Top New York News + Entertainment Startups (66)

Inspired by Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of electronic television, Philo was created to build a better TV experience. The company started in the college market and is available nationwide, offering subscribers dozens of top-rated television channels for a low monthly subscription. In addition to being the first entertainment-focused streaming TV service, Philo offers live TV, unlimited 1-Year DVR, on-demand,...

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...

Carry1st is Africa’s leading publisher of mobile games and digital content. Operating at the intersection of games, publishing, and fintech, we scale awesome content in frontier markets by solving hard problems. Across our publishing and Pay1st business lines, we are partnered with top global game companies like Riot Games, Activision, and Supercell. We are backed by top investors like: a16z,...

Men in Blazers Media Network is the largest independent soccer-focused media company in North America, covering the sport year-round, focusing on Premier League, Champions League, the US National Teams, NWSL, and other top leagues around the globe. With a wide reach and a diverse, vocal fan base, the Men in Blazers Media Network offers a wide range of programming including...

Spotify is a global community of over 250 million music fans and artists, and now podcasters. It’s always been our mission to make audio more accessible, and create a new and wonderful way for creators and fans to connect with each other. The Podcaster Mission is the team within Spotify responsible for building the best tools for podcast creators.

Our mission is to empower independent creators. Launched in 2019, Nebula is both the largest and fastest growing creator-built premium streaming service. The success of the indie platform has been built upon the pioneering premise that the future of the creator economy should belong to the creators, and that philosophy has led to the release of many hit exclusives and originals,...

Playcrafting builds games and gaming initiatives for brands and technologies around the world through our nationwide network of developers. These partnerships have generated 68 games with companies like Bose, Verizon, the NFL, and more. Playcrafting also offers more than 50 events and classes, such as the Play NYC and The Bit Awards.

ProPublica is an award-winning independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism with moral force. We dig deep into important issues, shining a light on abuses of power and betrayals of public trust — and we stick with those issues as long as it takes to hold power to account. Our investigative journalism does more than expose wrongdoing and injustice; we...

Recount Media is a new approach to short-form video covering political news, answering the question, "Where can I go to see and understand what's happening in politics, right now?"

In the action-packed world of live video production and distribution, The Switch is always on and always there – setting the industry benchmark for quality, reliability and unmatched levels of service. Our comprehensive production platform combines mobile and at-home/remote services and includes the provision of highly skilled production personnel to enable our customers to cost-effectively capture, edit and package compelling...

Billfold is "The solution for live entertainment operators." We go beyond the transaction with one solution to manage all customer interaction points at live events. As former operators, we understand the needs and the challenges of the live entertainment industry. Our track record successfully speaks for itself with over 900+ recurring partnerships across a variety of venues, festivals, and events....

Chicken & Egg Pictures supports women nonfiction filmmakers whose artful and innovative storytelling catalyzes social change. We envision an inclusive media industry in which women and gender nonconforming filmmakers, representing a range of experiences and backgrounds, are fully supported to realize their artistic goals, and build fulfilling careers in the documentary film industry. Since 2005, Chicken & Egg Pictures has awarded...

Next League is driven to become the recognized technology services leader in the sports and sports media industries. Founded by a team of digital technology experts with decades of success in the sports, media and entertainment industries, Next League is introducing a massive shift to the traditional agency and technology services company model. We are driven by the combination of growth...

Trading.TV is a content-driven financial services company for the next generation of investors. Our mission is to empower anyone to achieve financial freedom by merging entertainment and fintech into a simple, but powerful social experience. The platform enables creators to produce fun, interactive and informative content that investors can easily consume, take part in and act on by trading mentioned...

Frederator is a streaming video pioneer, and the leading independent producer of cartoons for television and video. In NYC, Frederator Digital produces animated series for our subscription channel, and content for our owned and operated channels. The Frederator Network is the world’s largest network for animators, artists, gamers, and entertainers.

BingeBuilder is an Intellectual Property incubator helping creators and creative organizations turn IP into digital-asset-based communities.

The Daily Upside (TDU) is a fast-growing media brand covering the world of business and investing. Our flagship newsletter, which is read by over 1,000,000 subscribers, helps investors and professionals understand and contextualize the events shaping the world of business. In a digital landscape overflowing with information, we help forward-thinking professionals curate the stories that matter. More than just a source...

The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc. is a supporting organization of The Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc. Since 1936, the Guild has been dedicated to cultivating a wide, public and passionate base of supporters for opera and its allied arts

TSX empowers the world’s most innovative artists and brands through its immersive entertainment platform. Our entertainment epicenter in Times Square and the TSX Metaverse allow anyone, anywhere, to experience moments that define pop culture live or virtually in real time. Leveraging our team’s deep expertise and long history of disrupting the music and tech industries, we are making the world’s biggest...

EverPass Media stands at the forefront of a new era for commercial establishments, bridging the gap between traditional viewing and modern streaming within the sports broadcasting landscape. Born from a strategic partnership between RedBird Capital Partners and the NFL, our exclusive rights to NFL Sunday Ticket ensures sports fans at bars, restaurants, and hotels can continue their cherished Sunday traditions....