Funded Media and Entertainment Startups in Canada
The standout in this Canada media and entertainment cut is Stingray, with a disclosed $500M round dated 2024-12-09.
The standout in this Canada media and entertainment cut is Stingray, with a disclosed $500M round dated 2024-12-09. Every other disclosed amount shown sits below that level (for example, BBTV’s $16M on 2023-02-05 and Chester Playhouse’s $2M on 2023-08-27), making Stingray’s disclosed figure an outlier relative to the rest of the list.
Date- and geography-wise, the rows cluster heavily around Quebec and Montréal: multiple entries are based in Montréal (Duo Productions on 2026-03-04; Diffuse on 2023-10-12 as “Montréal”; Sphere Media and Animatr.AI appear as Montréal and Toronto respectively), while Quebec/Montréal accounts for several disclosed and undisclosed rounds including ComediHa (Quebec) on 2024-07-26 for $870K and Doodles (Vancouver) on 2022-09-13 for $54M. The 15 rows span 2021-10-15 (Locketgo, Montréal) through 2026-05-15 (Confederation Centre, Charlottetown), with the most recent entry being Confederation Centre. Stages are also skewed: 7 of 15 rows list “Series Unknown,” and 5 of 15 rows show “undisclosed” amounts.
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed round here, and is it materially larger than the rest of the disclosed amounts?
Stingray’s disclosed $500M round on 2024-12-09 dwarfs the rest of the disclosed figures shown, with the next-largest disclosed amount far lower (BBTV at $16M on 2023-02-05; Chester Playhouse at $2M on 2023-08-27).
Do recent rounds cluster into a narrow window, or are they spread out across years?
They’re spread out overall, covering 2021-10-15 (Locketgo, Montréal, undisclosed) through 2026-05-15 (Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, $550K). Within the list’s recency, several entries land in 2024–2025 (e.g., Stingray $500M on 2024-12-09; ComediHa $870K on 2024-07-26; Tidal League Seed in 2025-05-12 with undisclosed amount).
Which cities appear repeatedly, suggesting geographic concentration within the dataset?
Montréal shows up multiple times across different companies and years (Duo Productions 2026-03-04 for $660K; Diffuse 2023-10-12 as “Montréal,” amount undisclosed; Sphere Media 2023-05-29 as “Montréal,” amount undisclosed), while other cities like Vancouver (BBTV 2023-02-05 for $16M; Doodles 2022-09-13 for $54M) and Toronto (Animatr.AI 2023-05-01; both in 1 row each) appear less often.
How does the stage/label mix look—does “Series Unknown” dominate, and how do known stages compare?
“Series Unknown” appears in 7 of 15 rows (for example, Stingray 2024-12-09 for $500M and ComediHa 2024-07-26 for $870K), while explicitly stated stages include Seed (Tidal League 2025-05-12, undisclosed; LocketGo 2023-05-01 for $240K) and Series A (Doodles 2022-09-13 for $54M).
Are there notable amount outliers beyond the top disclosed round?
Yes. Chester Playhouse shows a relatively small disclosed $2M on 2023-08-27 compared with much larger disclosed entries like BBTV’s $16M (2023-02-05) and Stingray’s $500M (2024-12-09), while multiple rows are “undisclosed” (e.g., Tidal League 2025-05-12; Diffuse 2023-10-12; Sphere Media 2023-05-29), limiting what can be inferred from smaller disclosed comparisons.
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