10+ entertainment startups from South Eastern Europe

What do you think when you see the words entertainment or media?Most of us mentally amplify our free time for fun and maybe a snack, but most tech entrepreneurs have €2T bulb on their heads. Here’s what to expect in the global entertainment market over the next decade.

This data demonstrates a competitive market, but it also brings an exciting array of innovative solutions for content types, production and distribution.Per capita digital entertainment consumption is approximately 4.5 hours per dayand they want it to be as personal as possible, so that opens up a lot of business opportunities.

Media sites, video platforms, social media, music, podcasts, games, virtual worlds, digital events and travel are being transformed by technologies such as AI algorithms, live streaming, VR exploration and haptic suits to disrupt the entertainment market.

Disney, Netflix, Nintendo, Electronic Arts, Roblox, Spotify, and Ubisoft are industry giants; a newer entertainment startup revolutionizing traditional business models is called US Patreon, connecting artists to their backers; and US Substack, a free A platform for creatives to develop newsletters with the support of their followers.

Now, let’s narrow it down to the entertainment startups in our forest that are developing technology solutions for the media, film, and arts.they can join 18B round of financing Funding raised by more developed startups in this vertical.Feel free to share more names with us to add to this list [email protected]

10+ entertainment startups from South Eastern Europe

Below you’ll find a variety of startups that are building B2C entertainment solutions or serving B2B clients looking for innovative entertainment markets.

#1 ArtLink.app

solution: Romanian ArtLink.app Solutions for visual artists to connect with the public through AR. With it, users can participate in art exhibitions from the safety of their homes.

Founder/year of release: Bogdan Topicanu, 2020.

#2 audio modern

solution: audio modern is a Greek startup that aims to create affordable software for producers (professionals and novices) to be able to develop their music quickly and easily.

Founder/year of release: Maximus Maximilianos2017.

#3 unexpected

solution: Romanian startups unexpected Provide a platform for events designed to change the experience. It’s a digital marketing tool for brands to connect with customers and get customers to take out loans for more exotic activities like jumping planes.

Founder/year of release: Bogdan Buta, Svitoslav Vecheslav Vizitiu2020.

#4 movie chain

solution: romanian founded movie chain is the fintech of the film industry. The team provides a collections account management platform and a SaaS royalty management platform to address royalty issues for film professionals.

Founder/year of release: Maria Tanjara and Irina Albita2017.

#5 giant laboratory

solution: Romanian giant laboratory is a Web3 developer targeting companies such as entertainment companies, developers and blockchain experts who need help integrating businesses into the Elrond ecosystem.

Founder/year of release: Andrei Stojka, Razvan Statzcu, Alexandra-Nadia Baran, 2021.

#6 Meta Museum

solution: romanian founded Meta Museum is a Metaverse where you can explore museums and galleries from the couch, where collectors can build portfolios of museum-related NFTs, and gallery owners can develop new business models.

Founder/year of release: Daniel Manasescu, Martijn van Schaik, 2022.

#7 Orpheus

solution: Orpheus is a Greek-founded music technology company that is building a software solution to help music producers, companies or publishers track the revenue generated across different platforms such as social media platforms.

Founder/year of release: Michael PetichakisChris Mohoney and Drew’s Deli, 2015.

#8 Ovit

solution: romanian founded Ovit Web3 cashless payment solution for event tickets.But the team also developed Stageme.Live Solutions to provide e-commerce players with real-time video shopping events – what might you say? Well, now, influencers can watch live videos on social media to promote a product or service, and users can click on the video to buy directly. Its TV shopping has been upgraded.

Founder/year of release: mihdragan2017.

#9 This

solution: Romanian this Provides a platform through which people can play games to explore cities around the world and brands can promote their products or services.

Founder/year of release: Alessandro Govorenu2017.

#10 booklet

solution: Romanian booklet (or [email protected]) aims to be the largest library in the world, and the team is developing a network for sharing books among friends or people with similar tastes. Through one app, every collector can index the books they want to exchange.

Founder/year of release: Florin Botta, Stefan Waju, Levent Sarkach, 2022.

#11 tulip

solution: Romanian tulip A B2B marketplace is being developed to facilitate the organization of digital and physical events. Through the platform, businesses can connect with service providers in the event industry, such as suppliers and managers.

Founder/year of release: Ioana Dragomir, Larissa Burda, 2021.

#12 fear story

solution: Romanian fear story is a VR/AR studio providing XR experiences, custom apps and content to its enterprise clients. They develop products but also create training courses for their partners to implement them to their users.

Founder/year of release: Andre Chobotaru, 2017.

#13 wow

solution: romanian founded wow is a film social network where film producers or distribution teams can connect directly with audiences and develop new revenue streams.

Founder/year of release: Andre Montaigne, 2016.

#14 7 art.bg

solution: Bulgarian 7 art.bg Provide a cultural streaming platform. Art lovers can watch movies, opera, ballet, plays, and even stand-up comedy.

Founder/year of release: Adriana Petkova, Danny Damyanov, 2020.

*Names are in alphabetical order.