Top Media Startups in 2026

charity: water is reinventing charity - 100% model that uses every cent of public money to directly fund water projects - Proving every dollar with online reports with GPS coordinates and photos - Working with local implementing partners, ensuring longterm sustainability in all of our solutions Currently, about 130 private donors fund our staff and operating costs through a private giving program called The Well. That means 2M+ public donors have been able to help us serve over 10M people clean water since 2006.

FE International is an award-winning global M&A advisor of SaaS, e-commerce and content businesses. It has completed acquisitions for thousands of founders, owners and acquirers, and is the preeminent valuation thought leader in the industry. Its team includes experts in exit planning, valuation, accounting, legal and more. Founded in 2010, FE is known for its extensive network of pre-qualified international investors. With headquarters in New York and regional offices in Miami, San Francisco and London, FE is an international company serving clients worldwide. It was named one of The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies in 2021 and 2020 by The Financial Times and is also a two-time Inc. 5000 company. Take a peek into the M&A industry by reading our Mid-Year Report. It contains data from tens of thousands of FE valuations and over 1,000 acquisitions. We’ve combed through this information line by line to give you detailed insights into the M&A landscape, including what happened in the first half of 2021 and what you can expect in the second half of 2021. feinternational.com/mid-year-report-2021 For more information about FE International visit feinternational.com.

Adelaide is working on a tough problem - measuring the quality of advertising placements - whose solution will impact the direction of the media industry and culture for decades to come. Our vision is to increase the transparency of an $800B industry and create a more fair and equitable market for consumer attention.

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.

An AI-supported one-stop platform, where small businesses and startups anywhere in the world can get all their content needs to promote and market their businesses at a price of litre of camel's milk.

A global platform that empowers sustainability: news, articles, startups, and a sustainability index. OUR STORY We were founded in Rome in 2014. From there, we established our presence online via our sustainability news portal: impakter.com PARTNERS We are partners of many UN organisations, NGOs, think tanks, research centers and Universities. PROFILES: Linkedin: linkedin.com/company/impakter Twitter: twitter.com/Impakterdotcom Facebook: facebook.com/impakterdotcom Instagram: instagram.com/impakter

Digital business newspaper (media company) covering high finance for business interested individuals, finance/business professionals and institutions. More quality content and industry insights, but for a lot less.

Sensity is the verification-everything platform. We are building a new foundational security layer for the Internet: an all-inclusive solution for detecting fake identities, documents, images, video and audio, had they been AI-generated or digitally altered with software. Sensity secures enterprises clients on 4 continents in the financial industry, marketplaces, insurance companies, and cybersecurity and threat intelligence firms; we support the work of dozens of government agencies. Founded in 2018 by AI researchers, Sensity is the world’s first company specialized in the detection of AI-generated content. We are backed by Betaworks (HuggingFace, Giphy), Amadeus Capital (Graphcore, Improbable), other than by the European Commission's Horizon-KTE, Visa Everywhere and Google News Initiative. Sensity is featured in the New York Times, the Financial Times, Bloomberg

Kepler’s role is to be the activation engine for smarter marketing. We’re at our best when we have a better understanding of what motivates people. We use data science to build higher quality models and algorithms, and we deliver maximum results when able to collaborate with forward thinking creative partners. We are proud to be a member of the kyu collective, whose portfolio companies are leaders in each of these areas. Together we offer clients everything brands need to achieve success in today’s more personalized, tech-driven marketing environment. We use data science to build higher quality models and algorithms, and we deliver maximum results when able to collaborate with forward thinking creative partners.

Hi, we are Dept – a digital agency for creativity, technology and data. We help our clients build and accelerate their digital business by creating leading digital products, services and campaigns. Our team of over 1,500 experienced thinkers & makers spans 13 countries across Europe and the Americas. Since 1996, we live and breathe our ‘big enough to cope, small enough to care’ culture: Combining the size and scale to work with any brand in the world, with the agility, speed and personal relationships of a local, boutique agency. One agency, one team. For groundbreaking ideas. To scale up and get things done. To collaborate, support and tackle problems fast, and to guide you to anticipate what others couldn’t. - Feel like becoming a part of it!?