This article showcases our top picks for the best San Francisco based Digital Media companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Digital Media 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
Top San Francisco Digital Media Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Philo
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Philo offers an entertainment-focused streaming service nationwide.
Leo
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Leo is an augmented reality app that allows people to experience advanced augmented reality through realistic animated and 3D objects.
Bitmovin
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Bitmovin is a multimedia technology company providing adaptive streaming video infrastructure for global digital media companies.
Samba TV
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Samba uses data and analytics to improve TV on any screen.
TechCrunch
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TechCrunch is an online magazine reporting on technology opinions, news, and analysis.
Ampush
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Ampush fuels growth for some of the world’s most disruptive companies.
MakersPlace
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MakersPlace is an authentic and unique digital creation platform powered by blockchain technology for digital creators.
Pixlee
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Pixlee is a user-generated content marketing platform that helps brands to market and sell by using real customer photos and videos.
Krux
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Krux helps marketers, publishers and agencies drive revenue by delivering smarter content, commerce and marketing experiences.
Feed.fm
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Feed.fm is music-powered commerce helping brands create engaging mobile experiences through music.
Inside.com
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Bleacher Report
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Bleacher Report is a digital media company based in America, delivering digital media content on sports around the world.
Inverse
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A New York based media company focused on sparking intellectual curiosity in young people.
NewCo
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NewCo is an organizer of forums and conferences used to connect people with businesses on a mission.
GameOn Technology
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Our technology powers intelligent chat applications across multiple platforms for some of the world’s largest brands.
LAUNCH
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Our mission: To support founders & inspire innovation.
Zuddl
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Zuddl is an online platform to host conference, one-on-one networking meetings, webinars and digital spaces for your unique event solutions.
Mystery.org
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We help kids stay curious by creating better explanations.
ChannelMeter
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ChannelMeter is a software platform for online video analytics and influencer management for creator networks, brands, and agencies.
ChefsFeed
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Expert-powered food and drink discovery, inspiration, and experiences.
SAY Media
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SAY Media is a digital media company that provides a technology platform and media services for brands to engage with their audiences.
Standard Cyborg
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The complete platform for interacting with 3D data
URX
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URX drives mobile commerce through relevant product ads.
Pushbullet
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Pushbullet enables its users to see calls and texts on their computers and easily send links and files from their computers to phones.
Nuzzel
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Nuzzel is a professional news discovery service used by many of the top influencers in media, technology, and finance
Gimme Radio
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Gimme Radio is a digital music platform designed for passionate music fans.
Money Geek
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Digital Media for Financial Services and Tools
RTB-Media
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RTB-Media is a cross-channel trading desk and reporting platform for brands and agencies.
Depict
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Depict enable anyone to discover and collect art that inspires them, and in connecting people with the work they love.
Salon Media Group
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Salon Media Group operates the news website Salon.com, covering breaking news, politics, technology and entertainment news.
The H Hub
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The H Hub is a community of 40,000 photographers and videographers. They make content for growing Food & Beverage brands.
Switchboard Software
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From the team that launched Google BigQuery, Switchboard enables non-technical business teams to do technical data analysis.
Identify3D
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Identify3D provides intellectual property protection, quality assurance, and data security in all phases of digital manufacturing.
Boostable
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Boostable provides a cooperative digital advertising solution that enables ecommerce businesses to offer digital advertising as a service.
Federated Media
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Federated Media is an integrated media company that drives engagement for brands through pure native content and advertising solutions.
Dubset Media Holdings, Inc.
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Solving complexities behind rights-holder identification, licensing and distribution associated with derivative content across all media
PandoDaily
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PandoDaily is a web publication offering technology news, analysis, and commentary, focusing mainly on Silicon Valley and startup companies.
Reveel Technologies, Inc.
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The first platform that provides audiences an interactive experience from print, digital, video and broadcast media. Explore, learn and buy!
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group
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Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is a leading global entertainment company
Nugget
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Nugget is an online platform for short-form audio.
SmartShoot
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SmartShoot is a technology platform connecting brands with professional photographers and videographers to produce custom photos and videos.
Naytev
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Naytev is based in San Francisco, and optimizes your content to drive more revenue.
True Anthem
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True Anthem is an AI-Powered Content Distribution Platform for publishers and media companies.
Deep BI, Inc.
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Predictive Customer Data Platform with real-time user scoring engine to power content, marketing and paywalls for publishers.
SOL REPUBLIC
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SOL REPUBLIC is a consumer electronics company developing and marketing headphones, collaborating with a community of musicians and fans.
Martini Media
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Martini Media is a digital media and content platform for brands to engage with influential audiences.
Granite Media
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Building a brighter future for professional media.
Meograph
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Meograph develops an augmented reality application that makes 3D people from 2D video.
Fronto
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Lock screen app that pays you just for unlocking your phone
Quarterly Global
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Quarterly Global is an established leader of targeted marketing and advertising solutions.
French Girls
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Silicon Valley’s cool uncle who drives a Camaro
Keychain Logistics
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Keychain Logistics utilizes mobile technology to bridge the logistical gap between shippers and carriers of freight.
TESLARATI
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The leading source for news on Tesla, SpaceX, and Elon Musk venture. Also covering the premium electric mobility segment.
Reading Rainbow
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Reading Rainbow is an interactive application delivering digital media content that is both educational and entertaining.
Spayce
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Spayce lets you capture the small moments in your life and share them with friends and people nearby.
Digital Realty Trust
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Digital Realty Trust is a wholesale data center provider, delivering customized data analysis solutions to businesses.
Inkshares
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Inkshares develops a publishing platform that connects authors with readers.
POPSUGAR
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PopSugar is an online network of websites that offers updates, trends, and tips in entertainment, fashion, parenting, fitness, and shopping.
Hyperink
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Hyperink is a self-publishing platform that allows users to curate and create books on topics ranging from technology to travel.
Evergram
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Evergram allows people to easily create and send meaningful keepsake communications into the future.
PonoMusic
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PonoMusic is a company founded by Neil Young and sells high quality audio players and recordings.
OrangeTwig
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OrangeTwig automates social media marketing for online sellers.
Right Relevance
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Algorithmic topics & influencers mining (ML/NLP) at scale applied to topical information search, discovery & relevance.
Aemass
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Aemass is the capability of absolute authentic experience for 3D capture
Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Electronic Frontier Foundation defends rights in the digital world.
Seven Seas Music
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Seven Seas Music is an international music discovery & licensing company.
Humble Bundle
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Humble Bundle is an online digital distribution platform that contributes part of its sales value to charities.
Hero Digital
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Hero Digital is an independent customer experience agency.
DigiPuppets
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DigiPuppets offers an engaging, educational, socially-conscious character brand and play experience specifically designed for mobile.
RhythmOne
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RhythmOne is a technology-enabled digital media company that connects online audiences with brands through premium content across devices.