Where is Ryot located?

Ryot is headquartered in Los Angeles, United States.

How many employees does Ryot have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Ryot is 19.

Where does Ryot rank among its competitors?

Ryot ranks 231st amongst 6163 active competitors, of which 37 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Axios, which secured an undisclosed amount in Nov, 2021.

Who are the top competitors of Ryot?

Ryot's top competitors include Axios, Mic and Rediff.com. Among them, Axios secured the most recent funding round in November, 2021.

Ryot - 2026 Company Profile, Team & Competitors

Company Details

Ryot is a viral video production company. Picks up a global issue and creates a 360-degree virtual video around it. Received an Oscar nomination for best documentary short in 2016. Acquired by Aol's Huffington post in April 2016.

Website: ryot.org
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Founded Year

2012

Location

Los Angeles, United States

Stage

Acqui-Hired

Ranked

231^st among 6163 active competitors

Employee Count

19 as on Jul 31, 2026

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Ryot has not raised any funding rounds yet.

The founders of Ryot are Bryn Mooser and David Darg.

Here are the details of Ryot's key team members:

Bryn Mooser: Co-Founder of Ryot and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
David Darg: Co-Founder of Ryot.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Ryot's employee count trend

Ryot has 19 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Ryot's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Ryot include Axios, Mic and Rediff.com. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Ryot, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Axios 2016, Arlington (United States), Acquired	App-based platform offering multi-category news	$30M	Lerer Hippeau, Greycroft & 13 others	77/100
2nd	Mic 2011, New York City (United States), Acquired	A news and media company targeting millennials	$61.3M	Lightspeed Venture Partners, Time Warner Investments ... & 12 others	71/100
3rd	Rediff.com 1996, Mumbai (India), Acquired	Provider of news, email services, stock quotes, and online expert advice	-	Quintrol Technologies, Queenswood Investments ... & 24 others	70/100
4th	Digg 2004, New York City (United States), Acquired	Human-first community platform for authentic connection and internet discovery	$49M	Gannett, Graph Ventures & 12 others	68/100
5th	Yandex 2000, Moscow (Russia), Public	Blog focusing on music, market, video, and other related topics	-	Middleland Capital, Uber & 10 others	67/100
6th	Sina 1998, China, Late Stage	Provider of product testing and review services	-	Sequoia Capital China, FountainVest Partners ... & 7 others	67/100
7th	Axel Springer 1946, Berlin (Germany), Public	Provider of news media and technology-related services and journalistic content	-	Hellman & Friedman, General Atlantic & 4 others	64/100
8th	Penske Media Corporation 2003, Los Angeles (United States), Series C	Provider of media and entertainment publications covering various industries and events	$235M	Public Investment Fund, Quadrangle Group & 4 others	63/100
9th	QQ 1999, Shenzhen (China), Funding Raised	Online platform offering multi-category news	-	Yunfeng Capital, Chuxin Capital & 6 others	63/100
10th	News 2012, Sydney (Australia), Unfunded	App based platform offering multi category news	-	-	62/100
231st	Ryot 2012, Los Angeles (United States), Acqui-Hired	Viral video production company	-	-	28/100