Creator Economy Startups

Blerp is an alert builder for live streamers that connects stream events (follows, subs, raids, tips, channel points, and TikTok events) to outputs like OBS, VTube Studio, Minecraft, sounds, TTS, videos, and overlays. It works across Twitch, Kick, YouTube, and TikTok and includes tools for subathons, goals, timers, and personalized subscriber alerts.

6 investors

Breakr provides white-label infrastructure for influencer marketing agencies, including real-time creator payments, receivables underwriting, and working capital financing to bridge net-30/60 brand payment terms. Its platform combines campaign management, creator sourcing and roster tools, automated invoicing and AR/AP, and campaign analytics in a single dashboard.

6 investors

BuzzFeed is a digital media company that produces entertainment, news, and content across pop culture, food, and commerce for online audiences. The company operates multiple brands and platforms including BuzzFeed, HuffPost, and Tasty, with recent expansions into social media and AI-driven content experiences.

6 investors

Castle is a platform for creating, playing, and sharing games built by a community of creators. Users can develop games using an integrated editor, share them socially, and interact with other players through reactions, comments, and remixes.

6 investors

Created by Humans is a platform designed to bridge human creators with AI companies, enabling creators to control and monetize their work in the age of AI. The company serves content creators, artists, writers, and other creatives concerned about AI's impact on their livelihoods.

6 investors

Delphi is an AI-powered assistant platform that helps venture capitalists scale their investment operations by automating deal screening, founder communication, and thought leadership distribution. The platform trains on a VC's own content and investment thesis to provide personalized feedback to founders and manage deal flow 24/7.

6 investors

Duetti offers independent music creators fast deals to buy music rights (masters, publishing, and royalties), along with catalog management, distribution, and marketing services to grow their careers. It serves independent musicians in the music rights and catalog industry.

6 investors

Exclusible is a creative agency that develops branded gaming experiences and immersive worlds on platforms like Roblox and Fortnite, helping brands connect with youth audiences through authentic, platform-native content.

6 investors

Foundation was a non-custodial platform for NFT trading and creator monetization. The platform is now offline and will not resume operations.

6 investors

Frame.io is a cloud platform for creative teams to upload and store visual assets, manage projects and tasks, collect frame-accurate feedback on videos and images, and share work through custom-branded presentations. It serves video, design, and marketing teams, with features like metadata-based organization, automated transcripts and captions, and integrations that stream files into creative apps.

6 investors

Griptape is a platform that enables creative professionals and developers to build and deploy generative AI workflows through a visual node-based interface for non-technical users and a Python framework for developers.

6 investors

Gushcloud provides creator management and licensing services, alongside content publishing, capital financing, and AI-powered monetization tools for creators and brands in the entertainment industry.

6 investors

Headgum is a Los Angeles-based comedy podcast network that produces and distributes audio comedy shows. The company creates original podcast content for listeners of comedy and entertainment genres.

6 investors

Huddle Labs was the New York consumer-social company that launched the Huddle peer-support video app in 2017, pivoted the same team and legal issuer into beauty review and livestream-commerce network Supergreat in 2018, sunset Huddle in 2019 and shut Supergreat on December 15, 2023; most employees then joined Whatnot, but no acquisition of the company was publicly confirmed.

6 investors

Hummingbirds is a creator platform that connects food and beverage brands with creators across 60+ cities for retail campaigns in grocery stores. The platform generates user-generated content for launches, resets, and seasonal retail moments.

6 investors

Inventables manufactures and sells desktop CNC machines, parts, and accessories for makers, creative professionals, and small manufacturers. The company focuses on making precision manufacturing accessible through user-friendly tools designed for custom production and design work.

6 investors

Issuu is a digital publishing platform that transforms content into interactive flipbooks and enables users to share, embed, and monetize publications with analytics and collaboration tools.

6 investors

Jellysmack helps social media creators grow their audiences and increase earnings across multiple platforms using AI technology, first-party data, and multi-platform expertise. It also licenses video IP for its own Jellysmack Original channels and offers brand growth solutions for corporate content.

6 investors

Jupiter operates an advertising and e-commerce platform focused on the food, grocery, and CPG sector, positioning itself as an "AppLovin for food & CPG." The company serves brands and retailers in the food and beverage industry.

6 investors

Kik is a messaging and community platform that enables users to discover public groups, watch live streams, and make one-to-one connections. The service caters to people seeking to find and build communities online.

6 investors

Krea.ai is a creative AI platform that generates, enhances, and edits images, videos, and 3D meshes. It serves creatives, enterprises, and everyday users with AI-powered tools for image generation, upscaling, video generation, and generative editing.

6 investors

Kyra runs influencer marketing programs for global brands, activating creators across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube and analyzing large volumes of creator video to forecast and measure campaign outcomes. It serves brands in fashion, beauty, and CPG.

6 investors

Layer is a creative automation platform that uses AI to help game studios scale production across the asset creation lifecycle. The platform is designed for professional studios of all sizes to accelerate creative workflows while maintaining artistic control.

6 investors

Legitimate provides NFC-embedded physical products and merchandise that unlock digital experiences when scanned, enabling brands and artists to create authenticated, interactive moments and track consumer engagement without third-party platforms. The platform serves artists, manufacturers, and brands building owned fan ecosystems through connected merchandise, collectibles, and loyalty programs.

6 investors