Startups of The Year 2024 has officially wrapped, after months of nominations, voting, and support from our growing community.
With over 150,000 startups nominated and more than 4 million votes cast, this year's awards reflect the global tech ecosystem's appetite for future technology.
In the Media Industry, this year, a diverse group of Startups is redefining how content is produced and consumed, challenging conventional norms, and shaping the future of information and storytelling.
Startups of The Year 2024: Key Media Industry Stats
- Total Number of Participating Startups: 52,119
- Sub Industries Represented: 15
- Total Votes Gathered: 649,100
- Winning Startups: 15
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To discover winning startups in other industries or cities, head over to startups.hackernoon.com and use the search bar — the name at the top of each list is the winner.
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You may also check out the full list of nominated startups in the Media Industry HERE.
- Stay tuned for our Startups of The Year Winner Announcement Series, where we’ll be highlighting the top startups across various regions and industries.
Without further ado, let’s meet the startups shaping the future of the Media Industry!
Meet the Top Media Startups of The Year 2024
Marketing (299.9k total votes, 8k startups)
Winner: ViralMango - Influencer Marketing
Honorable Mentions:
Social Media (292.4k total votes, 4.9k startups)
Winner: OneUp Marketing e Innovación
Honorable Mentions:
Media Production (12.1k total votes, 8.3k startups)
Winner: 91Ninjas
Honorable Mentions:
Messaging & Communications (12.8k total votes, 4.8k startups)
Winner: TriOn & Co
Honorable Mentions:
Blogging (10.8k total votes, 11.2k startups)
Winner: Tech Lead Journal
Honorable Mentions:
Publishing (4.6k total votes, 1.8k startups)
Winner: Codegain
Honorable Mentions:
- Yemberzal
- Business Upturn
- RELAYTO/ Content Experience Platform
- FoundersToday
- Self-employed in Austria
- Female Tech Leaders Community
- Gaming365
Design (3.8k total votes, 2.2k startups)
Winner: Sivi
Honorable Mentions:
- Farlo
- Kireli Studio
- Service Design Network Young Talent Board
- Sivi AI
- Zenerate
- HARVIN CHIP AND AI TECHNOLOGIES LLP
- Hedayati design studio
Art (3.6k total votes, 1.7k startups)
Winner: Meliorar
Honorable Mentions:
- INFINITY-UP
- Kireli Studio
- Service Design Network Young Talent Board
- HARVIN CHIP AND AI TECHNOLOGIES LLP
- Animatory
- Hedayati design studio
- Metafor Design
Events (2.6k total votes, 2.5k startups)
Winner: Voguer
Honorable Mentions:
Writing And Editing (2.2k total votes, 745 startups)
Winner: TECHDELLA
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Entertainment (2.1k total votes, 2.1k startups)
Winner: Farahy
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Games (1.6k total votes, 1.2k startups)
Winner: INFINITY-UP
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News & Journalism (1.8k total votes, 968 startups)
Winner: Cyber News Live
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Music (747 total votes, 630 startups)
Winner: Watchers—We Make Your Platform Social
Honorable Mentions:
Film (664 total votes, 977 startups)
Winner: Le Magazine du Mali
Honorable Mentions:
- Crown TV Zambia
- Revista Empreende
- Yasmin Kollektiv e.V.
- emilemilija
- BioEconomia
- Fireframe Studios
- Public Health Insight
Congratulations to you all. We will contact you with details on your winnings!
About HackerNoon’s Startups of The Year
Startups of The Year 2024 is HackerNoon’s flagship community-driven event celebrating startups, technology, and the spirit of innovation. Currently in its third iteration, the prestigious Internet award recognizes and celebrates tech startups of all shapes and sizes. This year, over 150,000 entities across 4200+ cities, 6 continents, and 100+ industries participated in a bid to be crowned the best startup of the year! Millions of votes have been cast over the past few years, and many storieshave been written about these daring and rising startups.
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