Patreon Revenue, Valuation, Funding & Investors

Glance is a Bangalore-headquartered lock screen content platform delivering personalized news, videos, and shopping via AI on smartphones from Samsung and Xiaomi. Pre-installed on devices in India and Southeast Asia, it aggregates content in Hindi, Tamil, and other languages. Part of InMobi Group, Glance operates Roposo short-video service for entertainment and live commerce.

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.

Rec Room is a San Francisco-headquartered social VR platform supporting multiplayer games and user-generated worlds on Oculus Quest, PlayStation VR, and PC. Launched in 2016, the service hosts daily events for millions of users across basketball courts, paintball arenas, and custom rooms created with its toolkit.

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.

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.

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.

Le Sports is the sports arm of Chinese internet company LeEco, building a sports ecosystem that combines content streaming, live events, and internet services. The company held broadcast rights to leagues including the Chinese Super League, the English Premier League, and the NFL, and pursued smart products and stakes in sports venues and teams. It also invested in adjacent businesses such as webcasting platform 17 Media and soccer data firm Sodasoccer to broaden its sports-media reach.

Miaopai is a Beijing-headquartered developer of mobile applications for short video sharing and editing. Its core app allows users to record, customize, and upload 15-second clips with filters, music, and effects, integrated with Sina Weibo for wider distribution. Acquired by Yixia Technology in 2015, Miaopai supports live streaming and community challenges. The platform originated from Xuanyixia Technology founded in 2011 by Chan Sheng and Han Kun, establishing a presence in China's social video market.

Dadi Cinema is a Guangzhou-headquartered subsidiary of Nan Hai Corp managing theaters across China since 2006. It oversees construction, operations, technology R&D, film distribution, investment, and production. As of 2017, it runs 455 theaters with 2664 screens in 29 provinces and 178 cities including OSGH venues.

Icon Health & Fitness is a global subscription technology company delivering interactive personal training via iFIT. It powers brands including NordicTrack, ProForm, Weider, Freemotion, and Sweat with a platform integrating software, on-location workout content, and connected hardware. Members access trainer-led sessions that automatically adjust equipment settings across studio classes, global workouts, cross-training, and Google Maps routes worldwide.

Kakao Entertainment is a Seoul-headquartered entertainment powerhouse resulting from the 2021 merger of Kakao Page and Kakao M. It manages over 50 subsidiaries covering webtoons, digital novels, music production, film distribution, TV dramas, and live performances. Kakao Page specializes in original IP creation and global platforms reaching Japan, Thailand, and Indonesia, while the Kakao M division nurtures K-pop artists, produces concerts, and invests in series like Vincenzo and films such as Hunt. The company distributes content via partnerships with platforms like Netflix and Tving, establishing dominance in Korea's digital entertainment ecosystem.

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.

Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to 65 million US homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. The firm provides services to about 47% of the locations in this territory. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011. Following the spinoff of several cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and USA, NBCU now consists of the NBC network, several local NBC affiliates, Bravo, the Peacock streaming platform, Universal Studios, and several theme parks. Finally, Sky, acquired in 2018, is a large television provider in the UK and Italy.