Top Entertainment Industry Startups in 2026

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We are a fantasy sports focused betting company and bookmaker based in New York and owned by flutter entertainment. Or primary offering is a platform where sports fans can select a sport, pick a team and then for fun, or a real wager have those teams compete to score points and ultimately, win prizes. We offers a multitude of one-day, weekly and season-long game options for NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Golf, WNBA, and the EPL. In addition to this we also offer a traditional sportsbook allowing fans to place odds based bets on a wide range of live sporting events around the world.

Fever is the global leader in the digitalization of the Experience Economy, helping over 40 million people every month to discover the best experiences in their cities. Through its platform, Fever inspires users to enjoy the best local experiences, from gigs to theatre, live music, immersive experiences, and pop-ups, while empowering event organizers to create new original content.

Founded by IIT and Top US University graduates, Sciative Solutions is a leader in helping companies find right prices for every product, every market, every customer, every transaction. We are leading the Dynamic Pricing Revolution with our award winning machine learning and artificial intelligence powered technology tools. Sciative is powering price optimization of +100 Million prices globally across industries - such as retail, ecommerce, hospitality, travel, entertainment, technology services, CPG, and industrial products. For example our product in Retail is called BRIO. BRIO leverages big data architecture and applies cutting edge machine learning algorithms to help users find optimal prices for their products and services. A rich set of analytics features - Sales analytics dashboards, scenario planning with, a/b testing, 2nd margin estimation - allows users to make informed decisions and stay on top of business dynamics at play. This SaaS platform is live with more than 200 retailers in the country in electronics, fashion, cosmetics, and furniture domains. Our clients are getting 20% to 40% improvements in margins.

►Six Beats Of Separation® is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. ►Our mission is to educate, inspire, enlighten and unite people by instilling in them the importance and power of sharing. ►We create fan-driven, celebrity-fueled media content which generates revenue that benefits an ever-expanding portfolio of charitable causes. ►Celebrities, share their favorite songs for their favorite charities, via photographs and video interviews. ►This content then becomes a testament to our mission. One moment shared, can perpetually and positively change the world. ►Celebrate what's possible when we share...

VoiceQube is a US based software services company that has several clients across the Globe. We are currently growing at a rapid pace. Our company focusses on working with global clients who are developing cutting edge software applications. Our interest is in working on conversational ai tech that includes RASA, IBM Watson, Alexa, etc We also help clients build complex enterprise grade applications that are built on MERN stack or Django/Flask. We have a set of talented and extremely proactive software developers who are well versed with software development lifecycles and processes

We want to empower fans to connect to the creators they follow and love. Awesome worlds are being created by talented individuals around the world. Makeship allows these worlds to collide through collectible merchandise developed in partnership with the biggest creators on the internet. We admire these personalities because of the excitement and joy they bring into our lives, and we want to bring that same feeling to millions of fans worldwide through physical merch.

Jump is transforming the live sports experience with the only end-to-end fan engagement platform built specifically for sports teams and venues. By focusing on aligned incentives between teams and fans, our platform unifies ticketing, merchandise, and game day operations - creating a smoother, more fan-friendly experience. Founded in 2021 by e-commerce innovator Marc Lore, MLB legend Alex Rodriguez, and entrepreneur Jordy Leiser, we’ve raised $60 million from top investors including Alexis Ohanian’s Seven Seven Six and Forerunner Ventures. Our platform powers teams across the NBA, WNBA, and NWSL helping them boost ticket sales and deliver innovative fan experiences. We’re a remote-first team driven by core values - begin and build with trust, play like the underdog, win as a team, and do your thing. If you’re collaborative, adaptable, and eager to shape the future of live sports, Jump is the place for you.

Whip Media is transforming the global content licensing ecosystem with a market leading enterprise software platform that centrally connects data, processes and teams throughout the digital distribution journey. Powered by proprietary data and predictive insights, we enable the world’s top entertainment organizations to efficiently distribute, control and monetize their TV and movie content to drive revenue and direct-to-consumer growth. Whip Media has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, London and Paris.

Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC) transforms concepts and dreams into spaces that provoke imagination and creativity. We have designed MOIC to be a culturally inclusive environment and community, inspiring human connection and through the universal power of ice cream. MOIC is a Figure8 brand. We believe in creating beautiful and shareable environments that foster IRL interaction and URL connections, providing fun, multi-sensorial expressions of ice cream that cater to the appetites of our generation. With four locations under our belt, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Miami, we are just getting started. Museum of Ice Cream debuts 7 new out-of-this-world flavors that will transport you to a place your tastebuds can only imagine. Gooey peanut butter with salted pretzels covered with creamy milk chocolate; juicy tropical mango with a hint of spicy chili and bursts of sweet raspberry; and swirls of rich dark chocolate and creamy vanilla with ribbons of fudge and crunchy pieces of chocolate-covered cone - these are just a few of our unique and ultra tasty experiences!