MentionFox lists 32 Media and entertainment companies for 2026. Of them, 8 are Y Combinator companies (the newest batch here is Fall 2026, with 1); 24 filed a Form D notice with the SEC. Across the 24 Form D notices in the table that report an amount sold, the median is $465,000; the largest is $63.6M, by Semafor, Inc. (its Form D, filed Jan 9, 2026).
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Media and entertainment startups in 2026
| Company | What it does | Date | Amount | Round / stage | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Bard Inc. | Filed Sep 29, 2026 | $80,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| CharacTour, LLC | Filed Sep 3, 2026 | $25,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| Vyra | Autonomous video editing for non-editors | Fall 2026 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Delphi Interactive Inc | Filed Aug 20, 2026 | $27.1M | SEC Form D | ||
| Kustom Entertainment, Inc. (funding history) | Filed Aug 18, 2026 | $2.6M | SEC Form D | ||
| Flightcast Inc. | Filed Aug 12, 2026 | $1.8M | SEC Form D | ||
| Lumoza Inc. | Filed Aug 11, 2026 | $75,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| FreeCast, Inc. (funding history) | Filed Jul 15, 2026 | $23.7M | SEC Form D | ||
| Billy Co | Filed Jun 5, 2026 | $100,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| DoneCast, Inc. (funding history) | Filed Jun 1, 2026 | $45,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| Familiar | Real-Time AI Dubbing | Summer 2026 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Mochi.tv | 1 Minute Anime | Summer 2026 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| MusicArena | The crowdsourced benchmark for AI-generated music and music production | Summer 2026 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| ALT Sports Data, Inc. (funding history) | Filed May 26, 2026 | $4.5M | SEC Form D | ||
| Ad-Shield, Inc. | Filed May 21, 2026 | $13,655 | SEC Form D | ||
| Super League Enterprise, Inc. (funding history) | Filed May 14, 2026 | $4.3M | SEC Form D | ||
| OTTera Inc (funding history) | Filed May 13, 2026 | $75,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| Sided, Inc. (funding history) | Filed May 12, 2026 | $175,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| Pearl Music, Inc. | Filed May 8, 2026 | $15,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| Passage Inc. | Filed May 7, 2026 | $610,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| Symbolic.ai, Inc. | Filed Apr 13, 2026 | $11.9M | SEC Form D | ||
| Crewdo AI Inc | Filed Mar 26, 2026 | $25,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| Object Permanence Records LLC | Filed Mar 23, 2026 | $98,400 | SEC Form D | ||
| CoordN8 Inc. | Filed Mar 9, 2026 | $500,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| Hightag Inc | Filed Feb 11, 2026 | $524,500 | SEC Form D | ||
| Doc.com Inc. (funding history) | Filed Feb 10, 2026 | $1.5M | SEC Form D | ||
| Semafor, Inc. | Filed Jan 9, 2026 | $63.6M | SEC Form D | ||
| Filmio Studios Inc | Filed Jan 5, 2026 | $430,000 | SEC Form D | ||
| Autumn AI | Everything on anyone. | Winter 2026 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Forum | The first exchange to trade on attention. | Winter 2026 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| Martini | AI Video Production for Professionals | Winter 2026 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing | |
| shortkit | Media infra for consumer apps | Winter 2026 | Y Combinator batch | Y Combinator listing |
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