Clevver Media

What Clevver Media does

Clevver Media is a privately held, for-profit multi-platform media brand founded in 2006 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. The company creates entertainment-oriented video content targeted at teen and young adult millennial audiences, an editorial positioning it has held since inception.

Its single disclosed product surface is "Clevver News," a YouTube-based content channel that produces and distributes news and entertainment videos through YouTube's infrastructure rather than a proprietary product suite. The firm describes itself as "multi-platform," but the available source material confirms only a YouTube presence (clevver.com URL plus the Clevver News YouTube channel); no additional platforms, mobile apps, or owned distribution channels are documented. No technology stack, integrations, APIs, or proprietary production tools are disclosed.

The business model is not detailed in the available data. No pricing, advertising rate cards, sponsorship terms, or revenue mechanics are publicly disclosed. As a YouTube-native publisher, the implied revenue model would rely on advertising (YouTube Partner Program monetization, direct sold ads, sponsorships), but the source material does not confirm this. The company has 11-50 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no management team details, no partnerships, and no regulatory or M&A history in the available record.

Name

Clevver Media

Website

https://clevver.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Clevver Media is a privately held, Beverly Hills-based media brand founded in 2006 that produces entertainment and news video content for teen and young-adult millennial audiences, distributed primarily through its Clevver News YouTube channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Media / Online Video Entertainment

NAICS

Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPACAHAH

Short-Form Video Advertising & Brand Collaboration Platforms

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Short-Form Video Platforms

SECONDARYMPACAHAA

Generalist Short-Form Video Social Platforms

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Digital Media & Content Platforms (Online Video, Podcasts, Creators)/Short-Form Video Platforms

Keywords

• Digital media production
• Online video content
• Youth entertainment media
• Multi-platform content
• Entertainment news videos

Headquarters

HQ city

Beverly Hills

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Core offering

Clevver Media is a multi-platform media brand that creates and distributes video-based entertainment and news content aimed at teen and young adult millennials. Its primary public-facing product is "Clevver News," a YouTube channel producing original video programming distributed through YouTube's platform.

Product overview

Clevver Media operates Clevver News, a YouTube channel that produces and distributes video-based news and entertainment content. The offering is a single content platform delivered through YouTube's infrastructure rather than a standalone product suite.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Clevver News A YouTube-based news and entertainment channel operated by Clevver Media that produces and distributes video content targeted at teen and young adult millennial audiences.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• BuzzFeed: A digital media company producing entertainment, news, and lifestyle content for millennial and Gen Z audiences across multiple platforms — directly comparable to Clevver's multi-platform youth content strategy.
• AwesomenessTV: A digital media brand producing short-form and scripted video content targeting teen audiences — a direct comparable in the teen entertainment YouTube and social space.
• Just Jared: Entertainment news and celebrity-focused digital media brand producing video and social content for young adult audiences — closely aligned with Clevver News's editorial focus.
• Defy Media: A digital media company producing short-form and social video content for millennial and Gen Z audiences — historically a direct competitor in the youth entertainment YouTube ecosystem.
• PopSugar: A digital media brand producing entertainment, celebrity, and lifestyle content targeted at millennial women, with a comparable multi-platform distribution and brand-collaboration monetization model.

Broad incumbents

• E! News: Established entertainment news brand producing celebrity and pop-culture video content for millennial audiences across digital platforms — a wider legacy competitor.
• Complex Networks: A digital media company producing youth-focused entertainment, pop-culture, and lifestyle video content across platforms — comparable audience and monetization model, broader scope.
• Vice Media: A larger youth-oriented digital media company producing video, news, and documentary content targeting millennials; broader portfolio but overlapping audience and format.

Others

• TubeFilter: A trade publication and news site covering the YouTube creator economy, providing adjacent ecosystem context and competitive intelligence relevant to Clevver's YouTube-led business.

Regional players

• Alloy Entertainment: A youth-focused media and consumer products company producing entertainment content and franchises for teen and young adult audiences — comparable target demographic and content monetization.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ClevverNews
• Xx.com/clevver
• Facebookfacebook.com/clevvertv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clevver-media

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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