Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Switzerland
The 359 best Media & Entertainment companies in Switzerland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: plex.
If you're mapping the best-funded Media & Entertainment companies in Switzerland, you're looking at 359 tracked startups with $273M in total disclosed funding — and one name doing the heavy lifting. Plex alone accounts for $132M of that pool, which tells you something real about how concentrated this market is. The rest of the field, from Goodwall at $11M to Copresence at $9M, is operating at a fraction of that scale, with no unicorns yet in sight. Globally, the sector's heading toward a $1.1T market by 2024 at a 7.41% CAGR, driven by VR, AR and smarter media-exposure tools. Switzerland's slice is modest but active.
What's moving right now? Median app install growth is running at roughly +12% year-on-year across 3,108 media and social apps, which tracks with the coverage surge I'm seeing in audio editing, playback engines and mindfulness content. Hot themes like audio renderers aren't flashy, but they're where builder attention is landing this quarter. Investors including Swiss ICT Investor Club, MassChallenge and Venturelab are the repeat names backing this space. And how smaller players are reshaping media ecosystems offers a useful parallel for what Switzerland's non-Plex cohort is quietly attempting right now.
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Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Switzerland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plex Plex is an entertainment company that provides a streaming media platform where users can enjoy free movies… | $132M | 29 mo ago | Series C | — | 168 95 → 138 (+45%) | AlgoliaBootstrapAmazon ALB+38 | — | 1 partnership |
| 2 | Arpida Online content platform with a focus on science | $81M | 265 mo ago | Series C | Khalid Islam CEO | 29 | — | 104 patents Synthesis and formulation of heterocyclic antimicrobial agents (benzofuran, chromene, diphenyl urea). | — |
| 3 | Goodwall Online learning community for students and young professionals | $11M | 39 mo ago | Series B | Taha Bawa Co-Founder & CEO | 90 | SentryErlangFacebook Login+29 | — | 1 job opening · 3 partnerships |
| 4 | Copresence AI-integrated platform to create virtual avatars | $9M | 31 mo ago | Seed | Radek Mackowiak Co-Founder & CEO | — | HugoTailwind CSSNginx+8 | — | — |
| 5 | Meshcapade Developer of AI software for markerless motion capture and human understanding | $6M | 36 mo ago | Acquired | Naureen Mahmood Co-Founder & CEO | 18 | Tailwind CSSSvelteAstro+7 | — | — |
| 6 | Pax World Developer of virtual worlds for the metaverse | $6M | 43 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 14 | — | — | — |
| 7 | ASmallWorld Membership-based social networking platform and lifestyle club for travelers | $6M | 187 mo ago | Series A | — | 64 | RubyVideoJSRuby on Rails+13 | — | — |
| 8 | Etalia Web platform for personalized newspapers | $3M | 153 mo ago | Deadpooled | Nicola Alex Tateo CEO | 11 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Mictic Provider of wearable devices that translate body movement into music | $2M | 55 mo ago | Seed | Rolf Hellat CEO | 7 | — | 12 patents Motion-sensing devices converting physical forces into audio signals for virtual instruments | — |
| 10 | Rayneer Personalized music TV service | $2M | 153 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 57 | — | — | — |
| 11 | iMusician Online platform for selling and monetizing music | $2M | 140 mo ago | Series A | Tobias Wirz Co-Founder | 40 | Craft CMSPHPYii+24 | — | 2 job openings |
| 12 | Vinivia Provider of live streaming app focused on creators and fostering connections | $2M | 27 mo ago | Seed | Stefan Graf Co-Founder & CEO | 23 | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+17 | — | — |
| 13 | Fabby Video & photo editor | $2M | 113 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 50 | — | — | — |
| 14 | 3BaysOver B2B networking platform for tourism professionals | $2M | 143 mo ago | Deadpooled | Andy Ryan CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Ellexx Online platform offering women related finance content | $2M | 36 mo ago | Seed | Simone Züger Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer | 13 | WagtailPythonNode.js+23 | — | — |
| 16 | Metabloqs Blockchain-based network for metaverse to build apps and games for the metaverse | $1M | 45 mo ago | Seed | — | 13 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Largo Film and script analysis solutions provider | $1M | 54 mo ago | Seed | Sami Arpa Co-Founder & CEO | 22 | — | — | — |
| 18 | Musimap Music recommendation technology provider for music firms | $738K | 67 mo ago | Acquired | Patrick Zucchetta Managing Director | 23 | — | — | — |
| 19 | DigitArena Provider of sports marketing and broadcast services | $709K | 102 mo ago | Deadpooled | Jean-Luc Affaticati Co-Founder & CEO | 5 | — | 3 patents Real-time video object replacement/compositing for augmented reality and post‑production. | — |
| 20 | Boldomatic Social sharing app for witty quotes | $700K | 135 mo ago | Seed | Steffen Schietinger Co-Founder & CEO | — | Amazon Web ServicesjQueryHSTS+4 | — | — |
| 21 | Producer Cloud-based platform offering production workflow management solutions | $504K | 43 mo ago | Seed | Paul-Emile Joëssel Co-Founder | 18 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | 1 launch |
| 22 | Teleport Cloud-based peer-assisted content delivery solutions to on-demand and OTT content providers | $463K | 88 mo ago | Seed | — | 8 | — | 4 patents Network-based content delivery and conditional access (streaming DRM) technologies. | — |
| 23 | Prodibi Image viewer software provider | $405K | 91 mo ago | Seed | Olivier Hamel Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Spontacts Social platform for like-minded people | $200K | 131 mo ago | Acquired | Christoph Seitz Co-Founder | 3 | JavaGoogle Sign-inApple Sign-in+19 | — | — |
| 25 | Stroodle Social network aggregator | $196K | 190 mo ago | Deadpooled | Hannes Niederwieser Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | GlobalM Provider of solutions for digital publishers | $109K | 58 mo ago | Seed | Paul Calleja Co-Founder & CTO | 3 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | 8 patents Real-time video streaming and delivery technologies for live broadcast over networks | 1 award |
| 27 | We Play Sport Developer of an app-based platform for broadcasting sports content | $109K | 49 mo ago | Deadpooled | Adam Scholefield Co-Founder | 7 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Moka Studio Developer of content creation tools for VR applications | $101K | 103 mo ago | Funding Raised | Benoit Le Callennec Co-Founder & CEO | 8 | — | — | — |
| 29 | Newscron A news aggregator app with expert recommended articles | $100K | 155 mo ago | Seed | Roberto Prato Co-Founder | 7 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Media & Entertainment companies in Switzerland
#1
Series C · Los Gatos, California · founded 2007 · 168 employees$131.8Mraised▾
Developer of a media server software designed to stream movies and TV shows from filmmakers around the globe. The company's software provides instant access to personal media including movie collections, music, video footage, and photos, enabling users to stream and enjoy media on all devices anytime and anywhere.
#2
Seed · Zug, Canton of Zug · founded 2020 · 23 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Provider of live streaming app focused on creators and fostering connections. It allows viewers to influence the course of live streams through interactions like Q&A and polls, increasing engagement with creators. Available on both Android and iOS devices.
- Mar 2024Seed$2.1M
#3
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2021$8.8Mraised▾
AI-integrated platform to create virtual avatars. It offers a platform where users can generate 3D virtual avatars of themselves using artificial intelligence. Its models are viewable on multiple devices like PC, smartphones, or VR headsets.
- Oct 2023Seed$6M
- May 2023Seed—
#4
Series B · Geneva, Geneva · founded 2014 · 90 employees$10.8Mraised▾
Online learning community for students and young professionals. The platform enables students and graduates to showcase their profiles professionally and receive job and admission opportunities based on their preferences and potential. Also provides mentors for guidance. Available for Android and iOS platforms.
- Mar 2023Series B—
- Aug 2019Grant (prize money)$55.1K
- May 2019Grant (prize money)$56K
- Jul 2018Series A$10.8M
#5
Acquired · Baden, Aargau · founded 2018 · 18 employees$6Mraised▾
Developer of AI software for markerless motion capture and human understanding. The software captures body and hand movements using only one camera. It supports various camera types and captures full body and finger details. The software exports to FBX, GLB, and other formats. It adapts to gaming, fashion, and robotics industries.
- Jun 2023Seed$6M
#6
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2012 · 13 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Online platform offering women related finance content. It provides content related to various topics such as education, career, finance, sustainability, culture, innovation, and much more.
- Jun 2023Seed$1.6M
- Nov 2021Seed—
#7
Deadpooled · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2021 · 14 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Developer of virtual worlds for the metaverse. It provides a virtual world that enables users to trade NFTs, learn interactively, create and explore virtual and personalized spaces, and communicate for personal and professional scenarios.
- Oct 2022ICO$6.3M
- Feb 2022Seed$5.8M
#8
Seed · Weggis, Lucerne · founded 2020 · 13 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Blockchain-based network for metaverse to build apps and games for the metaverse
- Sep 2022Seed$1.3M
#9
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2020 · 18 employees$504.1Kraised▾
Cloud-based platform offering production workflow management solutions. It offers management solutions for development, production, and post-production.
- Nov 2022Seed$504.1K
#10
Series C · Munchenstein, Basel Landschaft · founded 1997 · 29 employees$80.9Mraised▾
Developer of antimicrobial drugs designed to treat infectious and bacterial diseases. The company develops drugs that include an antibiotic product that targets severe infections requiring hospital treatment, including those caused by methicillin-resistant, thereby enabling patients to get treatment and recover quickly.
#11
Seed · Zurich, Zurich · founded 2018 · 7 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Provider of wearable devices that translate body movement into music. The devices use spatial sound mapping technology to enable users to create music. The technology allows users to become part of their favorite songs. The devices are compatible with iOS.
- Nov 2021Seed$2.5M
#12
Funding Raised · Lausanne, Vaud · founded 2023 · 6 employees$55.4Kraised▾
AI-powered deep fake and image forgery detection solutions. It offers technology and expertise in asset integrity and reliability management solutions.
- 2023Grant (prize money)$55.4K
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