The 'Top Business Models in Media & Entertainment' report by Tracxn outlines funding trends and key business models within the industry over the past year. Notable funding includes $774 million for subscription video on demand and significant investments in gambling tech and digital publishing platforms. The report highlights geographical funding distribution, key investors, and the top funded companies and business models.

1. TRACXN TOP BUSINESS MODELS REPORT
December 21, 2020
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

2. Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report Copyright © 2020, Tracxn Technologies Private 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
OTT Video $1.7B
Internet First Media $966M
Music Tech $712M
Social Platforms $626M
Digital Publishing Platforms $380M
Radio Tech $297M
Y-o-Y Funding
Top Investors by Funding Rounds
Seed
Stage
Y Combinator
Venture Catalysts
Techstars
7
7
5
Early
Stage
Tencent
Lightspeed Venture
Partners
3one4 Capital
4
3
3
Late
Stage
Andreessen Horowitz
Accel
Index Ventures
3
2
2
Funding by Geography
Top Feeds by $ Funding
Top Funding Rounds
United States (65%)
Canada (7%)
India (7%)
China (7%)
United Kingdom (2%)
France (2%)
Israel (2%)
Others (8%)
$ Funding # Rounds
Quibi
(2018, United States)
$750M - Seed
LIVEKINDLY
(2017, Canada)
$200M - Series D
ROAR
(2018, United States)
$200M - Series D
Barstool Sports
(2003, United States)
$163M - Series B
Vimeo
(2004, United States)
$150M - Series D
Ximalaya
(2012, China)
$147M - Series C
LIVEKINDLY
(2017, Canada)
$135M - Series D
Moonbug Entertainment
(2018, United States)
$120M - Series A
Caffeine
(2016, United States)
$113M - Series D
Strava
(2009, United States)
$110M - Series F
Kuaidian Yuedu
(2017, China)
$100M - Series C
Patreon
(2013, United States)
$90.0M - 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 Subscription Video On Demand $774M 6 Quibi | $750M | Seed Link
2▲4
Gambling Tech > Online Gambling Platforms >
Horizontal
$200M 1 ROAR | $200M | Series D Link
3-- Internet Radio and Podcast Streaming $153M 2 Ximalaya | $147M | Series C Link
4▲65
Digital Publishing Platforms > Storytelling Platforms
> Multimedia
$108M 5 Kuaidian Yuedu | $100M | Series C Link
5▲75
OTT Video > OTT Streaming Platforms > Video On
Demand (VOD) > News
$102M 5 Public | $65.0M | Series C Link
6▲46
Digital Publishing Platforms > Question and Answer
Platforms > Horizontal > Communities
$85.0M 1 Stack Overflow | $85.0M | Series E Link
7▲37
Digital Publishing Platforms > Storytelling Platforms
> Serialization
$72.9M 2 Radish | $63.2M | Series A Link
8▲8 Online Video Management $65.0M 8 Whip Media G.. | $50.0M | Series D Link
9▲24 Broadcasting Media Software Suite $50.5M 2 Whip Media G.. | $50.0M | Series D Link
10▼3 Podcast Networks $41.9M 19 Luminary | $30.0M | 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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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (2/5)
5
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
11▲2 Gaming Streaming Platforms $37.9M 5 VENN | $26.0M | Series A Link
12▲9
OTT Video > Video Management > Analytics >
Audience Analytics
$37.0M 1 Mux | $37.0M | Series C Link
13▼4
Radio Tech > Internet Radio & Podcast > Streaming
> Podcast > Network > Aggregator
$32.9M 6 Luminary | $30.0M | Series C Link
14-- Podcast Management Software $30.4M 5 Acast | $27.0M | Series C Link
15-- 3D Animation > Intelligent 3D avatars $27.0M 2 Avakin | $24.8M | Series A Link
16▲9 Online Video Distribution $22.8M 13 Restream | $50.0M | Series A Link
17--
Gambling Tech > Online Gambling Platforms >
Casino Games > Horizontal
$22.5M 1 B Spot | $22.5M | Series B Link
18▲10
Gambling Tech > Gambling IT > Online > Betting >
Pricing Platform
$19.7M 2 SimpleBet | $11.2M | Series B Link
19-- Tech for Film & TV > Content Recommendation $17.2M 5 Vody | $10.0M | Series A Link
20▲6 Book Tech > Book Retail > Retailer $13.5M 3 Booktopia | $13.5M | 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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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (3/5)
6
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
21--
Gambling Tech > Online Gambling Platforms >
Betting > Sports > Esports
$11.9M 5 Kalshi | $6.1M | Series A Link
22-- Internet Radio Streaming $11.7M 3 Stationhead | $11.7M | Series B Link
23▲40 Tech for Digital Publishers > Suite $11.1M 4 GTxcel | $7.0M | Series B Link
24-- Internet Radio Aggregators $10.9M 2 Dash Radio | $10.9M | Series A Link
25▲31 IPTV Distribution Solutions $10.8M 6 Phenix | $7.5M | Series B Link
26▲1
Digital Publishing Platforms > Storytelling Platforms
> Horizontal > Vernacular
$10.2M 1 Pratilipi | $10.2M | Series C Link
27-- Visual Effects (VFX) Software $10.0M 2 Ziva Dynamics | $7.0M | Seed Link
28▲1 Online Video Analytics $10.0M 5 Mux | $37.0M | Series C Link
29▼14 Live and On Demand Sports Streaming $10.0M 1 Fanatiz | $10.0M | Series A Link
30▲12
Tech for Digital Publishers > Payments > Read Now
Pay Later
$10.0M 1 LaterPay | $10.0M | 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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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (4/5)
7
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
31--
Gambling Tech > Gambler Tools > Betting > Betting
Tips
$10.0M 4 Sportsgrid | $6.2M | Series A Link
32▲23 Media over IP Solutions $8.8M 1 Aviwest | $8.8M | Series B Link
33▼23 Book Tech > Book Reading > Apps > Multi Genres $8.8M 2 Fable | $8.8M | Series A Link
34▲4 Tech for Digital Publishers > Content Verification $8.6M 4 Logically | $3.2M | Seed Link
35-- Question and Answer Platforms $6.5M 3 Stack Overflow | $85.0M | Series E Link
36-- Book Tech > Audio Books > Vernacular $5.6M 1 Pocket FM | $5.6M | Series A Link
37--
Tech for Digital Publishers > Media Professionals
Marketplace
$4.7M 3 Pepper | $4.2M | Series A Link
38-- TV Audience Engagement Software $4.3M 3 TrueFan | $4.3M | Seed Link
39-- OTT Video > MCN Software $4.0M 2 Stir | $4.0M | Seed Link
40-- 3D Animation > 3D Modeling > Digital Sculpting $3.7M 1 Gravity Sketch Li.. | $3.7M | Seed 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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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (5/5)
8
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
41▼29 Multi Channel Networks (MCN) $3.5M 3 Moonbug Enter.. | $120M | Series A Link
42--
Gambling Tech > Online Gambling Platforms >
Betting > Diversified > P2P Betting
$3.4M 4 Versus Game | $3.4M | Series A Link
43▲14
Tech for Digital Publishers > Content Creation >
Graphics
$3.4M 1 CHILI publish | $3.4M | Series B Link
44▲14 Online Video Aggregators $3.3M 1 Flickstree | $3.3M | Series A Link
45--
Tech for Film & TV > Filmed Entertainment >
Distribution > Theatrical Distribution
$2.9M 1 SDVI Rally | $2.9M | Series A Link
46▲21
Radio Tech > Internet Radio & Podcast > Streaming
> Podcast > Network > Aggregator > Members ..
$2.9M 3 Supercast | $2.0M | Seed Link
47--
Virtual Multi Video Programming Distributors
(MVPDs)
$2.6M 1 True Royalty TV | $2.6M | Seed Link
48--
Tech for Film & TV > Filmed Entertainment >
Distribution > Content Security
$2.5M 1 Scaeva Techno.. | $2.5M | Series A Link
49▲4 3D Animation > Character Animation $2.5M 3 Aquifer | $1.3M | Seed Link
50▼1
Tech for Digital Publishers > Content Discovery >
News Content Marketplace
$2.4M 1 PRNEWS.IO | $2.4M | Seed 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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Recent Funding Rounds
Subscription Video On Demand01
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$774M (▲216%)
6(▼50%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
27
$3.9B
88
4
478
13
OTT Video (Roku)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Twitch)
(# Cos: 2092 | $15.1B)
Video On Demand (VOD) (Crunchyroll)
(# Cos: 951 | $10.6B)
Film & TV (Hulu)
(# Cos: 751 | $8.6B)
Subscription (SVOD) (Netflix)
(# Cos: 478 | $3.9B)
Netflix
(1997, United States, $30.0M)
Hulu
(2007, United States, $100M)
Crunchyroll
(2006, United States, $55.5M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Quibi (2018, United States)
$750M - Seed - Mar 2020
Atmosphere (2010, United States)
$13.7M - Series A - Mar 2020
Real Vision (2014, Cayman Islands)
$6.6M - Series B - Jan 2020
Tapmad (2014, Pakistan)
$4.0M - Series A - Apr 2020
AfroLandTV (2017, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Sep 2020
Migo (2010, Taiwan)
Undisclosed - Series B - Sep 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
ROAR (2018, United States)
$200M - Series D - Jul 2020
Gambling Tech > Online Gambling
Platforms > Horizontal02
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Gambling Tech (AGS)
(# Cos: 2673 | $1.6B)
Online Gambling Platforms (RummyCircle.com)
(# Cos: 1229 | $978M)
Horizontal (William Hill)
(# Cos: 347 | $681M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$200M (▼1.1%)
1(▼50%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
17
$681M
29
3
347
3
William Hill
(1934, United Kingdom)
The Stars Group
(2001, Canada)
bet365
(2001, United Kingdom)
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
Internet Radio and Podcast Streaming03
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$153M ( -- )
2( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$3.6B
11
2
107
1
Radio Tech (Anchor)
(# Cos: 1804 | $4.8B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Stitcher)
(# Cos: 1690 | $4.7B)
Streaming (Pandora)
(# Cos: 1464 | $4.5B)
Diversified (Spotify)
(# Cos: 107 | $3.6B)
Spotify
(2006, Sweden, $2.1B)
Pandora
(2000, United States, $56.1M)
CastBox
(2015, China, $29.5M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Ximalaya (2012, China)
$147M - Series C - Dec 2020
Pocket FM (2018, India)
$5.6M - Series A - Oct 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Kuaidian Yuedu (2017, China)
$100M - Series C - Jul 2020
Dorian (2018, United States)
$5.4M - Seed - Aug 2020
Unrd (2017, United Kingdom)
$2.5M - Seed - Apr 2020
PopBase (2017, United States)
$400K - Seed - Aug 2020
PopBase (2017, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Oct 2020
Digital Publishing Platforms > Storytelling
Platforms > Multimedia04
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Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 811 | $4.7B)
Storytelling Platforms (Pratilipi)
(# Cos: 193 | $949M)
Multimedia (Hooked)
(# Cos: 45 | $143M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$108M (▲5318%)
5(▲150%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$143M
28
-
45
2
Hooked
(2014, United States, $1.9M)
Makers
(2012, United States)
PopBase
(2017, United States, $500K)
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
OTT Video > OTT Streaming Platforms > Video
On Demand (VOD) > News05
13
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$102M (▲ >10K%)
5(▲150%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$194M
10
-
26
2
OTT Video (Roku)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Twitch)
(# Cos: 2092 | $15.1B)
Video On Demand (VOD) (Netflix)
(# Cos: 951 | $10.6B)
News (Cheddar)
(# Cos: 26 | $194M)
Cheddar
(2016, United States, $54.5M)
TYT Network
(2002, United States, $27.8M)
Editorji
(2016, India, $5.5M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Public (2018, India)
$65.0M - Series C - Dec 2020
Public (2018, India)
$35.0M - Series C - Sep 2020
Editorji (2016, India)
$1.3M - Series A - May 2020
So.Fa.Dog (2020, Estonia)
$709K - Seed - Aug 2020
Editorji (2016, India)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jul 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Digital Publishing Platforms > Question and Answer
Platforms > Horizontal > Communities06
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$85.0M (▲1535%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
7
$241M
29
1
37
1
Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 811 | $4.7B)
Question and Answer Platforms (Pulse)
(# Cos: 174 | $1.8B)
Horizontal (Quora)
(# Cos: 160 | $1.8B)
Communities (Stack Overflow)
(# Cos: 37 | $241M)
Stack Overflow
(2008, United States, $153M)
Formspring
(2009, United States, $19.3M)
JustAnswer
(2003, United States, $50.7M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Stack Overflow (2008, United States)
$85.0M - Series E - Jul 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Radish (2015, United States)
$63.2M - Series A - Jul 2020
Serial Box (2015, United States)
$9.6M - Series A - Feb 2020
Digital Publishing Platforms > Storytelling
Platforms > Serialization07
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Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 811 | $4.7B)
Storytelling Platforms (Pratilipi)
(# Cos: 193 | $949M)
Serialization (Radish)
(# Cos: 6 | $84.9M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$72.9M (▲1043%)
2(▲100%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$84.9M
3
-
6
2
Radish
(2015, United States, $66.2M)
Serial Box
(2015, United States, $18.7M)
Sweek
(2015, Netherlands)
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
Whip Media Gr.. (2014, United States)
$50.0M - Series D - Jan 2020
THEOplayer (2012, Belgium)
$10.0M - Series A - Mar 2020
StreamLayer (2018, United States)
$4.0M - Series A - Jul 2020
Toch (2016, India)
$533K - Seed - May 2020
Toch (2016, India)
$467K - Seed - May 2020
SERAPHIC Information .. (2013, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jul 2020
Myelin Foundry (2018, India)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jun 2020
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Online Video Management08
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
Video Management (Conviva)
(# Cos: 759 | $3.9B)
Suite (Kaltura)
(# Cos: 316 | $1.9B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$65.0M (▲35.9%)
8( <> 0% )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
43
$1.9B
112
3
316
11
Kaltura
(2006, United States, $165M)
Apalya
(2005, India, $23.7M)
Brightcove
(2004, United States, $103M)
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
Broadcasting Media Software Suite09
17
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$50.5M (▲370%)
2(▼50%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
13
$445M
37
4
104
4
Tech for Film & TV (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 2451 | $3.3B)
Broadcasting (Samba)
(# Cos: 748 | $1.5B)
Media Production and Management
(Avid Technology)
(# Cos: 489 | $856M)
Suite (Veritone)
(# Cos: 104 | $445M)
Veritone
(2014, United States, $15.0M)
Avid Technology
(1987, United States, $3.8M)
Vizrt
(1997, Norway, $12.1M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Whip Media Gr.. (2014, United States)
$50.0M - Series D - Jan 2020
Reach Engine (2005, United States)
$500K - Series A - Apr 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Podcast Networks10
18
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$41.9M (▼71.1%)
19(▲18.8%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
12
$438M
62
-
285
8
Radio Tech (Stitcher)
(# Cos: 1804 | $4.8B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Pandora)
(# Cos: 1690 | $4.7B)
Streaming (Spotify)
(# Cos: 1464 | $4.5B)
Podcast (Gimlet)
(# Cos: 346 | $451M)
Network (Anchor)
(# Cos: 285 | $438M)
Anchor
(2015, United States, $14.4M)
Gimlet
(2014, United States, $32.6M)
Luminary
(2019, United States, $160M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Luminary (2019, United States)
$30.0M - Series C - May 2020
Podimo (2014, Denmark)
$16.5M - Series A - May 2020
Dear Media (2018, United States)
$8.0M - Series A - May 2020
Meet Cute (2010, United States)
$6.3M - Series A - Nov 2020
KUKU FM (2018, India)
$5.9M - Series A - Feb 2020
Blue Wire (2018, United States)
$5.0M - Series A - Dec 2020
Supercast (2008, Canada)
$2.0M - Seed - Feb 2020
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Recent Funding Rounds
Gaming Streaming Platforms11
19
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$37.9M (▼30.7%)
5(▼16.7%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
13
$2.4B
49
2
83
10
OTT Video (Roku)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Netflix)
(# Cos: 2092 | $15.1B)
User Generated Content (UGC)
(YouTube)
(# Cos: 462 | $3.9B)
Gaming (Twitch)
(# Cos: 83 | $2.4B)
Twitch
(2011, United States, $35.1M)
SLIVER.tv
(2015, United States, $32.0M)
LoL Esports
(2012, United States, $3.1M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
VENN (2019, United States)
$26.0M - Series A - Oct 2020
Boom.tv (2015, United States)
$10.0M - Series A - Feb 2020
Juked (2019, United States)
$800K - Seed - Feb 2020
Rheo TV (2019, India)
$731K - Seed - Mar 2020
Juked (2019, United States)
$410K - Seed - Sep 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
OTT Video > Video Management > Analytics >
Audience Analytics12
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$37.0M (▲85%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$98.2M
7
-
16
3
OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
Video Management (Kaltura)
(# Cos: 759 | $3.9B)
Analytics (Conviva)
(# Cos: 83 | $314M)
Audience Analytics (Mux)
(# Cos: 16 | $98.2M)
Mux
(2015, United States, $71.8M)
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)
$37.0M - Series C - Aug 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Radio Tech > Internet Radio & Podcast > Streaming > Podcast
> Network > Aggregator13
21
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$32.9M (▼69.9%)
6(▲20%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$192M
22
-
62
2
Radio Tech (Stitcher)
(# Cos: 1804 | $4.8B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Pandora)
(# Cos: 1690 | $4.7B)
Streaming (Spotify)
(# Cos: 1464 | $4.5B)
Podcast (Luminary)
(# Cos: 346 | $451M)
Network (Gimlet)
(# Cos: 285 | $438M)
Aggregator (Anchor)
(# Cos: 62 | $192M)
Anchor
(2015, United States, $14.4M)
Luminary
(2019, United States, $160M)
RadioPublic
(2015, United States, $3.3M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Luminary (2019, United States)
$30.0M - Series C - May 2020
Supercast (2008, Canada)
$2.0M - Seed - Feb 2020
Podchaser (2017, United States)
$1.6M - Seed - Jan 2020
Waves (2019, Vietnam)
$1.2M - Seed - Feb 2020
TagMango (2019, India)
$750K - Seed - Dec 2020
TagMango (2019, India)
$150K - Seed - Mar 2020

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Podcast Management Software14
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$30.4M ( -- )
5( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$105M
17
-
40
1
Radio Tech (Pandora)
(# Cos: 1804 | $4.8B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Spotify)
(# Cos: 1690 | $4.7B)
Enablers (Chartable)
(# Cos: 226 | $240M)
Podcast (Stitcher)
(# Cos: 120 | $181M)
PodCast Management (Acast)
(# Cos: 40 | $105M)
Acast
(2014, Sweden, $84.6M)
Spreaker
(2009, United States, $1.5M)
Libsyn
(2004, United States, $2.5M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Acast (2014, Sweden)
$27.0M - Series C - Jul 2020
Riverside.fm (2019, Israel)
$2.5M - Seed - Nov 2020
Sounder.fm (2019, United States)
$1.8M - Seed - Feb 2020
Ausha (2018, France)
$1.3M - Seed - Mar 2020
ABF Creative (2016, United States)
$225K - Seed - May 2020

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3D Animation > Intelligent 3D avatars15
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3D Animation (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 205 | $179M)
Intelligent 3D avatars (Avakin)
(# Cos: 22 | $82.8M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$27.0M ( -- )
2( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$82.8M
10
-
22
3
Avakin
(2013, United Kingdom, $24.8M)
ObEN
(2014, United States, $24.8M)
TwentyBN
(2015, Canada, $12.5M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Avakin (2013, United Kingdom)
$24.8M - Series A - Nov 2020
Wolfprint 3D (2014, Estonia)
$2.2M - Series A - Jun 2020

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Online Video Distribution16
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
Video Distribution (Streamlabs)
(# Cos: 420 | $1.5B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$22.8M (▲45.4%)
13(▼18.8%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
67
$1.5B
172
12
420
15
Streamlabs
(2012, United States, $17.3M)
Philo
(2011, United States, $90.0M)
Gumroad
(2011, United States, $8.1M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Restream (2015, United States)
$50.0M - Series A - Aug 2020
BoxCast (2013, United States)
$20.0M - Series A - Dec 2020
Phenix (2013, United States)
$7.5M - Series B - Mar 2020
Streamloots (2018, United States)
$7.2M - Series A - Nov 2020
Phenix (2013, United States)
$3.0M - Series B - Aug 2020
Quortex (2018, France)
$2.8M - Seed - Jun 2020
Replai (2019, Portugal)
$1.3M - Seed - Jun 2020
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Gambling Tech > Online Gambling Platforms >
Casino Games > Horizontal17
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$22.5M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
11
$48.3M
18
-
310
3
Gambling Tech (AGS)
(# Cos: 2673 | $1.6B)
Online Gambling Platforms (William Hill)
(# Cos: 1229 | $978M)
Casino Games (RummyCircle.com)
(# Cos: 403 | $79.4M)
Horizontal (Adda52)
(# Cos: 310 | $48.3M)
Adda52
(2011, India)
Slotpark
(2007, Austria)
DOUBLEU CASINO
(2011, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
B Spot (2012, United States)
$22.5M - Series B - Aug 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Gambling Tech > Gambling IT > Online > Betting
> Pricing Platform18
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$19.7M (▲31%)
2(▲100%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$35.0M
1
-
1
1
Gambling Tech (AGS)
(# Cos: 2673 | $1.6B)
Gambling IT (GAN)
(# Cos: 397 | $245M)
Online (Genius Sports)
(# Cos: 281 | $166M)
Betting (FansUnite)
(# Cos: 91 | $74.8M)
Pricing Platform (SimpleBet)
(# Cos: 1 | $35.0M)
SimpleBet
(2018, United States, $35.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
SimpleBet (2018, United States)
$11.2M - Series B - Mar 2020
SimpleBet (2018, United States)
$8.5M - Series A - Jan 2020

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Tech for Film & TV > Content
Recommendation19
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Tech for Film & TV (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 2451 | $3.3B)
Content Recommendation (TV Time)
(# Cos: 47 | $115M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$17.2M ( -- )
5( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$115M
15
1
47
1
TV Time
(2011, United States, $64.2M)
Flixster
(2006, United States, $21.9M)
Friendspire
(2018, United States, $300K)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Vody (2016, United States)
$10.0M - Series A - Oct 2020
MediaHound (2011, United States)
$6.4M - Series A - Apr 2020
MediaHound (2011, United States)
$507K - Series A - Feb 2020
Friendspire (2018, United States)
$300K - Seed - Mar 2020
Cinepoint (2019, Indonesia)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jun 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Booktopia (2003, Australia)
$13.5M - Series A - Feb 2020
D-Bookstore (2014, India)
Undisclosed - Seed - Feb 2020
Woody Library (2017, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - May 2020
Book Tech > Book Retail > Retailer20
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Book Tech (Scribd)
(# Cos: 1070 | $1.6B)
Book Retail (Gumroad)
(# Cos: 428 | $301M)
Retailer (Ridibooks)
(# Cos: 348 | $149M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$13.5M (▼12.9%)
3(▼40%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
9
$149M
60
2
348
3
Ridibooks
(2009, South Korea, $28.0M)
Douban
(2005, China, $59.0M)
Booktopia
(2003, Australia, $13.5M)
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
Gambling Tech > Online Gambling Platforms >
Betting > Sports > Esports21
29
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$11.9M ( -- )
5( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$26.9M
12
-
24
2
Gambling Tech (AGS)
(# Cos: 2673 | $1.6B)
Online Gambling Platforms (William Hill)
(# Cos: 1229 | $978M)
Betting (Sky Betting & Gaming)
(# Cos: 364 | $97.0M)
Sports (Betfair Group)
(# Cos: 319 | $72.0M)
Esports (Unikrn)
(# Cos: 24 | $26.9M)
Unikrn
(2014, United Kingdom, $10.0M)
Luckbox
(2016, United Kingdom, $3.3M)
Kalshi
(2015, United States, $6.1M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Kalshi (2015, United States)
$6.1M - Series A - Mar 2020
Luckbox (2016, United Kingdom)
$2.8M - Series A - Jun 2020
Midnite (2015, United Kingdom)
$2.5M - Seed - Jan 2020
Luckbox (2016, United Kingdom)
$462K - Series A - Jun 2020
Luckbox (2016, United Kingdom)
Undisclosed - Angel - May 2020

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Internet Radio Streaming22
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$11.7M ( -- )
3( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
15
$434M
55
2
971
3
Radio Tech (Stitcher)
(# Cos: 1804 | $4.8B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Pandora)
(# Cos: 1690 | $4.7B)
Streaming (Spotify)
(# Cos: 1464 | $4.5B)
Internet Radio (Mixcloud)
(# Cos: 1011 | $442M)
Streaming Platform (Slacker)
(# Cos: 971 | $434M)
Slacker
(2006, United States, $62.2M)
Mixcloud
(2008, United Kingdom, $11.5M)
Lizhi
(2010, China, $80.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Stationhead (2015, United States)
$11.7M - Series B - Oct 2020
Dash Radio (2008, United States)
$10.9M - Series A - Mar 2020
Qingting (2011, China)
Undisclosed - Series F - Mar 2020

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Tech for Digital Publishers > Suite23
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Tech for Digital Publishers (Taboola)
(# Cos: 634 | $1.3B)
Suite (Agile)
(# Cos: 72 | $46.0M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$11.1M (▲239%)
4(▲100%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$46.0M
21
1
72
2
Agile
(2007, Spain)
Quintype
(2014, India, $6.7M)
GTxcel
(1991, United States, $31.7M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
GTxcel (1991, United States)
$7.0M - Series B - Mar 2020
Quintype (2014, India)
$3.4M - Series A - Sep 2020
GTxcel (1991, United States)
$735K - Series B - Dec 2020
Bookwire (2009, Germany)
Undisclosed - PE - Dec 2019

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Internet Radio Aggregators24
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$10.9M ( -- )
2( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$194M
14
-
161
2
Radio Tech (Stitcher)
(# Cos: 1804 | $4.8B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Pandora)
(# Cos: 1690 | $4.7B)
Streaming (Spotify)
(# Cos: 1464 | $4.5B)
Internet Radio (Mixcloud)
(# Cos: 1011 | $442M)
Streaming Platform (Slacker)
(# Cos: 971 | $434M)
Aggregators (Dash Radio)
(# Cos: 161 | $194M)
Dash Radio
(2008, United States, $22.3M)
iHeart Radio
(2008, United States)
Nobex
(2007, Israel, $123K)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Dash Radio (2008, United States)
$10.9M - Series A - Mar 2020
Qingting (2011, China)
Undisclosed - Series F - Mar 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Phenix (2013, United States)
$7.5M - Series B - Mar 2020
Phenix (2013, United States)
$3.0M - Series B - Aug 2020
VectorMAX (1998, United States)
$200K - Seed - Sep 2020
VectorMAX (1998, United States)
$37.0K - Seed - Nov 2020
VectorMAX (1998, United States)
$33.0K - Seed - Jan 2020
VectorMAX (1998, United States)
$10.0K - Seed - Apr 2020
IPTV Distribution Solutions25
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
Video Distribution (Streamlabs)
(# Cos: 420 | $1.5B)
IPTV (Philo)
(# Cos: 104 | $554M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$10.8M (▲159%)
6(▲200%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
22
$554M
36
3
104
4
Philo
(2011, United States, $90.0M)
Minerva Networks
(1992, United States, $14.0M)
Dejero
(2008, Canada, $39.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Digital Publishing Platforms > Storytelling
Platforms > Horizontal > Vernacular26
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$10.2M (▼32.9%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$31.6M
4
-
5
1
Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 811 | $4.7B)
Storytelling Platforms (Wattpad)
(# Cos: 193 | $949M)
Horizontal (Pocket Gems)
(# Cos: 83 | $311M)
Vernacular (Pratilipi)
(# Cos: 5 | $31.6M)
Pratilipi
(2014, India, $30.7M)
Kahaniya
(2002, India, $503K)
StoryMirror
(2015, India, $451K)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Pratilipi (2014, India)
$10.2M - Series C - Apr 2020

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Visual Effects (VFX) Software27
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$10.0M ( -- )
2( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$47.1M
15
1
91
1
Tech for Film & TV (Veritone)
(# Cos: 2451 | $3.3B)
Filmed Entertainment (Book My Show)
(# Cos: 1423 | $1.6B)
Post-Production (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 622 | $540M)
VFX (Arraiy)
(# Cos: 91 | $47.1M)
Arraiy
(2016, United States, $13.9M)
Image Metrics
(2000, United States, $18.7M)
Quixel
(2011, Sweden, $3.1M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Ziva Dynamics (2015, Canada)
$7.0M - Seed - May 2020
Ziva Dynamics (2015, Canada)
$3.0M - Series A - Mar 2020

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Mux (2015, United States)
$37.0M - Series C - Aug 2020
ChannelMeter (2012, United States)
$4.0M - Seed - Jul 2020
datazoom (2017, United States)
$3.8M - Series A - Mar 2020
Resonance AI (2017, United States)
$2.3M - Seed - Aug 2020
Nice People At Work (2008, Spain)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jun 2020
Online Video Analytics28
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
Video Management (Kaltura)
(# Cos: 759 | $3.9B)
Analytics (Conviva)
(# Cos: 83 | $314M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$10.0M (▼27.4%)
5( <> 0% )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
10
$314M
41
-
83
7
Conviva
(2006, United States, $99.0M)
Mux
(2015, United States, $71.8M)
Gorilla
(2000, Taiwan, $15.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Live and On Demand Sports Streaming29
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$10.0M (▼79.8%)
1(▼66.7%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$1.7B
25
1
110
2
OTT Video (Roku)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Twitch)
(# Cos: 2092 | $15.1B)
Video On Demand (VOD) (Netflix)
(# Cos: 951 | $10.6B)
Sports (FloSports)
(# Cos: 110 | $1.7B)
FloSports
(2006, United States, $76.4M)
fuboTV
(2014, United States, $155M)
LeSports
(2014, China, $1.4B)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Fanatiz (2016, United States)
$10.0M - Series A - Jan 2020

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LaterPay (2010, Germany)
$10.0M - Series C - Jun 2020
Tech for Digital Publishers > Payments >
Read Now Pay Later30
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Tech for Digital Publishers (Taboola)
(# Cos: 634 | $1.3B)
Payments (ContentBox)
(# Cos: 7 | $38.1M)
Read Now Pay Later (LaterPay)
(# Cos: 1 | $37.2M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$10.0M (▲48.6%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$37.2M
1
-
1
1
LaterPay
(2010, Germany, $37.2M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Gambling Tech > Gambler Tools >
Betting > Betting Tips31
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$10.0M ( -- )
4( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
7
$20.9M
23
-
283
0
Gambling Tech (AGS)
(# Cos: 2673 | $1.6B)
Gambler Tools (Gambling.com)
(# Cos: 911 | $58.7M)
Betting (Racing Post)
(# Cos: 403 | $22.8M)
Betting Tips (Sportsgrid)
(# Cos: 283 | $20.9M)
Sportsgrid
(2010, Canada, $8.7M)
BetsWall
(2014, Turkey)
QL Gaming Group
(2019, United States, $8.3M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Sportsgrid (2010, Canada)
$6.2M - Series A - Jan 2020
BetSperts (2018, United States)
$1.6M - Seed - Jan 2020
QL Gaming Group (2019, United States)
$1.1M - Seed - May 2020
BetSperts (2018, United States)
$1.0M - Seed - Oct 2020

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Media over IP Solutions32
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$8.8M (▲100%)
1(▼50%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
12
$156M
28
4
71
2
Tech for Film & TV (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 2451 | $3.3B)
Broadcasting (Veritone)
(# Cos: 748 | $1.5B)
Media Delivery (Harmonic)
(# Cos: 135 | $358M)
Media over IP (Aviwest)
(# Cos: 71 | $156M)
Aviwest
(2008, France, $8.8M)
Dejero
(2008, Canada, $39.9M)
make.tv
(2007, Germany, $12.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Aviwest (2008, France)
$8.8M - Series B - Jan 2020

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Book Tech > Book Reading > Apps >
Multi Genres33
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$8.8M (▼87.8%)
2( <> 0% )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
10
$310M
47
2
158
2
Book Tech (Audible)
(# Cos: 1070 | $1.6B)
Book Reading (Kobo)
(# Cos: 238 | $942M)
Apps (comiXology)
(# Cos: 230 | $396M)
Multi Genres (Scribd)
(# Cos: 158 | $310M)
Scribd
(2007, United States, $102M)
comiXology
(2007, United States, $3.2M)
Glose
(2014, France, $3.4M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Fable (2019, United States)
$8.8M - Series A - Aug 2020
Tower Reading (2010, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jul 2020

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Tech for Digital Publishers > Content
Verification34
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Tech for Digital Publishers (Taboola)
(# Cos: 634 | $1.3B)
Content Verification (Kinzen)
(# Cos: 29 | $18.3M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$8.6M (▲12.4%)
4( <> 0% )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$18.3M
14
-
29
1
Kinzen
(2017, Ireland, $3.2M)
Factmata
(2017, United Kingdom, $2.1M)
Logically
(2017, United Kingdom, $13.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Logically (2017, United Kingdom)
$3.2M - Seed - Jul 2020
Logically (2017, United Kingdom)
$2.8M - Seed - Nov 2020
Kinzen (2017, Ireland)
$2.6M - Seed - Nov 2020
Mobius Labs (2018, Germany)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jan 2020

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Stack Overflow (2008, United States)
$85.0M - Series E - Jul 2020
Pulse (2016, United States)
$6.5M - Series A - Jan 2020
GyanApp (2018, India)
$2.1M - Seed - Jun 2020
Question and Answer Platforms35
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Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 813 | $4.7B)
Question and Answer Platforms (Stack
Overflow)
(# Cos: 174 | $1.8B)
Horizontal (Quora)
(# Cos: 160 | $1.8B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$6.5M ( -- )
3( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
12
$1.8B
63
2
160
4
Quora
(2009, United States, $226M)
Stack Overflow
(2008, United States, $153M)
Pulse
(2016, United States, $10.6M)
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
Pocket FM (2018, India)
$5.6M - Series A - Oct 2020
Book Tech > Audio Books > Vernacular36
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Book Tech (Scribd)
(# Cos: 1070 | $1.6B)
Audio Books (Audible)
(# Cos: 64 | $46.9M)
Vernacular (Pocket FM)
(# Cos: 11 | $6.2M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$5.6M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$6.2M
2
-
11
0
Pocket FM
(2018, India, $6.2M)
Dasubhashitam
(2014, India)
Alrawi
(2016, Bahrain)
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
Tech for Digital Publishers > Media Professionals
Marketplace37
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Tech for Digital Publishers (Taboola)
(# Cos: 634 | $1.3B)
Media Professionals Marketplace (Pepper)
(# Cos: 17 | $4.7M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$4.7M ( -- )
3( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$4.7M
6
-
17
0
Pepper
(2019, India, $4.5M)
Newsreach
(2017, India, $161K)
PayDesk
(2014, United Kingdom)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Pepper (2019, India)
$4.2M - Series A - Oct 2020
Pepper (2019, India)
$305K - Seed - Feb 2020
Newsreach (2017, India)
$161K - Seed - Jul 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
TrueFan (2020, India)
$4.3M - Seed - Mar 2020
ShoutOutz (2019, Thailand)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jul 2020
ADSCRIBE (2017, United Kingdom)
Undisclosed - Seed - Apr 2020
TV Audience Engagement Software38
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Tech for Film & TV (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 2451 | $3.3B)
Broadcasting (Veritone)
(# Cos: 748 | $1.5B)
Audience Engagement (TiVo)
(# Cos: 51 | $34.8M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$4.3M ( -- )
3( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$34.8M
28
2
51
1
TiVo
(1983, United States)
TrueFan
(2020, India, $4.3M)
Escapex
(2008, United States)
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
OTT Video > MCN Software39
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
MCN Software (Stir)
(# Cos: 13 | $4.0M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$4.0M ( -- )
2( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$4.0M
3
-
13
1
Stir
(2019, United States, $4.0M)
unilingo
(2017, Canada, $35.0K)
Paladin Software
(2016, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Stir (2019, United States)
$4.0M - Seed - Oct 2020
unilingo (2017, Canada)
$35.0K - Seed - Jun 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Gravity Sket.. (2014, United Kingdom)
$3.7M - Seed - Sep 2020
3D Animation > 3D Modeling > Digital
Sculpting40
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3D Animation (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 205 | $179M)
3D Modeling (Strata 3D)
(# Cos: 13 | $5.4M)
Digital Sculpting (Gravity Sketch Limited)
(# Cos: 4 | $5.4M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$3.7M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$5.4M
2
-
4
1
Gravity Sketch Limited
(2014, United Kingdom, $5.4M)
Strata 3D
(1988, United States)
Pixologic
(1997, United States)
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
Multi Channel Networks (MCN)41
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
Multi Channel Networks (MCN) (Pocket Aces)
(# Cos: 311 | $1.9B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$3.5M (▼93.8%)
3(▼66.7%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
38
$1.9B
99
5
311
20
Pocket Aces
(2013, India, $21.1M)
Qyuki
(2011, India, $22.0M)
Overtime
(2016, United States, $35.3M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Moonbug Enter.. (2018, United States)
$120M - Series A - Jul 2020
Qyuki (2011, India)
$3.5M - Series B - Feb 2020
Suzhou Dayu Network T.. (2014, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - Dec 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Gambling Tech > Online Gambling Platforms >
Betting > Diversified > P2P Betting42
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$3.4M ( -- )
4( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$12.0M
6
-
29
1
Gambling Tech (AGS)
(# Cos: 2673 | $1.6B)
Online Gambling Platforms (William Hill)
(# Cos: 1229 | $978M)
Betting (Unikrn)
(# Cos: 364 | $97.0M)
Diversified (Sky Betting & Gaming)
(# Cos: 41 | $21.8M)
P2P Betting (Smarkets)
(# Cos: 29 | $12.0M)
Smarkets
(2008, United Kingdom, $5.3M)
ZenSports
(2016, United States, $3.3M)
PeerBet
(2018, United Kingdom)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Versus Game (2005, United States)
$3.4M - Series A - Aug 2020
ZenSports (2016, United States)
$1.5M - Seed - Sep 2020
ZenSports (2016, United States)
$770K - Seed - Feb 2020
Degens (1999)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jul 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
CHILI publish (2010, Belgium)
$3.4M - Series B - Jul 2020
Tech for Digital Publishers > Content
Creation > Graphics43
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Tech for Digital Publishers (Taboola)
(# Cos: 634 | $1.3B)
Content Creation (Connatix)
(# Cos: 103 | $92.5M)
Graphics (CHILI publish)
(# Cos: 16 | $11.2M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$3.4M (▼17.7%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$11.2M
6
-
16
1
CHILI publish
(2010, Belgium, $10.2M)
Flourish
(2016, United Kingdom, $1.0M)
GMG Color
(1984, Germany)
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
Flickstree (2015, India)
$3.3M - Series A - Jan 2020
Online Video Aggregators44
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
Video Aggeregation (Reelgood)
(# Cos: 224 | $187M)
UGC (Love Stories TV)
(# Cos: 103 | $90.8M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$3.3M (▼18.7%)
1(▼50%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
7
$90.8M
32
-
103
1
Love Stories TV
(2016, United States, $1.4M)
Rheo
(2015, United States, $2.3M)
Flickstree
(2015, India, $7.2M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Tech for Film & TV > Filmed Entertainment > Distribution >
Theatrical Distribution45
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$2.9M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$20.0M
4
-
22
0
Tech for Film & TV (Veritone)
(# Cos: 2451 | $3.3B)
Filmed Entertainment (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 1423 | $1.6B)
Distribution (comScore)
(# Cos: 108 | $286M)
Theatrical Distribution (The
Orchard)
(# Cos: 22 | $20.0M)
The Orchard
(1997, United States, $14.7M)
SDVI Rally
(2013, United States, $5.3M)
Unique Digital Cinema
(2003, Ireland)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
SDVI Rally (2013, United States)
$2.9M - Series A - Jul 2020

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Radio Tech > Internet Radio & Podcast > Streaming > Podcast
> Network > Aggregator > Members Only46
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$2.9M (▲24.4%)
3(▲200%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$19.6M
5
-
7
0
Radio Tech (Stitcher)
(# Cos: 1804 | $4.8B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Pandora)
(# Cos: 1690 | $4.7B)
Streaming (Spotify)
(# Cos: 1464 | $4.5B)
Podcast (Himalaya)
(# Cos: 346 | $451M)
Network (Gimlet)
(# Cos: 285 | $438M)
Aggregator (Luminary)
(# Cos: 62 | $192M)
Members Only (Anchor)
(# Cos: 7 | $19.6M)
Anchor
(2015, United States, $14.4M)
Glow
(2019, United States, $2.3M)
TagMango
(2019, India, $900K)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Supercast (2008, Canada)
$2.0M - Seed - Feb 2020
TagMango (2019, India)
$750K - Seed - Dec 2020
TagMango (2019, India)
$150K - Seed - Mar 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
True Royalty.. (2017, United Kingdom)
$2.6M - Seed - May 2020
Virtual Multi Video Programming
Distributors (MVPDs)47
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OTT Video (Roku)
(# Cos: 4026 | $23.5B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Netflix)
(# Cos: 2092 | $15.1B)
Virtual MVPD (Pluto TV)
(# Cos: 156 | $121M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$2.6M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
8
$121M
30
2
156
0
Pluto TV
(2013, United States, $51.8M)
ProSiebenSat.1
(2000, Germany)
Molotov
(2014, France, $38.3M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Tech for Film & TV > Filmed Entertainment >
Distribution > Content Security48
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$2.5M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$2.5M
2
-
8
0
Tech for Film & TV (Veritone)
(# Cos: 2451 | $3.3B)
Filmed Entertainment (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 1423 | $1.6B)
Distribution (comScore)
(# Cos: 108 | $286M)
Content Security (Scaeva
Technologies)
(# Cos: 8 | $2.5M)
Scaeva Technologies
(2017, United States, $2.5M)
Fortium Tech
(1999, United Kingdom)
Archiware
(1999, Germany)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Scaeva Techno.. (2017, United States)
$2.5M - Series A - Feb 2020

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3D Animation > Character Animation49
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3D Animation (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 205 | $179M)
Character Animation (Didimo)
(# Cos: 14 | $20.1M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$2.5M (▼50.2%)
3(▲50%)
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$20.1M
7
-
14
1
Didimo
(2016, United States, $6.8M)
Mixamo
(2008, United States, $11.8M)
Moveshelf
(2017, Netherlands)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Aquifer (2019, United States)
$1.3M - Seed - Oct 2020
Didimo (2016, United States)
$1.2M - Seed - Sep 2020
Moveshelf (2017, Netherlands)
Undisclosed - Seed - Nov 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
PRNEWS.IO (2005, Estonia)
$2.4M - Seed - Sep 2020
Tech for Digital Publishers > Content Discovery >
News Content Marketplace50
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Tech for Digital Publishers (Taboola)
(# Cos: 634 | $1.3B)
Content Discovery (NewsWhip)
(# Cos: 46 | $36.4M)
News Content Marketplace (IndieFrame)
(# Cos: 19 | $12.5M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$2.4M (▼55.5%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded CompaniesCompanies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$12.5M
10
-
19
1
IndieFrame
(2016, Denmark, $1.1M)
Dable
(2015, South Korea, $5.3M)
PRNEWS.IO
(2005, Estonia, $2.4M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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