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
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
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
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
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
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