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Top 25 Media startups based in Canada

Name: Media startups based in Canada
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 168 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 168 media startups headquartered in Canada as of September 2026 and tracks 1,590 professional contacts across them, including 311 with verified work emails. Toronto is the largest hub.

This list covers media startups headquartered in Canada, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

168Companies

1,590Contacts tracked

311Verified emails

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The 25 largest media startups based in Canada

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 168 media startups based in Canada, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to media startups: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Valnet	Partial evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	449 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Valnet Inc, the leading publishing and media investment company, owns and operates over 27 highly authoritative brands across various verticals, including entertainment, sports…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Harvard Media	Partial evidence	Regina, SK, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	204 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Harvard Media has been innovating in the media and advertising space for 40+ years.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Narcity Media Group	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	63 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Narcity Media Group is one of the leading digital media publishers for millennials in North America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Vertiqal Studios	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Vertiqal Studios, owners of North America's largest gaming and lifestyle network on social media, is a digital strategy, creative, and distribution holding company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Lanla By Publipage INC	Indirect evidence	Montréal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	37 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “LANLA by Publipage Inc, a leader in the development of digital marketing platforms, provides cutting-edge business solutions for small, medium, and large enterprises.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Snippet	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	33 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With over 20M+ hours of content viewed monthly & 5+ million followers on Snapchat alone, Snippet has perfected the art of modern-day publishing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Cyberplex	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	28 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cyberplex is a North American leader in online publishing and customer acquisition strategies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Dataslices INC	Indirect evidence	Toronto, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1,001-5,000	24 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Start - 2004, Dataslices Dubai.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Ideon Media	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Ideon Media is Canada’s largest digital rep firm, with several major global publisher companies under its umbrella, including BDG Media, Business Insider, Complex NTWK, VICE, IGN…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	OBOX	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Nous bâtissons, cultivons et investissons dans des entreprises numériques de pointe.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Perk.com Canada	Partial evidence	Waterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Perk.com Canada is a digital media publishing company located in Kitchener, ON.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Sales Spider Media	Partial evidence	Toronto, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SaleSpider Media is a leading digital publisher with deep reach to targeted consumer and business audiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Pinelake Communications INC	Partial evidence	Waterloo, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1995, we’ve been making digital media and meaningful user experiences for premiere brands like BlackBerry, Loblaw, HTC, Sun Life, and McKesson.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Akshon Media	Partial evidence	Vancouver, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Akshon Media is a collective of passionate content creators that produce high-quality, conversation provoking digital videos across a breadth of categories and brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	Urbanlinx Media INC	Partial evidence	Montreal, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Urbanlinx Media is a gathering place for young, urban millennials.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Dougallmedia	Indirect evidence	Thunder Bay, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Omerlo	Indirect evidence	Montreal, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Omerlo est une plateforme média polyvalente offrant des outils complets pour la gestion de contenu, la diffusion et le service publicitaire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Vx3 Exchange Cccmad INC	Indirect evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “VX3 Exchange Inc.) is a producer of influencer-led content ventures.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Roberts Marketing	Partial evidence	London, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Creating Custom Marketing Solutions Roberts Marketing bridges the gap between traditional & digital media.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Digihype Media INC	Partial evidence	Cambridge, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Partial evidence “DigiHype Media is an award-winning digital media company that assists businesses with their online marketing We pride ourselves on our quality work and outstanding customer…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Tail Shift Media Services INC	Indirect evidence	Brossard, QC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tail Shift was started with two simple objectives in mind; helping serious content publishers to grow their footprint in cyberspace and ensuring that Advertisers and Agencies are…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	Feature Media	Partial evidence	Victoria, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded by Justin Tse in 2011, a YouTube channel has developed into a in-house media platform of over 1.6 million followers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	MJM Media	Partial evidence	Hamilton, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1982, MJM Media has a dynamic staff of ten, with three Final Cut video editing suites and a full HD ProTools recording studio.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Crucial Interactive	Partial evidence	Toronto, ON, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Crucial Interactive is a premium digital media and technology company, specializing in digital advertising innovation and audience engagement.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Zezo Media	Indirect evidence	Victoria, BC, CanadaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Reengineering Online Advertising for Performance Digital performance and branding are at the core of everything Zezo does.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: media startups. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names media startups.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of media startups, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name media startups. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Media startups based in Canada at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

19.6%Verified-email coverage

9.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

31.0%Largest-city concentration · Toronto

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

122

11-50

51-200

201-500

1,001-5,000

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for Canada, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Canada, over 168 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among media startups, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Canada whose own description of what they do matches “media startups”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names media startups), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among media startups, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Canada are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 311 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Media startups by metro

Media startups in Toronto52

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names media startups, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many media startups are there based in Canada?

RevenueBase identified 168 media startups headquartered in Canada as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Valnet, headquartered in Montreal, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most media startups?

Toronto leads with 52 headquartered companies, followed by Vancouver (24) and Montreal (22).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 311 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 168 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.