Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Rhode Island, United States
The 34 best Media & Entertainment companies in Rhode Island, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Shape Up The Nation.
Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Rhode Island
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shape Up The Nation Online platform offering multi-categories news | $5M | 155 mo ago | Series A | Rajiv Kumar Founder | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Boomband Platform enabling users to build and communicate with the personal brand | $4M | 8 mo ago | Seed | Jeff Taylor Founder & CEO | 2024 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Tu.nr Jukebox application for businesses | $500K | 194 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2010 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Ritual Motion Online community-based platform for players to connect, discover, and share games | $218K | 59 mo ago | Seed | Dana DiPaolo CEO | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Your Heaven Offers music equipments like guitar, violin, etc | — | 96 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 6 | GAB-on! Limited information available | — | 96 mo ago | Funding Raised | Sylvia Hall Co-Founder | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 7 | M-Audio Manufacturer of musical instrument interfaces, keyboards, and studio equipment | — | 160 mo ago | Public | Tim Ryan Founder | 1988 | Facebook LoginZURB FoundationAmazon Web Services+14 | 45 patents Advanced loudspeaker enclosure and magnetic grill mounting system designs | — |
| 8 | ShutterCal Calendar-based photo journal & printing services | — | 164 mo ago | Seed | Scott Harris Co-Founder | 2013 | — | — | — |
Top 8 Media & Entertainment companies in Rhode Island
#1
Seed · Westerly, Rhode Island · founded 2024$4Mraised▾
Platform enabling users to build and communicate with the personal brand. It allows individuals to showcase professional achievements, work experiences, passions, interests, and goals. The platform provides a space for users to create a digital identity. It facilitates communication of various aspects of ones work and life.
- Feb 2026Seed$4M
- Seed—
#2
Series A · Providence, Rhode Island · founded 2006$5Mraised▾
Online platform offering multi-categories news. It provides news under various categories including computers, business, lifestyle, tech, gadgets, gaming, internet, and others. It monetizes through display advertisements.
- Nov 2013Series A$5M
- Nov 2013Conventional Debt$2.5M
- Aug 2010Series A$5M
#3
Seed · Providence, Rhode Island · founded 2018$217.5Kraised▾
Online community-based platform for players to connect, discover, and share games
- Nov 2021Seed$217.5K
#4
Deadpooled · Providence, Rhode Island · founded 2010$500Kraised▾
Jukebox application for businesses
#5
Funding Raised · Providence, Rhode Island · founded 2003 · 6 employees—raised▾
Developer of hardware and software mic systems designed to make music sound better. The company's products include an accessory for acoustic musical instruments that captures and amplifies the sound, enabling clients to get access to a system that delivers sound quality similar to a clean, high-end studio recording while, at the same time, achieving isolation and feedback resistance comparable to traditional contact pickups.
- Oct 2018Grant (prize money)—
#6
Funding Raised · Providence, Rhode Island · founded 2016—raised▾
Limited information available
#7
Public · Cumberland, Rhode Island · founded 1988 · 200 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of musical instrument interfaces, keyboards, and studio equipment. This company designs and produces a variety of hardware for music creation and production. Their offerings include MIDI interfaces, keyboard controllers, monitors, microphones, and accessories. The products are engineered for versatility and usability, catering to both amateur and professional musicians. The company's history includes a significant role in developing solutions for integrating MIDI, audio, and computers for electronic music production.
- 2013Series A—
#8
Seed · Providence, Rhode Island · founded 2013—raised▾
Calendar-based photo journal & printing services
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