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Rounds
117
All time
Disclosed funding
$3.2B
84 disclosed amounts
Median round
$7M
Of disclosed amounts
117 rounds
Funding rounds
CompanyAmountRoundSectorCountryInvestorsAnnounced
any styleMedia & gaming · JapanCompany profile

any style provides marketing and content services using virtual creators and influencers.

any style provides marketing and content services using virtual creators and influencers.

UndisclosedAgreed strategic investmentUndisclosedMedia & gamingJapanInvestors
N.D.PromotionMedia & gaming · JapanCompany profile

N.D.Promotion manages actors, models and influencers and develops advertising and entertainment content.

N.D.Promotion manages actors, models and influencers and develops advertising and entertainment content.

UndisclosedStrategic investmentUndisclosedMedia & gamingJapanInvestors
Spill GamesMedia & gaming · IndiaCompany profile

Spill Games develops free-to-play casual and puzzle games for mobile players.

Spill Games develops free-to-play casual and puzzle games for mobile players.

$10.5MSeries AMedia & gamingIndiaInvestors
Round GroupBusiness services · United KingdomCompany profile

Technology-enabled digital campaigns for music, entertainment and consumer brands.

Technology-enabled digital campaigns for music, entertainment and consumer brands.

£4MGrowth investmentGrowthMedia & gaming, Business servicesUnited KingdomInvestors
CluesoEnterprise software · United StatesCompany profile

Clueso helps business teams create and maintain product videos, training content and accompanying documentation.

Clueso helps business teams create and maintain product videos, training content and accompanying documentation.

$10MSeries AMedia & gaming, Enterprise softwareUnited StatesInvestors
Vatar Inc.Media & gaming · NigeriaCompany profile

Vatar builds multiplayer social worlds based on real cities.

Vatar builds multiplayer social worlds based on real cities.

$500KAngelUndisclosedMedia & gamingNigeriaInvestors
indentMedia & gaming · JapanCompany profile

indent develops the Nola writing platform and helps turn original stories into published and adapted entertainment.

indent develops the Nola writing platform and helps turn original stories into published and adapted entertainment.

¥1.1BSeries B final close, completed April 2026Series BMedia & gamingJapanInvestors
EssenMedia & gaming · JapanCompany profile

Essen operates vehicle-based advertising and develops sensor systems for municipal water-leak surveys.

Essen operates vehicle-based advertising and develops sensor systems for municipal water-leak surveys.

UndisclosedThird-party allotmentUndisclosedMedia & gamingJapanInvestors
MeliusMedia & gaming · United StatesCompany profile

Melius gives creative teams a shared workspace where AI agents produce images, video and audio, taking on repetitive production work so people can focus on concepts and creative direction.

Melius gives creative teams a shared workspace where AI agents produce images, video and audio, taking on repetitive production work so people can focus on concepts and creative direction.

$20MSeries AMedia & gamingUnited StatesInvestors
YEN TOWN MARKETMedia & gaming · JapanCompany profile

YEN TOWN MARKET develops merchandise and licensed products around Japanese music, art and popular culture.

YEN TOWN MARKET develops merchandise and licensed products around Japanese music, art and popular culture.

UndisclosedStrategic JV investmentUndisclosedMedia & gamingJapanInvestors

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Ranked by rounds participated in · All time

  1. 1
    General Catalyst

    Melius, Status AI, Mission Control Games

    5rounds
    0led
  2. 2
    The Raine Group

    Topdog, Nex, Kohort

    4rounds
    0led
  3. 3
    Japan Finance Corporation

    HEARTBEATS, Inc., indent, Wunderbar Inc.

    3rounds
    0led
  4. 4
    Y Combinator (YC)

    Clueso, VideoGen, Status AI

    3rounds
    1led
  5. 5
    e2vc

    Circle Games, Mission Control Games, Pixel Flow

    3rounds
    0led

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