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Entertainment & Gaming Tech startups in Southern California

Hollywood's production infrastructure, live events, and a growing games and creator-tools scene.

106
companies
$4B
total raised
20
cities

Companies

Seed$9.4M
Delphi Interactive LLC
Beverly Hills, CA

Delphi builds AAA games based on the most desirable IP franchises in the world

SeedB2B
$9.1M
Active Entertainment Texas, LLC
Costa Mesa, CA · Founded 2024

Active Entertainment Texas, LLC provides event planning, film & live production, and event rental services for schools, corporate events, and weddings.

B2B
Series A$8.8M
STYNGR CORP.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2020 · ~11-50 employees

STYNGR makes in-game audio seamless with easy SDK integration and flexible monetization options. Elevate your game with fully licensed music from major labels and indie artists.

Series AB2B
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$7.4M
PACE NEWS, INC.
Los Angeles, CA · ~11-50 employees

Pace News provides breaking news, local news for areas like Inglewood and California, business, health, education, politics, community, law enforcement, lifestyles, and arts & entertainment.

B2B
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Seed$7.0M
Clout Kitchen Holdings Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2026

Distribution marketing for music, entertainment, gaming, and brands. The AI Engine for virality, generating millions of views monthly.

SeedB2B
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Series B$6.5M
Orange Comet Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2022

ORANGE COMET is a next-generation gaming and entertainment company creating immersive games in partnership with the biggest properties in the world.

Series BB2B
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Series A$5.2M
Roundtable Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2021

Roundtable Entertainment Holdings, Inc. is a multi-platform production company that creates, finances, and delivers premium IP in Feature Films, Unscripted Content, FAST Channels, and Distribution.

Series AB2B
Seed$4.2M
Eggscape Entertainment Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2023

Play Eggscape, the ultimate multiplayer Mixed Reality game where you battle robots, collect abilities, and create custom levels with up to 4 players. Join the immersive fun now!

SeedB2B
$4.0M
Hatsu Labs, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2024

Hatsu Labs is an international game studio creating new player experiences.

B2B
Seed$4.0M
Day 4 Night Studios Inc.
Hermosa Beach, CA · Founded 2024

Day 4 Night Studios is an independent game development studio that focuses on delivering deeply heartfelt and original games that innovate in storytelling and design.

SeedB2B
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Series A$3.8M
LumiTerra, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2021

Lumiterra is a brand-new, multiplayer, open-world survival crafting game where you can battle, farm with your friends or mysterious collected creatures in a vast world!

Series AIndustrials
Seed$3.6M
Jackpot 16 Card Game, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2023

Jackpot 16 is a Blackjack-Poker hybrid card game, sold via its own site, Google Play, and eBay.

SeedB2B
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Series A$3.3M
Digital Insight Games, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2021

DIG is a rapidly growing studio founded by industry veterans innovating to define the future of Gaming.

Series AB2B
$2.9M
Mansa Holdings, Inc.
Woodland Hills, CA · Founded 2021

Mansa is a streaming platform that showcases new talent and veterans with stories from across the globe, and connects viewers with its “Watch Out Loud Feature” and creators to audiences with Web3 features.

B2B
Seed$2.5M
CCG Lab Inc.
Tustin, CA

CCG Lab Inc. develops digital Collectible Card Games on its proprietary engine, allowing fans to create deep relationships with entertainment brands.

SeedB2B
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$2.4M
Geenee Holdings, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2022

GEENEE AR provides WebAI solutions for interactive virtual try-on, AR mirrors, and immersive XR experiences that transform retail, fashion, and entertainment.

B2B
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Series A$2.4M
Tamber, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2023

The Future of Music Should Feel Human

Series AB2B
Seed$1.5M
Prologue Entertainment
Beverly Hills, CA · Founded 2024

Prologue Entertainment is a film and TV production company behind Netflix's A House of Dynamite (2025) and Zero Day (2025).

SeedB2B
Series A$1.5M
Coop Records Music Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2023

Coop Records Music

Series AB2B
$1.5M
Kreation Verse, Inc.
West Hollywood, CA · Founded 2021 · ~11-50 employees

Kreation Inc. is a Web3 Publisher that aims to help Japanese creators go global through Japanese content using NFTs, including a free-to-play mobile collectible art game and integration of fashion with NFTs.

B2B
Seed$1.2M
Communion Games, Inc.
Venice, CA · Founded 2023

Welcome to Compulsion Games!

SeedB2B
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$1.2M
AUDIO UP INC.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2020

Audio Up creates a diverse array of content across media spaces including podcasts, music, TV development, and live performance.

B2B
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$1.0M
Sticks & Stones HB, LLC
Huntington Beach, CA · Founded 2024

Casual sports bar with big screens, golf simulators, full drink menu, and hearty pub fare for groups and game nights.

Consumer
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$1.0M
Stage Diver INC.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2020

Stagediver sells merchandise including t-shirts, hats, and vinyl records related to the music of "STAGEDIVER."

B2B
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Series A$1.0M
Kai Media, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA

KAI Media is the Next Generation Fan-Centric Entertainment Company for All K-pop Fans Worldwide.

Series AB2B
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Pre-Seed$1.0M
Anthropocene VI, LLC
Studio City, CA · Founded 2025

The Anthropocene Project aims to drive awareness around the impact of humankind on the Earth, through scientific reasearch, film, photography, virtual and augmented reality.

Pre-SeedB2B
$844K
Pitch Inc.
Costa Mesa, CA · Founded 2020

We offer portable pitching mounds, portable game pitching mounds, portable practice pitching mounds, regulation game mounds, and fiberglass game mounds for Little Leagues, Babe Ruth and Senior Leagues in Iowa, Texas, California and the entire U.S.

B2B
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Seed$658K
Grin Gaming, Inc.
Venice, CA

GrinData micro markets software leverages best-in-class high-frequency trading and machine learning to deliver reliable odds pricing on the most markets. Brought to you by Grin Gaming.

SeedB2B
Seed$348K
Trillium Lane LLC
Woodland Hills, CA · Founded 2024

Trillium Lane is a Tech, Media and Entertainment Fund that invests in high-growth creative properties across film, TV, gaming, and licensing.

SeedB2B
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Seed$300K
Be Afraid Media, Inc.
Santa Monica, CA · Founded 2025

Be Afraid Media is a horror-first media company building brands across digital, audio, film and television, licensing, and commerce. Home of Dread Central, Be Afraid TV, and the Be Afraid Podcast Network.

SeedB2B
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$250K
Hauser OS Inc.
Carlsbad, CA · Founded 2025

HAUSER is a world-class musician and magician of the cello. His passion is to show his audience the versatility of the cello. Watch latest videos and events!

B2B
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$250K
Adhoc Studio, Inc.
Long Beach, CA · Founded 2020

AdHoc Studio is an award-winning team of interactive storytellers that makes story-driven games, including their debut title "Dispatch."

B2B
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Pre-Seed$140K
TIGER PIG ENTERTAINMENT
Los Angeles, CA

Tiger Pig Entertainment is a full-service entertainment media company specializing in development, production, and IP acquisition/licensing for film and television, also assisting storytellers and filmmakers in finding financing for their projects.

Pre-SeedB2B
Pre-Seed$110K
Arya Worldwide Entertainment LLC
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2022

Arya Worldwide Entertainment LLC is involved in film production and distribution.

Pre-SeedB2B
$75K
Byward Productions SAN LLC
Ventura, CA · Founded 2025

BYWARD PRODUCTIONS is a full-service production house that develops projects, including a new musical titled "Sunday After Next".

B2B
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Seed$50K
Scavtopia LLC
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2025

A mobile scavenger-hunt game that turns any place into an adventure. Explore with dynamic clues, challenges, and surprises. The world is a game. Coming soon.

SeedB2B
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$1K
Gobo Inc.
Marina Del Rey, CA · Founded 2024

Thegobo.com offers a wide range of gobos and LED projectors for industrial, corporate, entertainment, and consumer needs for projected images, including custom and stock gobos, virtual signs, and indoor and outdoor projectors.

B2B
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The Ticket Fairy
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2015 · 30 employees

Revenue generation for live events

Y CombinatorConsumer
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Seeker Music
Studio City, CA

Seeker Music is a global independent music company involved in publishing, records, and rights management.

Consumer
Argo
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2022 · 10 employees

A social streaming platform powered by creators and fans

Y CombinatorConsumer
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Wavedash
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2025 · 3 employees

Play the latest games in your browser with no downloads

Y CombinatorConsumer
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The Ankler
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2021 · 2 employees

Subscription entertainment news

Y CombinatorConsumer
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FilmAI.tech, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2024

Using the Power of AI to Enhance Movies We control the digital rights to 5,000 Hollywood motion pictures and we have the option to license more. We are using the latest AI technology to enhance our film library as well as the films of other filmmakers. As veteran filmmakers, our mission is to use AI ... Read more

B2B
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Legionfarm
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2020 · 7 employees

AI workspace for professional gamers

Y CombinatorConsumer
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Laylo
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2021 · 24 employees

The CRM powering iconic musicians and events

Y CombinatorB2B
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Gigwell
Los Angeles, CA · Founded 2015 · 12 employees

Building the Operating System for the Concert & Live Events Industry.

Y CombinatorB2B