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

2. Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report Copyright © 2021, Tracxn Technologies Limited. All rights reserved.
Contents
Media & Entertainment Funding -
Overview
3
Top Funded Business Models 4
One pagers 9
Appendix 59
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Media & Entertainment - Funding in last 1 year
3
Social Platforms $4.6B
Internet First Media $2.1B
OTT Video $2.0B
Digital Publishing Platforms $1.7B
Music Tech $1.5B
Online Photos $673M
Y-o-Y Funding
Top Investors by Funding Rounds
Seed
Stage
Y Combinator
9Unicorns
Venture Catalysts
14
7
4
Early
Stage
Andreessen Horowitz
Accel
Tencent
7
5
4
Late
Stage
Tencent
Sofina
Google
6
5
4
Funding by Geography
Top Feeds by $ Funding
Top Funding Rounds
United States (43%)
India (21%)
China (10%)
Sweden (4%)
Canada (3%)
Nigeria (3%)
Australia (3%)
Others (13%)
$ Funding # Rounds
Reddit
(2005, United States)
$700M - Series F
ShareChat
(2015, India)
$502M - Series E
DXY
(2000, China)
$500M - Series E
Epidemic Sound
(2009, Sweden)
$450M - Series D
VerSe
(2007, India)
$450M - Series I
Reddit
(2005, United States)
$368M - Series E
Vimeo
(2004, United States)
$300M - Series E
BetKing
(2018, Nigeria)
$293M - Series C
IVI
(2010, Russia)
$250M - Series D
Kuaikan Manhua
(2014, China)
$240M - Series F
Smart News
(2012, Japan)
$230M - Series F
VerSe
(2007, India)
$227M - Series H

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (1/5)
4
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
1▲10 Vernacular Content Sharing Platforms $1.7B 8 ShareChat | $502M | Series E Link
2-- Online Discussion Forums $1.1B 2 Reddit | $700M | Series F Link
3▲12 Music Licensing Marketplace $518M 5 Epidemic Sound | $450M | Series D Link
4-- Doctors Networking Platforms $504M 3 DXY | $500M | Series E Link
5▲131 Video Hosting Platforms $450M 6 Vimeo | $300M | Series E Link
6▲175 Sports Betting Platforms $415M 10 BetKing | $293M | Series C Link
7-- Comics Based Storytelling Platforms $330M 3 Kuaikan Manhua | $240M | Series F Link
8▼7 Subscription Video On Demand $314M 8 IVI | $250M | Series D Link
9▼4 Graphic Design Tools $271M 2 Canva | $200M | Series F Link
10▲40 Photo Editing Apps $230M 3 PicsArt | $130M | Series C Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (2/5)
5
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
11▲154 Film Subtitling Software $160M 1 IYUNO Media G.. | $160M | Series D Link
12▲1 Subscription Based Blogging Platforms $155M 1 Patreon | $155M | Series F Link
13▲5 OTT Video Management Solutions $151M 8 JW Player | $100M | Series E Link
14▲13 Gaming Streaming Platforms $149M 6 Genvid | $113M | Series C Link
15▲151 Avatar Based Social Networks $149M 7 VRChat | $80.0M | Series D Link
16-- Internet Radio and Podcast Streaming Platforms $147M 4 Ximalaya | $147M | Series C Link
17-- Chinese Internet Radio Platforms $147M 1 Ximalaya | $147M | Series C Link
18▲28 Intelligent 3D avatars $120M 5 Genies | $65.0M | Series B Link
19▲12 OTT Video Audience Analytics $105M 2 Mux | $105M | Series D Link
20▲97
Summary News Aggregators/ Short Form News
Aggregators
$103M 6 InShorts | $60.0M | 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▲69 TV Encoding and Transcoding Solutions $99.4M 5 V-Nova | $38.8M | Series C Link
23▲69 OTT Video Encoding and Transcoding Solutions $99.4M 6 V-Nova | $38.8M | Series C Link
24▲15 Sports Multi Channel Networks $92.5M 4 Overtime | $80.0M | Series C Link
25-- Short Video Sharing Platforms $87.9M 8 Trell | $45.0M | Series B Link
26▲14 K-12 Q&A Platforms $81.0M 1 Brainly | $81.0M | Series D Link
27▲1 Video News Publishers $75.0M 1 Brut | $75.0M | Series C Link
28▲140 Online Photography Communities $68.6M 2 Qbb6.com | $38.6M | Series D Link
29▲38 IPTV Distribution Solutions $64.8M 4 Dejero | $47.8M | Series C Link
30▲41 Casino Games Developers $63.1M 5 Pokerface | $30.0M | Series A Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (4/5)
7
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
31-- Music Copyrights Management Software $62.3M 5 Pex | $57.0M | Series B Link
32▲3 Podcast Management Software $61.0M 9 Descript | $30.0M | Series B Link
33▲26 Collaborative Music Creation Software $60.4M 5 Splice | $55.0M | Series D Link
34▲118 Content Creators Networking Platforms $60.0M 2 Mighty Netwo.. | $50.0M | Series B Link
35-- OTT Video Content Delivery Network $58.9M 5 Theta Token | $100M | Series A Link
36-- OTT Video Rights Management Solutions $57.0M 1 Pex | $57.0M | Series B Link
37▲16 Music DistributionPlatforms $56.3M 6 UnitedMasters | $50.0M | Series B Link
38▼17 Digital Music Studio $50.1M 4 Output | $45.0M | Series A Link
39▲139 Music Learning Platforms $50.0M 6 JoyTunes | $50.0M | Series C Link
40-- TV Streaming Devices $50.0M 1 Plex | $50.0M | Series C Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Top Funded Business Models - last 1 year (5/5)
8
Rank Business Model $ Funding # Rounds Top Funding Round Details
41-- Online Lottery Agents $50.0M 1 Jackpocket | $50.0M | Series C Link
42▲24 Vernacular Storytelling Platforms $48.4M 5 Pratilipi | $48.0M | Series D Link
43▲9 Secondary Event Ticket Marketplace $47.9M 3 Lyte | $33.0M | Series B Link
44▲28 Media Over IP Solutions $47.8M 1 Dejero | $47.8M | Series C Link
45▲64 Online Health and Wellness Communities $47.8M 4 PatientsLikeMe | $26.0M | Series D Link
46-- Online Music Stores $44.1M 6 OneOf | $63.0M | Seed Link
47▼23 Podcast Networks $41.5M 11 Podimo | $13.5M | Series A Link
48▼25 Indian Music Streaming Platforms $40.2M 2 Gaana | $40.0M | Series C Link
49-- Music Artists Fan Engagement Text Messages $40.0M 1 Community | $40.0M | Series C Link
50▲112 Live Music Events Streaming Platforms $39.5M 4 Flymachine | $21.0M | Series A Link
* Rank is based on $Invested in last 1 year in the Business Model. ▲- Indicates change in Rank from previous 1 year.

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
Vernacular Content Sharing Platforms
01
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$1.7B(▲1568%)
8(▲300%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$2.2B
14
-
33
4
Social Platforms (Facebook)
(# Cos: 10722 | $29.7B)
Horizontal (Twitter)
(# Cos: 4168 | $19.6B)
Photo and Video Sharing (Instagram)
(# Cos: 584 | $3.0B)
Vernacular (ShareChat)
(# Cos: 33 | $2.2B)
ShareChat
(2015, India, $1.1B)
VerSe
(2007, India, $1.0B)
VK
(2006, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
ShareChat (2015, India)
$502M - Series E - Apr 2021
VerSe (2007, India)
$450M - Series I - Aug 2021
VerSe (2007, India)
$227M - Series H - Nov 2020
ShareChat (2015, India)
$225M - Series E - Mar 2021
ShareChat (2015, India)
$145M - Series F - Jul 2021
VerSe (2007, India)
$100M - Series H - Dec 2020
Public (2018, India)
$41.0M - Series C - Mar 2021
View all 8 Funding Rounds on Tracxn Platform

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
Reddit (2005, United States)
$700M - Series F - Aug 2021
Reddit (2005, United States)
$368M - Series E - Feb 2021
Online Discussion Forums
02
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Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 1180 | $6.4B)
Discussion Forums (StumbleUpon)
(# Cos: 90 | $1.8B)
Horizontal (Reddit)
(# Cos: 73 | $1.8B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$1.1B( -- )
2( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$1.8B
32
-
73
0
Reddit
(2005, United States, $1.6B)
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
Music Licensing Marketplace
03
11
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$518M(▲486%)
5(▲25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$670M
19
1
26
5
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4836 | $13.5B)
Music Artist IT (Triller)
(# Cos: 1412 | $2.1B)
Copyrights Management (Songtradr)
(# Cos: 64 | $754M)
Licensing Marketplace (7digital)
(# Cos: 26 | $670M)
7digital
(2004, United Kingdom)
Songtradr
(2014, United States, $100M)
Epidemic Sound
(2009, Sweden, $476M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Epidemic Sound (2009, Sweden)
$450M - Series D - Mar 2021
Songtradr (2014, United States)
$50.0M - Series D - Jun 2021
Tracklib (2014, Sweden)
$16.8M - Series B - Sep 2021
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
04
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$504M( -- )
3( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$883M
24
1
71
4
Social Platforms (Twitter)
(# Cos: 10722 | $29.7B)
Professionals (LinkedIn)
(# Cos: 1463 | $2.4B)
Healthcare (DailyRounds)
(# Cos: 74 | $884M)
Doctors (Doximity)
(# Cos: 71 | $883M)
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
PlexusMD (2014, India)
$135K - Seed - Jun 2021

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Recent Funding Rounds
Video Hosting Platforms
05
13
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$450M(▲ >10K%)
6(▼25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
21
$2.0B
132
3
391
6
OTT Video (Roku)
(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Netflix)
(# Cos: 2426 | $16.5B)
User Generated Content (UGC) (Patreon)
(# Cos: 513 | $4.6B)
Diversified (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 391 | $2.0B)
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
TagMango (2019, India)
$750K - Seed - Dec 2020
SpeakerBee (2020, Denmark)
$99.3K - Seed - Jan 2021
Tax4wealth (2020, India)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jul 2021

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Recent Funding Rounds
Sports Betting Platforms
06
14
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$415M(▲ >10K%)
10(▲150%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
26
$465M
94
5
373
3
Gambling Tech (Boom Sports)
(# Cos: 5099 | $2.2B)
Online Gambling Platforms (William Hill)
(# Cos: 2330 | $1.5B)
Betting (Unikrn)
(# Cos: 550 | $591M)
Sports (Betfair Group)
(# Cos: 482 | $515M)
Multi Sports (bet365)
(# Cos: 373 | $465M)
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)
$293M - Series C - Jun 2021
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
Betcha (2019, United States)
$4.0M - Angel - Jul 2021
WAGR (2019, United States)
$4.0M - Seed - Jun 2021
PropSwap (2014, United States)
$2.0M - Seed - Mar 2021
View all 10 Funding Rounds on Tracxn Platform

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
Kuaikan Manhua (2014, China)
$240M - Series F - Aug 2021
Kuaikan Manhua (2014, China)
$89.6M - Series D - Jun 2021
YouNeek Studios (2015, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jan 2021
Comics Based Storytelling Platforms
07
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Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 1180 | $6.4B)
Storytelling Platforms (Pratilipi)
(# Cos: 364 | $1.4B)
Comics (Tapas)
(# Cos: 28 | $731M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$330M( -- )
3( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$731M
12
-
28
1
Tapas
(2012, United States, $6.4M)
Madefire
(2011, United States, $15.0M)
Kuaikan Manhua
(2014, China, $685M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Recent Funding Rounds
Subscription Video On Demand
08
16
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$314M(▼59.1%)
8(▲60%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
36
$4.3B
98
4
541
12
OTT Video (Roku)
(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 2426 | $16.5B)
Video On Demand (VOD) (FuboTV)
(# Cos: 1135 | $11.2B)
Film & TV (Hulu)
(# Cos: 886 | $9.1B)
Subscription (SVOD) (Netflix)
(# Cos: 541 | $4.3B)
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
Tving (2011, South Korea)
$35.3M - Series C - Jun 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
BlackOakTV (2020, United States)
$125K - Seed - Sep 2021
START (2017, Russia)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jan 2021
View all 8 Funding Rounds on Tracxn Platform

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
Canva (2013, Australia)
$200M - Series F - Sep 2021
Canva (2013, Australia)
$71.0M - Series E - Apr 2021
Graphic Design Tools
09
17
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Online Photos (Pinterest)
(# Cos: 4350 | $9.5B)
Editing (PicsArt)
(# Cos: 999 | $1.5B)
Graphic Design Tools (Canva)
(# Cos: 29 | $584M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$271M(▲86.9%)
2(▼33.3%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$584M
6
-
29
2
Canva
(2013, Australia, $581M)
PicMonkey
(2012, United States)
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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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
PicsArt (2011, United States)
$130M - Series C - Aug 2021
Lightricks (2013, Israel)
$100M - Series D - Sep 2021
ZEPETO (2018, Montenegro)
$4.6M - Series A - Dec 2020
Photo Editing Apps
10
18
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Online Photos (Pinterest)
(# Cos: 4350 | $9.5B)
Editing (Canva)
(# Cos: 999 | $1.5B)
Amateur (PicsArt)
(# Cos: 782 | $859M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$230M(▲1418%)
3(▼40%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
14
$859M
97
-
782
8
PicsArt
(2011, United States, $195M)
Visual Supply Co
(2011, United States, $135M)
Lightricks
(2013, Israel, $335M)
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( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$161M
6
1
26
1
Tech for Film & TV (TV Time)
(# Cos: 3227 | $4.0B)
Filmed Entertainment (comScore)
(# Cos: 1835 | $2.0B)
Post-Production (Shutterstock)
(# Cos: 726 | $940M)
Subtitling (IYUNO Media Group)
(# Cos: 26 | $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
Subscription Based Blogging Platforms
12
20
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$155M(▲72.2%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$415M
4
-
12
1
Digital Publishing Platforms (Quora)
(# Cos: 1180 | $6.4B)
Blogging (FANDOM)
(# Cos: 413 | $1.0B)
Horizontal (Medium)
(# Cos: 318 | $750M)
Memberships (Scoop.it)
(# Cos: 18 | $415M)
Subscription (Patreon)
(# Cos: 12 | $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

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Media & Entertainment - Top Business Models Report
Recent Funding Rounds
JW Player (2005, United States)
$100M - Series E - Jun 2021
Descript (2017, United States)
$30.0M - Series B - Jan 2021
IRIS.TV (2012, United States)
$18.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
Uxinyue (2017, China)
$1.5M - Seed - Mar 2021
Myelin Foundry (2018, India)
$1.0M - Seed - May 2021
Frequency (2010, United States)
$752K - Series B - Jul 2021
Vitra.ai (2020, India)
$34.2K - Seed - Jan 2021
View all 8 Funding Rounds on Tracxn Platform
OTT Video Management Solutions
13
21
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
Video Management (Conviva)
(# Cos: 811 | $4.4B)
Suite (Kaltura)
(# Cos: 349 | $2.1B)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$151M(▲108%)
8(▼33.3%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
46
$2.1B
121
5
349
15
Kaltura
(2006, United States, $165M)
Brightcove
(2004, United States, $103M)
Accedo
(2004, Sweden, $28.3M)
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
Gaming Streaming Platforms
14
22
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$149M(▲220%)
6(▲20%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
14
$2.5B
50
1
87
11
OTT Video (Roku)
(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
OTT Streaming Platforms (Netflix)
(# Cos: 2426 | $16.5B)
User Generated Content (UGC) (Vimeo)
(# Cos: 513 | $4.6B)
Gaming (Twitch)
(# Cos: 87 | $2.5B)
Twitch
(2011, United States, $35.1M)
SLIVER.tv
(2015, United States, $32.0M)
THETA.tv
(2016, United States, $9.8M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Genvid (2016, United States)
$113M - Series C - Jul 2021
VENN (2019, United States)
$26.0M - Series A - Oct 2020
Loco (2020, India)
$9.0M - Seed - Jun 2021
Juked (2019, United States)
$1.1M - Seed - Jan 2021
Bith.tv (2019, Jordan)
$205K - Seed - Aug 2021
Juked (2019, United States)
Undisclosed - Angel - Aug 2021

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VRChat (2014, United States)
$80.0M - Series D - Jun 2021
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
Somewhere Good (2019, United States)
$3.8M - Seed - May 2021
ThoughtWorld (2021, United States)
$2.0M - Angel - Jul 2021
Avatar Based Social Networks
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Social Platforms (Facebook)
(# Cos: 10721 | $29.7B)
Horizontal (Twitter)
(# Cos: 4168 | $19.6B)
Metaverse (IMVU)
(# Cos: 75 | $330M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$149M(▲ >10K%)
7(▲250%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
5
$330M
40
1
75
8
IMVU
(2004, United States, $77.0M)
Sulake
(2000, Finland, $11.7M)
VRChat
(2014, United States, $91.6M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Internet Radio and Podcast Streaming
Platforms
16
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$147M( -- )
4( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
6
$3.5B
13
3
114
2
Radio Tech (Pandora)
(# Cos: 2208 | $5.4B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Deezer)
(# Cos: 2082 | $5.3B)
Streaming (Anchor)
(# Cos: 1780 | $5.0B)
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
Noice (2018, Indonesia)
Undisclosed - Seed - Sep 2021

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Chinese Internet Radio Platforms
17
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$147M( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$1.3B
4
-
8
2
Music Tech (Triller)
(# Cos: 4836 | $13.5B)
Streaming (Spotify)
(# Cos: 1643 | $8.5B)
Internet Radio (Pandora)
(# Cos: 596 | $1.8B)
Regional Music (Online Radio Box)
(# Cos: 53 | $1.3B)
Chinese (Ximalaya)
(# Cos: 8 | $1.3B)
Ximalaya
(2012, China, $1.3B)
Online Radio Box
(2015, Ukraine)
Douban
(2009, China)
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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Intelligent 3D avatars
18
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3D Animation (IMVU)
(# Cos: 425 | $596M)
Intelligent 3D avatars (AI Foundation)
(# Cos: 30 | $229M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$120M(▲525%)
5(▲150%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
3
$229M
14
-
30
4
AI Foundation
(2017, United States, $28.0M)
Avakin
(2013, United Kingdom, $27.8M)
Loom.ai
(2016, United States, $5.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Genies (2013, United States)
$65.0M - Series B - Apr 2021
Avakin (2013, United Kingdom)
$26.5M - Series A - Oct 2020
Genies (2013, United States)
$25.2M - Series B - Feb 2021
Genies (2013, United States)
$3.0M - Series A - Nov 2020
Genies (2013, United States)
Undisclosed - Series A - Dec 2020

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OTT Video Audience Analytics
19
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$105M(▲184%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$203M
7
-
18
3
OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
Video Management (Kaltura)
(# Cos: 811 | $4.4B)
Analytics (Conviva)
(# Cos: 85 | $401M)
Audience Analytics (Mux)
(# Cos: 18 | $203M)
Mux
(2015, United States, $177M)
Vionlabs
(2010, Sweden, $11.5M)
WicketLabs
(2016, United States, $4.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Mux (2015, United States)
$105M - Series D - Apr 2021
Streamlytics (2018, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Feb 2021

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Summary News Aggregators/ Short
Form News Aggregators
20
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$103M(▲3790%)
6(▲50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
11
$710M
73
3
324
6
Internet First Media (Google)
(# Cos: 14636 | $17.1B)
News Portals (BuzzFeed)
(# Cos: 5883 | $8.5B)
Aggregators (Yahoo)
(# Cos: 899 | $6.8B)
Summaries (Flipboard)
(# Cos: 324 | $710M)
Flipboard
(2010, United States, $211M)
InShorts
(2013, India, $124M)
NewsBytes
(2015, India, $3.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
InShorts (2013, India)
$60.0M - Series D - Jul 2021
InShorts (2013, India)
$35.0M - Series C - Sep 2020
River (2018, United States)
$6.0M - Series A - Oct 2020
Listory (2020, United States)
$4.0M - Seed - Nov 2020
Deepstash (2019, United States)
$3.6M - Series A - Dec 2020
Factal (2018, United States)
$3.3M - Series A - Jun 2021

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P2P OTT Video Content Delivery
Network
21
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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
5
$227M
20
-
33
3
OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
Video Distribution (Streamlabs)
(# Cos: 474 | $1.8B)
Content Delivery Network (Zixi)
(# Cos: 125 | $571M)
Peer2Peer (Theta Token)
(# Cos: 33 | $227M)
Theta Token
(2017, United States, $100M)
Peer5
(2011, Israel, $4.0M)
StreamRoot
(2013, United States, $8.2M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Theta Token (2017, United States)
$100M - Series A - Mar 2021

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TV Encoding and Transcoding Solutions
22
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$99.4M(▲1686%)
5(▲25%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
18
$395M
39
5
109
3
Tech for Film & TV (TV Time)
(# Cos: 3227 | $4.0B)
Broadcasting (Samba)
(# Cos: 867 | $1.8B)
Media Production and Management
(Avid Technology)
(# Cos: 564 | $968M)
Encoding and Transcoding
(Haivision)
(# Cos: 109 | $395M)
Haivision
(2004, Canada, $17.7M)
V-Nova
(2011, United Kingdom, $67.3M)
ATEME
(1991, France, $13.8M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
V-Nova (2011, United Kingdom)
$38.8M - Series C - Jul 2021
Bitmovin (2012, United States)
$25.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
V-Nova (2011, United Kingdom)
$22.0M - Series B - Oct 2020
Videon Labs (1997, United States)
$7.3M - Series A - Jun 2021
iSize Techno.. (2016, United Kingdom)
$6.3M - Series A - May 2021

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V-Nova (2011, United Kingdom)
$38.8M - Series C - Jul 2021
Bitmovin (2012, United States)
$25.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
V-Nova (2011, United Kingdom)
$22.0M - Series B - Oct 2020
Livepeer (2005, United States)
$20.0M - Series B - Jul 2021
Videon Labs (1997, United States)
$7.3M - Series A - Jun 2021
iSize Techno.. (2016, United Kingdom)
$6.3M - Series A - May 2021
OTT Video Encoding and Transcoding
Solutions
23
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
Video Management (Kaltura)
(# Cos: 811 | $4.4B)
Encoding & Transcoding (V-Nova)
(# Cos: 64 | $355M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$99.4M(▲1686%)
6(▲50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
9
$355M
26
2
64
5
V-Nova
(2011, United Kingdom, $67.3M)
ATEME
(1991, France, $13.8M)
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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Overtime (2016, United States)
$80.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
PlayOn Sports (2008, United States)
$10.0M - Series D - Jan 2021
1 Play Sports (2018, Singapore)
$2.5M - Seed - Jul 2021
Tech Storm (2013, Singapore)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jan 2021
Sports Multi Channel Networks
24
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
Multi Channel Networks (MCN) (Tastemade)
(# Cos: 354 | $2.1B)
Sports (Overtime)
(# Cos: 18 | $406M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$92.5M(▲270%)
4(▲300%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$406M
12
-
18
3
Overtime
(2016, United States, $140M)
Whistle Sports
(2009, United States, $173M)
PlayOn Sports
(2008, United States, $87.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Short Video Sharing Platforms
25
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$87.9M( -- )
8( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$5.7B
26
2
144
6
Social Platforms (Facebook)
(# Cos: 10720 | $29.7B)
Horizontal (Twitter)
(# Cos: 4168 | $19.6B)
Video Sharing (YouTube)
(# Cos: 653 | $6.7B)
Short Videos (Kuaishou)
(# Cos: 144 | $5.7B)
Kuaishou
(2011, China, $4.8B)
Giphy
(2012, United States, $152M)
Trell
(2016, India, $64.3M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Trell (2016, India)
$45.0M - Series B - Jun 2021
Kumu (2017, Philippines)
$15.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
Chingari (2018, India)
$13.0M - Seed - Apr 2021
Chingari (2018, India)
$11.2M - Seed - Oct 2020
Mitron (2020, India)
$3.3M - Series A - Nov 2020
Bolo Indya (2019, India)
$400K - Seed - Dec 2020
Clash (2019, United States)
Undisclosed - Seed - Jan 2021
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K-12 Q&A Platforms
26
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$81.0M(▲242%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
1
$172M
2
-
5
1
Social Platforms (Twitter)
(# Cos: 10720 | $29.7B)
Interest Based (Pinterest)
(# Cos: 3598 | $5.8B)
Education (Edmodo)
(# Cos: 260 | $548M)
K-12 (ClassDojo)
(# Cos: 51 | $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

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Video News Publishers
27
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$75.0M(▲87.5%)
1(▼50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$216M
14
-
34
1
Internet First Media (Google)
(# Cos: 14636 | $17.1B)
News Portals (Flipboard)
(# Cos: 5883 | $8.5B)
Publishers (BuzzFeed)
(# Cos: 4984 | $1.7B)
Video (NowThis)
(# Cos: 34 | $216M)
NowThis
(2012, United States, $32.1M)
Brut
(2016, France, $136M)
Newsy
(2008, United States, $4.9M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Brut (2016, France)
$75.0M - Series C - Jun 2021

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Qbb6.com (2013, China)
$38.6M - Series D - Jan 2021
BeReal (2020, France)
$30.0M - Series A - Jun 2021
Online Photography Communities
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Online Photos (Canva)
(# Cos: 4350 | $9.5B)
Sharing (Pinterest)
(# Cos: 919 | $4.7B)
Communities (Instagram)
(# Cos: 151 | $151M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$68.6M(▲ >10K%)
2(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$151M
36
-
151
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
VectorMax (1998, United States)
$115K - Seed - Jun 2021
VectorMax (1998, United States)
$20.0K - Seed - Sep 2021
IPTV Distribution Solutions
29
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
Video Distribution (Streamlabs)
(# Cos: 474 | $1.8B)
IPTV (Philo)
(# Cos: 106 | $619M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$64.8M(▲515%)
4(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
24
$619M
36
3
106
4
Philo
(2011, United States, $81.1M)
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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Pokerface (2017, Israel)
$30.0M - Series A - Jun 2021
Games24x7 (2006, India)
$18.1M - Series B - Jun 2021
Boom (2015, United States)
$15.0M - Series A - Sep 2021
Decentral Ga.. (2019, United Kingdom)
$5.0M - Series A - Jun 2021
Decentral Ga.. (2019, United Kingdom)
Undisclosed - Series A - Sep 2021
Casino Games Developers
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Gambling Tech (Boom Sports)
(# Cos: 5099 | $2.2B)
Gambling Game Developers (Head Digital
Works)
(# Cos: 179 | $330M)
Online Casino (Games24x7)
(# Cos: 121 | $216M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$63.1M(▲575%)
5(▲150%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
13
$216M
26
5
121
4
Games24x7
(2006, India, $32.4M)
Head Digital Works
(2006, India, $17.7M)
Pokerface
(2017, Israel, $30.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Music Copyrights Management Software
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$62.3M( -- )
5( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
5
$82.0M
13
-
37
1
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4836 | $13.5B)
Music Artist IT (Triller)
(# Cos: 1412 | $2.1B)
Copyrights Management (7digital)
(# Cos: 64 | $754M)
Software (Pex)
(# Cos: 37 | $82.0M)
Pex
(2014, United States, $64.0M)
Beatdapp Software
(2018, Canada, $5.6M)
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
Beatdapp Software (2018, Canada)
$2.4M - Seed - Jun 2021
Music Bee (2019, China)
$1.8M - Seed - Dec 2020
RYLTI (2019, United States)
$475K - Seed - Jan 2021

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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$61.0M(▲94.3%)
9(▲50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$198M
23
1
55
3
Radio Tech (Anchor)
(# Cos: 2208 | $5.4B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Spotify)
(# Cos: 2082 | $5.3B)
Enablers (Chartable)
(# Cos: 302 | $345M)
Podcast (Stitcher)
(# Cos: 170 | $286M)
PodCast Management (Acast)
(# Cos: 55 | $198M)
Acast
(2014, Sweden, $84.6M)
Descript
(2017, United States, $50.0M)
Riverside.fm
(2019, United States, $12.0M)
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
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
Vitra.ai (2020, India)
$34.2K - Seed - Jan 2021
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$60.4M(▲391%)
5(▼28.6%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
5
$267M
53
-
122
5
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4836 | $13.5B)
Music Artist IT (Believe Distribution Services)
(# Cos: 1412 | $2.1B)
Music Creation (Triller)
(# Cos: 673 | $629M)
Collaboration (Soundtrap)
(# Cos: 122 | $267M)
Soundtrap
(2012, Sweden, $8.5M)
Splice
(2013, United States, $165M)
BeatStars
(2008, United States, $10.0M)
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 - Seed - 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
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$ 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
4
-
11
2
Social Platforms (Twitter)
(# Cos: 10720 | $29.7B)
Professionals (LinkedIn)
(# Cos: 1463 | $2.4B)
Media and Entertainment (Behance)
(# Cos: 113 | $119M)
Content Creators (Mighty
Networks)
(# Cos: 11 | $83.0M)
Mighty Networks
(2012, United States, $67.0M)
PearPop
(2020, United States, $16.0M)
Onlyfans
(2016, United Kingdom)
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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Recent Funding Rounds
Theta Token (2017, United States)
$100M - Series A - Mar 2021
Caton Technology (1997, China)
$50.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
PARONYM (2016, Japan)
$6.5M - Series B - Oct 2020
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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(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
Video Distribution (Streamlabs)
(# Cos: 474 | $1.8B)
Content Delivery Network (Zixi)
(# Cos: 125 | $571M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$58.9M( -- )
5( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
17
$571M
49
1
125
4
Zixi
(2006, United States, $7.0M)
Gracenote
(1998, United States, $52.5M)
Theta Token
(2017, United States, $100M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.

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Pex (2014, United States)
$57.0M - Series B - Feb 2021
OTT Video Rights Management Solutions
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(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
Video Management (Kaltura)
(# Cos: 811 | $4.4B)
Digital Rights Management (Verimatrix)
(# Cos: 41 | $254M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$57.0M( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
12
$254M
19
-
41
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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UnitedMasters (2017, United States)
$50.0M - Series B - Mar 2021
Gumroad (2011, United States)
$6.0M - Series A - Mar 2021
Audius (2018, United States)
$5.0M - Series A - Sep 2021
Audius (2018, United States)
$1.3M - Series A - Oct 2020
Audius (2018, United States)
Undisclosed - Series A - Jan 2021
DistroKid (2013, United States)
Undisclosed - Series B - Aug 2021
Music DistributionPlatforms
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Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4836 | $13.5B)
Music Artist IT (Triller)
(# Cos: 1412 | $2.1B)
Music Distribution (UnitedMasters)
(# Cos: 117 | $302M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$56.3M(▲292%)
6(▲200%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
5
$302M
39
-
117
8
UnitedMasters
(2017, United States, $120M)
Audius
(2018, United States, $16.1M)
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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Digital Music Studio
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$50.1M(▼10.4%)
4(▲300%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
10
$193M
42
-
217
3
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4836 | $13.5B)
Music Artist IT (Soundtrap)
(# Cos: 1412 | $2.1B)
Music Creation (Triller)
(# Cos: 673 | $629M)
Digital Music Studio (Native
Instruments)
(# Cos: 217 | $193M)
Native Instruments
(1996, Germany, $58.9M)
MWM
(2012, France, $67.0M)
Output
(1995, United States, $45.0M)
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
Starmony (2019, Sweden)
$3.5M - Series A - Jul 2021
Musiversal (2018, Portugal)
$1.6M - Seed - Aug 2021
Beijing Dowying Techn.. (2019, China)
Undisclosed - Seed - May 2021

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Music Learning Platforms
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Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4836 | $13.5B)
Music Learning (JoyTunes)
(# Cos: 284 | $217M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$50.0M(▲ >10K%)
6(▲50%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
4
$217M
69
-
284
6
JoyTunes
(2010, Israel, $93.0M)
Tonara
(2008, Israel, $9.8M)
Yousician
(2010, Finland, $35.0M)
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
Spardha (2001, India)
$623K - Seed - May 2021
Muzigal (2020, India)
Undisclosed - Seed - Feb 2021
Visual Note (2016, Italy)
Undisclosed - Seed - Dec 2020
vipSing (2019, China)
Undisclosed - Series A - May 2021

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Plex (2009, United States)
$50.0M - Series C - Apr 2021
TV Streaming Devices
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OTT Video (Netflix)
(# Cos: 4620 | $26.0B)
Streaming on TV (Plex)
(# Cos: 145 | $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
49
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Gambling Tech (Boom Sports)
(# Cos: 5099 | $2.2B)
Online Gambling Platforms (bet365)
(# Cos: 2330 | $1.5B)
Lottery (Lottery)
(# Cos: 243 | $177M)
Online Lottery Agents (Jackpocket)
(# Cos: 49 | $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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Vernacular Storytelling Platforms
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$48.4M(▲349%)
5(▲66.7%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$80.8M
5
-
6
1
Digital Publishing Platforms (Patreon)
(# Cos: 1180 | $6.4B)
Storytelling Platforms (Tapas)
(# Cos: 364 | $1.4B)
Horizontal (Wattpad)
(# Cos: 214 | $403M)
Vernacular (Pratilipi)
(# Cos: 6 | $80.8M)
Pratilipi
(2014, India, $78.9M)
StoryMirror
(2015, India, $1.2M)
Sutradhar
(2019, India, $219K)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Pratilipi (2014, India)
$48.0M - Series D - Jul 2021
Pratilipi (2014, India)
$275K - Series C - Jun 2021
StoryMirror (2015, India)
$114K - Seed - Jan 2021
Sutradhar (2019, India)
$110K - Seed - May 2021
Sutradhar (2019, India)
$109K - Angel - Dec 2020

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Secondary Event Ticket Marketplace
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$47.9M(▲220%)
3(▲200%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
15
$585M
53
-
541
8
Online Event Ticketing (Song Kick)
(# Cos: 3456 | $4.6B)
Multicategory (Ticket Master)
(# Cos: 2463 | $2.4B)
Marketplace (Eventbrite)
(# Cos: 1414 | $1.8B)
Secondary (Gametime)
(# Cos: 541 | $585M)
Gametime
(2012, United States, $46.4M)
StubHub
(2000, United States)
Lyte
(2013, United States, $53.0M)
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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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$47.8M(▲443%)
1( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
13
$358M
33
4
90
2
Tech for Film & TV (TV Time)
(# Cos: 3227 | $4.0B)
Broadcasting (Avid Technology)
(# Cos: 867 | $1.8B)
Media Delivery (Minerva Networks)
(# Cos: 158 | $556M)
Media over IP (Zixi)
(# Cos: 90 | $358M)
Zixi
(2006, United States, $7.0M)
Dejero
(2008, Canada, $87.8M)
Aviwest
(2008, France, $8.8M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Dejero (2008, Canada)
$47.8M - Series C - Apr 2021

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Online Health and Wellness
Communities
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$47.8M(▲1492%)
4(▲100%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
5
$302M
40
-
121
5
Social Platforms (Twitter)
(# Cos: 10720 | $29.7B)
Interest Based (Pinterest)
(# Cos: 3598 | $5.8B)
Health and Wellness (Peanut)
(# Cos: 315 | $809M)
Diversified (PatientsLikeMe)
(# Cos: 121 | $302M)
PatientsLikeMe
(2004, United States, $151M)
MyHealthTeams
(2011, United States, $26.9M)
Curofy
(2014, India, $1.8M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
PatientsLikeMe (2004, United States)
$26.0M - Series D - Feb 2021
Inspire (1997, United States)
$18.3M - Series C - Sep 2021
Quilt (2018, United States)
$3.5M - Seed - Feb 2021
1DOC3 (2014, Colombia)
$3.0M - Seed - Apr 2021

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Online Music Stores
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Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4836 | $13.5B)
Music Stores (Napster)
(# Cos: 127 | $128M)
Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$44.1M( -- )
6( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
10
$128M
26
1
127
1
Napster
(1999, United States)
Bandcamp
(2007, United States, $40.0M)
Recochoku
(2001, Japan)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
OneOf (2021)
$63.0M - Seed - May 2021
Bandcamp (2007, United States)
$40.0M - Series B - Dec 2020
RCRDSHP (2021)
$5.0M - Seed - Sep 2021
Slip-Stream (2020, United States)
$3.5M - Series A - Jul 2021
Catalog Works (2020)
$2.2M - Seed - Aug 2021
Melodie (2017, Australia)
$600K - Seed - Sep 2021

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Podcast Networks
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Taxonomy
$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$41.5M(▼18.7%)
11(▼47.6%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
18
$513M
70
-
317
8
Radio Tech (Pandora)
(# Cos: 2208 | $5.4B)
Internet Radio & Podcast (Deezer)
(# Cos: 2082 | $5.3B)
Streaming (Spotify)
(# Cos: 1780 | $5.0B)
Podcast (CastBox)
(# Cos: 408 | $587M)
Network (Anchor)
(# Cos: 317 | $513M)
Anchor
(2015, United States, $14.4M)
CastBox
(2015, China, $29.5M)
Gimlet
(2014, United States, $32.6M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Podimo (2019, Denmark)
$13.5M - Series A - Feb 2021
WaitWhat (2017, United States)
$12.0M - Series B - Jun 2021
Meet Cute (2010, United States)
$6.3M - Series A - Nov 2020
Blue Wire (2018, United States)
$5.0M - Series A - Dec 2020
Podchaser (2017, United States)
$4.0M - Series A - Jan 2021
Headfone (2016, India)
$3.0M - Series A - Dec 2020
Rising.. (2020, United Arab Emirates)
$1.0M - Seed - Jan 2021
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Indian Music Streaming Platforms
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$40.2M(▼21.6%)
2( <> 0% )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$377M
5
-
42
1
Music Tech (Triller)
(# Cos: 4836 | $13.5B)
Streaming (Deezer)
(# Cos: 1643 | $8.5B)
On Demand (Spotify)
(# Cos: 716 | $6.4B)
Regional Music (KKBox)
(# Cos: 175 | $2.1B)
Indian (Gaana)
(# Cos: 42 | $377M)
Gaana
(2011, India, $242M)
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)
$40.0M - Series C - Jun 2021
Baja (2019, India)
$226K - Seed - Oct 2020

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Music Artists Fan Engagement Text
Messages
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$40.0M( -- )
1( -- )
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
-
$90.0M
1
-
2
1
Music Tech (Spotify)
(# Cos: 4836 | $13.5B)
Music Artist IT (Triller)
(# Cos: 1412 | $2.1B)
Fan Engagement (Mindset)
(# Cos: 142 | $184M)
Text Messages (Community)
(# Cos: 2 | $90.0M)
Community
(1996, United States, $90.0M)
FuseBop
(2016, United States)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Community (1996, United States)
$40.0M - Series C - Apr 2021

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Live Music Events Streaming Platforms
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$ Invested in last 1 year
Key Stats
# Funding Rounds in last 1 year
$39.5M(▲ >10K%)
4(▲300%)
Funded Companies
Companies
Acquisitions
Total $ Invested
IPOs
Soonicorn Club
2
$53.9M
17
1
34
2
Music Tech (Triller)
(# Cos: 4836 | $13.5B)
Streaming (Deezer)
(# Cos: 1643 | $8.5B)
On Demand (Spotify)
(# Cos: 716 | $6.4B)
Live Music Events (LiveXLive)
(# Cos: 34 | $53.9M)
LiveXLive
(2004, United States, $250K)
MelodyVR
(2015, United Kingdom, $6.5M)
Mandolin
(2020, United States, $17.0M)
Note: The last node in the Taxonomy represents the Business Model addressed in the title of the slide.
Flymachine (2020, United States)
$21.0M - Series A - Jul 2021
Mandolin (2020, United States)
$12.0M - Series A - Jun 2021
Mandolin (2020, United States)
$5.0M - Seed - Oct 2020
Moment House (2019, United States)
$1.5M - Seed - Oct 2020

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