Media and entertainment startups in the United States that raised money in the last 12 months
36 media and entertainment startups based in the United States announced or filed 37 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $424M of it stated. 6 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Duetti (Venture round · $200M), Firebird Music (Venture round · $71.2M) and Breakaway Festival (Venture round · $48.9M). 6 of these startups are hiring now, with 9 open roles.
The newest rounds
| Startup | Round | Date | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|
 Live Play Mobile | Venture round · $150kSEC Form D | 3 Nov 2026 | – |
 Sugar23 | Venture round · $1MSEC Form D | 22 Oct 2026 | – |
 Ready Chapter 1 | Venture round · $957kSEC Form D | 15 Oct 2026 | – |
 Bloom | Seed · $3.6M | 7 Oct 2026 | – |
 Aphrodite Media | Convertible note · $10kSEC Form D | 30 Sep 2026 | – |
 Notes | Venture round · $5M | 16 Sep 2026 | – |
 rage | Venture round · $50kSEC Form D | 10 Jul 2026 | – |
 Primordial Soup | Venture round · $11MSEC Form D | 1 Jul 2026 | – |
 Pixisdrones | Venture round · $6.1MSEC Form D | 26 Jun 2026 | – |
 Thoughtform | Venture round · $6.6MSEC Form D | 18 Jun 2026 | – |
 HighGround | Seed · $6.5M | 17 Jun 2026 | – |
 Firebird Music | Venture round · $71.2MSEC Form D | 10 Jun 2026 | 1 |
 Civic Media | Venture round · $2.7MSEC Form D | 2 Jun 2026 | – |
 Utopic | Convertible note · $210kSEC Form D | 1 Jun 2026 | – |
 Filmless | Convertible note · $500kSEC Form D | 20 May 2026 | 1 |
 OdysseyPBC | Convertible note · $1MSEC Form D | 12 May 2026 | – |
 Modelia | Venture round · $1.9MSEC Form D | 11 May 2026 | – |
 Intentful | Convertible note · $100kSEC Form D | 6 May 2026 | – |
 Learnvelo | Venture round · $130kSEC Form D | 2 Apr 2026 | – |
 Markaaz | Convertible note · $2.6MSEC Form D | 19 Mar 2026 | – |
 Playhead | Venture round · $1.9MSEC Form D | 18 Mar 2026 | – |
 Lumoza | Convertible note · $75kSEC Form D | 14 Mar 2026 | – |
 Capturely | Convertible note · $175kSEC Form D | 19 Feb 2026 | – |
 Move | Venture roundregistry filing | 11 Feb 2026 | – |
 Opendorse | Venture round · $2.1MSEC Form D | 4 Feb 2026 | 2 |
 DoneCast | Convertible note · $50kSEC Form D | 30 Jan 2026 | – |
| rage | Venture round · $30kSEC Form D | 23 Jan 2026 | – |
 Duetti | Venture round · $200M | 21 Jan 2026 | 2 |
 3 Days Studios | Venture round · $50kSEC Form D | 7 Jan 2026 | – |
 Nested Knowledge | Venture round · $4.2MSEC Form D | 31 Dec 2025 | – |
 BNNT Materials | Convertible note · $1.3MSEC Form D | 17 Dec 2025 | – |
 FMG Publishing | Venture round · $80kSEC Form D | 15 Dec 2025 | – |
 Pico | Venture round · $163kSEC Form D | 11 Dec 2025 | – |
 Breakaway Festival | Venture round · $48.9MSEC Form D | 10 Dec 2025 | – |
 Hypemasters | Venture round · $1M | 9 Dec 2025 | 2 |
 Reimagine | Venture round · $5.2MSEC Form D | 4 Dec 2025 | – |
 Rembrand | Venture round · $37.5MSEC Form D | 21 Nov 2025 | 1 |
The largest rounds
| Startup | Round | Date | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duetti | Venture round · $200M | 21 Jan 2026 | 2 |
| Firebird Music | Venture round · $71.2MSEC Form D | 10 Jun 2026 | 1 |
| Breakaway Festival | Venture round · $48.9MSEC Form D | 10 Dec 2025 | – |
| Rembrand | Venture round · $37.5MSEC Form D | 21 Nov 2025 | 1 |
| Primordial Soup | Venture round · $11MSEC Form D | 1 Jul 2026 | – |
| Thoughtform | Venture round · $6.6MSEC Form D | 18 Jun 2026 | – |
| HighGround | Seed · $6.5M | 17 Jun 2026 | – |
| Pixisdrones | Venture round · $6.1MSEC Form D | 26 Jun 2026 | – |
| Reimagine | Venture round · $5.2MSEC Form D | 4 Dec 2025 | – |
| Notes | Venture round · $5M | 16 Sep 2026 | – |
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Questions
Which media and entertainment startups in the United States raised money recently?
36 media and entertainment startups based in the United States announced or filed 37 venture rounds in the last 12 months, $424M of it stated. 6 of the rounds came in the last 90 days. The largest: Duetti (Venture round · $200M), Firebird Music (Venture round · $71.2M) and Breakaway Festival (Venture round · $48.9M). 6 of these startups are hiring now, with 9 open roles.
Where do these rounds come from?
From the startups' own announcements and the press, from SEC Form D filings in the United States and from the share allotments company registers publish (a filing is marked as one in the list). One round per startup, type and week; amounts as stated, in US dollars.
Are these startups hiring?
6 of the 36 startups have open roles on their own careers boards right now, 9 roles in all; each count links to them.