Media & entertainment startups in London

London genAI company that turns text into studio-quality videos using realistic AI avatars and voices, widely used for enterprise training and comms. Raised ~$180m Series D in January 2025, cementing unicorn...

Nina Briance" **venue:** London **la:** 51.5074 **ln:** -0.1400 **desc:** Founded 2019, a London online marketplace for conscious/independent luxury fashion, spotlighting regional designer brands over mega-labels. Raised ~$5M seed (2023–24) with H&M Group Ventures, Fuel Ventures and Morgan Stanley; named a Sifted 100 UK & Ireland fastest-growing startup. **link:** https://www.cultmia.com/ **vertical:** ["Media & entertainment"] **stage:** Seed 19.

Founded 2019, a London online marketplace for conscious/independent luxury fashion, spotlighting regional designer brands over mega-labels. Raised ~$5M seed (2023–24) with H&M Group Ventures, Fuel Ventures a...

Phil Hutcheon" **venue:** De Beauvoir / Dalston, London **la:** 51.5410 **ln:** -0.0760 **desc:** Founded 2014, a live-events discovery and ticketing platform (concerts, festivals, comedy). The highest-funded London music-tech company (~$238M raised). Raised a $122M Series C (2021, SoftBank Vision Fund) at a ~$400M valuation and $65M in 2023. Early backers include DeepMind founders Suleyman and Hassabis. **link:** https://dice.fm/ **vertical:** ["Media & entertainment"] **stage:** Late-stage (Series C+) 11.

Founded 2014, a live-events discovery and ticketing platform (concerts, festivals, comedy). The highest-funded London music-tech company (~$238M raised). Raised a $122M Series C (2021, SoftBank Vision Fund) ...

Victoria Peppiatt, Angela Vinci & Sarah Daniel" **venue:** London **la:** 51.5074 **ln:** -0.1300 **desc:** Founded 2023, a London AI-powered fashion search and recommendation platform (snap, search and buy an outfit in ~60 seconds). Raised £2.2M / €2.6M pre-seed in July 2024 — one of the largest pre-seed rounds by an all-female-founded UK tech startup. Founder Victoria Peppiatt previously exited AI copy startup Phrasee. **link:** https://www.heysavi.com/ **vertical:** ["Media & entertainment"] **stage:** Pre-seed --- ## Creative & gaming VCs (London-HQ'd) 20.

Founded 2023, a London AI-powered fashion search and recommendation platform (snap, search and buy an outfit in ~60 seconds). Raised £2.2M / €2.6M pre-seed in July 2024 — one of the largest pre-seed rounds b...

Jesse Shemen & Jiameng Gao" **venue:** London **la:** 51.5230 **ln:** -0.0810 **desc:** Founded 2017, an AI dubbing/voice-localization company that translates video into other languages with natural synthetic speech. Clients include Sky News, Bloomberg Media and Insider. Raised $20M Series A (2022; Octopus Ventures) for $30M+ total, backed by Sky and Guardian Media Ventures. **link:** https://www.papercup.com/ **vertical:** ["Media & entertainment"] **stage:** Series A / growth --- ## Music-tech 10.

Founded 2017, an AI dubbing/voice-localization company that translates video into other languages with natural synthetic speech. Clients include Sky News, Bloomberg Media and Insider. Raised $20M Series A (2...

Roland Lamb" **venue:** Dalston, London **la:** 51.5460 **ln:** -0.0750 **desc:** Founded 2009, a London music-tech maker of expressive instruments (the Seaboard) and music-learning hardware/software. Raised ~$79M total (Balderton, Sony Innovation Fund, Universal Music). NOTE: The original ROLI Ltd. entered administration in 2024; founder Roland Lamb relaunched the business (Luminary/ROLI). Still London-based. **link:** https://roli.com/ **vertical:** ["Media & entertainment"] **stage:** Restructured (post-administration 2024) 12.

Founded 2009, a London music-tech maker of expressive instruments (the Seaboard) and music-learning hardware/software. Raised ~$79M total (Balderton, Sony Innovation Fund, Universal Music). NOTE: The origina...

Emad Mostaque (founder; departed 2024)" **venue:** London **la:** 51.5074 **ln:** -0.1350 **desc:** Founded 2019 (formally 2020), the London-based company behind the open text-to-image model Stable Diffusion (2022), a foundational tool across the creative industries. Reached a ~$1B valuation on a $100M+ round led by Coatue and Lightspeed. Founder/CEO Emad Mostaque resigned March 2024; company continues under new leadership. **link:** https://stability.ai/ **vertical:** ["Media & entertainment"] **stage:** Growth (~$1B valuation) 9.

Founded 2019 (formally 2020), the London-based company behind the open text-to-image model Stable Diffusion (2022), a foundational tool across the creative industries. Reached a ~$1B valuation on a $100M+ ro...

Victor Riparbelli, Steffen Tjerrild, Lourdes Agapito & Matthias Niessner" **venue:** Regent's Place, London **la:** 51.5255 **ln:** -0.1400 **desc:** Founded 2017, Britain's largest generative-AI firm — an AI video platform with cloned avatars used by 70% of the FTSE 100. Opened its global HQ at Regent's Place in July 2025. Raised a $180M Series D (Jan 2025) then a $200M Series E (Oct 2025) at a $4B valuation; reportedly rejected a $3B Adobe acquisition. **link:** https://www.synthesia.io/ **vertical:** ["Media & entertainment"] **stage:** Late-stage ($4B valuation, Series E) 8.

Founded 2017, Britain's largest generative-AI firm — an AI video platform with cloned avatars used by 70% of the FTSE 100. Opened its global HQ at Regent's Place in July 2025. Raised a $180M Series D (Jan 20...

Neil Shah & Abhi Thanendran" **venue:** London **la:** 51.5074 **ln:** -0.0850 **desc:** Founded ~2022 by ex-Revolut alumni, a live/social-commerce shopping app focused on fashion and resale (Europe's answer to Whatnot). Raised an $18M Series A led by Balderton (Aug 2024) and a later $26M round with Vinted Ventures joining — $50M+ total. Grown 8x post-Series A across the UK, Italy, Spain and Poland. **link:** https://tilt.app/ **vertical:** ["Media & entertainment"] **stage:** Series A/B ($50M+ total) 18.

Founded ~2022 by ex-Revolut alumni, a live/social-commerce shopping app focused on fashion and resale (Europe's answer to Whatnot). Raised an $18M Series A led by Balderton (Aug 2024) and a later $26M round ...

Alex Brees" **venue:** London **la:** 51.5074 **ln:** -0.0900 **desc:** London music-marketing platform (founded ~2020) that turns music and social data into AI-driven promotional campaigns for independent artists and labels — an all-in-one create/analyze/promote toolkit. Raised a six-figure strategic round in 2024 (backers incl. Kobalt founder Willard Ahdritz, Mr Eazi, Sam Feldt); a Grow Music (BPI/London & Partners) cohort company. **link:** https://unhurdmusic.com/ **vertical:** ["Media & entertainment"] **stage:** Seed / early-stage 13.

London music-marketing platform (founded ~2020) that turns music and social data into AI-driven promotional campaigns for independent artists and labels — an all-in-one create/analyze/promote toolkit. Raised...

DJ Fresh (Daniel Stein), Nico Pellerin (Ausrine Skarnulyte, CEO)" **venue:** London **la:** 51.5074 **ln:** -0.0910 **desc:** London AI voice-transformation platform for musicians and creators — licensed, high-quality singing/voice AI models with voice-to-voice and text-to-speech tools and artist monetization. Raised its first significant round (Oct 2025) led by Twin Path Ventures. A Grow Music cohort graduate focused on ethical, consented artist AI voices. **link:** https://www.voice-swap.ai/ **vertical:** ["Media & entertainment"] **stage:** Seed / early-stage --- ## AdTech / MarTech 14.

London AI voice-transformation platform for musicians and creators — licensed, high-quality singing/voice AI models with voice-to-voice and text-to-speech tools and artist monetization. Raised its first sign...