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YC Media / Entertainment / Creator Economy

48 companies · 48 active · 71% AI

Companies tagged Media / Entertainment / Creator Economy

AIAndThenAndThen is a voice-first platform that makes conversations with AI characters something you do: games, challenges, and episodic stories with real goals.speedrun SR005Los AngelesStartup →AIAvatarOSMaking Digital Humans Realspeedrun SR003Los AngelesStartup →OtherBelongWe build so they Belong. Founded by Spotify's ex-Global Head of Music and Avicii's manager.speedrun SR006New YorkStartup →AICartsyShop what you watchspeedrun SR007New YorkStartup →AICloutedClouted: where culture meets distribution.speedrun SR003Los AngelesStartup →AICoverstarGen Alpha’s social platform.speedrun SR004San FranciscoStartup →OtherDare DropDare Drop is a platform to make games go viral on social platforms.speedrun SR002San FranciscoStartup →AIdoublespeedAutomating Attention - Synthetic Creator Infrastructurespeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →OtherEclipsa AIPioneering Conversational Commerce in gaming through social messaging.speedrun SR003LondonStartup →AIEntropiaAI Native Anime & Comics for Gen Z.speedrun SR003StanfordStartup →AIEx-HumanCreating AI with a soul - fun, engaging, and deeply empathetic.speedrun SR001BoulderStartup →AIFictionalConsumer app for living AI characters. >1.3M users, with average sessions lasting 1.4 hours.speedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AIFigmentAt Figment, we are creating the end to end ecosystem for telling infinite generative stories.speedrun SR004San FranciscoStartup →OtherFlat2VR StudiosTransforming your favorite games into immersive VR experiences. Flat2VR Studios brings the classics to life in virtual reality.speedrun SR003Wesley ChapelStartup →AIFLORACursor for Creativesspeedrun SR004New York CityStartup →OtherGridsnapInteractive worlds, built for community, powered by UGC.speedrun SR002Los AngelesStartup →AIHuman²Extending what it means to be Human.speedrun SR004San FranciscoStartup →AIIdilioThe future of serialized storytelling. $0->$32K/mo since Jan with ~1 day ROAS breakevenspeedrun SR006BogotaStartup →AIIntangibleThe world's first Creative Platform for World Models.speedrun SR004San FranciscoStartup →OtherLekondoThird Space For Fashionspeedrun SR005New YorkStartup →OtherLFGThe Hit Factory Building the Biggest Games for Gen Alphaspeedrun SR003San FranciscoStartup →OtherLil SnackThe DAILY Games Company, making play a daily routine.speedrun SR002Los AngelesStartup →AIMagic Circle StudioMagic Circle uses AI to create games for best friends to play together.speedrun SR002San FranciscoStartup →AIMarloStrike 'brand deal' gold in your inbox.speedrun SR004San FranciscoStartup →AIMini Studio✨ An AI Native animation & edutainment studio creating the global franchises of tomorrow.speedrun SR004New YorkStartup →AIMirror Mirror AIThe marketplace for licensing likeness for content & usagespeedrun SR006San FranciscoStartup →AIMoescape AIThe only limit is your imagination.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AINeon WildWhere any child, anywhere in the world can become a hero.speedrun SR002New YorkStartup →AIOasizTikTok for AI-native software. 350K+ plays, 10M organic TikTok views, Atari partnership. Ex-Stanford/Google/Tesla, prev #1 App Store.speedrun SR006San FranciscoStartup →OtherPicPetSocial messaging platform where friendships feed virtual pets. >240K DAU and >45% D90 bounded retentionspeedrun SR006San FranciscoStartup →AIPlutus LabsFastest growing creator led social gaming platformspeedrun SR002San FranciscoStartup →AIReelfulPersonal video-editing agent turning raw footage into ready-to-share content, saving 90% of editing timespeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AISans Strings StudioThe Next Generation of Tech-Augmented Content Production Studiospeedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AISekaiWhat You Imagine is What You get.speedrun SR003SunnyvaleStartup →OtherSomeSomeChat with the worldspeedrun SR003New YorkStartup →OtherSoundmapTop 5 in Music on the App Store :)speedrun SR003New YorkStartup →AISpaceThe infinite AI-native filesystem.speedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AISpun LabsRamp for the $310B creator economy.speedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AIStyleFrameThe AI Video Toolkit built for Motion Design, Animation, and VFX From Concept to Final Pixelspeedrun SR002San FranciscoStartup →AIThe Possible CompanyTurn your story into a short, animated movie in minutes. Resurrect old blogs, augment your Substack, or prototype your movie pitch.speedrun SR001San FranciscoStartup →OtherTrass GamesTrass Games is building the next-generation social UGC platform in VR with Yeeps, a top 10 Meta Quest game that blends the creativity of Minecraft and Roblox with the energy of Gorilla Tag.speedrun SR001San FranciscoStartup →AIUnboundUnbound is bringing interactive 3D content into the era of spontaneous creation.speedrun SR004OaklandStartup →AIUthanaThe AI platform for human motion, for simulation, robotics, and 3D content.speedrun SR001Los AngelesStartup →AIVariantVariant is the Social Platform for Playable Content that tells stories the internet hasn't seen before.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →OtherVoidpetEmotion Monstersspeedrun SR001AustinStartup →OtherWindwalkOwn your community data and unlock growth and monetization.speedrun SR001Los AngelesStartup →AIZero BillionFastest growing AI TV show platform. $2M annualized revenue.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →AIZingrollWorld's largest Netflix-quality AI (movies/series) streaming platform with 150M+ organic views, weekly viral releases, and a team of 33 world-class people. Backed by Accel, A16Z Speedrun, Google, Z fellows and awesome angels.speedrun SR005San FranciscoStartup →
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AndThenAndThen is a voice-first platform that makes conversations with AI characters something you do: games, challenges, and episodic stories with real goals.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
AvatarOSMaking Digital Humans Realspeedrun SR003Not statedAI
BelongWe build so they Belong. Founded by Spotify's ex-Global Head of Music and Avicii's manager.speedrun SR006Not statedOther
CartsyShop what you watchspeedrun SR007Not statedAI
CloutedClouted: where culture meets distribution.speedrun SR003Not statedAI
CoverstarGen Alpha’s social platform.speedrun SR004Not statedAI
Dare DropDare Drop is a platform to make games go viral on social platforms.speedrun SR002Not statedOther
doublespeedAutomating Attention - Synthetic Creator Infrastructurespeedrun SR005Not statedAI
Eclipsa AIPioneering Conversational Commerce in gaming through social messaging.speedrun SR003Not statedOther
EntropiaAI Native Anime & Comics for Gen Z.speedrun SR003Not statedAI
Ex-HumanCreating AI with a soul - fun, engaging, and deeply empathetic.speedrun SR001Not statedAI
FictionalConsumer app for living AI characters. >1.3M users, with average sessions lasting 1.4 hours.speedrun SR007Not statedAI
FigmentAt Figment, we are creating the end to end ecosystem for telling infinite generative stories.speedrun SR004Not statedAI
Flat2VR StudiosTransforming your favorite games into immersive VR experiences. Flat2VR Studios brings the classics to life in virtual reality.speedrun SR003Not statedOther
FLORACursor for Creativesspeedrun SR004Not statedAI
GridsnapInteractive worlds, built for community, powered by UGC.speedrun SR002Not statedOther
Human²Extending what it means to be Human.speedrun SR004Not statedAI
IdilioThe future of serialized storytelling. $0->$32K/mo since Jan with ~1 day ROAS breakevenspeedrun SR006Not statedAI
IntangibleThe world's first Creative Platform for World Models.speedrun SR004Not statedAI
LekondoThird Space For Fashionspeedrun SR005Not statedOther
LFGThe Hit Factory Building the Biggest Games for Gen Alphaspeedrun SR003Not statedOther
Lil SnackThe DAILY Games Company, making play a daily routine.speedrun SR002Not statedOther
Magic Circle StudioMagic Circle uses AI to create games for best friends to play together.speedrun SR002Not statedAI
MarloStrike 'brand deal' gold in your inbox.speedrun SR004Not statedAI
Mini Studio✨ An AI Native animation & edutainment studio creating the global franchises of tomorrow.speedrun SR004Not statedAI
Mirror Mirror AIThe marketplace for licensing likeness for content & usagespeedrun SR006Not statedAI
Moescape AIThe only limit is your imagination.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
Neon WildWhere any child, anywhere in the world can become a hero.speedrun SR002Not statedAI
OasizTikTok for AI-native software. 350K+ plays, 10M organic TikTok views, Atari partnership. Ex-Stanford/Google/Tesla, prev #1 App Store.speedrun SR006Not statedAI
PicPetSocial messaging platform where friendships feed virtual pets. >240K DAU and >45% D90 bounded retentionspeedrun SR006Not statedOther
Plutus LabsFastest growing creator led social gaming platformspeedrun SR002Not statedAI
ReelfulPersonal video-editing agent turning raw footage into ready-to-share content, saving 90% of editing timespeedrun SR007Not statedAI
Sans Strings StudioThe Next Generation of Tech-Augmented Content Production Studiospeedrun SR005Not statedAI
SekaiWhat You Imagine is What You get.speedrun SR003Not statedAI
SomeSomeChat with the worldspeedrun SR003Not statedOther
SoundmapTop 5 in Music on the App Store :)speedrun SR003Not statedOther
SpaceThe infinite AI-native filesystem.speedrun SR007Not statedAI
Spun LabsRamp for the $310B creator economy.speedrun SR007Not statedAI
StyleFrameThe AI Video Toolkit built for Motion Design, Animation, and VFX From Concept to Final Pixelspeedrun SR002Not statedAI, Data
The Possible CompanyTurn your story into a short, animated movie in minutes. Resurrect old blogs, augment your Substack, or prototype your movie pitch.speedrun SR001Not statedAI
Trass GamesTrass Games is building the next-generation social UGC platform in VR with Yeeps, a top 10 Meta Quest game that blends the creativity of Minecraft and Roblox with the energy of Gorilla Tag.speedrun SR001Not statedOther
UnboundUnbound is bringing interactive 3D content into the era of spontaneous creation.speedrun SR004Not statedAI
UthanaThe AI platform for human motion, for simulation, robotics, and 3D content.speedrun SR001Not statedAI
VariantVariant is the Social Platform for Playable Content that tells stories the internet hasn't seen before.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
VoidpetEmotion Monstersspeedrun SR001Not statedOther
WindwalkOwn your community data and unlock growth and monetization.speedrun SR001Not statedOther
Zero BillionFastest growing AI TV show platform. $2M annualized revenue.speedrun SR005Not statedAI
ZingrollWorld's largest Netflix-quality AI (movies/series) streaming platform with 150M+ organic views, weekly viral releases, and a team of 33 world-class people. Backed by Accel, A16Z Speedrun, Google, Z fellows and awesome angels.speedrun SR005Not statedAI

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Nearby spaces: AI Generative Media 20, Gaming 17, Consumer 14, AI Agents 9, Adtech / Marketing Tech 6, Fintech 2, Commerce / Marketplaces 2, B2c 2, AI Voice 1, Deep Tech 1