Best Media & Entertainment Companies in Virginia, United States
The 226 best Media & Entertainment companies in Virginia, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Comscore.
Ranked: Best Media & Entertainment companies in Virginia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comscore Provider of cross-platform audience and advertising measurement and analytics services | $87M | 65 mo ago | 795 795 → 989 (+24%) | 1976 | Jon Carpenter CEO | DrupalPHPBootstrap+23 | 258 patents Cross-device audience measurement, ad viewability analytics, and device identification technologies. | 2 partnerships |
| 2 | ePals Provider of global classroom collaboration platform | $78M | 145 mo ago | — | 1996 | Katya Andresen CEO | BootstrapNginxAngularJS+8 | 27 patents Collaborative cloud learning platforms with synchronized nodes, dynamic data interaction, and access control | — |
| 3 | Inspire Provider of a community platform for patient education and engagement | $37M | 57 mo ago | 184 | 1997 | Brett Kleger CEO | ContentfulApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+26 | 3 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 4 | Gaia Interactive Provider of an online community dedicated to Gamers | $32M | 215 mo ago | 12 | 2003 | Derek Liu Co-Founder & CTO | TypeScriptPHPCentOS+28 | — | — |
| 5 | Axios App-based platform offering multi-category news | $30M | 55 mo ago | 356 356 → 625 (+76%) | 2016 | Mike Allen Co-Founder | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+35 | 4 patents AI-driven automated text summarization and optimization technologies | — |
| 6 | Brightspot Provider of CMS solutions for digital publishers | $22M | 98 mo ago | 200 | 2008 | David Gang Co-Founder | BrightspotApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30 | 2 patents Sports equipment accessories and livestock enclosure structures | — |
| 7 | Cricket Media Provider of children's educational magazines, language learning, and eMentoring programs | $17M | 97 mo ago | 200 | 1996 | — | WordPressUnbounceElementor+42 | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 8 | Anystream Secure VPN service provider ensuring online privacy and data protection | $15M | 232 mo ago | 22 | 1999 | — | BootstrapGoogle Font APIFont Awesome+8 | 13 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 9 | Castle Hill Gaming Gaming solutions provider specializing in Class II, Class III, and HHR games | $13M | 94 mo ago | 58 58 → 75 (+29%) | 2013 | Arthur Watson Chief Executive Officer | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+24 | — | — |
| 10 | Storyblocks Unlimited stock media: videos, audio, images, templates, and creative tools | $10M | 132 mo ago | 213 | 2011 | Joel Holland Founder & Co-CEO | Builder.ioSentryNode.js+31 | — | — |
| 11 | Go2s Private social networking platform | $10M | 27 mo ago | — | 2012 | Mehdi Tehranchi CEO | — | — | — |
| 12 | BioMech Provider of motion analysis technology for healthcare applications 21Funding top 45%Talent bottom 49%Product bottom 48%Market bottom 37% All 5 signals ▾Fundingtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 25% Funding: Raised $9.6M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $10M | 7 mo ago | — | 2013 | Carter Brown CEO & President | — | — | — |
| 13 | Mixx Buy Instagram likes, followers, and views for fast, secure growth | $9M | 191 mo ago | 8 | 2007 | Chris McGill Founder & ex-CEO | Cart FunctionalityTailwind CSSAlpine.js+8 | — | — |
| 14 | Sandboxx App-based social platform for military personnel | $8M | 54 mo ago | 28 28 → 54 (+93%) | 2012 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+45 | — | — |
| 15 | The MOKO Story Blockchain-based social networking applications | $8M | 134 mo ago | 54 | 1991 | Ian Rodwell Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 16 | Starchive Digital asset management and content curation platform | $7M | 54 mo ago | 13 | 2016 | Peter Agelasto Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 17 | Beliefnet Lifestyle website providing inspiration, faith, health, wellness, love, family content | $7M | 252 mo ago | 25 | 1999 | Steven Waldman Co-Founder | UnbounceVue.jsPrebid+37 | — | — |
| 18 | Passage Developer of a decentralized virtual content creation platform | $6M | 34 mo ago | 15 | 2022 | Lex Avellino Founder | WebflowCloudflare TurnstilereCAPTCHA+13 | — | — |
| 19 | Silverchair Media publishing company | $5M | 46 mo ago | 123 123 → 225 (+83%) | 1993 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+31 | — | 2 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 20 | Book Club Online book reading club | $3M | 12 mo ago | 9 | 2011 | Ian Campbell Co-Founder | SentryNode.jsUbuntu+18 | — | — |
| 21 | Games Done Quick Provider of gaming events | $2M | 28 mo ago | 35 | 2010 | Mike Uyama Founder | AsanaNode.jsRadix UI+18 | — | — |
| 22 | OccasionGenius Provider of event services | $2M | 75 mo ago | 9 | 2016 | Nate Marcus CEO | StatamicPHPBootstrap+16 | — | — |
| 23 | Byrst Provider of AI-powered 3D model creation and viewing solutions | $2M | 61 mo ago | — | 2021 | Patrick E Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+18 | — | — |
| 24 | SportsBUZZ Social community of athlete and fan | $2M | 188 mo ago | — | 2010 | Ray Cohen Chairman & CEO | — | — | — |
| 25 | Fifth Domain Digital news platform offering defense news | $2M | 76 mo ago | — | 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | myBalbo Online social platform focusing on politics | $400K | 52 mo ago | 8 | 2020 | Sarah Celestin Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 27 | Citygate Films Producer of films | $400K | 175 mo ago | — | 2009 | Carolyn McCulley Founder | — | — | — |
| 28 | SimulTV Live and on-demand video streaming service provider | $322K | — | 11 | 2011 | Steven Turne CEO | — | — | — |
| 29 | Cudo Provider of entertainment services | $250K | 54 mo ago | 4 | 2016 | Will Bryan Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 30 | Jammin Java Music concerts discovery and ticket booking platform | $246K | 154 mo ago | 26 | 1998 | Luke Brindley Co-Owner | — | — | — |
| 31 | Lifeables Automated Content Curation | $218K | 161 mo ago | — | 2011 | Jeremy Daly Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 32 | Castle Hill Casino Game Developers | $200K | 152 mo ago | — | 2013 | John Taylor Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 33 | Macneil Lehrer Provider of long-form news and current affairs interview programming content | $200K | 190 mo ago | 111 | 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Mingle360 Online private social platform provider | $165K | 182 mo ago | 7 | 2004 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | BookLender Subscription-based online rental platform for print books and audio books | $130K | 204 mo ago | — | 2000 | Andrew Bilinski Co-Founder & Chairman | ZohoPHPBootstrap+13 | — | — |
| 36 | PersonSpot Social publishing platform | $120K | 185 mo ago | — | 2010 | Angelo Kostopoulos Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Media & Entertainment companies in Virginia
#1
Series A · Midlothian, Virginia · founded 2013$9.6Mraised▾
Provider of motion analysis technology for healthcare applications. The company offer solutions like BioMech Lab in clinic and BioMech Lab at home, which utilize proprietary sensors to capture detailed motion data for therapy planning and patient analysis.
- Oct 2025Series A$345K
- Dec 2022Series A$4.3M
- Aug 2021Series A$1.3M
- Jan 2020Series A$4M
#2
Seed · Richmond, Virginia · founded 2011 · 9 employees$3.1Mraised▾
Online book reading club. It offers books in various categories, including mystery, horror, motivational, and more. The mobile application is available for Android users.
- Jun 2025Seed$250K
- Jul 2023Seed$2M
- Aug 2022Seed$1.1M
- Aug 2020Grant (prize money)$20K
#3
Series A · Mclean, Virginia · founded 2012$10.4Mraised▾
Go2s is a private social networking platform. It enables users to deploy a private closed network for their family members and their immediate support system. Each member can further add their close friends & relatives to further expand the network. Within the network, users can share multimedia posts & ask questions, send requests for help to other members of the network, like, comment & share posts, chat & make voice calls, etc. It is also available for download on both Android & iOS devices.
- Mar 2024Series A$1M
- Oct 2021Series A$9.4M
#4
Series C · Arlington, Virginia · founded 1997 · 184 employees$37.3Mraised▾
Provider of a community platform for patient education and engagement. It offers an online social networking community that connects patients, families, friends, caregivers, and health professionals for health and wellness support. They also offer ClinicaHealth, a software company that makes social networking platform, Inspire, for patient advocacy organizations.
- Sep 2021Series C$18.3M
- Jul 2020Series B$3M
- Apr 2018Series B$10.6M
- Nov 2014Unattributed$4.6M
#5
Public · Reston, Virginia · founded 1976 · 795 employees$87Mraised▾
Provider of cross-platform audience and advertising measurement and analytics services. The company offers tools for planning, transacting, and evaluating media. It provides solutions for advertising, digital media, marketing impact, movies, programmatic targeting, and social media. The company’s programmatic targeting division enables media buyers and sellers to activate audience and content targeting segments.
#6
Series D · Herndon, Virginia · founded 1996$77.7Mraised▾
Provider of global classroom collaboration platform. It offers a secure digital environment where teachers and students connect, communicate, and collaborate on cross-cultural educational projects. Its features include the Global Community for classroom partnerships, the In2Books eMentoring program to enhance reading and writing skills, and SchoolMail for safe, school-managed email communication. It also provides tools for educators to create and manage collaborative learning experiences, facilitating global exchanges and cultural understanding.
- May 2014Series D$423.4K
- Apr 2014Series D$750K
- Mar 2014Series D$500K
- May 2012Series D$347.6K
#7
Acquired · Arlington, Virginia · founded 2016 · 356 employees$30Mraised▾
App-based platform offering multi-category news. It offers news on business, technology, politics, and media trends. Uses only native advertisements on the website and does not use banner ads and pop-ups. Its app is available for Android and iOS devices.
- Nov 2021Series D—
- Aug 2017Series B$20M
- 2016Series A$10M
#8
Seed · Winchester, Virginia · founded 2022 · 15 employees$6Mraised▾
Developer of a decentralized virtual content creation platform. It lets users integrate 3D video chat, presentations, collaboration, social functionality, and E-commerce into the platform. Its virtual assets can be minted into NFTs that can be interacted with or traded.
- Jul 2023Seed$6M
#9
Funding Raised · Herndon, Virginia · founded 2010 · 35 employees$2.5Mraised▾
Provider of gaming events
#10
Late Stage · Charlottesville, Virginia · founded 1993 · 123 employees$4.7Mraised▾
Silverchair is a media publishing company that integrates and delivers educational and professional contents. It integrates and delivers educational content from a single platform such as journals, books, and videos. It delivers its publishing platforms to scientific, technical, and medical publishers to propel their content.
- Aug 2022PE—
- Jul 2010Grant (prize money)$196.6K
- Aug 2009Grant (prize money)$196K
- Mar 2009Grant (prize money)$1.3M
#11
Series C · Nellysford, Virginia · founded 2003 · 12 employees$32Mraised▾
Provider of an online community dedicated to Gamers. Users can create online avatars and participate in various group discussions on anime, games, comics, sci-fi, fantasy and anything similar. It also offers social games for the users to play with their friends.
- Jul 2008Series C$11M
- Jan 2008Series B—
- Mar 2007Series B$12M
- Jun 2006Series A$8.9M
#12
Acquired · Charlottesville, Virginia · founded 2016 · 13 employees$7Mraised▾
Digital asset management and content curation platform. The platform offers an AI-enabled cloud-based storage system for storing and sharing large files such as photographs and videos. Its features include drag and drop migration of files, preview & playback of files, AI-based object detection tools, and more.
- Dec 2021Seed$4M
- May 2019Seed$1.4M
- Jan 2019Seed$100K
- Apr 2018Seed$1.5M
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