugh.ly is a mobile on-demand delivery system for spoken word recordings.

Substack

Blue Studios

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Blue Studios is a live-stream and on-demand platform, like Peloton, broadcasting entertaining STEM classes for kids.

Substack

Telly

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Telly is a VOD platform that offers premium content sourced from Bollywood and the Arab region.

Substack

Sales Hacker

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Sales Hacker is an internet company that specializes in the fields of media entertainment, B2B, events, and SaaS.

Substack

SkyLights

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SkyLights offers a cinematic VR on planes as passenger inflight entertainment.

Substack

Indee

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Indee has built a very secure platform for sharing videos to specific individuals.

Substack

Isolation Network

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Isolation Network is a digital media infrastructure company specializing in distribution of media, marketing and promotion services.

Substack

Fandor

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Fandor is a social movie and entertainment company that produces original content designed for sharing.

Substack

Village Roadshow Entertainment Group

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Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is a leading global entertainment company

Substack

Kapwing

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Online editor for modern videos, GIFs, and images

Substack

Rheo

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Rheo is a social video platform that delivers a curated stream of topical and trending videos personalized to tastes and viewing habits.

Substack

Engadget

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Engadget is a multilingual technology blog network that provides its users with daily coverage about gadgets and consumer electronics.

Substack

Meograph

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Meograph develops an augmented reality application that makes 3D people from 2D video.

Substack

Prismatic

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Prismatic is a news reading company, which was founded in 2010.

Substack

YouStake

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Marketplace for Fans to Invest in their Favorite Players

Substack

StartPlaying.Games

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Social online game experiences hosted by professional game hosts

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Quarterly Global

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Quarterly Global is an established leader of targeted marketing and advertising solutions.

Substack

Titanss

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Premium Shows made by Creators

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Fabric

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Fabric is a smart new app that allows its community to build want-to lists for entertainment

Substack

Fotobom Media

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Fotobom Media is a cutting-edge mobile platform that powers meaningful customer connections through messaging

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Creator Cash

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Creator Cash provides insights on earnings and revenue and helps creators manage their youtube channels.

Substack

SoundRex

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SoundRex is building the next generation of sound technology.

Substack

Schematic Labs

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Schematic Labs is a mobile technology company developing entertainment apps for Android and iOS devices.

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Lea (Live Event Assistant)

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An AI concierge that helps live event fans discover events and purchase tickets via text messaging

Substack

Pressful

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A simple way to showcase your brand, start up, or announce your news with a journalist video interview.

Substack

Senzari

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Senzari develops data and intelligence solutions for the media and entertainment industry.

Seven Seas Music

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Seven Seas Music is an international music discovery & licensing company.

Substack

Wear Your Voice

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Wear Your Voice is a digital magazine for women that covers news on issues such as LGBTQI rights, race, gender and body politics, and more.

Substack

MyAnimeList

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MyAnimeList a social network that allows anime and manga fans to organize, discuss and discover videos.

Substack

Rotten Tomatoes

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Rotten Tomatoes is a platform aggregating movie reviews from the web, and classifying good and bad reviews.

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