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Company directory

Creator economy companies

Platforms, agencies, commerce businesses, talent firms and creator-led brands with verifiable operating or capital records.

23 companiesUpdated 24 Jul 2026

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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