Spotter was founded by Nic Paul.

Who are Spotter's investors?

Spotter's investors include Nextwave [X] Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund, Access Industries, CoVenture, Crossbeam Venture Partners, Gradient Ventures, HIPstr Early Stage, Innova Capital Partners, LLC and 1 more.

How much funding has Spotter raised?

Spotter has disclosed $200M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.

Where is Spotter headquartered?

Spotter is headquartered in Culver City, US.

Spotter

Culver City, US · 13 known investors

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Spotter invests capital in top long-form YouTube creators and connects brands with those creators' engaged audiences. It operates in the creator economy, working with YouTube talent and advertisers.

AdTech Creator Economy Media & Entertainment

Founders & leadership

Nic PaulCo-Founder, President and Board Member

Aaron DeBevoiseFounder

Gabriel StonysFounder

Peidi WuFounder

Investors · 13

Nextwave [X] Partnerslisted by Nextwave [X] Partners

SoftBank Vision Fundlisted by SoftBank Vision FundLondon

Access IndustriesreportedNew York

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CoVenturereportedNew York

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Crossbeam Venture PartnersreportedNew York · $1M – $1.5M

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Gradient VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $10M

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HIPstr Early StageinferredWest Palm Beach

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Innova Capital Partners, LLCreported

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SoftBank GroupreportedTokyo

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Also in the syndicate · 4

GPS Investment PartnersGPS PartnersHighPost CapitalSoftBank Vision Fund 2lead

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$200M disclosed across 1 of 2 rounds · 2022–2024

$200MSeries DFeb 2022 · 3 sources
SoftBank (lead), SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (lead), Access Industries, CoVenture, Crossbeam Venture Partners, GPS Investment Partners, GPS Partners, HighPost Capital
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In the news

Creator startup Spotter raises another $7.4M | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Sep 2024

Spotter raises $200M to invest $1 billion into YouTubers' back catalogs | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Feb 2022

Frequently asked questions

What does Spotter do?: Spotter invests capital in top long-form YouTube creators and connects brands with those creators' engaged audiences. It operates in the creator economy, working with YouTube talent and advertisers.
Who founded Spotter?: Spotter was founded by Nic Paul.
Who are Spotter's investors?: Spotter's investors include Nextwave [X] Partners, SoftBank Vision Fund, Access Industries, CoVenture, Crossbeam Venture Partners, Gradient Ventures, HIPstr Early Stage, Innova Capital Partners, LLC and 1 more.
How much funding has Spotter raised?: Spotter has disclosed $200M raised across 1 of its 2 known rounds.
Where is Spotter headquartered?: Spotter is headquartered in Culver City, US.