The Tracxn Top Business Models report highlights key funding trends in the media and entertainment sector, focusing on the top business models in the past year. Notable funding includes vernacular content sharing platforms at $843 million, music licensing marketplaces at $529 million, and doctors networking platforms at $504 million. The report also identifies leading investors and geographical funding distribution, emphasizing the United States as the largest source of investment.

1. TRACXN TOP BUSINESS MODELS REPORT
June 22, 2021
MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

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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 $2.9B
OTT Video $2.1B
Music Tech $1.5B
Internet First Media $1.1B
Digital Publishing Platforms $987M
Gambling Tech $546M
Y-o-Y Funding
Top Investors by Funding Rounds
Seed
Stage
Y Combinator
IPV
AngelList
12
5
4
Early
Stage
Andreessen Horowitz
Accel
3one4 Capital
7
5
5
Late
Stage
Andreessen Horowitz
Tencent
Dragoneer Investment
Group
5
4
4
Funding by Geography
Top Feeds by $ Funding
Top Funding Rounds
United States (47%)
India (15%)
China (12%)
Sweden (6%)
Canada (4%)
Russia (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Others (10%)
$ Funding # Rounds
ShareChat
(2015, India)
$502M - Series E
DXY
(2000, China)
$500M - Series E
Epidemic Sound
(2009, Sweden)
$450M - Series D
Reddit
(2005, United States)
$368M - Series E
Vimeo
(2004, United States)
$300M - Series E
IVI
(2010, Russia)
$250M - Series D
ShareChat
(2015, India)
$225M - Series E
DailyHunt
(2007, India)
$207M - Series H
LIVEKINDLY
(2017, Canada)
$200M - Series D
ROAR
(2018, United States)
$200M - Series D
IRL
(2018, United States)
$170M - Series C
IYUNO Media Group
(2002, South Korea)
$160M - Series D

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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (1/5)
4
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
1▲15 Vernacular Content Sharing Platforms $843M 5 ShareChat | $502M | Series E Link
2▲38 Music Licensing Marketplace $529M 5 Epidemic Sound | $450M | Series D Link
3▲110 Doctors Networking Platforms $504M 2 DXY | $500M | Series E Link
4▲173 Video Hosting Platforms $452M 11 Vimeo | $300M | Series E Link
5▲3 Long form News Aggregators $422M 3 DailyHunt | $207M | Series H Link
6▲129 Discussion Forums $369M 2 Reddit | $368M | Series E Link
7-- Online Discussion Forums $368M 1 Reddit | $368M | Series E Link
8▼7 Subscription Video On Demand $279M 7 IVI | $250M | Series D Link
9▲12 Subscription Based Blogging Platforms $245M 2 Patreon | $155M | Series F Link
10▲83 Gambling Platforms $200M 1 ROAR | $200M | Series D 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▲146 Film Subtitling Software $160M 1 IYUNO Media G.. | $160M | Series D Link
12-- Internet Radio and Podcast Streaming Platforms $147M 3 Ximalaya | $147M | Series C Link
13-- Chinese Internet Radio Platforms $147M 1 Ximalaya | $147M | Series C Link
14▲37 OTT Video Audience Analytics $142M 3 Mux | $105M | Series D Link
15-- OTT Live Streaming Management Solutions $126M 3 Caffeine | $113M | Series D Link
16▲96 Gamers Networking Platforms $126M 7 TT Voice | $100M | Series B Link
17▲163 Sports Betting Platforms $122M 11 BetKing | $83.1M | Series C Link
18-- Kids Focused Multi Channel Networks $120M 1 Moonbug Enter.. | $120M | Series A Link
19▲104 Multimedia Storytelling Platforms $106M 4 Kuaidian Yuedu | $100M | Series C Link
20▲19 K-12 Q&A Platforms $105M 2 Brainly | $81.0M | Series D 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-- P2P OTT Video Content Delivery Network $100M 1 Theta Token | $100M | Series A Link
22▼10 Comics Based Storytelling Platforms $89.6M 2 Kuaikan Manhua | $89.6M | Series D Link
23▲31 Podcast Management Software $88.0M 10 Descript | $30.0M | Series B Link
24▲76 Community Specific Question and Answer Platforms $85.0M 1 Stack Overflow | $85.0M | Series E Link
25▲8 Sports Multi Channel Networks $80.0M 2 Overtime | $80.0M | Series C Link
26-- Global News Portals $71.5M 3 Jiemian News | $71.5M | Series C Link
27▼17 Graphic Design Tools $71.0M 1 Canva | $71.0M | Series E Link
28-- Online Photography Communities $68.7M 3 Qbb6.com | $38.6M | Series D Link
29▲55 IPTV Distribution Solutions $67.8M 4 Dejero | $47.8M | Series C Link
30▲148 OTT Live Streaming Distribution Solutions $66.3M 5 Restream | $50.0M | 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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Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (4/5)
7
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
31▲137 Music DistributionPlatforms $65.6M 6 UnitedMasters | $50.0M | Series B Link
32▲48 Serialized Storytelling Platforms $63.2M 1 Radish | $63.2M | Series A Link
33▲44 Avatar Based Social Networks $63.1M 4 IMVU | $35.0M | Series E Link
34▲88 Music Copyrights Management Software $62.3M 4 Pex | $57.0M | Series B Link
35▲33 Collaborative Music Creation Software $60.4M 5 Splice | $55.0M | Series D Link
36▲114 Content Creators Networking Platforms $60.0M 2 Mighty Netwo.. | $50.0M | Series B Link
37-- Short Video Sharing Platforms $58.1M 14 Kumu | $15.0M | Series B Link
38-- OTT Video Rights Management Solutions $57.0M 1 Pex | $57.0M | Series B Link
39▼22 OTT Video Management Solutions $56.0M 9 Descript | $30.0M | Series B Link
40▲63 TV Encoding and Transcoding Solutions $54.0M 4 Bitmovin | $25.0M | 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 (5/5)
8
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
41▲63 OTT Video Encoding and Transcoding Solutions $54.0M 4 Bitmovin | $25.0M | Series C Link
42▲3 Logistics and Supply Chain News Portals $53.0M 2 FreightWaves | $37.0M | Series B Link
43▲106 OTT Video Content Delivery Network $52.4M 4 Theta Token | $100M | Series A Link
44▲130 Indian Music Streaming Platforms $51.4M 2 Gaana | $51.2M | Series C Link
45▲2 Music Learning Platforms $50.0M 7 JoyTunes | $50.0M | Series C Link
46-- TV Streaming Devices $50.0M 1 Plex | $50.0M | Series C Link
47-- Online Lottery Agents $50.0M 1 Jackpocket | $50.0M | Series C Link
48▼25 Secondary Event Ticket Marketplace $47.9M 3 Lyte | $33.0M | Series B Link
49▲33 Media Over IP Solutions $47.8M 1 Dejero | $47.8M | Series C Link
50▼26 Digital Music Studio $45.0M 2 Output | $45.0M | 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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Recent Funding Rounds
Vernacular Content Sharing Platforms
01
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$843M (▲743%)
5(▲400%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$1.1B
9
-
26
2
Social Platforms (Facebook)
(# Cos: 10438 | $27.9B)
Horizontal (Twitter)
(# Cos: 4119 | $17.7B)
Photo and Video Sharing (Instagram)
(# Cos: 573 | $2.0B)
Vernacular (ShareChat)
(# Cos: 26 | $1.1B)
ShareChat
(2015, India, $990M)
VK
(2006, United States)
Shabdanagari
(2015, India, $200K)
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
ShareChat (2015, India)
$225M - Series E - Mar 2021
Public (2018, India)
$41.0M - Series C - Mar 2021
ShareChat (2015, India)
$40.0M - Series D - Jul 2020
Public (2018, India)
$35.0M - Series C - Sep 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Music Licensing Marketplace
02
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$529M (▲1648%)
5(▲66.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$613M
18
1
24
5
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4629 | $13.4B)
Music Artist IT (Triller)
(# Cos: 1357 | $2.0B)
Copyrights Management (Epidemic
Sound)
(# Cos: 61 | $695M)
Licensing Marketplace (7digital)
(# Cos: 24 | $613M)
7digital
(2004, United Kingdom, $14.3M)
Epidemic Sound
(2009, Sweden, $476M)
Songtradr
(2014, United States, $46.2M)
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
ArtList (2016, Israel)
$48.0M - Series C - Jun 2020
Songtradr (2014, United States)
$30.0M - Series C - Jul 2020
Beatclub (2000, United States)
$769K - Seed - Oct 2020
MUSICOW (2017, South Korea)
Undisclosed - Series B - Dec 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Doctors Networking Platforms
03
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$504M (▲ >10K%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$882M
24
-
69
5
Social Platforms (Twitter)
(# Cos: 10438 | $27.9B)
Professionals (LinkedIn)
(# Cos: 1402 | $2.5B)
Healthcare (DailyRounds)
(# Cos: 76 | $884M)
Doctors (Doximity)
(# Cos: 69 | $882M)
Doximity
(2011, United States, $81.8M)
Docquity
(2015, Singapore, $13.0M)
Sermo
(2005, United States, $43.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
DXY (2000, China)
$500M - Series E - Dec 2020
Omnidoc (2018, France)
$3.7M - Series A - Jun 2021

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Recent Funding Rounds
Video Hosting Platforms
04
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$452M (▲ >10K%)
11(▲83.3%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
19
$1.9B
130
2
382
6
OTT Video (Roku)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Netflix)
(# Cos: 2357 | $16.0B)
User Generated Content (UGC)
(Patreon)
(# Cos: 502 | $4.4B)
Diversified (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 382 | $1.9B)
Vimeo
(2004, United States, $450M)
Patreon
(2013, United States, $412M)
YouTube
(2005, United States, $11.5M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Vimeo (2004, United States)
$300M - Series E - Jan 2021
Patreon (2013, United States)
$155M - Series F - Apr 2021
Vimeo (2004, United States)
$150M - Series D - Nov 2020
Patreon (2013, United States)
$90.0M - Series E - Sep 2020
Special Project (2019, United States)
$2.3M - Seed - Aug 2020
VideoPeel (2013, United States)
$1.5M - Seed - Jul 2020
Kre8.tv (2020, United States)
$1.2M - Seed - Sep 2020
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Recent Funding Rounds
Long form News Aggregators
05
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$422M (▲161%)
3(▼25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
31
$4.6B
158
5
460
7
Internet First Media (Webedia)
(# Cos: 11056 | $15.3B)
News Portals (Toutiao)
(# Cos: 4051 | $7.0B)
Aggregators (InShorts)
(# Cos: 859 | $5.5B)
Long Stories (Yahoo)
(# Cos: 460 | $4.6B)
Yahoo
(1994, United States, $6.8M)
Toutiao
(2012, China, $3.1B)
DailyHunt
(2007, India, $540M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
DailyHunt (2007, India)
$207M - Series H - Jan 2021
News Break (2015, United States)
$115M - Series C - Jan 2021
DailyHunt (2007, India)
$100M - Series G - Nov 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
Reddit (2005, United States)
$368M - Series E - Feb 2021
GIST (2017, United States)
$1.1M - Series A - Dec 2020
Discussion Forums
06
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Social Platforms (Facebook)
(# Cos: 10438 | $27.9B)
Horizontal (Twitter)
(# Cos: 4119 | $17.7B)
Discussion Forums (Reddit)
(# Cos: 634 | $1.3B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$369M (▲ >10K%)
2(▼66.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
30
$1.3B
204
-
634
2
Reddit
(2005, United States, $918M)
Tapatalk
(2009, United States, $5.9M)
InterNations
(2007, 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
Reddit (2005, United States)
$368M - Series E - Feb 2021
Online Discussion Forums
07
15
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Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 1076 | $5.4B)
Discussion Forums (StumbleUpon)
(# Cos: 77 | $1.1B)
Horizontal (Reddit)
(# Cos: 63 | $1.1B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$368M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$1.1B
30
-
63
0
Reddit
(2005, United States, $918M)
StumbleUpon
(2001, United States, $18.5M)
ChaCha
(2005, United States, $85.1M)
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
Subscription Video On Demand
08
16
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$279M (▼66.2%)
7(▲40%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
33
$4.2B
90
4
523
11
OTT Video (Roku)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 2357 | $16.0B)
Video On Demand (VOD) (FuboTV)
(# Cos: 1096 | $11.0B)
Film & TV (Hulu)
(# Cos: 861 | $8.9B)
Subscription (SVOD) (Netflix)
(# Cos: 523 | $4.2B)
Netflix
(1997, United States, $30.0M)
Hulu
(2007, United States, $100M)
Viki
(2010, South Korea, $24.3M)
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
Atmosphere (2010, United States)
$25.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
RINSTRA (2020, Pakistan)
$2.0M - Seed - Jan 2021
Passionflix (2016, United States)
$1.6M - Series A - Apr 2021
AfroLandTV (2017, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Sep 2020
Migo (2010, Taiwan)
Undisclosed - Series B - Sep 2020
START (2017, Russia)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jan 2021

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Recent Funding Rounds
Subscription Based Blogging Platforms
09
17
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$245M (▲308%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$415M
4
-
10
1
Digital Publishing Platforms (Reddit)
(# Cos: 1076 | $5.4B)
Blogging (FANDOM)
(# Cos: 396 | $1.0B)
Horizontal (Medium)
(# Cos: 301 | $756M)
Memberships (Scoop.it)
(# Cos: 16 | $415M)
Subscription (Patreon)
(# Cos: 10 | $415M)
Patreon
(2013, United States, $412M)
Scoop.it
(2010, United States, $2.6M)
Black Ballad
(2014, United Kingdom)
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
Patreon (2013, United States)
$90.0M - Series E - Sep 2020

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Recent Funding Rounds
ROAR (2018, United States)
$200M - Series D - Jul 2020
Gambling Platforms
10
18
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Gambling Tech (AGS)
(# Cos: 3845 | $1.9B)
Online Gambling Platforms (bet365)
(# Cos: 1794 | $1.2B)
Horizontal (William Hill)
(# Cos: 452 | $681M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$200M (▲3130%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
19
$681M
32
3
452
3
William Hill
(1934, United Kingdom)
The Stars Group
(2001, Canada)
Superbet
(2008, Romania, $196M)
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
Film Subtitling Software
11
19
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$160M (▲ >10K%)
1(▼50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$161M
6
1
25
1
Tech for Film & TV (TV Time)
(# Cos: 2901 | $4.0B)
Filmed Entertainment (Shutterstock)
(# Cos: 1669 | $2.0B)
Post-Production (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 684 | $957M)
Subtitling (IYUNO Media Group)
(# Cos: 25 | $161M)
IYUNO Media Group
(2002, South Korea, $160M)
Ai-Media
(2003, Australia)
Syncwords
(2012, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
IYUNO Media Group (2002, South Korea)
$160M - Series D - Apr 2021

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Recent Funding Rounds
Internet Radio and Podcast Streaming
Platforms
12
20
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$147M ( -- )
3( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$3.5B
12
3
114
2
Radio Tech (Blinkist)
(# Cos: 2145 | $5.3B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Pandora)
(# Cos: 2020 | $5.3B)
Streaming (Anchor)
(# Cos: 1739 | $4.9B)
Diversified (Spotify)
(# Cos: 114 | $3.5B)
Spotify
(2006, Sweden, $2.1B)
Pandora
(2000, United States, $56.1M)
TuneIn
(2002, United States, $98.4M)
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)
$23.7K - Angel - Mar 2021
Noice (2018, Indonesia)
Undisclosed - Seed - Mar 2021

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Recent Funding Rounds
Chinese Internet Radio Platforms
13
21
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$147M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$1.3B
4
-
8
2
Music Tech (Triller)
(# Cos: 4629 | $13.4B)
Streaming (Spotify)
(# Cos: 1575 | $8.4B)
Internet Radio (Pandora)
(# Cos: 555 | $1.9B)
Regional Music (Douban)
(# Cos: 47 | $1.3B)
Chinese (Ximalaya)
(# Cos: 8 | $1.3B)
Ximalaya
(2012, China, $1.3B)
Douban
(2009, China)
Online Radio Box
(2015, Ukraine)
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

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OTT Video Audience Analytics
14
22
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$142M (▲610%)
3(▲200%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$203M
7
-
17
3
OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Video Management (Kaltura)
(# Cos: 791 | $4.2B)
Analytics (Conviva)
(# Cos: 83 | $401M)
Audience Analytics (Mux)
(# Cos: 17 | $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
Mux (2015, United States)
$37.0M - Series C - Aug 2020
Streamlytics (2018, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Feb 2021

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Recent Funding Rounds
Caffeine (2016, United States)
$113M - Series D - Jul 2020
Transmit.Live (2016, United States)
$7.8M - Series A - Dec 2020
API Video (2006, France)
$5.5M - Seed - Jun 2020
OTT Live Streaming Management
Solutions
15
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Video Management (Conviva)
(# Cos: 791 | $4.2B)
Live Streaming (Caffeine)
(# Cos: 99 | $799M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$126M ( -- )
3( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$799M
34
-
99
3
Caffeine
(2016, United States, $259M)
iStreamPlanet
(2000, United States, $17.0M)
LiveClips
(2008, United States, $4.0M)
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TT Voice (2014, China)
$100M - Series B - Feb 2021
Powder (2018, United States)
$14.0M - Series A - Feb 2021
eFuse (2018, United States)
$6.0M - Series A - Feb 2021
Noice (2020, Finland)
$5.0M - Angel - May 2021
OkLetsPlay (2016, United States)
$1.0M - Seed - Mar 2021
Xpand (2020)
$50.0K - Seed - Jan 2021
Smerf (2019, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Sep 2020
Gamers Networking Platforms
16
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Social Platforms (Twitter)
(# Cos: 10438 | $27.9B)
Interest Based (Pinterest)
(# Cos: 3670 | $5.8B)
Gamers (Twitch)
(# Cos: 165 | $395M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$126M (▲3132%)
7(▲75%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
10
$395M
49
-
165
2
Twitch
(2011, United States, $35.1M)
Gamee
(2014, Czech Republic)
Mobcrush
(2013, United States, $35.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Sports Betting Platforms
17
25
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$122M (▲ >10K%)
11(▲450%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
26
$157M
87
4
317
2
Gambling Tech (AGS)
(# Cos: 3845 | $1.9B)
Online Gambling Platforms (William Hill)
(# Cos: 1794 | $1.2B)
Betting (Kalshi)
(# Cos: 452 | $281M)
Sports (Betfair Group)
(# Cos: 396 | $208M)
Multi Sports (bet365)
(# Cos: 317 | $157M)
bet365
(2001, United Kingdom)
Betfair Group
(2000, 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)
$83.1M - Series C - Nov 2020
PlayUp (2014, Australia)
$25.0M - Series B - Nov 2020
PlayUp (2014, Australia)
$9.9M - Series B - Feb 2021
WAGR (2019, United States)
$4.0M - Seed - Jun 2021
PropSwap (2014, United States)
$2.0M - Seed - Mar 2021
FanUp (2019, United States)
$1.0M - Seed - Feb 2021
VIGIT Technol.. (2018, United States)
$385K - Seed - Jul 2020
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Moonbug Enter.. (2018, United States)
$120M - Series A - Jul 2020
Kids Focused Multi Channel Networks
18
26
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Multi Channel Networks (MCN) (BBTV)
(# Cos: 344 | $1.9B)
Kids (Moonbug Entertainment)
(# Cos: 13 | $287M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$120M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$287M
5
-
13
2
Moonbug Entertainment
(2018, United States, $265M)
Pocketwatch
(2017, United States, $21.0M)
TUBAn
(2003, South Korea)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Kuaidian Yuedu (2017, China)
$100M - Series C - Jul 2020
Dorian (2018, United States)
$5.4M - Seed - Aug 2020
PopBase (2017, United States)
$400K - Seed - Aug 2020
PopBase (2017, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Oct 2020
Multimedia Storytelling Platforms
19
27
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Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 1076 | $5.4B)
Storytelling Platforms (Tapas)
(# Cos: 299 | $1.1B)
Multimedia (Hooked)
(# Cos: 50 | $143M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$106M (▲4134%)
4(▲300%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$143M
28
-
50
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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K-12 Q&A Platforms
20
28
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$105M (▲241%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$172M
2
-
5
1
Social Platforms (Twitter)
(# Cos: 10438 | $27.9B)
Interest Based (Twitch)
(# Cos: 3670 | $5.8B)
Education (Edmodo)
(# Cos: 244 | $602M)
K-12 (ClassDojo)
(# Cos: 50 | $498M)
Q&A Platforms (Brainly)
(# Cos: 5 | $172M)
Brainly
(2009, Poland, $165M)
Socratic
(2013, United States, $7.5M)
Mooch
(2007, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Brainly (2009, Poland)
$81.0M - Series D - Dec 2020
Brainly (2009, Poland)
$23.7M - Series C - Sep 2020

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P2P OTT Video Content Delivery
Network
21
29
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$100M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$227M
19
-
32
4
OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Video Distribution (Streamlabs)
(# Cos: 455 | $1.8B)
Content Delivery Network (Gracenote)
(# Cos: 118 | $564M)
Peer2Peer (Theta Token)
(# Cos: 32 | $227M)
Theta Token
(2017, United States, $100M)
StreamRoot
(2013, United States, $8.2M)
Teltoo
(2015, Spain, $50.0K)
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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Kuaikan Manhua (2014, China)
$89.6M - Series D - Jun 2021
YouNeek Studios (2015, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jan 2021
Comics Based Storytelling Platforms
22
30
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Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 1076 | $5.4B)
Storytelling Platforms (Pocket Gems)
(# Cos: 299 | $1.1B)
Comics (Tapas)
(# Cos: 25 | $491M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$89.6M (▼28.3%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$491M
12
-
25
1
Tapas
(2012, United States, $6.4M)
Madefire
(2011, United States, $15.0M)
WEBTOON
(2005, South Korea)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Podcast Management Software
23
31
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$88.0M (▲354%)
10(▲66.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$195M
22
-
53
3
Radio Tech (Anchor)
(# Cos: 2145 | $5.3B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Spotify)
(# Cos: 2020 | $5.3B)
Enablers (Chartable)
(# Cos: 281 | $336M)
Podcast (Stitcher)
(# Cos: 151 | $277M)
PodCast Management (Acast)
(# Cos: 53 | $195M)
Acast
(2014, Sweden, $84.6M)
Descript
(2017, United States, $50.0M)
Spreaker
(2009, United States, $1.5M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Descript (2017, United States)
$30.0M - Series B - Jan 2021
Acast (2014, Sweden)
$27.0M - Series C - Jul 2020
Libsyn (2004, United States)
$25.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
Riverside.fm (2019, United States)
$9.5M - Series A - Apr 2021
Locals (2019, United States)
$3.8M - Series A - Mar 2021
Riverside.fm (2019, United States)
$2.5M - Seed - Nov 2020
Sounder.fm (2019, United States)
$2.1M - Seed - Mar 2021
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Community Specific Question and
Answer Platforms
24
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$85.0M (▲1535%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
8
$241M
29
1
37
0
Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 1076 | $5.4B)
Question and Answer Platforms (Answers)
(# Cos: 220 | $1.8B)
Horizontal (Quora)
(# Cos: 204 | $1.8B)
Communities (Stack Overflow)
(# Cos: 37 | $241M)
Stack Overflow
(2008, United States, $153M)
JustAnswer
(2003, United States, $50.7M)
Formspring
(2009, United States, $19.3M)
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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Overtime (2016, United States)
$80.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
Tech Storm (2013, Singapore)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jan 2021
Sports Multi Channel Networks
25
33
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Multi Channel Networks (MCN) (BBTV)
(# Cos: 344 | $1.9B)
Sports (Overtime)
(# Cos: 14 | $316M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$80.0M (▲103%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$316M
9
-
14
2
Overtime
(2016, United States, $140M)
Whistle Sports
(2009, United States, $173M)
NobodySurf
(2015, Japan)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Global News Portals
26
34
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$71.5M ( -- )
3( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
28
$1.1B
95
1
394
5
Internet First Media (InShorts)
(# Cos: 11057 | $15.3B)
News Portals (Yahoo)
(# Cos: 4052 | $7.0B)
Publishers (Vix)
(# Cos: 3193 | $1.6B)
Global (BuzzFeed)
(# Cos: 394 | $1.1B)
BuzzFeed
(2008, United States, $497M)
Vix
(2005, United States, $82.5M)
Quartz
(2012, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Jiemian News (2014, China)
$71.5M - Series C - Aug 2020
Khmerload (2011, Cambodia)
Undisclosed - Series A - Sep 2020
Hipwee (2014, Indonesia)
Undisclosed - Seed - Aug 2020

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Canva (2007, Australia)
$71.0M - Series E - Apr 2021
Graphic Design Tools
27
35
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Online Photos (Pinterest)
(# Cos: 4223 | $8.9B)
Editing (Lightricks)
(# Cos: 984 | $1.0B)
Graphic Design Tools (Canva)
(# Cos: 30 | $425M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$71.0M (▼51%)
1(▼66.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$425M
6
-
30
3
Canva
(2007, Australia, $381M)
PicMonkey
(2012, United States, $41.0M)
SnackThis
(2019, France, $125K)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Qbb6.com (2013, China)
$38.6M - Series D - Jan 2021
BeReal (2020, France)
$30.0M - Series A - Jun 2021
Piquoti (2017, France)
$141K - Seed - Aug 2020
Online Photography Communities
28
36
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Online Photos (Canva)
(# Cos: 4223 | $8.9B)
Sharing (Pinterest)
(# Cos: 909 | $4.8B)
Communities (Instagram)
(# Cos: 148 | $151M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$68.7M ( -- )
3( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$151M
35
-
148
4
Instagram
(2010, United States, $57.5M)
GuruShots
(2013, Israel, $6.5M)
BeReal
(2020, France, $30.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Dejero (2008, Canada)
$47.8M - Series C - Apr 2021
Phenix (2013, United States)
$16.9M - Series B - Mar 2021
Phenix (2013, United States)
$3.0M - Series B - Aug 2020
VectorMax (1998, United States)
$115K - Seed - Jun 2021
IPTV Distribution Solutions
29
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Video Distribution (Streamlabs)
(# Cos: 455 | $1.8B)
IPTV (Philo)
(# Cos: 106 | $628M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$67.8M (▲799%)
4(▲300%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
24
$628M
36
3
106
4
Philo
(2011, United States, $90.0M)
Minerva Networks
(1992, United States, $14.0M)
Dejero
(2008, Canada, $87.8M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Restream (2015, United States)
$50.0M - Series A - Aug 2020
Maestro (2015, United States)
$15.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
Streamloots (2018, United States)
$7.2M - Series A - Nov 2020
Replai (2019, Portugal)
$1.3M - Seed - Jun 2020
GoStream (2017, Vietnam)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jan 2021
OTT Live Streaming Distribution
Solutions
30
38
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Video Distribution (LiveU)
(# Cos: 455 | $1.8B)
Live Streaming (Streamlabs)
(# Cos: 59 | $139M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$66.3M (▲ >10K%)
5(▲66.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$139M
31
-
59
5
Streamlabs
(2014, United States, $17.3M)
Restream
(2015, United States, $56.5M)
StreamElements
(2016, Israel, $11.3M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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UnitedMasters (2017, United States)
$50.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
Stem Disinter.. (2015, United States)
$10.0M - Series B - Aug 2020
Gumroad (2011, United States)
$6.0M - Series A - Mar 2021
Audius (2018, United States)
$4.3M - Series A - Jul 2020
Audius (2018, United States)
$1.3M - Series A - Oct 2020
Audius (2018, United States)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jan 2021
Music DistributionPlatforms
31
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Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4629 | $13.4B)
Music Artist IT (Triller)
(# Cos: 1357 | $2.0B)
Music Distribution (UnitedMasters)
(# Cos: 117 | $297M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$65.6M (▲ >10K%)
6(▲500%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
5
$297M
39
-
117
6
UnitedMasters
(2017, United States, $120M)
Audius
(2018, United States, $11.1M)
Amuse
(2016, Sweden, $20.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Radish (2015, United States)
$63.2M - Series A - Jul 2020
Serialized Storytelling Platforms
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Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 1076 | $5.4B)
Storytelling Platforms (Tapas)
(# Cos: 299 | $1.1B)
Serialization (Radish)
(# Cos: 6 | $84.9M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$63.2M (▲555%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$84.9M
3
-
6
1
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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IMVU (2004, United States)
$35.0M - Series E - Jan 2021
Itsme (2017, United States)
$15.2M - Series A - Apr 2021
Pocket Worlds (2001, Israel)
$8.3M - Series A - Jan 2021
ZEPETO (2018, Montenegro)
$4.6M - Series A - Dec 2020
Avatar Based Social Networks
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Social Platforms (Facebook)
(# Cos: 10438 | $27.9B)
Horizontal (Twitter)
(# Cos: 4119 | $17.7B)
Metaverse (IMVU)
(# Cos: 69 | $241M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$63.1M (▲522%)
4(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$241M
37
1
69
6
IMVU
(2004, United States, $77.0M)
Sulake
(2000, Finland, $11.7M)
Woozworld
(2010, Canada, $9.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Music Copyrights Management Software
34
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$62.3M (▲2381%)
4(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$82.1M
14
-
37
1
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4629 | $13.4B)
Music Artist IT (Triller)
(# Cos: 1357 | $2.0B)
Copyrights Management (7digital)
(# Cos: 61 | $695M)
Software (Pex)
(# Cos: 37 | $82.1M)
Pex
(2014, United States, $64.0M)
Beatdapp Software
(2018, Canada, $3.2M)
Repost Network
(2015, United States)
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
Verifi (2019, United Kingdom)
$3.5M - Series A - Jun 2021
Music Bee (2019, China)
$1.8M - Seed - Dec 2020
RYLTI (2019, United States)
$475K - Seed - Jan 2021

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Collaborative Music Creation Software
35
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$60.4M (▲353%)
5(▼44.4%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
5
$268M
51
-
120
4
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4629 | $13.4B)
Music Artist IT (7digital)
(# Cos: 1357 | $2.0B)
Music Creation (Triller)
(# Cos: 656 | $616M)
Collaboration (Soundtrap)
(# Cos: 120 | $268M)
Soundtrap
(2012, Sweden, $8.5M)
Splice
(2013, United States, $165M)
BandLab
(2014, Singapore)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Splice (2013, United States)
$55.0M - Series D - Dec 2020
mayk (2020, United States)
$4.0M - Series A - Feb 2021
The LABZ (2015, United States)
$1.4M - Series A - Jan 2021
Vampr (2015, Australia)
$800K - Seed - Feb 2021
Vampr (2015, Australia)
$215K - Seed - Apr 2021

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Content Creators Networking Platforms
36
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$60.0M (▲8789%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$83.0M
2
-
3
2
Social Platforms (Twitter)
(# Cos: 10438 | $27.9B)
Professionals (Doximity)
(# Cos: 1402 | $2.5B)
Media and Entertainment (Behance)
(# Cos: 97 | $119M)
Content Creators (Mighty
Networks)
(# Cos: 3 | $83.0M)
Mighty Networks
(2012, United States, $67.0M)
PearPop
(2020, United States, $16.0M)
VoiceBlasts
(2020, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Mighty Networks (2012, United States)
$50.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
PearPop (2020, United States)
$10.0M - Series A - Apr 2021

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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$58.1M ( -- )
14( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$5.6B
26
2
139
7
Social Platforms (Facebook)
(# Cos: 10438 | $27.9B)
Horizontal (Twitter)
(# Cos: 4119 | $17.7B)
Video Sharing (Triller)
(# Cos: 650 | $6.8B)
Short Videos (Kuaishou)
(# Cos: 139 | $5.6B)
Kuaishou
(2011, China, $4.8B)
Giphy
(2012, United States, $152M)
Trell
(2016, India, $19.3M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Kumu (2017, Philippines)
$15.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
Chingari (2018, India)
$13.0M - Seed - Apr 2021
Trell (2016, India)
$11.4M - Series A - Aug 2020
Mitron (2020, India)
$5.0M - Series A - Aug 2020
LoveShark (2018, United Kingdom)
$3.9M - Series A - Sep 2020
Mitron (2020, India)
$3.3M - Series A - Nov 2020
Chingari (2018, India)
$2.7M - Seed - Oct 2020
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Pex (2014, United States)
$57.0M - Series B - Feb 2021
OTT Video Rights Management
Solutions
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Video Management (Conviva)
(# Cos: 791 | $4.2B)
Digital Rights Management (Verimatrix)
(# Cos: 40 | $262M)
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
11
$262M
20
-
40
2
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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Descript (2017, United States)
$30.0M - Series B - Jan 2021
IRIS.TV (2012, United States)
$18.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
StreamLayer (2018, United States)
$4.0M - Series A - Jul 2020
Uxinyue (2017, China)
$1.5M - Seed - Mar 2021
Uxinyue (2017, China)
$1.4M - Seed - Aug 2020
Myelin Foundry (2018, India)
$1.0M - Seed - May 2021
Vitra.ai (2020, India)
$34.2K - Seed - Jan 2021
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OTT Video Management Solutions
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Video Management (Conviva)
(# Cos: 791 | $4.2B)
Suite (Kaltura)
(# Cos: 339 | $2.0B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$56.0M (▼38.3%)
9(▼35.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
45
$2.0B
119
4
339
15
Kaltura
(2006, United States, $165M)
Brightcove
(2004, United States, $103M)
Ooyala
(2007, United Kingdom, $144M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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TV Encoding and Transcoding Solutions
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$54.0M (▲998%)
4(▲33.3%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
17
$322M
38
5
108
1
Tech for Film & TV (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 2901 | $4.0B)
Broadcasting (Samba)
(# Cos: 806 | $1.7B)
Media Production and Management
(Avid Technology)
(# Cos: 527 | $893M)
Encoding and Transcoding
(Haivision)
(# Cos: 108 | $322M)
Haivision
(2004, Canada, $17.7M)
ATEME
(1991, France, $13.8M)
V-Nova
(2011, United Kingdom, $747K)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Bitmovin (2012, United States)
$25.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
V-Nova (2011, United Kingdom)
$22.0M - Series B - Oct 2020
iSize Techno.. (2016, United Kingdom)
$6.3M - Series A - May 2021
Tveon (2009, Canada)
$653K - Series A - Jun 2020

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Bitmovin (2012, United States)
$25.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
V-Nova (2011, United Kingdom)
$22.0M - Series B - Oct 2020
iSize Techno.. (2016, United Kingdom)
$6.3M - Series A - May 2021
Tveon (2009, Canada)
$653K - Series A - Jun 2020
OTT Video Encoding and Transcoding
Solutions
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(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Video Management (Conviva)
(# Cos: 791 | $4.2B)
Encoding & Transcoding (ATEME)
(# Cos: 64 | $261M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$54.0M (▲998%)
4(▲33.3%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
9
$261M
25
2
64
3
ATEME
(1991, France, $13.8M)
V-Nova
(2011, United Kingdom, $747K)
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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FreightWaves (2017, United States)
$37.0M - Series B - Jul 2020
FreightWaves (2017, United States)
$16.0M - Series B - May 2021
Logistics and Supply Chain News Portals
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Internet First Media (Yahoo)
(# Cos: 11057 | $15.3B)
Business and Finance (Tastytrade)
(# Cos: 2560 | $1.0B)
Logistics and Supply Chain
(FreightWaves)
(# Cos: 29 | $92.4M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$53.0M (▲101%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$92.4M
2
-
29
1
FreightWaves
(2017, United States, $92.4M)
Spend Matters
(2004, United States)
Supply Chain Dive
(2016, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Theta Token (2017, United States)
$100M - Series A - Mar 2021
Caton Technology (1997, China)
$50.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
StarNews (2017, United States)
$1.8M - Seed - Dec 2020
SnifferCat (2010, United States)
$550K - Seed - Nov 2020
OTT Video Content Delivery Network
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Video Distribution (Streamlabs)
(# Cos: 455 | $1.8B)
Content Delivery Network (Gracenote)
(# Cos: 118 | $564M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$52.4M (▲7121%)
4(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
15
$564M
47
1
118
5
Gracenote
(1998, United States, $52.5M)
Theta Token
(2017, United States, $100M)
Zixi
(2006, United States, $7.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Indian Music Streaming Platforms
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$51.4M (▲ >10K%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$337M
5
-
42
1
Music Tech (Triller)
(# Cos: 4629 | $13.4B)
Streaming (Pandora)
(# Cos: 1575 | $8.4B)
On Demand (Spotify)
(# Cos: 707 | $6.3B)
Regional Music (JioSaavn)
(# Cos: 173 | $2.1B)
Indian (Gaana)
(# Cos: 42 | $337M)
Gaana
(2011, India, $202M)
JioSaavn
(2018, India, $126M)
Wynk
(2014, India)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Gaana (2011, India)
$51.2M - Series C - Aug 2020
Baja (2019, India)
$226K - Seed - Oct 2020

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Music Learning Platforms
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Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4629 | $13.4B)
Music Learning (JoyTunes)
(# Cos: 266 | $216M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$50.0M (▲99.6%)
7(▲133%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$216M
61
-
266
6
JoyTunes
(2010, Israel, $93.0M)
Yousician
(2010, Finland, $35.0M)
Smart Piano
(2013, United States, $10.0M)
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
Trala (2016, United States)
$3.5M - Series A - Jul 2020
Spardha (2001, India)
$411K - Seed - Jun 2021
Visual Note (2016, Italy)
Undisclosed - Seed - Dec 2020
Muzigal (2020, India)
Undisclosed - Seed - Feb 2021
vipSing (2019, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - May 2021

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Plex (2009, United States)
$50.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4483 | $25.1B)
Streaming on TV (Plex)
(# Cos: 139 | $367M)
Device (Roku)
(# Cos: 53 | $315M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$50.0M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$315M
17
2
53
1
Roku
(2002, United States, $214M)
Plex
(2009, United States, $61.1M)
Vizbee
(2014, United States, $3.6M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Online Lottery Agents
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$50.0M ( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$130M
9
1
40
0
Gambling Tech (AGS)
(# Cos: 3845 | $1.9B)
Online Gambling Platforms (bet365)
(# Cos: 1794 | $1.2B)
Lottery (500 Durians)
(# Cos: 181 | $180M)
Online Lottery Agents (Jackpocket)
(# Cos: 40 | $130M)
Jackpocket
(2013, United States, $79.6M)
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)
$50.0M - Series C - Feb 2021

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Secondary Event Ticket Marketplace
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$47.9M (▼17.2%)
3(▼25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
15
$585M
53
-
541
8
Online Event Ticketing (Book My Show)
(# Cos: 3306 | $4.6B)
Multicategory (Fandango)
(# Cos: 2360 | $2.3B)
Marketplace (Eventbrite)
(# Cos: 1378 | $1.8B)
Secondary (Gametime)
(# Cos: 541 | $585M)
Gametime
(2012, United States, $46.4M)
StubHub
(2000, United States)
TickPick
(2011, United States, $40.3M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Lyte (2013, United States)
$33.0M - Series B - Dec 2020
TicketSwap (2012, Netherlands)
$9.9M - Series A - Jun 2021
Lyte (2013, United States)
$5.0M - Series B - Feb 2021

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Media Over IP Solutions
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$47.8M (▲443%)
1(▼50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
12
$358M
31
4
79
2
Tech for Film & TV (Autodesk)
(# Cos: 2901 | $4.0B)
Broadcasting (Avid Technology)
(# Cos: 806 | $1.7B)
Media Delivery (Minerva Networks)
(# Cos: 143 | $555M)
Media over IP (Aviwest)
(# Cos: 79 | $358M)
Aviwest
(2008, France, $8.8M)
Zixi
(2006, United States, $7.0M)
Dejero
(2008, Canada, $87.8M)
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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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$45.0M (▼19.5%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
9
$186M
42
-
215
3
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4629 | $13.4B)
Music Artist IT (7digital)
(# Cos: 1357 | $2.0B)
Music Creation (Triller)
(# Cos: 656 | $616M)
Digital Music Studio (Native
Instruments)
(# Cos: 215 | $186M)
Native Instruments
(1996, Germany, $58.9M)
MWM
(2012, France, $67.0M)
SoundBetter
(2012, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Output (1995, United States)
$45.0M - Series A - Oct 2020
Beijing Dowying Techn.. (2019, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - May 2021

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