Top California News + Entertainment Startups (168)

Philo is a streaming television service that's reimagining the TV experience for the modern viewer. Founded by a group of technology and product enthusiasts, we set out to build the future of television by combining the best of modern technology with the most compelling medium ever invented—delivering the TV experience we've always wanted for ourselves. At our core, Philo provides an...

Hedra is an AI native platform for multimodal creation. The platform is built around their own cutting-edge proprietary video model, Character-3, which is the first multimodal model in production. Alongside Character-3, the platform also brings other leading foundation models into one ecosystem spanning generative images, video, and audio. Prosumer and enterprise users leverage Hedra to generate content ranging from viral...

Absurd Ventures is an entertainment company creating new IP across all mediums including video games, live-action and animated TV, film, fiction podcasts, books, comic books and more. Absurd Ventures’ original properties include the sci-fi thriller universe “A Better Paradise”, the crime fiction universe “American Caper,” and the comedy satire universe “Absurdaverse”. The company has already launched a chart-topping audio fiction...

Spotter provides cash to Creators to grow or diversify their business while retaining their freedom. Dedicated to empowering Creators and growing the Creator Economy, with Spotter, Creators receive cash for their catalogs through licensing their existing videos (and/or future video uploads) and receive a payout instantly. Creators then use the funds to fuel their growth through hiring resources, investing, or anyway...

Harness the power of a full scale production studio to transform your imagination into real life shows—right from your desktop.

Evite is the world’s leading digital platform for bringing people together to celebrate their most important life moments. With over 120 million users, Evite has sent more than 3 billion event invitations in its history, enabling approximately 3 billion unique face-to-face connections across all types of gatherings. Through easy-to-use and modern digital invitations, text, email, and shareable link delivery, a...

Huge Ape is an international entertainment company that specializes in online marketing, creative development, and ecommerce strategy. The company acts primarily as strategists and brand managers that work in the Adult Entertainment Industry and related verticals. We are strategists that work with some of the biggest names online. Our team of industry veterans specialize in business operations and monetizing content in...

Filmless is a full-service video production company and animation studio working with the world’s biggest brands – like Google, Amazon, and Apple – to create high-quality videos anywhere on the planet. Since 2015, we’ve provided over 1,200+ companies with video production services in over 70+ countries and 160+ cities across a range of categories including promo videos, animated videos, TV commercials,...

Emmy-nominated studio embodying the pioneering ingenuity, daring creativity, & freewheeling spirit of the first aviators

Wonder Dynamics a media-tech startup developing an AI production tool that would allow indie filmmakers to deliver blockbuster-level VFX on a fraction of the budget.

We believe in the wisdom of the crowd, where the opinion of millions is more relevant (and far more predictive) than the opinion of one writer or critic. Visitors to Ranker have now cast over one billion votes shaping our pop culture rankings. This voting data powers a predictive insights platform with multiple applications for brands and studios.

Pearl Abyss America, Inc. is a developer and publisher of entertainment software. We support breathtaking games that are unimaginable to others. We believe in creating games and experiences for our global player community. We create extraordinary game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together talented people that love to combine their passion, creativity and innovation. Founded in 2018,...

Public library serving Boone and Callaway Counties, Missouri. Connecting you to ideas, information, community life and each other.

Hooked is redefining entertainment for the smartphone generation. We publish original "flash" fiction, multimedia audio stories, and engaging narrative videos -- all for teens and millennials to consume on their phones. With over 50M users per month across our iOS and Android apps, as well as Snapchat, YouTube and Facebook, Hooked is creating engaging mass-market entertainment. The Hooked app has...

We make premium tangible things. Visit iam8bit.com to see how we do.

LA is a full-service creative advertising agency that combines 360º brand-building expertise with a nuanced understanding of regional and global perspectives. We create advertising in every discipline — print, A/V, social, motion graphics and content production — for all media, including theatrical, streaming, television, games, stage and music. Since opening in 2015, we have established ourselves as an industry leader,...

Founded by Jeremy Merrifield and Michael James Scott, DREAM THREE is a multi-platform story studio working in film, stage, audio, publishing, and immersive experiences. We focus on incubating original stories that shine a light on unheard voices to create best-in-class content for both elevated genre and prestige audiences.

AfroTech is an online platform that connects Black professionals within the tech industry, offering news and resources for career development.

Eyecare’s leading online publication—visit eyesoneyecare.com for articles, cheat sheets, virtual events, job boards, news, and more.

ATTN: is the leader when it comes to breaking down important societal topics across all platforms and reaching people who want context on the issues and conversations that matter to them.