1) Vice Media
Vice is a multi-platform media company. They make television, videos, magazines, and websites about the things that interest young people.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $5.70B (April 2011)
- Country: United States
- State: New York
- City: Brooklyn
- Started in: 1994
- Founders: Shane Smith, Suroosh Alvi
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $2,690.00M
- Funding rounds: 8
- Number of investors: 13
You can find their website here.
2) Patreon
Patreon is a membership platform that makes it easy for artists and creators to get paid.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $4.00B (September 2020)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Jack Conte, Sam Yam
- Number of employees: 500-1,000
- Funding: $417.30M
- Funding rounds: 10
- Number of investors: 36
You can find their website here.
3) Magic Leap
Magic Leap is a next-generation wearable computer that enables users to interact with digital devices in a cinematic way.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $2.00B (October 2014)
- Country: United States
- State: Florida
- City: Plantation
- Started in: 2010
- Founders: Brian Schowengerdt, Rony Abovitz
- Number of employees: 1,000-5,000
- Funding: $426.50M
- Funding rounds: 11
- Number of investors: 28
You can find their website here.
4) Lightricks
Lightricks is a leading provider of mobile imaging solutions, with industry-leading expertise in image processing, camera integration, and computer vision.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.80B (July 2019)
- Country: Israel
- City: Jerusalem
- Started in: 2013
- Founders: Amit Goldstein, Itai Tsiddon, Nir Pochter, Yaron Inger, Zeev Farbman
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $335.00M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 13
You can find their website here.
5) Epidemic Sound
EPIDEMIC SOUNDS is a music company that helps online creators and people with passion in music to make their own soundtrack absolutely free.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.40B (March 2021)
- Country: Sweden
- City: Stockholm
- Started in: 2009
- Founders: David Stenmarck, Hjalmar Winbladh, Jan Zachrisson, Oscar Höglund, Peer Åström
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $476.14M
- Funding rounds: 5
- Number of investors: 10
You can find their website here.
6) Mux
Mux is a video platform designed to make video streaming and analytics possible for every development team.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (April 2021)
- Country: United States
- State: California
- City: San Francisco
- Started in: 2015
- Founders: Adam Brown, Jon Dahl, Matt McClure, Steve Heffernan
- Number of employees: 100-250
- Funding: $173.92M
- Funding rounds: 8
- Number of investors: 28
You can find their website here.
7) Meero
Meero provides AI-based services for enhancing photographs online. They offer image recognition modeling and visual search technology, as well as a curated marketplace of world-class photo editors.
Details of the startup:
- Valuation: $1.00B (June 2019)
- Country: France
- City: Paris
- Started in: 2016
- Founders: Guillaume Lestrade, Thomas Rebaud
- Number of employees: 250-500
- Funding: $297.50M
- Funding rounds: 7
- Number of investors: 17
You can find their website here.