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Comcast Startup Programs & Corporate Open Innovation Analysis Software & Data · Comtech

Comcast is a media and technology company that provides broadband internet, mobile services, and entertainment platforms through its networks and brands. It offers residential and business connectivity solutions via its broadband network and mobile offerings, enabling customers to access the internet, voice, and streaming services. On the entertainment side, the company delivers television, streaming devices and platforms that aggregate live TV, on-demand content and apps for consumers across multiple brands. For business customers, it supplies networking, cloud, cybersecurity, unified communications and managed services tailored to organizations of various sizes. Through its technology-driven platform, the company combines hardware, software and content delivery to support connectivity, media consumption and enterprise digital operations.
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In StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index, Comcast ranks #5 globally and #5 in the United States. It ranks #1 in the Software & Data industry and #1 in the Comtech subindustry.

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Key metrics

Comcast Startup Activity Metrics

Comcast has supported 320 startups through programs and investments, with those companies raising a combined $34.8 billion over the last ten years. The company currently operates 7 active startup programs.

Overview

Explore Comcast's investments, startup programs, and corporate open innovation activity

Comcast has deployed more than $1.3 billion in startup investments through Comcast Ventures and partnership programs, strengthening its position as one of the leading innovation-driven corporations globally.

The company currently runs 7 active startup programs supporting 320 startups worldwide across industries such as Ecommerce & Retail, Edtech, Energy & Environment, and Fintech. Its venture arm Comcast Ventures has invested in over 292 startups since it was founded in 1999.

The corporate-innovation activity is concentrated in Software & Data, Social & Leisure, and Hardware & IoT, categories where Comcast's scale provides outsized leverage to early-stage startups.

Activity breakdown

Where Comcast-associated startups operate

Sector, HQ-city and program-location breakdowns for the startups associated with Comcast. Unlock the full breakdown with StartupBlink Pro.

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Programs & CVC

Comcast Startup Programs and Corporate Venture Capital initiatives

Comcast engages startups through 7 active programs, supporting 320 startups in total based on our database.

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Comcast — Corporate Self
Corporate Venture / Investment
Investment Program
13 startups
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Comcast NBCUniversal Hackathon
Startup Activation · est. 2015
Startup Activation Program
Public 24-48 hour hackathon series run by Comcast NBCUniversal on Devpost around media, content distribution and viewer engagement; appears dormant.
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Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator (powered by Techstars)
Cohort Program
Cohort Program
Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech
Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech
Cohort Program · est. 2020
Cohort Program
Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech is a 24-week accelerator program designed to bring sports tech companies to pilots and commercial deals. It provides sports tech startups with the resources an
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Comcast NBCUniversal Startup Summit
Ecosystem Activation · est. 2023
Ecosystem Activation Program
Annual LIFT Labs summit convening founders, investors and executives around AI, media and enterprise tech; 2025 was the third annual edition.
Comcast RISE
Comcast RISE
Startup Activation · est. 2020
Startup Activation Program
Comcast RISE invests in ongoing mentorship and resources to help businesses succeed over the long-term.
Comcast Ventures
Comcast Ventures
Corporate Venture / Investment · est. 1999
Investment Program
Comcast Ventures is the venture capital affiliate of Comcast Corporation and partners with extraordinary entrepreneurs building transformative consumer and enterprise companies.
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Genacast Ventures
Corporate Venture / Investment
Investment Program
8 startups
Sky Ocean Ventures
Sky Ocean Ventures
Corporate Venture / Investment · est. 2007
Investment Program
Sky Ocean Ventures is a bold new creation that will support breakthrough thinking and invest in promising new ideas that will help turn off the plastics tap.They
7 startups
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List of Startups

Top startups associated with Comcast

Comcast's top 5 associated startups have raised 51% of the $34.8 billion raised in the last ten years across all 320 associated startups, led by Lyft at $5.6 billion. Comcast is associated with 301 active startups and 19 exits. Comcast Ventures supports the largest number of startups, with 292 associated startups.

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Startups associated with Comcast
StartupSB ScoreIndustryHQ cityLink Type to CorporationLinked via
SlackSlackSB 843Software & DataSan FranciscoProgram InvestmentComcast Ventures
LyftLyftSB 813TransportationSan FranciscoProgram InvestmentComcast Ventures
DocuSignDocuSignSB 812Software & DataSan FranciscoProgram InvestmentComcast Ventures
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Corporate Startup Activity Index · 2025

Global Corporate Open Innovation Rankings

Explore the top 372 corporations in StartupBlink's Corporate Startup Activity Index. Comcast ranks #5 globally and #5 in the United States. It accounts for 54.4% of the measured corporate startup activity in the Software & Data industry and 5.5% of the activity generated by corporations in the United States. Unlock more granular data on each corporation with StartupBlink Pro.

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