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Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Metro Manila, Philippines

The 31 best Media & Entertainment companies in Metro Manila, Philippines in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Podcast Network Asia.

31companies tracked
$1.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
1have raised

Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Metro Manila

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1Podcast Network Asia
AI-based online podcast network
$750K69 mo agoSeedRon Baetiong
Co-Founder & CEO
2019Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+13—
2Ticket2Me
Event discovery and ticket booking platform
$350K92 mo agoSeedDarwin Mariano
Founder And Chairperson
2018Node.jsVue.jsNuxt.js+10—
3TV5
Operator of entertainment, news, and sports TV channels
—51 mo agoSeries CRobert Galang
CEO
1960PHPFacebook LoginRed Hat+27—
4Rappler
Social News Network
—132 mo agoSeries ALian Buan2012Cart FunctionalityWordPressMySQL+58—
5Partyphile
Event discovery app in Philippines
—142 mo agoDeadpooledJC Velasquez
Co-Founder
2012——
6Bazinga
Provider of digital entertainment content and business technology solutions
—159 mo agoSeedBernard Chong
Co-Founder
2012——
7ABS-CBN Corporation
Multi channel Network, Part of ABS-CBN
—161 mo agoPublicPaul Pereyra
CEO
1953Cart FunctionalityNode.jsMUI+33—
8TwitMusic
Twitter based social marketing
—165 mo agoDeadpooledChristian Fazzini
Co-Founder & CTO
2012——

Top 9 Media & Entertainment companies in Metro Manila

#1
Seed · Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2019 · 72 employees
$750Kraised
▾

AI-based online podcast network. Users can stream podcasts on various topics like comedy, education, art, sports, and more. Users can also stream on-demand networks.

Founders & team
Ron BaetiongCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Foxmont Capital Partners, Venturra Capital, Kumu, IdeaSpace
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCore-JsGodaddyGoogle Font ApiGoogle Workspace
#2
Seed · Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2018 · 9 employees
$350Kraised
▾

Ticket2Me provides event discovery and ticket booking platform. It allows users to search for the event, manage event promotions and book ticket for the events. It is a marketplace where users can sell and buy tickets for the events. The application is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Founders & team
Darwin MarianoFounder And Chairperson
Investors
Citystate Group
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCore-JsFacebook PixelGoogle Analytics
#3
Series C · Quezon City, Metro Manila · founded 1960
—raised
▾

Operator of entertainment, news, and sports TV channels

Founders & team
Robert GalangCEO
Investors
ABS-CBN Corporation
#4
Series A · Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2012 · 188 employees
—raised
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Created in 2012, Rappler is an all-digital social news network that uses technology and crowdsourcing techniques. It has a patented Mood Meter (which tracks the emotions elicited by its stories), Mood Navigator (acts as the aggregator), and a mapping tool called Reach that shows how stories move through the community. More than just another reaction button, the Mood Meter is a crowdsourcing initiative that provides better insight into how emotions affect the way people think and act. Users can filter stories by emotions.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 31k LinkedIn followers — 24.7% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Lian Buan
Investors
North Base Media, Omidyar Network, Hatchd Digital
Tech stack
Adobe Audience ManagerAmazon AdvertisingAmazon AlbAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnt Design
#5
Deadpooled · Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2012
—raised
▾

Developer of an event discovery application. The company's event discovery application allows to discover the best parties, events and nightlife hotspots, enabling users to book tables and get on the guest list through the application.

Founders & team
JC VelasquezCo-Founder
Investors
AppVenture, conceptodot.com, Kickstart Ventures, 500 Durians
#6
Seed · Quezon City, Metro Manila · founded 2012
—raised
▾

Provider of digital entertainment content and business technology solutions. The company offers digital entertainment content for consumers. It also provides business technology solutions, including platforms for crowdfunding and crowdsourcing. Additionally, the company offers e-commerce and gamification solutions. The company provides customer support for its platforms and content. It may also offer implementation and managed services for its business technology solutions.

Founders & team
Bernard ChongCo-FounderHomer NieveraCo-Founder
#7
Public · Quezon City, Metro Manila · founded 1953 · 4751 employees
—raised
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Chicken Pork Adobo is an YouTube certified multi-channel network. Allows brands to promote their channel across ABS-CBN platforms. Also provides opportunities to collaborate with ABS-CBN artists. Clients can use ABS-CBN originally produced songs and videos as YouTube content and get access to the Kapamilya music and video library.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 92k LinkedIn followers — 72.4% of this cohort's audience · 54 engagements/post (2.0× cohort median)
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: Customer Service Representative, Shift Custodian Supervisor
Activity: 3 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Paul PereyraCEO
Investors
Capital Group
Tech stack
AccessibeAdobe Audience ManagerAkamaiAkamai Bot ManagerAkamai MpulseAlexa Certified Site Metrics
#8
Deadpooled · Manila, Metro Manila · founded 2012 · 8 employees
—raised
▾

Twitmusic is a Twitter marketing platform for music. This is a SaaS-based platform that enables music artists and labels to launch campaigns to help them grow their followers, go trending and reach new audiences on Twitter. Besides, the company provides labels with actionable insights analytics to determine the effectiveness of the marketing campaigns. Music partners include Sony, Warner Music, Universal, EMI, Def Jam, Epic Records, RCA, Columbia Records etc.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2013Seed—
  • Apr 2012Seed—
Founders & team
Christian FazziniCo-Founder & CTOStefano FazziniCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Jungle Ventures, 500 Global, Wavemaker Partners
#9
Acquired · Quezon City, Metro Manila · founded 1990
—raised
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Sky Cable is a cable television service provider. It offers cable TV services including digital systems, set-top-box, smart card, HD channels, personal video recording, etc. It also offers services for broadband, TV, mobile internet, etc.

Founders & team
Carlo KatigbakCEO & President
Investors
ST Telemedia, H&Q Asia Pacific
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesBabelCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management

Funding & investor landscape

$1.1Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
0disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
500 Durians1 rounds
500 Global1 rounds
ABS-CBN Corporation1 rounds
AppVenture1 rounds
Brainsparks1 rounds
Capital Group1 rounds
Citystate Group1 rounds
Foxmont Capital Partners1 rounds
H&Q Asia Pacific1 rounds
Hatchd Digital1 rounds

Notable founders

Ron Baetiong
Co-Founder & CEO · Podcast Network Asia
Darwin Mariano
Founder And Chairperson · Ticket2Me
Robert Galang
CEO · TV5
Lian Buan
· Rappler
JC Velasquez
Co-Founder · Partyphile
Bernard Chong
Co-Founder · Bazinga
Homer Nievera
Co-Founder · Bazinga
Paul Pereyra
CEO · ABS-CBN Corporation
Christian Fazzini
Co-Founder & CTO · TwitMusic
Stefano Fazzini
Co-Founder & CEO · TwitMusic
Carlo Katigbak
CEO & President · SKY Cable
Prism market signals · Philippines · country-scoped Prism corpus, 453,646 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 Metro Manila, Philippines?
Radar tracks 31 indexable Media & Entertainment companies headquartered in Metro Manila, Philippines that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Media & Entertainment companies in Metro Manila, Philippines?
The Media & Entertainment companies in Metro Manila, Philippines on this list have raised a combined $1.1M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Media & Entertainment company in Metro Manila, Philippines?
Podcast Network Asia is the highest-funded Media & Entertainment company in Metro Manila, Philippines, with $750K in disclosed equity funding.
How many Media & Entertainment companies in Metro Manila, Philippines are funded?
2 of the 31 Media & Entertainment companies in Metro Manila, Philippines on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Media & Entertainment unicorns are there in Metro Manila, Philippines?
None of the Media & Entertainment companies in Metro Manila, Philippines on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Metro Manila, Philippines Media & Entertainment companies?
The most active investors in Metro Manila, Philippines Media & Entertainment companies on this list include 500 Durians, 500 Global, ABS-CBN Corporation, AppVenture, Brainsparks.
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