Company directory
Creator economy companies
Platforms, agencies, commerce businesses, talent firms and creator-led brands with verifiable operating or capital records.
Beast Industries
The private company behind MrBeast's media operation, Feastables, Viewstats, Vyro and Step, spanning consumer products, creator software and financial services.
- Sector
- Holding company / Media platform / Creator software
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2021
Captiv8
Publicis-owned creator-marketing technology used by Influential for creator discovery, campaign execution, commerce and performance measurement.
- Sector
- Creator software / Social commerce
- Status
- Subsidiary
- Founded
- 2015
Chamberlain Coffee
Emma Chamberlain's coffee, matcha and café company, founded in 2019 and expanded from one steeped-bag launch into ecommerce, national retail and two Los Angeles cafés.
- Sector
- Creator-led brand
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2019
e.l.f. Beauty
A public beauty group built from an online value-cosmetics brand, with e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, Well People, Naturium and Rhode in its current portfolio.
- Sector
- Consumer brand / Holding company
- Status
- Public
- Founded
- 2004
Feastables
Jimmy Donaldson's confectionery company, majority owned by Beast Industries, with reported 2024 net revenue of $215 million and mass retail distribution.
- Sector
- Creator-led brand
- Status
- Subsidiary
- Founded
- 2022
GameSquare
A Nasdaq-listed creator and gaming services group spanning talent representation, marketing and production, audience software and analytics, and FaZe Esports.
- Sector
- Holding company / Talent management / Media platform
- Status
- Public
- Coverage
- Full profile
Influship
A privately held creator-intelligence company best known for influencer discovery and analysis, with developer tools and datasets used by other technology companies.
- Sector
- Creator software
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2025
Jellysmack
A creator-services and owned-media company that grew from cross-platform video distribution and now combines the Creator Program with Law&Crime and Court TV.
- Sector
- Creator software / Media platform
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2016
Later
A private creator-marketing group combining social-media software, enterprise campaign technology and Mavely affiliate commerce.
- Sector
- Creator software / Social commerce
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2014
Mainstage
A creator-campaign platform for clipping and original creator posts, covering briefs, approvals, performance-priced payouts and reporting.
- Sector
- Creator software
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2026
Mythical Entertainment
Mythical Entertainment is the independent studio founded by Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal that produces Good Mythical Morning, Mythical Kitchen and other creator-led programmes.
- Sector
- Media platform
- Status
- Private
- Coverage
- Full profile
Night
Night is a creator-economy company spanning talent management, podcast media, venture building, brand advisory and live experiences.
- Sector
- Talent management / Holding company / Agency / Media platform
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2015
Patreon
A membership, publishing and commerce platform founded by Jack Conte and Sam Yam, with more than $10 billion sent from fans to creators since 2013.
- Sector
- Creator software / Media platform
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2013
Podean
A global commerce agency helping consumer brands sell through marketplaces, retail media and creator-led social commerce.
- Sector
- Agency / Social commerce
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2019
PRIME Hydration
The functional-drinks company created by Logan Paul and KSI with Congo Brands operators, spanning hydration, energy, powders and protein shakes.
- Sector
- Creator-led brand
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2022
Rhode
Hailey Bieber's beauty company, launched online in 2022 and acquired by e.l.f. Beauty in August 2025 in a deal worth up to $1 billion.
- Sector
- Creator-led brand
- Status
- Subsidiary
- Founded
- 2021
Spotter
Spotter finances established YouTube creators against a share of long-form advertising revenue and sells creator-led media partnerships to brands.
- Sector
- Media platform
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2019
Substack
A publishing, subscription and discovery platform founded in 2017 that grew from paid-newsletter software into an app-based media network.
- Sector
- Media platform / Creator software
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2017
Teddy Fresh
Hila Klein's fashion label, launched through the H3 audience in 2017 and developed through original collections, wholesale, licensed collaborations and direct commerce.
- Sector
- Creator-led brand
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2017
Whalar
A creator and social agency that grew from a 2016 matching marketplace and became the foundation of a wider group spanning talent management, software, creator campuses, venture building and education.
- Sector
- Agency / Talent management / Creator software / Holding company
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2016
Whatnot
A live-shopping marketplace where independent sellers run video shows, auctions and fixed-price sales for audiences that can bid, buy and chat in real time.
- Sector
- Social commerce / Media platform
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2019
White Noise Studios
A Sydney talent and production company focused entirely on ASMR, built from the production operation behind Jonah Singer's Jojo's ASMR channel.
- Sector
- Talent management / Agency
- Status
- Private
- Coverage
- Full profile
Whop
Whop is a platform for internet businesses to host and sell products, take payments and acquire customers, with newer advertising and financial tools for managing the money those businesses earn.
- Sector
- Creator software / Social commerce / Media platform
- Status
- Private
- Founded
- 2021