The most active media and entertainment startup investors
286 investors hold three or more media and entertainment startups each, 1,315 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (86), Y Combinator (68) and 500 Global (57). 46 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 8 Nov 2026
investors
286
portfolio startups
1,315
of them raised in 12 months
6
accelerators
46
Investors backing startups worldwide
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Ground News, Noveleffect, Ziibra | 86 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · TensorTest, Jasper AI, Laylo | 68 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Beatdapp, Brightcove, Popsa | 57 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 EndeavorAccelerator · United States · Carry1St, archdaily, Tricentis | 32 | 54 | Oct 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · ChatCut, For Youth, # Komi | 23 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · Amazon, Markable, VUZ | 21 | 152 | Nov 2026 |
 Andreessen HorowitzVenture capital · United States · Sound.xyz, Carry1St, BuzzFeed | 20 | 101 | Nov 2026 |
 NEAVenture capital · United States · ByteDance, Synthesia, Philo | 20 | 37 | Oct 2026 |
 GVVenture capital · United States · Synthesia, Flick, Kobalt Music | 17 | 56 | Oct 2026 |
 Global BrainVenture capital · Japan · Mirrativ, Lokal, Voicy | 17 | 30 | Oct 2026 |
 Comcast VenturesVenture capital · United States · Amazon, The Athletic, TuneIn | 16 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Radical PartnersAccelerator · Beacons, Energy Exchange, New World Symphony | 15 | – | – |
 UnreasonableAccelerator · The Hindu, NewsMedical, Renewableenergymagazine | 15 | – | – |
 Union Square VenturesVenture capital · United States · Oddcast, Wattpad, Top Hat | 14 | 21 | Oct 2026 |
 Lightspeed Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Typeface, Audius, AWA Studios | 13 | 84 | Nov 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Jasper AI, Restream, Shutterstock | 13 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 Precursor VenturesVenture capital · United States · The Athletic, Charter - Future of Work, AI, Management, Hybrid, Holloway | 13 | 13 | Sep 2026 |
 GreycroftVenture capital · United States · Nielsen, Huffpost, Voxmedia | 12 | 19 | Nov 2026 |
 The Chernin GroupVenture capital · United States · The Athletic, Hodinkee, Themeateater | 12 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 Abry PartnersPrivate equity · United States · Screenvision Media, Nexstar Media Group, Hartbeat | 12 | 1 | Aug 2026 |
 Shamrock CapitalPrivate equity · United States · Screenvision Media, Adweek, VidMob | 12 | 1 | Jun 2026 |
 SFC CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · BibliU, Startuprise, Voice-Swap | 11 | 80 | Oct 2026 |
 CoCo FinanceVenture capital · Germany · BKBN, Inkitt, BMG | 11 | 5 | Aug 2026 |
 Advancit CapitalVenture capital · United States · The Athletic, The Outline, Vistar Media | 11 | 1 | Nov 2025 |
 New Zealand Growth Capital PartnersVenture capital · New Zealand · Parrot Analytics, Melodics, Shift72 | 11 | – | – |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · Silicon Republic, Harmonix, VideoVerse | 10 | 36 | Nov 2026 |
 KarpReillyPrivate equity · United States · Cision, Time Out, Time | 10 | – | – |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Synthesia, Hootsuite, Voxmedia | 9 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Soma CapitalVenture capital · United States · Laika, Lokal, Ketone-IQ® | 9 | 62 | Nov 2026 |
 Kleiner PerkinsVenture capital · United States · Synthesia, Harmonic, Aol.com | 9 | 47 | Nov 2026 |
 Battery VenturesVenture capital · United States · Warp, Minutemedia, Vidyard | 9 | 36 | Nov 2026 |
 Expert DojoAccelerator · United States · ContentRadar, 2026 Copyright Pluc Network PVT Ltd., LiVeritas Biosciences, Inc. | 9 | 2 | Jul 2026 |
 Higher Ground LabsAccelerator · Roll Call, Community, Vocal Media | 9 | 1 | Dec 2025 |
 Access Venture PartnersVenture capital · United States · Thomson Reuters, CNET, Mashable | 9 | – | Sep 2024 |
 Punakaiki FundVenture capital · New Zealand · Reseller News, theaustralian, NZ Herald | 9 | – | – |
 Phoenix CourtVenture capital · United Kingdom · The Business of Fashion, Wonder Studios, Sofar Sounds | 8 | 65 | Oct 2026 |
 SeedcampAccelerator · United Kingdom · Synthesia, Hootsuite, Argil | 8 | 61 | Nov 2026 |
 BGFVenture capital · United Kingdom · Monodraught, Sentric Music Limited, palmerhargreaves | 8 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 CoatueVenture capital · United States · Jasper AI, ByteDance, Patreon | 8 | 35 | Nov 2026 |
 MaC Venture CapitalVenture capital · United States · Freethink, Blavity News & Entertainment, Wonder Dynamics | 8 | 19 | Oct 2026 |
The most backed startups worldwide
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Amazon | 11 |
 Loom | 8 |
 Jasper AI | 7 |
 Patreon | 7 |
 Synthesia | 7 |
 ByteDance | 7 |
 DoubleVerify | 6 |
 Voxmedia | 6 |
 Inkitt | 6 |
 Time | 6 |
 TVision Insights | 6 |
 The Athletic | 6 |
 We Are FINE | 6 |
 Suno | 5 |
 Typeface | 5 |
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Who invests in media and entertainment startups?
286 investors hold three or more media and entertainment startups each, 1,315 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Techstars (86), Y Combinator (68) and 500 Global (57). 46 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for a sector when at least three of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,417 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,417 portfoliosUpdated 8 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0