5/23/2025 12:34:36 AM FanBasis raises $20m in Series A funding By Louden Richason Miami based creator economy infrastructure platform raised $20m in Series A funding led by Left Lane Capital.
5/30/2024 4:31:20 PM Slingshot raises $2.2m in pre-Seed funding By FinTech Collective California based creator bookkeeping and payments startup Slingshot raised $2.2m in pre-seed funding lede by Dorm Room Fund.
4/23/2024 8:43:31 PM Bump raised $3m in new funding By FinTech Collective New York based creator financial management platform raised $3m in new funding from ImpactX, Capitalize and Serac Ventures.
2/21/2023 10:08:40 PM SendOwl raises $9m in Seed funding By Zein Dayekh San Francisco based payments startup focused on digital products raised $9m in Seed funding led by TheGP.
10/19/2022 4:48:12 PM Trendsi raises $25m in Series A funding By Kate Wang California based startup that connects e-commerce sellers with suppliers raised $25m in Series A funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.
9/29/2022 9:52:23 PM Aron Levin, CMO and co-founder of payments company Willa, wants to make creators’ finances easier By Gareth Jones Great interview with Aron who lays out the challenges of getting paid in the freelance economy and the Financial Operating System they...
8/25/2022 4:54:01 PM CMO of the Week - Willa's Aron Levin Talks Disruption, The Creator Economy & Targeting Social Influencers By Gareth Jones Willa aims to serve the 60 million people in the US that do freelance work, a group Aron says is underserved when it comes to booking...
6/3/2022 2:21:03 PM Why China’s influencers are losing their influence By Sarah Wolter China's change of heart about influencers provides an interesting case study for what could happen if livestreaming e-commerce, still in...
6/3/2022 2:19:05 PM Lessons from China’s creator economy; YouTuber Caryn Marjorie on YouTube’s waning influence By Sarah Wolter In China, local and international brands have generated billions of dollars in sales through celebrity influencers’ livestreaming...
4/8/2022 3:53:53 PM Creative Juice raises $15m in Series A funding By Kate Wang Texas based creator-economy banking startup raised $15m in Series A funding led by Acrew Capital.
4/7/2022 7:55:27 PM SamCart raises $82m in Series B funding By Kate Wang Texas based eCommerce platform built for content creators raised $82m in Series B funding led by Eldridge.
4/1/2022 4:07:42 PM NOT an April fools - Introducing Willa Air, The World’s First Airline For Creators! By Gareth Jones Portfolio company Willa (superfast payments for creators) announced this week the launch of Willa Air, the first airline designed...
11/19/2021 4:55:18 PM A Million Likes - Willa's new podcast By Gareth Jones A Million Likes is a podcast portfolio company, Willa, that not only goes behind the scenes but behind the mask of some of your favorite...
8/10/2021 1:05:53 PM A ‘neobank for influencers’: Why the $15b creator economy is fintechs’ next battleground By Sarah Wolter Posting pictures on social media is no longer a fringe side-hustle, yet there’s one big problem that takes the glamour out of...
7/9/2021 3:59:32 PM Willa raises $18m Series A to build freelance fintech platform By FinTech Collective FinTech Collective welcomes the Stockholm & Los Angeles-based freelance fintech platform to its portfolio, after leading its $18m Series...
7/2/2021 4:21:38 PM Karat raises $26m Series A to build financial infrastructure for creators By FinTech Collective San Francisco based credit card for creators raised $11m in Series A funding (and $15m in debt) led by Union Square Ventures.