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
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Patreon is an online platform connecting musicians and other artists with their fan base.
Substack
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Substack is a subscription-based newsletter publishing platform for independent writers.
Samba TV
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Samba uses data and analytics to improve TV on any screen.
Fandom
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Fandom is a developer of a global entertainment media platform designed for fans to explore, contribute to, and celebrate.
Dipsea
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The first audio platform for sexual wellness producing original sexy audio stories, wellness sessions, and sleep scenes.
Gametime
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Gametime sells last-minute tickets to the most popular events in sports, music, and theater.
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.
Castbox
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Castbox is a global podcast platform that enables anyone to easily find, access, create and enjoy spoken audio content.
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.
Common Networks
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Common Networks is a wireless internet service provider that brings fiber-class internet to homes.
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.
Blue Wire
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Blue Wire is a hyperlocal sports podcasting network made up of journalists, former athletes, and influential fans.
StatMuse
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StatMuse is a sports statistics website that allows users to search for players and view customizable statistics.
Mixhalo
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Mixhalo is a real-time audio platform that delivers an immersive experience for live events.
Lolly
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Lolly is a social dating platform that uses short-form content to allow users to express themselves.
Caavo
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Caavo is an entertainment obsessed hardware and software company
UploadVR
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UploadVR is dedicated to accelerating the success of the VR + AR (XR) industry.
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.
ChefsFeed
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Expert-powered food and drink discovery, inspiration, and experiences.
Ryu Games
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Changing the way people make and play mobile games
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.
Museum of Ice Cream
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Museum of Ice Cream transforms concepts into spaces that provoke imagination and creativity.
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.
Laugh.ly
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Laugh.ly is a mobile on-demand delivery system for spoken word recordings.
Blue Studios
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Blue Studios is a live-stream and on-demand platform, like Peloton, broadcasting entertaining STEM classes for kids.
Telly
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Telly is a VOD platform that offers premium content sourced from Bollywood and the Arab region.
Sales Hacker
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Sales Hacker is an internet company that specializes in the fields of media entertainment, B2B, events, and SaaS.
SkyLights
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SkyLights offers a cinematic VR on planes as passenger inflight entertainment.
Indee
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Indee has built a very secure platform for sharing videos to specific individuals.
Isolation Network
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Isolation Network is a digital media infrastructure company specializing in distribution of media, marketing and promotion services.
Fandor
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Fandor is a social movie and entertainment company that produces original content designed for sharing.
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group
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Village Roadshow Entertainment Group is a leading global entertainment company
Kapwing
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Online editor for modern videos, GIFs, and images
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.
Engadget
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Engadget is a multilingual technology blog network that provides its users with daily coverage about gadgets and consumer electronics.
Meograph
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Meograph develops an augmented reality application that makes 3D people from 2D video.
Prismatic
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Prismatic is a news reading company, which was founded in 2010.
YouStake
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Marketplace for Fans to Invest in their Favorite Players
StartPlaying.Games
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Social online game experiences hosted by professional game hosts
Quarterly Global
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Quarterly Global is an established leader of targeted marketing and advertising solutions.
Fabric
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Fabric is a smart new app that allows its community to build want-to lists for entertainment
Fotobom Media
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Fotobom Media is a cutting-edge mobile platform that powers meaningful customer connections through messaging
Creator Cash
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Creator Cash provides insights on earnings and revenue and helps creators manage their youtube channels.
SoundRex
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SoundRex is building the next generation of sound technology.
Schematic Labs
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Schematic Labs is a mobile technology company developing entertainment apps for Android and iOS devices.
Lea (Live Event Assistant)
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An AI concierge that helps live event fans discover events and purchase tickets via text messaging
Pressful
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A simple way to showcase your brand, start up, or announce your news with a journalist video interview.
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.
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.
MyAnimeList
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MyAnimeList a social network that allows anime and manga fans to organize, discuss and discover videos.
Rotten Tomatoes
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Rotten Tomatoes is a platform aggregating movie reviews from the web, and classifying good and bad reviews.