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1. TRACXN TOP BUSINESS MODELS REPORT
February 08, 2022
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

2. Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report Copyright © 2022, Tracxn Technologies Limited. All rights reserved.
Contents
Media & Entertainment Funding -
Overview
3
Top Funded Business Models 4
One pagers 9
Appendix 59
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Media & Entertainment - Funding in last 1 year
3
Social Platforms $4.7B
OTT Video $2.1B
Internet First Media $1.4B
Music Tech $1.4B
Digital Publishing Platforms $1.3B
Online Photos $967M
Y-o-Y Funding
Top Investors by Funding Rounds
Seed
Stage
Y Combinator
IPV
Techstars
12
6
5
Early
Stage
Andreessen Horowitz
Gaingels Syndicate
Accel
8
6
5
Late
Stage
Tencent
SoftBank Vision Fund
New Enterprise Associates
4
4
3
Funding by Geography
Top Feeds by $ Funding
Top Funding Rounds
United States (49%)
India (17%)
Sweden (4%)
China (3%)
United Kingdom (3%)
Australia (3%)
Israel (3%)
Others (18%)
$ Funding # Rounds
Truth Social
(2021, United States)
$1.0B - Series D
Reddit
(2005, United States)
$700M - Series F
ShareChat
(2015, India)
$502M - Series E
VerSe
(2007, India)
$450M - Series I
Epidemic Sound
(2009, Sweden)
$450M - Series D
BetKing
(2018, Nigeria)
$293M - Series C
ShareChat
(2015, India)
$266M - Series G
IVI
(2010, Russia)
$250M - Series D
Kuaikan Manhua
(2014, China)
$240M - Series F
Smart News
(2012, Japan)
$230M - Series F
Fever
(2014, United States)
$226M - Series D
ShareChat
(2015, India)
$225M - Series E

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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (1/5)
4
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
1▲4 Vernacular Content Sharing Platforms $1.7B 7 ShareChat | $502M | Series E Link
2-- Politics Focused Social Networks $1.0B 2 Truth Social | $1.0B | Series D Link
3▲1 Online Discussion Forums $700M 1 Reddit | $700M | Series F Link
4▲15 Music Licensing Marketplace $524M 4 Epidemic Sound | $450M | Series D Link
5-- Comics Based Storytelling Platforms $330M 2 Kuaikan Manhua | $240M | Series F Link
6▲8 Sports Betting Platforms $309M 10 BetKing | $293M | Series C Link
7▼6 Subscription Video On Demand $287M 6 IVI | $250M | Series D Link
8▲22 Graphic Design Tools $271M 2 Canva | $200M | Series F Link
9▲51 Advertisement Based Video On Demand $267M 7 Vidio | $150M | Series D Link
10▲26 Virtual Social Networks $251M 5 ZEPETO | $150M | Series B Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (2/5)
5
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
11▲140 Event Ticketing Marketplace $235M 6 Fever | $226M | Series D Link
12▲164 Photo Editing Apps $230M 4 ZEPETO | $150M | Series B Link
13▲18 OTT Live Streaming Distribution Solutions $210M 12 StreamElements | $100M | Series B Link
14▲40 Online Interest Based Communities $175M 7 IRL | $170M | Series C Link
15-- Online Lottery Agents $170M 2 Jackpocket | $120M | Series D Link
16▲113 Video Sharing Platforms $165M 14 Vidio | $150M | Series D Link
17▲1 Subscription Based Blogging Platforms $155M 1 Patreon | $155M | Series F Link
18▲30 OTT Video Encoding and Transcoding Solutions $136M 7 Caton Techno.. | $50.0M | Series B Link
19▼17 OTT Video Management Solutions $133M 11 JW Player | $100M | Series E Link
20▲20 Gaming Streaming Platforms $122M 5 Genvid | $113M | Series C Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (3/5)
6
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
21▲38 Music Concert Ticket Booking Platforms $122M 1 Dice | $122M | Series C Link
22▲119 Music Concert Ticketing Marketplace $122M 1 Dice | $122M | Series C Link
23▲19 OTT Video Audience Analytics $105M 2 Mux | $105M | Series D Link
24▲51 Music DistributionPlatforms $100M 5 UnitedMasters | $50.0M | Series C Link
25▲162 P2P OTT Video Content Delivery Network $100M 1 Theta Token | $100M | Series A Link
26▲6 Podcast Aggregators $92.5M 6 Podimo | $78.0M | Series B Link
27▲8 Intelligent 3D avatars $90.2M 2 Genies | $65.0M | Series B Link
28▲53 Digital Media Groups $87.7M 6 Recurrent | $75.0M | Series C Link
29▲18 TV Encoding and Transcoding Solutions $86.4M 5 V-Nova | $38.8M | Series C Link
30▲42 Sports Multi Channel Networks $82.5M 3 Overtime | $80.0M | Series C Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (4/5)
7
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
31▲147 Stock Photography Platforms $77.3M 5 Getty Images | $75.0M | Series C Link
32-- Video News Publishers $75.0M 1 Brut | $75.0M | Series C Link
33▲36 IPTV Distribution Solutions $64.9M 5 Dejero | $47.8M | Series C Link
34▲3 Podcast Networks $64.7M 15 Podimo | $78.0M | Series B Link
35-- Casino Games Developers $63.1M 5 Pokerface | $30.0M | Series A Link
36▲98 Music Copyrights Management Software $60.5M 4 Pex | $57.0M | Series B Link
37▲71 OTT Video Recognition Solutions $60.3M 3 Clarifai | $60.0M | Series C Link
38-- Comics Reading Apps $59.1M 3 Copin Comics | $43.0M | Series C Link
39-- Feedback Driven Self Publishing Platforms $59.0M 1 Inkitt | $59.0M | Series B Link
40-- Esports Betting Platforms $58.0M 4 Rivalry | $22.0M | Series A Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (5/5)
8
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
41-- OTT Video Rights Management Solutions $57.0M 1 Pex | $57.0M | Series B Link
42▼18 Collaborative Music Creation Software $53.4M 4 BandLab | $53.0M | Series B Link
43-- Music Learning Platforms $51.1M 9 JoyTunes | $50.0M | Series C Link
44▲75 Virtual MVPDs $50.0M 2 Plex | $50.0M | Series C Link
45▲26 Vernacular Storytelling Platforms $49.7M 3 Pratilipi | $49.7M | Series D Link
46-- Media Over IP Solutions $47.8M 1 Dejero | $47.8M | Series C Link
47▲65 Online Patient Communities $47.8M 4 PatientsLikeMe | $26.0M | Series D Link
48▼15 Indian Music Streaming Platforms $40.0M 1 Gaana | $40.0M | Series C Link
49▼6 K-12 Learning Communities $37.5M 4 Saturn | $35.0M | Series C Link
50▲45 Event Outcome Based Betting Platforms $33.6M 3 Kalshi | $30.0M | Series A Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
Vernacular Content Sharing Platforms
01
9
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$1.7B (▲354%)
7(▲75%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$2.4B
14
-
33
4
Social Platforms (MyHeritage)
(# Cos: 11460 | $31.5B)
Horizontal (Facebook)
(# Cos: 4295 | $20.1B)
Photo and Video Sharing (Instagram)
(# Cos: 596 | $3.2B)
Vernacular (ShareChat)
(# Cos: 33 | $2.4B)
ShareChat
(2015, India, $1.4B)
VerSe
(2007, India, $942M)
Josh
(2020, India)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
ShareChat (2015, India)
$502M - Series E - Apr 2021
VerSe (2007, India)
$450M - Series I - May 2021
ShareChat (2015, India)
$266M - Series G - Dec 2021
ShareChat (2015, India)
$225M - Series E - Mar 2021
ShareChat (2015, India)
$145M - Series F - Jul 2021
Public (2018, India)
$41.0M - Series C - Mar 2021
VerSe (2007, India)
$28.0M - Series I - Jan 2022

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
Truth Social (2021, United States)
$1.0B - Series D - Dec 2021
myBalbo (2020, United States)
$401K - Seed - Jan 2022
Politics Focused Social Networks
02
10
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Social Platforms (Facebook)
(# Cos: 11460 | $31.5B)
Interest Based (FANDOM)
(# Cos: 4118 | $7.2B)
Politics (Brigade)
(# Cos: 39 | $1.0B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$1.0B ( -- )
2( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$1.0B
7
-
39
1
Brigade
(2014, United States, $9.3M)
Praja App
(2019, India)
Truth Social
(2021, United States, $1.0B)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Recent Funding Rounds
Reddit (2005, United States)
$700M - Series F - Aug 2021
Online Discussion Forums
03
11
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Social Platforms (MyHeritage)
(# Cos: 11460 | $31.5B)
Horizontal (Facebook)
(# Cos: 4295 | $20.1B)
Discussion Forums (Reddit)
(# Cos: 630 | $2.0B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$700M (▲90.2%)
1(▼50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
29
$2.0B
198
-
630
2
Reddit
(2005, United States, $1.6B)
StumbleUpon
(2001, United States, $18.5M)
Whisper
(2012, United States, $61.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Recent Funding Rounds
Music Licensing Marketplace
04
12
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$524M (▲488%)
4(▼33.3%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$679M
20
1
27
6
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 5109 | $13.8B)
Music Artist IT (Triller)
(# Cos: 1481 | $2.2B)
Copyrights Management (Epidemic
Sound)
(# Cos: 70 | $770M)
Licensing Marketplace (7digital)
(# Cos: 27 | $679M)
7digital
(2004, United Kingdom)
Epidemic Sound
(2009, Sweden, $476M)
Songtradr
(2014, United States, $100M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Epidemic Sound (2009, Sweden)
$450M - Series D - Mar 2021
Songtradr (2014, United States)
$50.0M - Series D - Jun 2021
Tracklib (2014, Sweden)
$16.8M - Series B - Sep 2021
Lickd (2016, United Kingdom)
$7.0M - Series B - Sep 2021

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
Kuaikan Manhua (2014, China)
$240M - Series F - Aug 2021
Kuaikan Manhua (2014, China)
$89.6M - Series D - Jun 2021
Comics Based Storytelling Platforms
05
13
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Digital Publishing Platforms (Quora)
(# Cos: 1229 | $6.5B)
Storytelling Platforms (Wattpad)
(# Cos: 395 | $1.4B)
Comics (Tapas)
(# Cos: 31 | $731M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$330M ( -- )
2( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$731M
14
-
31
1
Tapas
(2012, United States, $6.4M)
Madefire
(2011, United States, $15.0M)
Kuaikan Manhua
(2014, China, $685M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Recent Funding Rounds
Sports Betting Platforms
06
14
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$309M (▲186%)
10(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
29
$481M
99
5
406
4
Gambling Tech (Huuuge Games)
(# Cos: 5848 | $2.6B)
Online Gambling Platforms (Lottery)
(# Cos: 2687 | $1.8B)
Betting (bet365)
(# Cos: 626 | $698M)
Sports (Unikrn)
(# Cos: 543 | $590M)
Multi Sports (Betfair Group)
(# Cos: 406 | $481M)
Betfair Group
(2000, United Kingdom)
bet365
(2001, United Kingdom)
Sporting Index
(1992, United Kingdom)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
BetKing (2018, Nigeria)
$293M - Series C - Jun 2021
WAGR (2019, United States)
$12.0M - Series A - Jan 2022
PlayUp (2014, Australia)
$9.9M - Series B - Feb 2021
WAGR (2019, United States)
$4.0M - Seed - Jun 2021
Betcha (2019, United States)
$4.0M - Angel - Jul 2021
PickGuru (2021, United Kingdom)
$3.5M - Seed - Nov 2021
PropSwap (2014, United States)
$2.0M - Seed - Mar 2021
View all 10 Funding Rounds on Tracxn Platform

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Recent Funding Rounds
Subscription Video On Demand
07
15
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$287M (▼62%)
6( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
37
$4.3B
98
5
561
9
OTT Video (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 4857 | $25.5B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Pluto TV)
(# Cos: 2532 | $15.1B)
Video On Demand (VOD) (FuboTV)
(# Cos: 1217 | $10.2B)
Film & TV (Viki)
(# Cos: 933 | $8.1B)
Subscription (SVOD) (Netflix)
(# Cos: 561 | $4.3B)
Netflix
(1997, United States, $30.0M)
Viki
(2010, South Korea, $24.3M)
iflix
(2014, Malaysia, $348M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
IVI (2010, Russia)
$250M - Series D - May 2021
Tving (2011, South Korea)
$35.3M - Series C - Jun 2021
Passionflix (2016, United States)
$1.6M - Series A - Apr 2021
BlackOakTV (2020, United States)
$125K - Seed - Sep 2021
BlackOakTV (2020, United States)
$120K - Seed - May 2021
Nebula (2019, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Sep 2021

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
Canva (2013, Australia)
$200M - Series F - Sep 2021
Canva (2013, Australia)
$71.0M - Series E - Apr 2021
Graphic Design Tools
08
16
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Online Photos (Giphy)
(# Cos: 4691 | $9.8B)
Editing (PicsArt)
(# Cos: 1100 | $1.7B)
Graphic Design Tools (Canva)
(# Cos: 32 | $584M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$271M (▲352%)
2( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$584M
6
-
32
2
Canva
(2013, Australia, $581M)
PicMonkey
(2012, United States)
Gravit Designer
(2014, Canada, $650K)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
Advertisement Based Video On Demand
09
17
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$267M (▲1844%)
7(▲600%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
15
$3.7B
54
2
280
5
OTT Video (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 4857 | $25.5B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Pluto TV)
(# Cos: 2532 | $15.1B)
Video On Demand (VOD) (FuboTV)
(# Cos: 1217 | $10.2B)
Film & TV (Netflix)
(# Cos: 933 | $8.1B)
Ad-Supported (AVOD) (Crackle)
(# Cos: 280 | $3.7B)
Crackle
(2004, United States, $5.3M)
Youku Tudou
(2006, China, $122M)
IQiyi
(2010, China, $2.0B)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Vidio (2014, Indonesia)
$150M - Series D - Nov 2021
Atmosphere (2010, United States)
$80.0M - Series C - Jan 2022
Atmosphere (2010, United States)
$25.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
CreatorPlus (2021)
$12.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
Reveel (2020, United States)
$105K - Seed - Feb 2021
Ckrowd (2020, Nigeria)
$60.0K - Seed - Nov 2021
Letsflix (2017, United States)
Undisclosed - Angel - Feb 2021

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
ZEPETO (2018, South Korea)
$150M - Series B - Nov 2021
VRChat (2014, United States)
$80.0M - Series D - Jun 2021
Itsme (2017, United States)
$15.2M - Series A - Apr 2021
Somewhere Good (2019, United States)
$3.8M - Seed - May 2021
ThoughtWorld (2021, United States)
$2.0M - Angel - Jul 2021
Virtual Social Networks
10
18
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Social Platforms (MyHeritage)
(# Cos: 11460 | $31.5B)
Horizontal (Facebook)
(# Cos: 4295 | $20.1B)
Metaverse (IMVU)
(# Cos: 78 | $493M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$251M (▲422%)
5(▲25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
5
$493M
42
1
78
8
IMVU
(2004, United States, $77.0M)
Sulake
(2000, Finland, $11.7M)
VRChat
(2014, United States, $91.6M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
Fever (2014, United States)
$226M - Series D - Jan 2022
TicketSwap (2012, Netherlands)
$9.9M - Series A - Jun 2021
Project Admis.. (2017, United States)
$9.0M - Seed - Dec 2021
BookMe (2012, Pakistan)
$7.5M - Series A - Dec 2021
Mirthy (2020, United Kingdom)
$1.1M - Seed - Aug 2021
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1950, Canada)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jan 2022
Event Ticketing Marketplace
11
19
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Online Event Ticketing (TodayTix)
(# Cos: 3537 | $4.9B)
Multicategory (Ticket Master)
(# Cos: 2513 | $2.6B)
Marketplace (Eventbrite)
(# Cos: 1448 | $2.1B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$235M (▲ >10K%)
6(▲50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
79
$2.1B
234
3
1448
20
Eventbrite
(2006, United States, $349M)
Ticket Master
(1976, United States, $33.0M)
Book My Show
(1999, India, $228M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
ZEPETO (2018, South Korea)
$150M - Series B - Nov 2021
PicsArt (2011, United States)
$130M - Series C - Aug 2021
Lightricks (2013, Israel)
$100M - Series D - Sep 2021
Blend (2021, India)
$332K - Seed - Apr 2021
Photo Editing Apps
12
20
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Online Photos (Giphy)
(# Cos: 4691 | $9.8B)
Editing (Canva)
(# Cos: 1100 | $1.7B)
Amateur (PicsArt)
(# Cos: 865 | $1.0B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$230M (▲ >10K%)
4( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
14
$1.0B
99
-
865
8
PicsArt
(2011, United States, $195M)
Visual Supply Co
(2011, United States, $135M)
Gfycat
(2015, United States, $12.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
StreamElements (2016, Israel)
$100M - Series B - Sep 2021
Kumu (2017, Philippines)
$73.6M - Series C - Oct 2021
Livepeer (2017, United States)
$20.0M - Series B - Jul 2021
Maestro (2015, United States)
$15.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
Kumu (2017, Philippines)
$15.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
Roll (2017, United States)
$10.0M - Series A - Sep 2021
Happs (2018, United States)
$4.7M - Series A - Jun 2021
View all 12 Funding Rounds on Tracxn Platform
OTT Live Streaming Distribution
Solutions
13
21
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4857 | $25.5B)
Video Distribution (LiveU)
(# Cos: 503 | $2.1B)
Live Streaming (Livepeer)
(# Cos: 88 | $413M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$210M (▲280%)
12(▲71.4%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$413M
43
-
88
9
Livepeer
(2017, United States, $48.0M)
Streamlabs
(2014, United States, $17.3M)
Restream
(2015, United States, $56.5M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
IRL (2018, United States)
$170M - Series C - Jun 2021
Kutumb (2020, India)
$25.7M - Series A - Jul 2021
Waitroom (2020, United States)
$3.2M - Series A - Dec 2021
Vibely (2019, United States)
$2.0M - Angel - Feb 2021
NextGem (2021, United States)
$1.8M - Seed - Feb 2022
Wylo (2019, India)
$68.8K - Seed - Mar 2021
Life Quest (2019, India)
Undisclosed - Seed - Nov 2021
Online Interest Based Communities
14
22
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Social Platforms (Facebook)
(# Cos: 11460 | $31.5B)
Interest Based (Pinterest)
(# Cos: 4119 | $7.2B)
Horizontal (FANDOM)
(# Cos: 642 | $2.2B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$175M (▲942%)
7(▲40%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
14
$2.2B
193
3
642
7
FANDOM
(2005, United States, $152M)
Pinterest
(2010, United States, $1.5B)
Moco
(2005, United States, $10.5M)
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15
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$170M ( -- )
2( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$244M
9
1
52
1
Gambling Tech (Huuuge Games)
(# Cos: 5848 | $2.6B)
Online Gambling Platforms (Betfair Group)
(# Cos: 2687 | $1.8B)
Lottery (Lottery)
(# Cos: 284 | $292M)
Online Lottery Agents (Jackpocket)
(# Cos: 52 | $244M)
Jackpocket
(2013, United States, $194M)
500 Durians
(2001, China)
AutoLotto
(2015, United States, $20.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Jackpocket (2013, United States)
$120M - Series D - Nov 2021
Jackpocket (2013, United States)
$50.0M - Series C - Feb 2021

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Vidio (2014, Indonesia)
$150M - Series D - Nov 2021
Kumu (2017, Philippines)
$73.6M - Series C - Oct 2021
Trell (2016, India)
$45.0M - Series B - Jun 2021
Chingari (2018, India)
$19.0M - Series A - Sep 2021
Kumu (2017, Philippines)
$15.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
Chingari (2018, India)
$15.0M - Series A - Jan 2022
ibble (2018, United States)
$10.4M - Series B - Mar 2021
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Social Platforms (MyHeritage)
(# Cos: 11460 | $31.5B)
Horizontal (Facebook)
(# Cos: 4295 | $20.1B)
Video Sharing (Giphy)
(# Cos: 670 | $7.0B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$165M (▲7774%)
14(▼6.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
34
$7.0B
205
5
670
12
Giphy
(2012, United States, $152M)
Kuaishou
(2011, China, $4.8B)
YouTube
(2005, United States, $11.5M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Subscription Based Blogging Platforms
17
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$155M (▲72.2%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$415M
4
-
13
1
Digital Publishing Platforms (Quora)
(# Cos: 1230 | $6.5B)
Blogging (FANDOM)
(# Cos: 423 | $1.1B)
Horizontal (Medium)
(# Cos: 326 | $787M)
Memberships (Scoop.it)
(# Cos: 20 | $415M)
Subscription (Patreon)
(# Cos: 13 | $415M)
Patreon
(2013, United States, $412M)
Scoop.it
(2010, United States, $2.6M)
Memberful
(2013, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Patreon (2013, United States)
$155M - Series F - Apr 2021

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Caton Technology (1997, China)
$50.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
V-Nova (2011, United Kingdom)
$38.8M - Series C - Jul 2021
Bitmovin (2012, United States)
$25.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
Livepeer (2005, United States)
$20.0M - Series B - Jul 2021
Videon Labs (1997, United States)
$9.0M - Series B - Feb 2022
Videon Labs (1997, United States)
$7.3M - Series A - Jun 2021
iSize Techno.. (2016, United Kingdom)
$6.3M - Series A - May 2021
OTT Video Encoding and Transcoding
Solutions
18
26
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4857 | $25.5B)
Video Management (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 884 | $5.0B)
Encoding & Transcoding (Haivision)
(# Cos: 101 | $468M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$136M (▲479%)
7(▲133%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
13
$468M
38
4
101
7
Haivision
(2004, Canada, $17.7M)
V-Nova
(2011, United Kingdom, $67.3M)
Bitmovin
(2012, United States, $69.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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JW Player (2005, United States)
$100M - Series E - Jun 2021
IRIS.TV (2012, United States)
$18.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
Toch (2016, India)
$11.8M - Series A - Oct 2021
Uxinyue (2017, China)
$1.5M - Seed - Mar 2021
Myelin Foundry (2018, India)
$1.0M - Seed - Apr 2021
Frequency (2010, United States)
$752K - Series B - Jul 2021
Myelin Foundry (2018, India)
$77 - Angel - Jul 2021
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OTT Video Management Solutions
19
27
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4857 | $25.5B)
Video Management (Conviva)
(# Cos: 884 | $5.0B)
Suite (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 355 | $2.6B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$133M (▼73.7%)
11(▼31.3%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
46
$2.6B
127
5
355
15
Vimeo
(2004, United States, $450M)
Brightcove
(2004, United States, $103M)
Kaltura
(2006, United States, $165M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Gaming Streaming Platforms
20
28
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$122M (▲219%)
5( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
14
$2.5B
50
1
87
10
OTT Video (FuboTV)
(# Cos: 4857 | $25.5B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Netflix)
(# Cos: 2532 | $15.1B)
User Generated Content (UGC)
(YouTube)
(# Cos: 526 | $4.2B)
Gaming (Twitch)
(# Cos: 87 | $2.5B)
Twitch
(2011, United States, $35.1M)
Loco
(2020, India, $9.0M)
THETA.tv
(2016, United States, $9.8M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Genvid (2016, United States)
$113M - Series C - Jul 2021
Loco (2020, India)
$9.0M - Seed - Jun 2021
Bith.tv (2019, Jordan)
$205K - Seed - Aug 2021
Juked (2019, United States)
Undisclosed - Angel - Aug 2021
Juked (2019, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jan 2022

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Dice (2014, United Kingdom)
$122M - Series C - Sep 2021
Music Concert Ticket Booking Platforms
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Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 5109 | $13.8B)
Live Music Tech (Stingray)
(# Cos: 164 | $416M)
Ticket Booking Platforms (Dice)
(# Cos: 35 | $265M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$122M (▲719%)
1(▼50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$265M
15
-
35
3
Dice
(2014, United Kingdom, $177M)
Sofar Sounds
(2010, United Kingdom, $58.2M)
Jukely
(2012, United States, $12.4M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Dice (2014, United Kingdom)
$122M - Series C - Sep 2021
Music Concert Ticketing Marketplace
22
30
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Online Event Ticketing (TodayTix)
(# Cos: 3537 | $4.9B)
Music Concerts (Live Nation)
(# Cos: 236 | $353M)
Marketplace (Song Kick)
(# Cos: 160 | $257M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$122M (▲7525%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
8
$257M
27
1
160
2
Song Kick
(2007, United States, $59.5M)
Live Nation
(1996, United States)
Dice
(2014, United Kingdom, $177M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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OTT Video Audience Analytics
23
31
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$105M (▲184%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$203M
7
-
18
3
OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4857 | $25.5B)
Video Management (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 884 | $5.0B)
Analytics (Conviva)
(# Cos: 86 | $402M)
Audience Analytics (Mux)
(# Cos: 18 | $203M)
Mux
(2015, United States, $177M)
Vionlabs
(2010, Sweden, $11.5M)
WicketLabs
(2016, United States, $4.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Mux (2015, United States)
$105M - Series D - Apr 2021
Streamlytics (2018, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Feb 2021

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UnitedMasters (2017, United States)
$50.0M - Series C - Nov 2021
UnitedMasters (2017, United States)
$50.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
Gumroad (2011, United States)
$6.0M - Series A - Mar 2021
Audius (2018, United States)
$5.0M - Series A - Sep 2021
DistroKid (2013, United States)
Undisclosed - Series B - Aug 2021
Music DistributionPlatforms
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Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 5109 | $13.8B)
Music Artist IT (Triller)
(# Cos: 1481 | $2.2B)
Music Distribution (Audius)
(# Cos: 127 | $352M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$100M (▲900%)
5(▲25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$352M
42
-
127
8
Audius
(2018, United States, $16.1M)
Gumroad
(2011, United States, $14.1M)
FUGA
(2006, Netherlands, $7.0M)
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P2P OTT Video Content Delivery
Network
25
33
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$100M (▲ >10K%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$227M
21
-
36
3
OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4856 | $25.5B)
Video Distribution (LiveU)
(# Cos: 503 | $2.1B)
Content Delivery Network (Gracenote)
(# Cos: 136 | $550M)
Peer2Peer (Peer5)
(# Cos: 36 | $227M)
Peer5
(2011, Israel, $4.0M)
Theta Token
(2017, United States, $100M)
StreamRoot
(2013, United States, $8.2M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Theta Token (2017, United States)
$100M - Series A - Mar 2021

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Podcast Aggregators
26
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$92.5M (▲77.4%)
6(▼14.3%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$321M
26
-
81
4
Radio Tech (Pandora)
(# Cos: 4500 | $5.6B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Deezer)
(# Cos: 4365 | $5.5B)
Streaming (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4025 | $5.1B)
Podcast (Blinkist)
(# Cos: 760 | $748M)
Network (CastBox)
(# Cos: 659 | $673M)
Aggregator (Anchor)
(# Cos: 81 | $321M)
Anchor
(2015, United States, $14.4M)
Luminary
(2019, United States, $160M)
Podimo
(2019, Denmark, $117M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Podimo (2019, Denmark)
$78.0M - Series B - Nov 2021
Podimo (2019, Denmark)
$14.5M - Series A - Feb 2021
Mindset (2021, United States)
$8.7M - Seed - Aug 2021
Qoohoo (2020, India)
Undisclosed - Angel - Mar 2021
TagMango (2019, India)
Undisclosed - Seed - Dec 2021
Podcast Radio (2020, United Kingdom)
Undisclosed - Seed - Mar 2021

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Intelligent 3D avatars
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3D Animation (IMVU)
(# Cos: 470 | $679M)
Intelligent 3D avatars (AI Foundation)
(# Cos: 31 | $229M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$90.2M (▲85.3%)
2(▼60%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$229M
14
-
31
4
AI Foundation
(2017, United States, $28.0M)
ObEN
(2014, United States, $23.8M)
Genies
(2013, United States, $115M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Genies (2013, United States)
$65.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
Genies (2013, United States)
$25.2M - Series B - Feb 2021

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Internet First Media (Flipboard)
(# Cos: 15813 | $17.5B)
Digital Media Groups (Rediff.com)
(# Cos: 201 | $2.4B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$87.7M (▲897%)
6(▲20%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
38
$2.4B
97
9
201
11
Rediff.com
(1996, India, $2.0M)
Webedia
(2007, France, $4.7M)
Pocket Aces
(2013, India, $20.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Recurrent (2018, United States)
$75.0M - Series C - Oct 2021
Hepmil Media Group (2016, Singapore)
$10.0M - Series A - Nov 2021
Vietcetera (2016, Vietnam)
$2.7M - Seed - Aug 2021
Vox Media (2003, United States)
Undisclosed - Series F - Oct 2021
Nusantara.com (1996, Singapore)
Undisclosed - Seed - Sep 2021
Digital Media Nusa.. (2016, Malaysia)
Undisclosed - Seed - Sep 2021

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TV Encoding and Transcoding Solutions
29
37
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$86.4M (▲267%)
5(▲66.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
18
$404M
40
5
109
4
Tech for Film & TV (Shutterstock)
(# Cos: 3439 | $4.1B)
Broadcasting (Samba)
(# Cos: 890 | $1.8B)
Media Production and Management
(Avid Technology)
(# Cos: 580 | $977M)
Encoding and Transcoding
(Haivision)
(# Cos: 109 | $404M)
Haivision
(2004, Canada, $17.7M)
V-Nova
(2011, United Kingdom, $67.3M)
Bitmovin
(2012, United States, $69.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
V-Nova (2011, United Kingdom)
$38.8M - Series C - Jul 2021
Bitmovin (2012, United States)
$25.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
Videon Labs (1997, United States)
$9.0M - Series B - Feb 2022
Videon Labs (1997, United States)
$7.3M - Series A - Jun 2021
iSize Techno.. (2016, United Kingdom)
$6.3M - Series A - May 2021

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Overtime (2016, United States)
$80.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
1 Play Sports (2018, Singapore)
$2.5M - Seed - Jul 2021
PlayOn Sports (2008, United States)
Undisclosed - Series D - Feb 2022
Sports Multi Channel Networks
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4856 | $25.5B)
Multi Channel Networks (MCN) (Fullscreen
Media)
(# Cos: 363 | $2.1B)
Sports (Whistle Sports)
(# Cos: 18 | $406M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$82.5M (▲725%)
3(▲50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$406M
13
-
18
3
Whistle Sports
(2009, United States, $173M)
Overtime
(2016, United States, $140M)
PlayOn Sports
(2008, United States, $87.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Stock Photography Platforms
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Online Photos (Giphy)
(# Cos: 4691 | $9.8B)
Stock Photography (Shutterstock)
(# Cos: 429 | $1.0B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$77.3M (▲ >10K%)
5(▲66.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
22
$1.0B
92
2
429
3
Shutterstock
(2003, United States)
Getty Images
(1995, United States, $625M)
Fotolia
(2004, United States, $225M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Getty Images (1995, United States)
$75.0M - Series C - Dec 2021
Ocus (2016, France)
$24.0M - Series A - Apr 2021
WireStock (2017, Malta)
$2.3M - Seed - Jan 2022
Shotzr (2016, United States)
$929K - Seed - Apr 2021
Scopio (2015, United States)
Undisclosed - Series A - Aug 2021

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32
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$75.0M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$216M
15
-
34
1
Internet First Media (Yahoo)
(# Cos: 15813 | $17.5B)
News Portals (Flipboard)
(# Cos: 6454 | $8.5B)
Publishers (BuzzFeed)
(# Cos: 5534 | $1.8B)
Video (NowThis)
(# Cos: 34 | $216M)
NowThis
(2012, United States, $32.1M)
Brut
(2016, France, $136M)
Newsy
(2008, United States, $4.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Brut (2016, France)
$75.0M - Series C - Jun 2021

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Dejero (2008, Canada)
$47.8M - Series C - Apr 2021
Phenix (2013, United States)
$16.9M - Series B - Mar 2021
VectorMax (1998, United States)
$115K - Seed - Jun 2021
VectorMax (1998, United States)
$25.0K - Seed - Nov 2021
VectorMax (1998, United States)
$20.0K - Seed - Sep 2021
IPTV Distribution Solutions
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4856 | $25.5B)
Video Distribution (LiveU)
(# Cos: 503 | $2.1B)
IPTV (Philo)
(# Cos: 107 | $519M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$64.9M (▲515%)
5(▲150%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
24
$519M
36
3
107
4
Philo
(2011, United States, $81.1M)
Quickplay
(2004, Canada, $85.6M)
Minerva Networks
(1992, United States, $14.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Podcast Networks
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$64.7M (▲49.6%)
15(▼25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
20
$673M
77
-
659
13
Radio Tech (Pandora)
(# Cos: 4500 | $5.6B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Deezer)
(# Cos: 4365 | $5.5B)
Streaming (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4025 | $5.1B)
Podcast (Blinkist)
(# Cos: 760 | $748M)
Network (Anchor)
(# Cos: 659 | $673M)
Anchor
(2015, United States, $14.4M)
CastBox
(2015, China, $29.5M)
Gimlet
(2014, United States, $32.6M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Podimo (2019, Denmark)
$78.0M - Series B - Nov 2021
Pocket FM (2013, India)
$22.4M - Series B - Dec 2021
Podimo (2019, Denmark)
$14.5M - Series A - Feb 2021
WaitWhat (2017, United States)
$12.0M - Series B - Jun 2021
Pocket FM (2013, India)
$11.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
Mindset (2021, United States)
$8.7M - Seed - Aug 2021
Lemonada (2019, United States)
$8.0M - Series A - Jan 2022
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Pokerface (2017, Israel)
$30.0M - Series A - Jun 2021
Games24x7 (2006, India)
$18.1M - Series B - Jun 2021
Boom (2015, United States)
$15.0M - Series A - Sep 2021
Decentral Ga.. (2019, United Kingdom)
$5.0M - Series A - Jun 2021
Decentral Ga.. (2019, United Kingdom)
Undisclosed - Series A - Sep 2021
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(# Cos: 5848 | $2.6B)
Gambling Game Developers (Head Digital
Works)
(# Cos: 192 | $445M)
Online Casino (Games24x7)
(# Cos: 132 | $216M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$63.1M ( -- )
5( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
16
$216M
28
5
132
5
Games24x7
(2006, India, $32.4M)
Head Digital Works
(2006, India, $17.7M)
Pokerface
(2017, Israel, $30.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$60.5M (▲3199%)
4(▲33.3%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
5
$90.8M
18
-
43
2
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 5109 | $13.8B)
Music Artist IT (Triller)
(# Cos: 1481 | $2.2B)
Copyrights Management (7digital)
(# Cos: 70 | $770M)
Software (Pex)
(# Cos: 43 | $90.8M)
Pex
(2014, United States, $64.0M)
Synchtank
(2008, United Kingdom, $6.6M)
Beatdapp Software
(2018, Canada, $5.6M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Pex (2014, United States)
$57.0M - Series B - Feb 2021
Synchtank (2008, United Kingdom)
$5.8M - Series A - Nov 2021
Verifi (2019, United Kingdom)
$3.5M - Series A - Jun 2021
Beatdapp Software (2018, Canada)
$2.4M - Seed - Jun 2021

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Clarifai (2013, United States)
$60.0M - Series C - Oct 2021
Axle (2012, United States)
$250K - Series A - Sep 2021
Axle (2012, United States)
Undisclosed - Series A - Apr 2021
OTT Video Recognition Solutions
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(# Cos: 4856 | $25.5B)
Video Management (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 884 | $5.0B)
Video Recognition (Clarifai)
(# Cos: 31 | $279M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$60.3M (▲1531%)
3(▲50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$279M
23
-
31
2
Clarifai
(2013, United States, $101M)
Viscovery
(2013, Taiwan, $15.0M)
Videojj
(2014, China, $60.4M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Comics Reading Apps
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$59.1M ( -- )
3( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$149M
37
3
190
3
Book Tech (Storytel)
(# Cos: 2432 | $2.5B)
Book Reading (OverDrive)
(# Cos: 663 | $1.2B)
Apps (Scribd)
(# Cos: 650 | $688M)
Comics (comiXology)
(# Cos: 190 | $149M)
comiXology
(2007, United States, $3.2M)
Lezhin
(2013, South Korea, $47.8M)
Webnovel
(2017, China)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Copin Comics (2020, South Korea)
$43.0M - Series C - Jan 2022
Copin Comics (2020, South Korea)
$13.0M - Series B - Sep 2021
INKR (2001, Singapore)
$3.1M - Seed - Jul 2021

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Feedback Driven Self Publishing
Platforms
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$59.0M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$83.9M
3
-
8
1
Book Tech (Storytel)
(# Cos: 2432 | $2.5B)
Self Publishing Platforms (Graphicly)
(# Cos: 249 | $154M)
Books (Blurb)
(# Cos: 206 | $148M)
Feedback Driven (Inkitt)
(# Cos: 8 | $83.9M)
Inkitt
(2013, Germany, $78.9M)
WEBook
(2007, United States, $5.0M)
Jellybooks
(2011, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Inkitt (2013, Germany)
$59.0M - Series B - Oct 2021

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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$58.0M ( -- )
4( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$91.8M
15
1
35
2
Gambling Tech (Huuuge Games)
(# Cos: 5848 | $2.6B)
Online Gambling Platforms (Lottery)
(# Cos: 2687 | $1.8B)
Betting (bet365)
(# Cos: 626 | $698M)
Sports (Betfair Group)
(# Cos: 543 | $590M)
Esports (Unikrn)
(# Cos: 35 | $91.8M)
Unikrn
(2014, United Kingdom, $10.0M)
Rivalry
(2018, United Kingdom, $42.5M)
Luckbox
(2016, United Kingdom, $17.4M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Rivalry (2018, United Kingdom)
$22.0M - Series A - Jun 2021
Rivalry (2018, United Kingdom)
$20.0M - Series A - Mar 2021
Midnite (2015, United Kingdom)
$16.0M - Series A - Feb 2022
Luckbox (2016, United Kingdom)
$14.1M - Series A - Mar 2021

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Pex (2014, United States)
$57.0M - Series B - Feb 2021
OTT Video Rights Management
Solutions
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(# Cos: 4856 | $25.5B)
Video Management (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 884 | $5.0B)
Digital Rights Management (Verimatrix)
(# Cos: 41 | $249M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$57.0M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
12
$249M
19
-
41
3
Verimatrix
(2000, United States, $40.5M)
Pex
(2014, United States, $64.0M)
Vobile
(2005, United States, $19.7M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Collaborative Music Creation Software
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$53.4M (▼25.7%)
4(▼42.9%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
5
$321M
56
-
128
6
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 5109 | $13.8B)
Music Artist IT (Believe Distribution Services)
(# Cos: 1481 | $2.2B)
Music Creation (Triller)
(# Cos: 692 | $705M)
Collaboration (Splice)
(# Cos: 128 | $321M)
Splice
(2013, United States, $165M)
Soundtrap
(2012, Sweden, $8.5M)
BandLab
(2014, Singapore, $53.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
BandLab (2014, Singapore)
$53.0M - Series B - Dec 2021
Vampr (2015, Australia)
$800K - Seed - Feb 2021
Pibox (2015, Ukraine)
$400K - Seed - Dec 2021
Vampr (2015, Australia)
$215K - Seed - Apr 2021

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Music Learning Platforms
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Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 5109 | $13.8B)
Music Learning (JoyTunes)
(# Cos: 339 | $226M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$51.1M ( -- )
9( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$226M
75
-
339
5
JoyTunes
(2010, Israel, $93.0M)
Yousician
(2010, Finland, $35.0M)
Tonara
(2008, Israel, $9.8M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
JoyTunes (2010, Israel)
$50.0M - Series C - Jun 2021
Yousician (2010, Finland)
$28.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
Solfeg.io (2016, Latvia)
$1.1M - Seed - Dec 2021
Freedrum (2019, Sweden)
$1.1M - Seed - Jun 2021
Spardha (2001, India)
$623K - Seed - May 2021
Mussila (2015, Iceland)
$510K - Seed - Apr 2021
Fret Zealot (2017, United States)
$500K - Seed - Oct 2021
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Plex (2009, United States)
$50.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
BluTV (2002, Turkey)
Undisclosed - Seed - Mar 2021
Virtual MVPDs
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OTT Video (FuboTV)
(# Cos: 4856 | $25.5B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Netflix)
(# Cos: 2531 | $15.1B)
Virtual MVPD (Pluto TV)
(# Cos: 182 | $187M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$50.0M (▲1813%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
8
$187M
33
2
182
1
Pluto TV
(2013, United States, $51.8M)
Plex
(2009, United States, $61.1M)
ProSiebenSat.1
(2000, Germany)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Vernacular Storytelling Platforms
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$49.7M (▲386%)
3(▼25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$82.6M
5
-
6
1
Digital Publishing Platforms (Quora)
(# Cos: 1230 | $6.5B)
Storytelling Platforms (Pocket Gems)
(# Cos: 396 | $1.4B)
Horizontal (Wattpad)
(# Cos: 237 | $406M)
Vernacular (Pratilipi)
(# Cos: 6 | $82.6M)
Pratilipi
(2014, India, $80.2M)
Sutradhar
(2019, India, $719K)
StoryMirror
(2015, India, $1.2M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Pratilipi (2014, India)
$49.7M - Series D - Jun 2021
Sutradhar (2019, India)
$500K - Seed - Nov 2021
Sutradhar (2019, India)
$110K - Seed - May 2021

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Media Over IP Solutions
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$47.8M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
13
$358M
33
4
94
3
Tech for Film & TV (Shutterstock)
(# Cos: 3439 | $4.1B)
Broadcasting (Avid Technology)
(# Cos: 890 | $1.8B)
Media Delivery (LTN Global)
(# Cos: 163 | $556M)
Media over IP (Zixi)
(# Cos: 94 | $358M)
Zixi
(2006, United States, $7.0M)
LTN Global
(2007, United States, $14.8M)
Aviwest
(2008, France, $8.8M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Dejero (2008, Canada)
$47.8M - Series C - Apr 2021

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Online Patient Communities
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$47.8M (▲1492%)
4(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
5
$300M
40
-
121
5
Social Platforms (Facebook)
(# Cos: 11460 | $31.5B)
Interest Based (FANDOM)
(# Cos: 4119 | $7.2B)
Health and Wellness (Tickled Media)
(# Cos: 324 | $839M)
Diversified (Curofy)
(# Cos: 121 | $300M)
Curofy
(2014, India, $1.8M)
PatientsLikeMe
(2004, United States, $151M)
MyHealthTeams
(2011, United States, $26.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
PatientsLikeMe (2004, United States)
$26.0M - Series D - Feb 2021
Inspire (1997, United States)
$18.3M - Series C - Sep 2021
Quilt (2018, United States)
$3.5M - Seed - Feb 2021
1DOC3 (2014, Colombia)
$3.0M - Seed - Apr 2021

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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$40.0M (▼22.3%)
1(▼50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$407M
5
-
44
1
Music Tech (Song Kick)
(# Cos: 5109 | $13.8B)
Streaming (Deezer)
(# Cos: 1746 | $8.6B)
On Demand (Spotify)
(# Cos: 738 | $6.5B)
Regional Music (Gaana)
(# Cos: 178 | $2.3B)
Indian (Saavn)
(# Cos: 44 | $407M)
Saavn
(2007, India, $156M)
Gaana
(2011, India, $242M)
Wynk
(2014, India)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Gaana (2011, India)
$40.0M - Series C - Jun 2021

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K-12 Learning Communities
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$37.5M (▲14.2%)
4(▼42.9%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
20
$661M
90
2
271
6
Social Platforms (Facebook)
(# Cos: 11460 | $31.5B)
Interest Based (FANDOM)
(# Cos: 4119 | $7.2B)
Education (Edmodo)
(# Cos: 487 | $713M)
K-12 (Brainly)
(# Cos: 271 | $661M)
Brainly
(2009, Poland, $165M)
Edmodo
(2008, United States, $87.5M)
ClassDojo
(2011, United States, $96.1M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Saturn (2018, United States)
$35.0M - Series C - Aug 2021
Knowunity (2019, Germany)
$2.4M - Seed - Apr 2021
RoundPier (2017, United States)
$50.0K - Seed - Jul 2021
Cikguu (2021, Malaysia)
$12.0K - Seed - Oct 2021

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Event Outcome Based Betting Platforms
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$33.6M (▲451%)
3(▲200%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$39.7M
4
-
7
1
Gambling Tech (Huuuge Games)
(# Cos: 5848 | $2.6B)
Online Gambling Platforms (Lottery)
(# Cos: 2687 | $1.8B)
Betting (Betfair Group)
(# Cos: 626 | $698M)
Event Outcomes (Kalshi)
(# Cos: 7 | $39.7M)
Kalshi
(2015, United States, $36.1M)
Probo
(2019, India, $2.6M)
TradeX
(2021, India, $1.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Kalshi (2015, United States)
$30.0M - Series A - Feb 2021
Probo (2019, India)
$2.6M - Seed - May 2021
TradeX (2021, India)
$1.0M - Seed - Jul 2021

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