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Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Glasgow, United Kingdom

The 47 best Media & Entertainment companies in Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: WeeWorld.

47companies tracked
$18.3Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
8have raised

Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Glasgow

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1WeeWorld
Provider of an avatar-based virtual world for social gaming
$16MDeadpooledMichael Kinsella
Co-Founder & CEO
1998WordPressMySQLPHP+83 patents
Mobile messaging platforms and portable user account data management
2iMetaFilm
Archiving solutions provider
$866K122 mo agoSeedLinda Howell
Director & Co-Founder
20158 patents
Digital motion picture scanning, calibration, and validation systems for film-to-video conversion
3Pencourage
Platform to share journals anonymously
$838K148 mo agoSeedPeter Clayton
Founder
2012
4Kiltr
Community content sharing platform
$516K179 mo agoDeadpooledStewart Fraser
Co-Founder
20103 patents
Location-based mobile content delivery and targeting via network infrastructure
5Network90
Networking platform for professional football and golf industry
$302K157 mo agoSeedGraham Macnair
Co-Founder
2010
6Find a Player
App-based social platform for sports enthusiasts
$234K132 mo agoSeed2013Framer SitesVimeoReact+10
7Soho Studios Entertainment
Provider of entertainment and TV production services
30 mo agoSeedFrancis Ridley
Co-Founder
2023
8Freedom Scripted
Provider of TV production services
49 mo agoSeed2018

Top 9 Media & Entertainment companies in Glasgow

#1
Deadpooled · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 1998 · 38 employees
$15.5Mraised

Provider of an avatar-based virtual world for social gaming. Enables users to create their personalized avatar, connect with friends, decorate their own visual space, send animated messages, play games, and more.

Founders & team
Michael KinsellaCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Chowdahead Growth Fund
#2
Seed · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2015 · 6 employees
$866.4Kraised

iMetaFilm offers archiving solutions for the media and entertainment industry. Broadly offers technology solutions for digitization, storage, and distribution. Allows film’s quality to be restored so that films can be redistributed. Caters to broadcasters, motion picture companies, government archives, advertising companies, universities, museums and private collections.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2016Seed$535.8K
  • Feb 2015Seed
Founders & team
Linda HowellDirector & Co-Founder
Investors
Kelvin Capital, Scottish Enterprise, The GT4 Group
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWindows ServerVimeoMicrosoft Asp.Net
#3
Seed · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2012
$838.2Kraised

Pencourage is a platform to publish, share & read journals anonymously. Users are ensured anonymity and can upload 200 words per day along with photos, pictures, videos and songs to tell their story. Claims to have had more than 10k visits & 2k signups by the end of the first year.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2014Seed$838.2K
Founders & team
Peter ClaytonFounder
Investors
Jenson Funding Partners
#4
Deadpooled · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2010 · 11 employees
$516.4Kraised

KILTR is a new media platform focused on culturally relevant and original content from the community. Kiltr generates their own content to be distributed within the community itself, the content is very focused on what the particular community desires, mostly to do with social and cultural aspect of it. The posts are related to various social and cultural events with a focus also on live broadcasts of various events. Company has raised funding of nearly $1.4M so far.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2011Seed$516.4K
Founders & team
Stewart FraserCo-Founder
Investors
Par Equity, Scottish Investment Bank
Tech stack
CloudflareHttp/3
#5
Seed · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2010
$302Kraised

Networking platform for professional football and golf industry. It is a members-only networking service for the global professional football community, offering networking, jobs, transfer-list features, and premium tools.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2013Seed$302K
Founders & team
Graham MacnairCo-FounderLuke DonaldCo-FounderLuis FigoCo-Founder
Investors
ESM Investments
#6
Seed · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2013 · 7 employees
$233.9Kraised

App-based social platform for sports enthusiasts. The platform allows users to organize and find players for games and sports events. Users can also create events and find available players in nearby locations.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2015Seed
Investors
Startupbootcamp, Qatar Sportstech
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesFramer SitesGoogle Font ApiGoogle WorkspaceHstsHttp/3
#7
Seed · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2023
raised

Soho Studios Entertainment is a company based in London, UK, offering live event services and accommodations. They have turned a podcast into a sold-out live event and offer accommodations in central London. Contact them at [email protected] for more information.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2024Seed
Founders & team
Francis RidleyCo-FounderPaul SandlerCo-FounderIan LamarraCo-Founder
Investors
Asylum Entertainment Group
#8
Seed · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2018 · 2 employees
raised

Provider of TV production services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 339 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2022Seed
Investors
Channel 4
#9
Funding Raised · Glasgow, Scotland · founded 2011 · 20 employees
raised

QTV Sports is one of the UK’s leading producers of sports content. Our award-winning team delivers high quality, innovative production and digital solutions that address four aims for rights-holders: extending reach, increasing commercial revenue, enhancing reputation, and rewarding fans.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers — 22.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Client Services Manager, Production Assistant / Production Coordinator
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2021Conventional Debt
Investors
UMi Debt Finance Scotland

Funding & investor landscape

$18.3Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
4disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Par Equity2 rounds
Arts Alliance Ventures1 rounds
Asylum Entertainment Group1 rounds
Channel 41 rounds
Cheyenne Ventures1 rounds
Chowdahead Growth Fund1 rounds
ESM Investments1 rounds
Jenson Funding Partners1 rounds
Kelvin Capital1 rounds
Qatar Sportstech1 rounds

Notable founders

Michael Kinsella
Co-Founder & CEO · WeeWorld
Linda Howell
Director & Co-Founder · iMetaFilm
Peter Clayton
Founder · Pencourage
Stewart Fraser
Co-Founder · Kiltr
Graham Macnair
Co-Founder · Network90
Luke Donald
Co-Founder · Network90
Francis Ridley
Co-Founder · Soho Studios Entertainment
Paul Sandler
Co-Founder · Soho Studios Entertainment
Prism market signals · United Kingdom · country-scoped Prism corpus, 3,801,643 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Media & Entertainment coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Media & Entertainment companies are there in Glasgow, United Kingdom?
Radar tracks 47 indexable Media & Entertainment companies headquartered in Glasgow, United Kingdom that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Media & Entertainment companies in Glasgow, United Kingdom?
The Media & Entertainment companies in Glasgow, United Kingdom on this list have raised a combined $18.3M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Media & Entertainment company in Glasgow, United Kingdom?
WeeWorld is the highest-funded Media & Entertainment company in Glasgow, United Kingdom, with $15.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Media & Entertainment companies in Glasgow, United Kingdom are funded?
6 of the 47 Media & Entertainment companies in Glasgow, United Kingdom on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Media & Entertainment unicorns are there in Glasgow, United Kingdom?
None of the Media & Entertainment companies in Glasgow, United Kingdom on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Glasgow, United Kingdom Media & Entertainment companies?
The most active investors in Glasgow, United Kingdom Media & Entertainment companies on this list include Par Equity, Arts Alliance Ventures, Asylum Entertainment Group, Channel 4, Cheyenne Ventures.
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