Sleepless in Seattle isn’t just a 90’s romcom anymore; it’s you after a night of binge-watching content produced by these media companies. We’ve curated a list of the best-and-brightest putting Seattle on the media map.
Notable Seattle Media Companies
- Donuts
- Getty Images
- Snap
- Subsplash
- Cut.com
- Hulu
- Nimia
What they do: Getty Images is one of the world’s largest providers of visual content. From photos to videos, Getty has a wide collection of multimedia products that are used everyday by websites, newspapers, magazines, advertising agencies, films and more.
Founded: 1995
Funding: N/A
What they do: Snap, famous for the popular social media app Snapchat, is adding to their resume as a camera company. Snap recently developed Spectacles; a camera, which is worn like sunglasses to record and share the world through the user’s eyes.
Founded: 2011
Funding: N/A
What they do: Hulu is an online video subscription service that offers a selection of popular television shows, movies and original series. Binge-watchers can stream thousands of options ranging from FOX sitcoms to National Geographic documentaries. Hulu also offers a subscription that includes live and on-demand TV.
Founded: 2007
Funding: $683M
What they do: Want to make your media website stand out from the rest? Donuts offers unique premium domains, like “.business”, “.guide” and “.games” that help organizations amplify their digital identity and boost their search statistics.
Founded: 2010
Funding: N/A
What they do: Subsplash creates engagement tools for churches to reach wider audiences. The company’s platform creates everything from mobile apps and TV apps to websites, so churches can communicate with, and engage, their constituencies.
Founded: 2005
Funding: N/A
What they do: Cut.com makes viral digital content across almost all social media platforms. Chances are you’ve come across their “Fear Pong” videos, where participants have to perform a dare every time someone sinks a ping pong ball in their cup or “This Matters” series where people gather together for meaningful conversations on today’s issues.
Founded: 2015
Funding: $1.5M
What they do: Grist has been dishing out environmental news and commentary since 1999. The digital non-profit has articles and videos on how climate change is affecting a variety of sectors including business, tech, food and environmental justice.
Founded: 1999
Funding: Undisclosed
What they do: Some of the largest sports spectacles in the world trust iStreamPlanet to stream their live events. The company completes the end-to-end digital video workflow to bring a smooth live broadcast to the masses. IStreamPlanet has worked with the Olympics, SuperBowl, NCAA March Madness and Fox Sports to livestream to millions of people all over the world. The company is based in Las Vegas, but maintains a product development center in Seattle.
Founded: 2000
Funding: $15M
What they do: Nimia is a full-service stock footage marketplace, where filmmakers can buy and sell their footage for media use. The company’s platform offers filmmakers the ability to manage and archive their footage licensing and gives buyers the ability to choose from thousands of high-quality images and videos for their media campaigns. Nike, Apple and National Geographic are just a few global brands using Nimia for their stock footage.
Founded: 2012
Funding: $2.8M
What they do: Oath is a media and technology brand that reaches over one billion people. The company, a merger of AOL and Yahoo!, is home to media outlets such as HuffPost, Tumblr and TechCrunch. A subsidiary of Verizon, Oath brings news, sports, social media and financial information to the world.
Founded: 2017
Funding: N/A
What they do: Real Networks is a provider of digital streaming delivery software. The company has developed products like RealAudio, RealVideo, RealDownloader and RealPlayer all of which help consumers stream content. Millions of people use Real Network’s products every day to access and enjoy content on their PC or phone.
Founded: 1995
Funding: N/A
What they do: Global media icon, Disney, has produced some of the most iconic movies over the past century, including Cinderella, Pinocchio and the Marvel franchise. The company maintains a diversified portfolio including media networks like ABC and ESPN as well as their world-famous parks. Disney and its subsidiaries have offices all over the world and reported $55.1 billion in revenue in 2017.
Founded: 1923
Funding: N/A
What they do: Zooppa connects companies with creative talent to launch innovative advertising campaigns. Businesses can submit their content needs to Zooppa and the company crowdsources advertising ideas from their network of over 300,000 creative media professionals.
Founded: 2007
Funding: $6.4M
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