# New Creator Economy Startups Founded Since 2020: Market Map 2026 (70 Companies)

> 70 creator economy startups founded in 2020 or later, mapped in 6 segments, best-funded first: $347M raised. Updated nightly.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/new-creator-economy-startups-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## Communities and fan clubs

17

- [Calaxy](https://millionrounds.com/company/calaxy)
- [Fanhouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanhouse)
- [bemyfriends](https://millionrounds.com/company/bemyfriends)
- [ZTX](https://millionrounds.com/company/ztx)
- [lounges.tv](https://millionrounds.com/company/lounges-tv)
- [EVERBLOOM](https://millionrounds.com/company/everbloom)
- [Scarf](https://millionrounds.com/company/scarf)
- [Afterparty](https://millionrounds.com/company/afterparty)
- [Throne](https://millionrounds.com/company/throne)
- [FanSub](https://millionrounds.com/company/fansub)
- [Rungie](https://millionrounds.com/company/rungie)
- [Fanfix](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanfix)
- [NamiComi](https://millionrounds.com/company/namicomi)
- [Fanztar](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanztar)
- [Qoohoo](https://millionrounds.com/company/qoohoo)
- [Momento NFT](https://millionrounds.com/company/momento-nft)
- [Alike](https://millionrounds.com/company/alike)

## Influencer marketing and brand deals

16

- [Influur](https://millionrounds.com/company/influur)
- [Ubiquitous Influencer Marketing](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubiquitous-influencer-marketing)
- [ProductWind](https://millionrounds.com/company/productwind)
- [Rexby](https://millionrounds.com/company/rexby)
- [Favik](https://millionrounds.com/company/favik)
- [Retrograde](https://millionrounds.com/company/retrograde)
- [Heylist](https://millionrounds.com/company/heylist)
- [RootNote](https://millionrounds.com/company/rootnote)
- [Rigi](https://millionrounds.com/company/rigi)
- [xxxxnese](https://millionrounds.com/company/xxxxnese)
- [Drope.me](https://millionrounds.com/company/drope-me)
- [Zexel](https://millionrounds.com/company/zexel)
- [Click Analytic](https://millionrounds.com/company/click-analytic)
- [TrendUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/trendup)
- [1stCollab](https://millionrounds.com/company/1stcollab)
- [Terra Ferra](https://millionrounds.com/company/terra-ferra)

## Creator tools and editing

16

- [Fixated](https://millionrounds.com/company/fixated)
- [Kittl](https://millionrounds.com/company/kittl)
- [Metaphysic](https://millionrounds.com/company/metaphysic)
- [Blush](https://millionrounds.com/company/blush)
- [Arcane](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcane)
- [Detail](https://millionrounds.com/company/detail)
- [Argil](https://millionrounds.com/company/argil)
- [Fly Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/flymedia)
- [Castee](https://millionrounds.com/company/castee)
- [CrowdPad](https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdpad)
- [Jemi](https://millionrounds.com/company/jemi)
- [Deaku](https://millionrounds.com/company/deaku)
- [Ping Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ping-labs)
- [Millennial Works](https://millionrounds.com/company/millennial-works)
- [QXR Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/qxr-studios)
- [Veedback](https://millionrounds.com/company/veedback)

## Monetisation and payments

11

- [TipTip](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiptip)
- [Tokenz](https://millionrounds.com/company/tokenz)
- [Promeet](https://millionrounds.com/company/promeet)
- [Pensight](https://millionrounds.com/company/pensight)
- [Vylit](https://millionrounds.com/company/vylit)
- [Markit AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/markit-ai)
- [Drimer Creators](https://millionrounds.com/company/drimer-creators)
- [Gotiva](https://millionrounds.com/company/gotiva)
- [MintStars](https://millionrounds.com/company/mintstars)
- [Quest](https://millionrounds.com/company/quest)
- [WYLD](https://millionrounds.com/company/wyld)

## Newsletters, podcasts and publishing

7

- [Olta](https://millionrounds.com/company/olta)
- [Lexy](https://millionrounds.com/company/lexy)
- [Beatoven.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/beatoven-ai)
- [The Plate](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-plate)
- [Dubme](https://millionrounds.com/company/dubme)
- [Degpeg](https://millionrounds.com/company/degpeg)
- [BEACN](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacn)

## Courses and education

3

- [*T* Trendi](https://millionrounds.com/company/trendi)
- [Wavel.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/wavel-ai)
- [Pair AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/pair-ai)

## Segment by segment

### Communities and fan clubs

17 startups · $112M raised

- [**Calaxy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/calaxy) Calaxy is a blockchain-based social marketplace designed for content creators and their fans. United States $26M
- [**Fanhouse**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fanhouse) Fanhouse is a social platform that connects content creators with their top fans. United States $20M
- [**bemyfriends**](https://millionrounds.com/company/bemyfriends) bemyfriends (Be My Friends Co., Ltd.) is a pioneering global fandom business company based in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea $15M
- [**ZTX**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ztx) ZTX is a Singapore-based Web3 virtual world and creator platform established in 2022. Singapore $13M
- [**lounges.tv**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lounges-tv) With unparalleled backing that includes Simon Cowell, we are de-centralising the creator economy, by removing barriers between fan United Kingdom $9.6M
- [**EVERBLOOM**](https://millionrounds.com/company/everbloom) Everbloom provides creators capital, expertise, and community to accelerate their growth United States $7.5M
- [**Scarf**](https://millionrounds.com/company/scarf) Inbound marketing for the creator economy United States $5.3M
- [**Afterparty**](https://millionrounds.com/company/afterparty) Afterparty is a Web3 technology company based in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2021. United States $5.0M

### Influencer marketing and brand deals

16 startups · $34M raised

- [**Influur**](https://millionrounds.com/company/influur) Influur is a global marketplace and professional networking platform that connects brands with vetted content creators, influencer United States $10M
- [**Ubiquitous Influencer Marketing**](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubiquitous-influencer-marketing) Influencer marketing and analytics at scale with a heavy emphasis on TikTok. United States $5.0M
- [**ProductWind**](https://millionrounds.com/company/productwind) ProductWind is an influencer marketing platform that connects brands with a wide range of influencers through a one-click advertising system. United States $3.5M
- [**Rexby**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rexby) Rexby is a travel-tech company founded in 2021, based in Reykjavík, Iceland. Iceland $2.4M
- [**Favik**](https://millionrounds.com/company/favik) Favik was a Colombian startup founded in 2020, based in Bogotá. Colombia $2.0M
- [**Retrograde**](https://millionrounds.com/company/retrograde) Retrograde Technologies Limited specializes in creating AI-powered tools designed for talent agencies and managers in the influenc Ireland $2.0M
- [**Heylist**](https://millionrounds.com/company/heylist) Heylist is a Montreal-based SaaS influencer marketing platform founded in 2022. Canada $1.6M
- [**RootNote**](https://millionrounds.com/company/rootnote) Track your data, tell your story, and grow. United States $1.5M

### Creator tools and editing

16 startups · $137M raised

- [**Fixated**](https://millionrounds.com/company/fixated) Fixated is a digital content studio and creator management company based in Los Angeles, founded in 2023 by Zach Katz and Jason Wilhelm. United States $50M
- [**Kittl**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kittl) Kittl is a Berlin-based web design platform that leverages AI to help creators, designers, and businesses produce professional bra Germany $36M
- [**Metaphysic**](https://millionrounds.com/company/metaphysic) Metaphysic develops artificial intelligence-assisted tools to assist content creators in creating content. United Kingdom $18M
- [**Blush**](https://millionrounds.com/company/blush) Blush is a San Francisco-based SaaS company that offers a cloud-based platform for creating and customizing vector illustrations. United States $7.0M
- [**Arcane**](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcane) Arcana Labs, also known as Arcana AI, is an AI production studio and creator platform that specializes in image and video generation. United States $5.0M
- [**Detail**](https://millionrounds.com/company/detail) Detail is a video production company based in Amsterdam that focuses on empowering creators with tools for high-quality live and r Netherlands $5.0M
- [**Argil**](https://millionrounds.com/company/argil) Argil is a French artificial intelligence startup founded in 2023, based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris. France $4.1M
- [**Fly Media**](https://millionrounds.com/company/flymedia) Fly Media is an AI-native media and entertainment company dedicated to creating the next generation of global intellectual propert Brazil $3.7M

### Monetisation and payments

11 startups · $35M raised

- [**TipTip**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tiptip) TipTip is a monetization platform for creators and a one-stop-shopping & learning for digital content and live sessions. - $13M
- [**Tokenz**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tokenz) Tokenz is a global payment platform designed to help digital content creators and businesses scale their revenue seamlessly. Singapore $6.3M
- [**Promeet**](https://millionrounds.com/company/promeet) ProMeet is a creator monetization platform that enables users to establish a digital storefront for selling videos, photos, live s United Arab Emirates $3.1M
- [**Pensight**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pensight) Pensight is an all-in-one creator monetization platform United Kingdom $3.0M
- [**Vylit**](https://millionrounds.com/company/vylit) Vylit is an 18+ social and creator platform that allows adults to share, discover, and monetize a variety of content. United States $2.7M
- [**Markit AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/markit-ai) Markit AI is a texting platform designed for content creators to engage directly with their followers and monetize their content. United States $1.8M
- [**Drimer Creators**](https://millionrounds.com/company/drimer-creators) Drimer Creators is a monetization-based social platform for travel-related content creators. Spain $1.5M
- [**Gotiva**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gotiva) Gotiva is a technology company based in Warsaw, Poland, founded in 2021. Poland $1.2M

### Newsletters, podcasts and publishing

7 startups · $23M raised

- [**Olta**](https://millionrounds.com/company/olta) At Olta, we're developing a toolkit for creators to publish interactive art that evolves over time through audience contributions. Japan $18M
- [**Lexy**](https://millionrounds.com/company/lexy) The platform for content creation. United States $1.7M
- [**Beatoven.ai**](https://millionrounds.com/company/beatoven-ai) Beatoven.ai is an AI-powered music generation platform founded in 2021 and based in Bengaluru, India. India $1.3M
- [**The Plate**](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-plate) The Plate is a Berlin-based culinary creator platform founded in 2021. Germany $1.3M
- [**Dubme**](https://millionrounds.com/company/dubme) Dubme helps content creators and media companies extend their reach by dubbing and publishing content into new languages Spain $1.1M
- [**Degpeg**](https://millionrounds.com/company/degpeg) Degpeg is a cloud-based SaaS live commerce platform founded in 2020 and headquartered in Bengaluru, India, with a presence in Singapore. Singapore $371K
- [**BEACN**](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacn) BEACN is a technology company that offers a range of audio hardware, software and accessories for content creators, gamers, and podcasters. Canada $79K

### Courses and education

3 startups · $5.9M raised

- [*T* **Trendi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/trendi) We are the YC for creators in Latin America. Canada $4.9M
- [**Wavel.ai**](https://millionrounds.com/company/wavel-ai) Wavel.ai is a full-stack AI voice and video platform that helps businesses, content creators, educators, and marketers generate an Singapore $510K
- [**Pair AI**](https://millionrounds.com/company/pair-ai) Pair AI is an EdTech company based in San Francisco, founded in 2022 by Jason Goodison and Parth Detroja. United States $500K

**How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and was founded in 2020 or later. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in creator economy, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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