Top 6 Media/Entertainment Startups from Disrupt Startup Battlefield

Every year, TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield competition attracts thousands of applicants. We narrow these entries down to the top 200 contenders, and among them, the top 20 compete on the big stage to become the winners, taking home the Startup Battlefield Cup and a $100,000 cash prize. But the remaining 180 startups all also impressed us in their own categories and competed in their own competition.

Here’s the full list of Media/Entertainment Startup Battlefield 200 picks, along with a note on why they made it into the competition.

Ultra

What does: Helps celebrities manage their charitable gifts and fan engagement prizes.

Why it’s noteworthy: Alltroo manages sweepstakes involving a celebrity, whether it’s an event with a celebrity or a charitable gift donation, from promotion to managing entries to selecting a winner.

metapixel

What does: Metapyxl protects digital media with content management tools.

Why it’s noteworthy: This platform provides artists and content creators with tools for watermarking, usage tracking, licensing terms, and analytics.

nebula

What does: A music exhibition where fans can support their favorite artists and earn royalties from them as they help them succeed.

Why it’s noteworthy: Fans purchase tokens in music tracks at the price set by the artists and can earn royalties while that track is streamed.

Ourian

What does: Oriane offers a search tool that can find brands and trends in videos using natural language search.

Why it’s noteworthy: From tracking brand mentions to tracking content creators, searching for videos has remained a hassle. This platform provides the ability to search for text, images and videos powered by artificial intelligence.

Othelia Technologies

What does: An AI-powered storytelling platform that helps humans create.

Why it’s noteworthy: Othelia is designed to map story structure, find connections, and provide overviews so storytellers can build, edit, and work with complex worlds.

Transitional models

What does he do?: Transitional models run live simulations of claims.

Why it’s noteworthy: This patent-pending framework allows anyone to create, remix, and export instant video simulations from a mobile device. The startup says it is building SocialTV, the future of entertainment.