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Recently Funded Media and Entertainment Startups in New York

Updated Aug 2026

There are 26 funded Media and Entertainment startups in New York in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Media and Entertainment startup funding landscape in New York, along with the 26 most recently funded Media and Entertainment startups in New York.

Media and Entertainment startups in New York closed 7 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 4 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $247M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $9.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $3.4M and $59M.

Capital in this sector leans toward early stage bets and undisclosed rounds. Frequent participation from venture firms focused on digital content indicates a preference for scalable software over traditional studio models. This mix of seed funding and opaque stage labels means companies are often in stealth or early growth, making them prime targets for early partnerships.

Media and Entertainment funded startup statistics in New York

Funded Media and Entertainment startups in New York
26
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
4
7 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$247M
6 of 7 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$9.0M
middle half $3.4M to $59M

Most recent funding round on record: Jun 2026.

26 most recently funded Media and Entertainment startups in New York

26 shown

Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.

A
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
A24 is an American independent entertainment company founded on August 20, 2012, by Daniel Katz, David…
Series Unknown ·
$75M
F
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Futures is a platform for musicians, artists and entrepreneurs utilizing creative deal structures and…
Seed ·
$6.0M
T
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Too Lost is a music technology and services company that provides music distribution and rights management…
Series Unknown ·
$150M
B
Burwoodland
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Burwoodland operates as a nightlife and event production company focusing on themed music dance parties.
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
W
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
WordCollections is a platform that offers a digital radio collection for comedians and other artists who…
Series Unknown ·
$1.0M
C
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Capsule enables teams to create consistent video 10 times faster. With no prior design, scripting, or editing…
Series A ·
$12M
H
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Highnote is the best way to discuss and organize notes on any audio file. Share time-specific notes,…
Series Unknown ·
$2.5M
G
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
GigFinesse reinvents the way artists and venues connect with each other. GigFinesse enables both venues and…
Series A ·
$5.8M
V
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Identify, track, and monetize any object in mobile social video.
Series Unknown ·
$10M
C
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
CrowdVolt is a platform where fans can exchange tickets to live events using a two-sided bidding system,…
·
$500k
H
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Hang Media, winner of the 2023 Cynopsis Sports Award for best production innovation, is the leading…
Series A ·
$9.2M
R
Roomza
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Roomza is an innovative hotel concept that aims to ethically challenge the dominance of Airbnb and…
Seed ·
Undisclosed
A
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Aditude helps publishers expand their enterprises and generate increased revenue.
Series A ·
$15M
V
Vulse
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
a cutting-edge LinkedIn scheduling tool assisting small businesses and marketing groups to produce unique and…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
S
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
African women writers, directors, and creators are who we seek out and work with to generate material for…
Seed ·
$750k
P
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Private Equity ·
$1.7B
T
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
The Muse is a job search and career development platform that helps candidates discover and land jobs that…
Venture - Series Unknown ·
$8.0M
A
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Alchemation is a theatrical and media producing company committed to the development and presentation of new…
Venture - Series Unknown ·
$1.6M
M
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Major League Soccer is the top-flight professional soccer league in the United States & Canada and features…
Debt Financing ·
$25M
K
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Kobalt provides technology solutions for a more transparent, efficient and empowering future for rights…
Debt Financing ·
$550M
V
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Vnue operates as a live entertainment music technology company that records and releases live concerts. It…
Post-IPO Equity ·
$1.5M
E
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Editframe is a developer platform that brings modern, scalable video creation to every developer. Based in…
Seed ·
$400k
L
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
The Last Pew is a digital media company that is creating original comedy videos and curating hilarious…
Pre-Seed ·
$100k
W
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
WaitWhat is a media invention company that invents boundary-breaking and profitable media properties that…
·
$12M
R
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Recount Media is a fast-growing startup focused on high quality journalism and short form video with a simple…
·
$18M
S
New York, United States · Media and Entertainment
Splice designs and develops a technology platform for music creators that streamlines the process of creating…
Series D ·
$55M

About the FundedIQ Media and Entertainment startup funding data in New York

FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.

Figures on this page cover the 26 funded Media and Entertainment startups in New York currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (1 of 7 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Media and Entertainment startups in New York is dated Jun 2026.

The table above shows the 26 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.

Frequently asked questions

How many funded Media and Entertainment startups are there in New York?

FundedIQ tracks 26 funded Media and Entertainment startups in New York. This page lists the 26 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.

How much funding have Media and Entertainment startups in New York raised?

Media and Entertainment startups in New York tracked by FundedIQ have raised $247M in disclosed capital across 7 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 4 rounds in the last 12 months. 6 of those 7 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.

What is a typical funding round size for Media and Entertainment startups in New York?

The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $9.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $3.4M and $59M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.

How often is the Media and Entertainment startup funding data in New York updated?

The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Media and Entertainment startups in New York is dated Jun 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.

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