Top Media Startups in 2026

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Epic! is a leading digital media brand for kids, bringing unlimited reading and learning to 5 million children in homes and in schools. Epic!'s award-winning subscription-based platform is designed to foster a love of reading and self-directed learning, encouraging kids to explore their interests and learn in a fun, safe, kid-friendly environment with unlimited access to 25,000 books and videos. Partnerships with 250 leading publishers such as HarperCollins, Macmillan, and Nat Geo Kids bring an unparalleled selection of content to kids in the U.S. and around the world. Epic! is a rapidly-growing startup in Redwood City with great restaurants and coffee shops nearby. Parking is easy, and our office is a short walk from Caltrain. We’re a small but mighty team; all passionate about what we’re building. We have the support of terrific investors and veterans of the children’s publishing industry; and have been featured by Forbes, Parenting, Techcrunch, The TODAY Show and more.

Grammarly is the trusted AI assistant for communication and productivity, helping over 40 million people and 50,000 organizations do their best work. Companies like Atlassian, Databricks, and Zoom rely on Grammarly to brainstorm, compose, and enhance communication that moves work forward. Grammarly works where you work, integrating seamlessly with over 500,000 applications and websites. --- Grammarly stands with Ukraine. We invite you to do the same. Here are some ways you can help: gram.ly/WeStandWithUkraine

We are experts & innovators in adaptive streaming video technologies. Bitmovin video infrastructure APIs enable media companies & brands to deliver premium video experiences to any device, without buffering or startup delays. Designed by developers for developers, our APIs provide complete control and flexibility to support common and advanced video workflows and applications, and feature: - Fastest Video Encoding on the market, in the cloud & on-premise (100x realtime) - World's most intelligent Adaptive Video Player & Mobile SDKs - Support for VR & 360 video, DRM, advertising, and more. Bitmovin actively participates in video streaming research, continuously integrating latest technology into our APIs.

Tipalti provides a holistic, multi-entity accounts payable solution. Organizations that employ Tipalti typically reduce 80% of their supplier payments workflow and are able to move towards a cost-neutral payables operation. Tipalti runs on a secure, cloud-based platform that includes a brandable supplier portal to enhances self-service, a true OCR-driven touchless invoice processing automation workflow with two-way and three-way PO matching, a KPMG-certified tax compliance module, global payment remittance to over 190 countries and 120 currencies across six payment methods, a friction-less early payments capability that streamlines negotiation and adoption, and bi-directional, real-time payment reconciliation. Tipalti is trusted by Amazon, GoDaddy, Roku, Twitter, and hundreds of other innovative companies looking to transform payables so their finance teams can focus on more strategic efforts and company growth.

Zwift is the app that makes indoor training fun. Connecting cyclists and runners around the world, Zwift mixes the intensity of training with the immersive and engaging play of gaming. Ride or run virtual worlds with a community that motivates you at every mile. You'll get faster and stronger and have a blast doing it. You can become the undisputed king or queen of the mountain, leave your competitors in your wake to become the sprint jersey holder, or simply join your friends for a leisurely run on a Sunday morning. Launched from the sunny beaches of Long Beach, CA., the Zwift community is active in 195 countries and growing. We’re endlessly positive, relentlessly inventive, and always looking to improve... wanna join?

Newsela provides school districts with authentic instructional content that supports their curriculum, empowers teachers across subjects to promote standards-based instruction, and drives student engagement and learning. Content is published daily at 5 reading levels and aligned to standards with student activities and teaching scaffolds designed to bring lessons to life. With over 20 million users, Newsela is already helping kids improve their reading skills in all 50 states and more than 150 countries. We're looking for passionate, creative people with quick minds and warm hearts to join us. If you believe that all students deserve a more rigorous, more personalized learning experience, please apply to join our team.

We're your digital library and bookstore, all in one. for one low subscription fee every month, you can read unlimited amounts of books and magazines from your phone, tablet, or computer. we also provide document hosting services. we're bringing print entertainment to the digital stage.

Asana was started with a mission: to help humanity thrive by enabling all teams to work together effortlessly. It’s a work-tracking tool that provides total clarity, energized focus, and frictionless collaboration, so that in every moment, each person knows what they should be doing and why they’re doing it. Asana is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies today. Just five years since launch, we’re already making tens of millions of dollars each year with revenue growing exponentially. We’ve assembled an amazing group of people to do great things with us, and we're backed by some great investors, including: Adam D’Angelo, Aditya Agarwal and Ruchi Sanghvi, a16z, Andrew Mason, Benchmark Capital, Eric Ries, Founders Fund, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, Roger McNamee, Sam Altman, Tony Hsieh, 8VC

Wunderkind is a leading performance marketing engine that delivers tailored experiences at scale. Digital businesses use Wunderkind to remember who users are better than ever before, allowing them to deliver high-performing, one-to-one messages on websites, through emails and texts, and in ads at a scale that’s not otherwise possible. Wunderkind drives $1.2 billion dollars annually in directly attributable revenue for top eCommerce brands like Uniqlo, Sonos and HelloFresh, often ranking as a top-3 revenue channel in their own analytics. Wunderkind is maniacally obsessed with ROI and aims to be the infrastructural interface between individuals and brands in a world where consumers choose what they want, from whom, and when. Learn more at wunderkind.co.