Glance Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors

NewsBreak is a Mountain View-headquartered app delivering hyper-local news from 10,000 U.S. sources to 40 million users. Founded in 2015 by former Baidu engineers, it achieved unicorn valuation in 2021 with $115 million Series C funding. The platform monetizes through publisher tools and local ad campaigns, expanding to 500 cities.

New York-based mobli is a visual media sharing platform organized into channels for people, places, and topics. Launched in 2012 with backing from Leonardo DiCaprio, it enabled real-time photo and video discovery via algorithmic feeds, attracting partnerships with Time Inc. and reaching 15 million users before pivoting.

OneFootball is a Berlin-headquartered digital media platform delivering live scores, news, videos, and statistics for over 100 soccer leagues worldwide. Founded in 2014, the app covers competitions from Premier League and Bundesliga to MLS and Copa Libertadores, partnering with organizations like Major League Soccer and UEFA clubs. Features include match calendars, player stats, and highlight clips, attracting millions of monthly users across iOS, Android, and web. OneFootball expanded into podcasting and fantasy leagues.

Patreon is a San Francisco-headquartered membership platform empowering over two million creators with recurring fan support. Launched in 2013, it hosts podcasts, videos, art, and music, allowing patrons to fund exclusive content through monthly pledges. The service processes billions in payouts annually, serving artists in gaming, writing, and visual media worldwide.

Quibi was a short-form mobile video streaming service founded in 2018 by Jeffrey Katzenberg and led by Meg Whitman, offering ad-supported and ad-free subscription tiers built around brief, 'quick bite' episodes designed for smartphone viewing. The service launched in April 2020 with original programming produced by major studios and backing from investors including Disney and Goldman Sachs. Quibi struggled to gain subscribers against free alternatives such as TikTok and shut down after about six months.

Spotter is a creator services platform supporting YouTube influencers with funding, AI software, and community resources. It has deployed $940 million to creators, powering a catalog of 725,000 videos that generate 88 billion monthly watch-time minutes. Brands access transparent, brand-safe ad inventory through its media solutions.

Epidemic Sound is a Stockholm-based music licensing company offering a catalog of over 40,000 tracks across 180 genres for video creators. Subscribers access unlimited downloads cleared for YouTube, TikTok, and broadcast use worldwide. Founded in 2009, it employs in-house composers and serves millions of users monthly.

Create Music Group is a Los Angeles-headquartered music technology company providing digital distribution, publishing, sync licensing, rights management, A&R, marketing, and recording services to independent artists. Notable clients include Marshmello, 6ix9ine, and Tory Lanez. The company also runs Flighthouse, a TikTok brand with 28 million followers engaging youth audiences.

RIDI is a South Korean digital content platform often described as the country's Kindle, built around e-book retailer Ridibooks alongside Manta Comics, a subscription webtoon service, and Laftel, an animation streaming service. Founded in 2008, the Seoul-based company spans web novels, webtoons, video, and original soundtracks, competing with Naver and Kakao in Korea's webtoon and web novel markets. It has also pursued licensing deals to supply intellectual property to streaming platforms such as Netflix and Disney Plus.

Kuaikan Manhua is a Shanghai-based online comics platform founded in 2014 targeting young readers with original digital artwork. It hosts thousands of titles in romance, action, and slice-of-life genres via app and website at www.kuaikanmanhua.com. Backed by Tencent, it dominates China's comic market and fosters creator communities.

Substack is a San Francisco-headquartered platform empowering writers to publish subscription newsletters, podcasts, and videos. It handles payments, email delivery, and analytics, allowing creators to retain 90 percent of revenue while building direct audience relationships. Popular among journalists from The Free Press and economists like Noah Smith, Substack supports over 3 million paid subscriptions across politics, tech, and culture topics.

Tango Me is a Mountain View-based live streaming app enabling broadcasters to monetize video content through virtual gifts and subscriptions. Users engage in one-to-one chats or group broadcasts, with features supporting 100 million monthly active users across iOS and Android in 200 countries.

LeVP is a Beijing-headquartered internet technology subsidiary of LeEco, integrating content, devices, and services across smartphones, smart TVs, electric vehicles, and sports streaming. The platform delivers an ecosystem connecting Leshi Video, LeTV hardware, and LeCloud storage for users in China and select international markets. Formed in 2015, it supports LeEco's cycle of shared hardware-software experiences.

Atmosphere is an Austin-based streaming TV service for bars, restaurants, and gyms, delivering 21 ad-supported channels with sports, lifestyle, and entertainment content. Spun out from Chive Media Group in 2019, it includes digital signage overlays for venue promotions and viewer interaction via QR codes. The platform reaches thousands of U.S. locations through proprietary data analytics.

Saregama India Ltd is a holding company, which engages in the production and distribution of music, television programs, and movies. It operates through the following segments: Music, Films/TV Serials, and Publication. The Music segment deals with the business of manufacturing and sale of Music storage devices viz. Carvaan, Music Card, etc, and dealing with related music rights. The Films/TV Serials and Event segment engaged in the production and sale/telecast/broadcast of films/TV Serials, pre-recorded programs, organizing live musical events, and dealing in film rights. The Publication segment publishes the weekly current affairs magazine ‘OPEN’ through its publication business. The firm derives a majority of its revenue from the Music segment.

Viaplay Group AB is a Sweden-based company that offers television channels and radio stations, broadcasting and production services. The company generates revenue from Viaplay, Linear Subscription & others, and Advertising. The company's operating segment includes Core operations and Non-core operations. The Core operations include the Group’s operations related to the Viaplay streaming service available in all Nordic countries and the Netherlands, pay-TV channels in all Nordic countries except Iceland, commercial free-TV channels in Sweden, Denmark and Norway; and commercial radio networks and audio streaming services in Sweden and Norway. The non-core includes the international markets the Group is exiting, ie. Poland, the UK and Baltics.

WildBrain Ltd is a Canadian media company specializing in children’s entertainment, known for producing, distributing, and licensing popular content. The company operates production studios, a multi-channel YouTube network, and a brand licensing agency (WildBrain CPLG). WildBrain’s content reaches audiences in various countries across TV, digital platforms, and consumer products. Its business spans content creation, audience engagement, and franchise management with offices in Canada and internationally. It has three reportable segments: 1) Content and Licensing; 2) Global Licensing, and 3) Canadian Television Broadcasting. The company generates the majority of its revenue from the management of copyrights, licensing, and brands for third parties.

Wowow Inc is a broadcasting station operator based in Japan. The company operates its business through two segments namely Broadcast segment and Telemarketing segment through which it provides services through cable TV, communication satellite broadcasting and Internet Protocol television, based on producing and procuring programs and conducting TV broadcasting at a fee charged by broadcasting satellite. It also offers free program distribution service for TV members only and provides digital marketing support on the web, e-mail, mail order, and travel, event planning, and operation.