Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Mexico
The 132 best Media & Entertainment companies in Mexico in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: XANA.
Mexico's Media & Entertainment startup scene is smaller than the headlines suggest, but the 132 companies we're tracking here tell a real story about where early-stage capital is actually landing. This directory ranks them by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, and the honest number is $17M total, spread thin across a field with zero unicorns yet.
Xana leads at $6M, followed by Draftea and Collective Culture at $4M each, with Vioo and Boletia rounding out the top tier. So the top five names are absorbing most of the oxygen. Globally, the Statista data puts the broader market at roughly $1,960B in 2021, growing at a 7.41% CAGR, which frames just how much runway exists for emerging markets to grab a slice. The median install growth of +12% year-over-year across 3,108 media and social apps tells you demand isn't theoretical. Investors like 500 Global and Wayra Deutschland are already in the room. Hot product themes right now are audio editors and playback engines, which tracks with where you see consumer attention hardening. State-level regulatory frameworks around digital content licensing can still complicate fundraising timelines, but that hasn't cooled the deal flow noticeably this quarter.
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Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Mexico
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XANA Provider of a virtual reality based social platform | $6M | 47 mo ago | Funding Raised | Leslie Gonzalez Founder & CEO | 2019 | WebflowNode.jsPIXIjs+16 | — |
| 2 | Draftea Provider of a mobile sports betting platform | $4M | 51 mo ago | Series A | Alán Misrahi Founder & CEO | 2021 | WebflowGSAPAmazon Web Services+19 | — |
| 3 | Collective Culture Online platform offering multi category news | $4M | 107 mo ago | Series A | — | 2013 | WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+43 | — |
| 4 | Boletia Global network fostering sustainable business practices | $1M | 117 mo ago | Seed | Alfredo Canales Co-Founder | 2012 | SentryZendeskMUI+23 | — |
| 5 | Vioo Provider of visual content creation services | $1M | 36 mo ago | Seed | Nicolas Carayon Co-Founder & CEO | 2022 | — | — |
| 6 | Capptu Royalty-free and crowdsourced stock photo marketplace | $604K | 99 mo ago | Seed | Adrian Chavez Founder | 2013 | — | — |
| 7 | Bandtastic Wholesale distributor of high-quality meat and food products | $215K | 154 mo ago | Seed | Luis Lopez Co-Founder | 2011 | — | — |
| 8 | IWantoo A poll based platform for social demand | $200K | 175 mo ago | Deadpooled | Juan Carlos Hernandez Co-Founder | 2011 | — | — |
| 9 | Piktia Online platform for printing photos | $165K | 97 mo ago | Deadpooled | Marisa Ojeda Co-Founder | 2016 | — | — |
| 10 | Novelistik Social platform for book readers & authors | $150K | — | Deadpooled | Alberto Lujambio Co-Founder | 2013 | — | — |
| 11 | Livement Mobile apps provider for stadiums | $120K | 120 mo ago | Seed | Roberto Novelo Founder | 2016 | — | — |
Top 12 Media & Entertainment companies in Mexico
#1
Seed · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2022 · 31 employees$1Mraised▾
Operator of visual content creation marketplace intended to provide visual content for business projects. The company's marketplace matches professionals specialized in photography, video, virtual reality, drone, or rendering based on project requirements, enabling businesses to reduce manhours and expenses and concentrate on core functions.
#2
Funding Raised · Tizayuca, Hidalgo · founded 2019$5.6Mraised▾
Provider of a virtual reality based social platform. It allows users to create their own world and avatar with the support of AI and enjoy virtual events, liveshows or conferences. Uses Blockchain technology to access a open world for fun to profitable virtual business. Is compatible with iOS & Android and Windows devices.
- Jul 2022ICO$5.6M
#3
Series A · Cuauhtemoc, Colima · founded 2021$4Mraised▾
Provider of a mobile sports betting platform. It allows users to place bets on various sporting events. The platform offers a user-friendly interface and facilitates easy deposits and withdrawals. Users can leverage their sports knowledge to potentially win. The platform features a variety of sports and bet types.
- Mar 2022Series A$4M
#4
Series A · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2013 · 130 employees$4Mraised▾
Collective Culture is a digital news platform which offers news on multiple categories. Its provides news under various categories including art, photography, cinema, lifestyle, science, history, music, and food. It claims to have an average reach of more than 40M of monthly page views and 3,000M of video views. It monetizes through display advertisements.
- Jul 2017Series A$4M
#5
Seed · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2012 · 57 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Global network fostering sustainable business practices. It brings together leading businesses to collaborate on solutions for climate change, nature restoration, and inequality. The network provides resources, events, and educational opportunities to support members in implementing sustainable practices across their value chains. It facilitates knowledge sharing and promotes the adoption of environmentally and socially responsible business models. The organization aims to drive systemic change towards a sustainable future.
- Sep 2016Seed$1M
- Sep 2012Seed$25K
#6
Seed · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2013 · 6 employees$603.6Kraised▾
Capptu is stock photo marketplace that provides royalty-free and authentic crowdsourced microstock photos. Claims to provide photos from over 25,000 registered photographers. Users can also order on-demand stock photos.
- Mar 2018Seed$583.4K
- Sep 2014Seed$20.2K
#7
Deadpooled · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2016 · 4 employees$164.5Kraised▾
Piktia is an online platform for printing the digital photos. Allows users to add the photos from the devices and social media, select the size of the photo prints and get the photo prints delivered to the doorstep. Users can gift the photo prints to their friends and family. The mobile app is available for iOS devices.
- May 2018Seed$164.5K
#8
Seed · Cuajimalpa, Mexico · founded 2011$215Kraised▾
Wholesale distributor of high-quality meat and food products. It sources only the best quality products and distributes them to various clients, including supermarkets, restaurants, and caterers. The company emphasizes providing superior service and a wide selection to meet diverse customer needs. Its business model focuses on case or whole-piece quantity purchases, offering significant cost savings to its clientele. The distribution network ensures timely delivery of products.
- Aug 2013Seed$165K
- Nov 2011Seed$50K
#9
Deadpooled · Merida, Yucatan · founded 2011$200Kraised▾
A poll based platform for social demand
#10
Seed · Jalisco, Jalisco · founded 2016$120Kraised▾
Livement provides mobile apps that help stadiums to manage events, ticketing, food and drinks, merchandise, and parking. Features include mobile ticketing & access control, merchandise, PoS, stadium access, F&B order management, parking allocation management etc.
- 2016Seed$120K
#11
Deadpooled · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2013 · 7 employees$150Kraised▾
Provider of a social publishing platform. The company's social publishing platform is focused on comments, notes, highlights and reviews, enabling readers to read and share across the globe.
#12
Deadpooled · Mexico City, Mexico City · founded 2011$70Kraised▾
NuFlick is a distribution platform for movies on demand over the internet focused on Latin America cinema.Went deadpooled in September 2011.
- Mar 2013Seed$40K
- Oct 2011Seed$30K
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