Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Belgium
The 345 best Media & Entertainment companies in Belgium in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: CHILI publish.
Belgium's Media & Entertainment companies, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, number 345 in our directory, with $75M in total disclosed capital across the tracked cohort. No unicorns. That's the honest baseline. The global market sits at roughly $1.96 trillion, forecast to recalibrate toward $1.1T by 2024 at a 7.41% CAGR, driven by virtual reality, augmented reality, and the push to quantify media exposure more precisely. Against that backdrop, Belgium's figures look modest, but the concentration is telling: Chili Publish alone accounts for $21M of that $75M pool, and Fabrique Fantastique pulled $2M before most local peers cleared six figures.
So what does the funding distribution actually tell you? It tells you this market is early-stage and fragmented, with most players well below the $1M threshold. Accurat at $1M and O'Brother Distribution at $600K represent the mid-tier, while TinkerList sits at $54K, practically bootstrapped. I'd flag that median app install growth across 3,108 media and social apps is running at roughly +12% YoY, which suggests real user-side demand is building even where capital is thin. Investors like Start it @KBC and imec.istart are active here, and coverage trends are tilting toward audio tools and mindfulness content. The money's still concentrated, but the sector's moving.
- Omdia
Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Belgium
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHILI publish Cloud-based online editing software solutions provider | $21M | 50 mo ago | 26 26 → 57 (+119%) | 2010 | — | DatoCMSApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+28 | — |
| 2 | THEOplayer HTML5 Video Player | $10M | 75 mo ago | 44 | 2012 | — | MUIstyled-componentsReact+22 | — |
| 3 | Netlog Web/Mobile social networking platform | $7M | 229 mo ago | 73 | 2003 | — | Amazon Web ServicesGoogle WorkspaceAmazon S3+2 | — |
| 4 | Radionomy Crowd-curated internet radio station | $6M | 173 mo ago | 10 | 2007 | — | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETIIS+2 | — |
| 5 | Hopplr Neighborhood social networking platform | $4M | 63 mo ago | 9 | 2014 | — | Windows ServerYouTubeAmazon Web Services+24 | — |
| 6 | Navitell Mobile storytelling software | $3M | 208 mo ago | 11 | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Fabrique Fantastique Producer of animation movies, series, and short films | $2M | 27 mo ago | 69 | 2014 | Tom Gestel Founder & Managing Director | CloudflareTikTok PixelLinkedin Insight Tag+16 | 1 award |
| 8 | Rights Online music royalty and rights management platform for artists | $2M | 128 mo ago | 10 | 2012 | Benoit Rolin Co-Founder | — | — |
| 9 | Zappware Online platform offering IPTV distribution solutions | $2M | 186 mo ago | 58 58 → 38 (-34%) | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Bravado Fiction Audiovisual fiction production company that creates and produces a range of narrative content, including film… | $1M | 57 mo ago | — | 2019 | Jan Theys Founder & CEO | — | — |
| 11 | BeatSwitch SaaS for Event Planning | $1M | 136 mo ago | 1 | 2013 | Thomas Van Orshaegen CEO & Co-founder | — | — |
| 12 | My Tribu News Online company providing photo book services to customers | $1M | 68 mo ago | 7 | 2016 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — |
| 13 | ScriptBook AI-based platform for analyzing screenplays in the film industry | $1M | 121 mo ago | 6 | 2014 | Majda A Co-Founder & COO | D3Google MapsStripe+13 | — |
| 14 | Accurat Location intelligence tool for publishers, advertisers, and retail brands | $1M | 22 mo ago | 10 10 → 20 (+100%) | 2018 | Bart Muskala Founder & CEO | Node.jsHeadless UITailwind CSS+21 | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 award |
| 15 | META Provider of services for gaming | $1M | 73 mo ago | 3 | 2010 | Birger De Geyter Co-Founder | — | — |
| 16 | Funkey Online event ticket booking platform | $1M | 39 mo ago | 8 | 2016 | — | StoryblokCart FunctionalitySentry+26 | — |
| 17 | De Mensen Producer of film and television productions. This company develops and produces original content for various… | $1M | 76 mo ago | 53 | 2001 | Ben Crabbe Co-Founder | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+9 | 2 internships |
| 18 | Sensifai Provider of deep learning-based video analytics | $1M | 84 mo ago | 18 | 2015 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Small Teaser Social community platform for blogging | $970K | 107 mo ago | 3 | 2015 | Stijn Janssens Co-Founder | — | — |
| 20 | Thegreenshot Provider of sustainable audiovisual production management software | $890K | 36 mo ago | 20 | 2021 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+28 | — |
| 21 | Limecraft Offers collaboration solution for film and media production | $693K | 101 mo ago | 9 | 2010 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+14 | 2 launchs |
| 22 | Thuristar Producer of animated content for film, TV, and streaming platforms | $678K | 45 mo ago | — | 2009 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — |
| 23 | Tonal Tools App-based platform providing music learning solutions | $672K | 78 mo ago | 11 | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 24 | Iota Production Belgian film production company creating documentaries and feature films | $601K | 57 mo ago | 1 | 2000 | Isabelle Truc Founder & CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — |
| 25 | O'Brother Distribution Distributor of films | $600K | 20 mo ago | — | 2009 | Jacques-Henri Bronckart Co-Founder | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+11 | — |
| 26 | CasterStats Developer of media analytics software | $590K | 200 mo ago | 1 | 2009 | Pierre Mengal Founder | — | 1 job opening |
| 27 | Mediahuis Digital media group operating various media brands | $569K | 42 mo ago | 814 | 2007 | — | Node.jsTailwind CSSReact+17 | — |
| 28 | Jonnydepony Provider of films and TV production services | $552K | 41 mo ago | 9 | 2015 | Helen Perquy Owner | WordPressMySQLPHP+9 | 2 awards |
| 29 | Creative Conspiracy Provider of film production services | $549K | 109 mo ago | — | 2000 | — | — | 2 awards |
| 30 | Kwassa Films Producer of films | $369K | 34 mo ago | 2 | 2016 | Clement Manuel Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+12 | — |
| 31 | Webtoon Factory Online platform for reading comics | $278K | 132 mo ago | 88 | 2019 | — | GSAPLiteSpeedGoogle Font API+3 | — |
| 32 | Cheqroom Equipment monitoring and tracking software provider | $263K | 51 mo ago | 42 42 → 52 (+24%) | 2013 | Vincent Theeten Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalityCraft CMSApple iCloud Mail+36 | 3 launchs |
| 33 | Passa Porta Platform that features in hosting a variety of events | $256K | 29 mo ago | — | 2004 | Paul Buekenhout Managing Director | Craft CMSPHPYii+10 | — |
| 34 | Deltatime Studio Developer of games for mobiles | $212K | 42 mo ago | — | 2021 | Jolan Godefroid Co-Founder | — | — |
| 35 | Fleet Global Markets Provider of news and updates | $212K | 110 mo ago | — | 2002 | — | WordPressPleskMySQL+25 | — |
| 36 | Climax Films Provider of film production services | $191K | 136 mo ago | 4 | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Umedia Provider of financing and coproduction services for European films and series | $181K | 50 mo ago | 10 | 2004 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — |
| 38 | Wonder Media Animated content for children | $171K | 102 mo ago | 11 | 2014 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Media & Entertainment companies in Belgium
#1
Seed · Liege, Wallonia · founded 2009$600.1Kraised▾
Distributor of films
- Sep 2024Seed—
- Oct 2023Grant (prize money)$127.8K
- Jun 2022Grant (prize money)$169.2K
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$94.4K
#2
Seed · Merelbeke, Flemish Region · founded 2018 · 10 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Location intelligence tool for publishers, advertisers, and retail brands. The company offers plug-in tools that provide insights into retail app users using AI techniques. It provides solutions to track and segment app users, predict users' behaviour, promotional campaign insights, and more. Clients include Game Mania, Launch Garden, JBC, Fun, and more.
- Aug 2024Seed$1.1M
#3
Seed · Geel, Flanders · founded 2014 · 69 employees$1.6Mraised▾
In 2014, animator and director Tom Van Gestel founded the animation studio and production house Fabrique Fantastique (FF) in Geel, Belgium. Today the company is located in an old factory building in Lier and has almost thirty employees. Tom Van Gestel and co-producer Geert Torfs manage a team of 2D and 3D artists, draftsmen, graphic designers, screenwriters, up- and-coming directors and two project managers. It’s a close-knit team where employees are given the opportunity to learn from each other, and thus become proficient across multiple disciplines.
- Mar 2024Seed$1.6M
#4
Series C · Aalst, Flanders · founded 2010 · 26 employees$21.2Mraised▾
Cloud-based online editing software solutions provider. Its product portfolio includes CHILI publisher-a SaaS-based solution for digital publishing that can be integrated into third-party workflows and production platforms to provide browser-based editing function and CHILI rendro-allows users to render a PDF in full.
- Mar 2022Series C$11M
- Jul 2020Series B$3.4M
- Mar 2019Series B$4.1M
- Apr 2017Series A$2.7M
#5
Seed · Leuven, Flemish Region · founded 2014 · 4 employees$54.4Kraised▾
Cloud-based content creation platform provider. It is a collaborative platform to create and adapt content during all stages of the television production process. The platform enables editors, copywriters, graphic designers, and the production crew.
- Aug 2024Seed—
- 2015Seed$54.4K
#6
Funding Raised · Brussels, Brussels · founded 2004$255.6Kraised▾
Platform that features in hosting a variety of events. The platform hosts events including literary evenings, author encounters, debates, and festivals. It offers a ticketing feature for users to buy tickets online via platform. And also provides all the required updates on the events such as date, time, and more.
- Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$147.8K
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$67K
- Jun 2018Grant (prize money)$15.9K
- Jun 2017Grant (prize money)$24.9K
#7
Funding Raised · Uccle, Brussels Capital · founded 2021 · 20 employees$890.3Kraised▾
Provider of sustainable audiovisual production management software. This software offers tools for budgeting, scheduling, payroll, and real-time carbon footprint tracking. It streamlines production workflows, automating processes and fostering collaboration among teams. The software includes a module for managing sustainability throughout the production lifecycle, assisting with green certifications. The platform is designed for various sectors within the entertainment industry, including film, television, events, and video games. It aims to improve efficiency and reduce environmental impact.
- Jun 2023Grant (prize money)$80.6K
- Feb 2022Grant (prize money)$809.8K
#8
Funding Raised · Brussels, Brussels · founded 2016 · 2 employees$368.8Kraised▾
Producer of films
- Aug 2023Grant (prize money)$35.6K
- May 2023Grant (prize money)$65K
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$160.4K
- Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$52K
#9
Seed · Ghent, Flanders · founded 2016 · 8 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Teambuilding is an online event ticket booking platform. The company allows users to collaborate based on activities, cultural, culinary, games, party, and workshops to book tickets. It offers features such as regions, an indication of the number of people, budget-based, and teambuilding. The company is located in multiple locations such as Antwerp, Limburg, East Flanders, Flemish Brabant, West Flanders, Brussels, Walloon Brabant, and Luxembourg.
- Feb 2023Seed$1.1M
#10
Acquired · Leuven, Flemish Region · founded 2012 · 44 employees$10Mraised▾
THEOplayer is a HTML5 video player. Offers video-on-demand, live and DVR streaming, Cross-platform DRM with Common Encryption such as Widevine, Fairplay and PlayReady, Ads support like VAST, VPAID2, VMAP, Dynamic Ad Insertion and advanced reporting and analytics / ID3 metadata support and MPEG - DASH streaming.
- Mar 2020Series A$10M
- Nov 2018Grant (prize money)$1.1M
#11
Funding Raised · Belgium · founded 2009$677.5Kraised▾
Producer of animated content for film, TV, and streaming platforms. It develops, finances, and produces animated projects, emphasizing strong storytelling, visual development, and music composition. The company's work includes series, shorts, and specials, collaborating with various creators and distributors to bring these projects to international audiences. It also provides production services for other animation studios.
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$150.1K
- Apr 2022Grant (prize money)$165K
- Nov 2017Grant (prize money)$298.2K
- Nov 2016Grant (prize money)$64.2K
#12
Series A · Lokeren, Flanders · founded 2014 · 9 employees$3.7Mraised▾
Hopplr is a neighborhood social networking platform. The platform enables users to connect & discuss with other members in their neighborhood. The platform also allows users to discover recommended local services in their neighborhood, share crime or theft alerts, receive municipality messages with respect to their neighborhood and send private messages to members. The platform is available for download on both Android & iOS devices.
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