Top Entertainment Startups in 2026

At StubHub, our mission is simple: provide fans a safe, convenient place to get tickets to the games, concerts, and theater shows they want to see, and an easy way to sell their tickets when they can't go.

VICE.com is an ever-expanding nebula of immersive investigative journalism, uncomfortable sociological examination, uncouth activities, making fun of people who should know better, and award-winning documentaries from a worldwide network of contributors

Founded in 2015 by a group of passionate readers, Pratilipi is a storytelling platform that connects readers, writers, and their stories all in one place. All the magic happens in a super cool office in Bangalore, where we brainstorm, ideate, debate, and execute. Aggressive and fast-paced, we motivate ourselves with meaningful disputes over infinite cups of tea. Details - Online Literature Platform – 12 Languages, 1.1Million+ Writers, 4 Million Monthly Active Users, 330K+ Active Paying Subscribers, 80 minutes per User Per Day For All Daily Active Users, 144Min Per User Per Day For Active Subscribers, Negative Re-Subscription Churn Pratilipi Comics – 6 Lanuages, 1200+ Comics, 96K Monthly Active Users, 1K+ Monthly Paying Users Pratilipi FM – 9 Languages, 800K+ Audio Stories/Podcasts, 120K+ Monthly Active Users, 2K+ Active Subscribers IVM Podcasts - 150+ Shows, 1Million+ Monthly Listen, 3 Million+ Youtube Monthly Views Westland - Acquihired the team. 3rd Largest Trade Publisher in India, $2 Million Annualised Revenue IP - Licensing/Distribution Partnerships with Disney Star, Viacom, Zee, Audible, Amazon Music, Gaana, Rachayita Films, etc.

Shortfundly is an OTT (Over-The-Top) marketplace designed specifically for short films and indie content. It serves as a platform for filmmakers to showcase their work and for viewers to discover a wide range of short films across various genres. Here are some key aspects of Shortfundly OTT Marketplace: Content Discovery: Shortfundly offers an extensive collection of short films, making it easier for viewers to find and watch unique and diverse content that may not be available on mainstream platforms. Filmmaker Support: The platform provides a space for independent filmmakers to reach a global audience, helping them to gain recognition and potentially monetize their work. User Experience: With a user-friendly interface, Shortfundly ensures that viewers can easily navigate through the content, search for specific films, and enjoy a seamless viewing experience. Community Building: Shortfundly fosters a community of filmmakers and film enthusiasts, encouraging interaction and feedback through reviews and ratings. Monetization: Filmmakers can earn revenue through various monetization options provided by the platform, such as pay-per-view, subscriptions, and ad-based models. Accessibility: The platform is accessible on multiple devices, including smartphones, tablets, and desktops, allowing users to watch content anytime, anywhere. Curated Content: Shortfundly curates its content to ensure high quality and relevance, providing viewers with a well-selected catalog of short films. Overall, Shortfundly OTT Marketplace aims to bridge the gap between indie filmmakers and their audience, offering a specialized platform for the promotion and enjoyment of short films.

Philo is a young San Francisco-based startup building the future of television — letting you watch your favorite shows on all the devices you care about with intelligent search, insightful discovery, and effortless sharing. Philo was born in a Harvard dorm room, where cable TV wasn’t offered and the over-the-air broadcast couldn't penetrate the walls of the 300-year-old brick residence halls. The founders of Philo wanted to watch TV around campus, so they wrapped their room in aluminum foil to boost the signal, and connected it to a server to stream it over the campus network. Our technology may have changed, but our mission is the same. At Philo, we are building the TV experience we wanted for ourselves. Today, hundreds of thousands of students can use Philo to watch all the live and recorded television they love on all of their favorite devices, and that’s just the beginning.

Tatari is the leading technology platform for utilizing data and analytics to measure and buy ads across linear and connected TV. We understand the complexities that come with getting starting in TV advertising and we give brand marketers the transparency and ability optimize just like they would with a digital campaign. Tatari utilizes a proprietary data science methodology to show the true incremental lift from an ad campaign which helps brands better attribute their sales and invest in high performing inventory sources. Hundreds of brands, old and new to TV advertising, use Tatari’s measurement and media buying technology. Our team includes founders or leaders from other fast-rising companies, like Shazam, TrueCar, Crunchyroll, Vizify, LiveRail, LKQD as well as from more established large companies like Google, Facebook, and Stripe. We are not comprised of agency folks—most of us are engineers and data scientists by training, and we’re building the best solution in the industry. We have been recognized with awards for "best places to work" by both AdAge and Inc Magazine for 2020.

Viewers can watch on demand through vevo.com the mobile web, apps for mobile, tablets, TV's or through vevo tv the always on broadcast style linear music channels built by expert human programmers additionally vevo syndicates the catalogue to dozens of sites across the web giving music fans the option to view their favorite programming anywhere anytime.

Pluto TV, the leading free OTT television service in America, carries and creates more than 100 live linear channels in partnership with studios, cable network groups, digital media brands, publishers and distributors. Each month, millions of viewers tune in to be entertained and informed by premium news, TV shows, movies, sports, live events, cartoons and trending digital series. Pluto TV is available as a free app on mobile, web, and living room devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles, with offices in Berlin, New York City and Silicon Valley, Pluto TV is backed by USVP, ProSiebenSat.1 Media, Scripps Networks, Sky, United Talent Agency and other prominent investors.

We at BerlinRosen are a leading national strategic communications and public relations firm delivering high impact media, digital strategy and advertising to top organizations, companies and candidates. Whether you need to raise your profile, move public opinion on a policy issue, communicate in a crisis, reach people online or persuade voters with TV and direct mail that wins campaigns, we at BerlinRosen can help. Our six integrated areas of public relations practice consulting share a common approach. We start with a clear assessment of what you need, and we build from there, acting as counselors and helping you implement the winning plan from start to finish. Your message, your goal, your success story.

IMDb is the #1 movie website in the world with a combined web and mobile audience of more than 250 million unique monthly visitors. IMDb offers a searchable database of more than 185 million data items including more than 4 million movies, TV and entertainment programs and more than 6 million cast and crew members. Consumers rely on the information IMDb provides -- including local movie showtimes, ticketing, trailers, critic and user reviews, personalized recommendations, photo galleries, entertainment news, quotes, trivia, box-office data, editorial feature sections and a universal Watchlist – when deciding what to watch and where to watch it. IMDb’s portfolio of leading entertainment apps includes its popular “Movies & TV” app for iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Android phones, Android tablets and its mobile-optimized website. To date, there have been more than 115 million downloads of IMDb’s mobile apps worldwide.