🤑 Smart Money in Creator Economy - March 27 to April 02
Fundraising and exits of the #CreatorEconomy - what happened last week?
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Welcome on 🤑 Smart Money in Creator Economy, the VC-focused format of Passion & Creator, the media hub about emerging trends in the exciting vertical of the Creator/Passion Economy.
Every week on Money flows in Creator Economy, receive the last fundraising and exits of the Creator Economy!
Dear investor friends, it’s time to pick new deal flow in it 🤩
Dear founders, discover who invest in this amazing vertical, and maybe in your (next) Creator Economy startup.. 😉!
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🤑 More exits than fundraising rounds two weeks ago, with 7 startups, $16.7M raised on 3 rounds, and 4 exits!
🟪 Travel Mindset (2013 / USA 🇺🇸)
#TravelTech / #InfluenceMarketing: Enables travel creators to receive brand sponsorship opportunities
Agency Business model / B2Creators/B2B Customer approach
Acquired by the US-based creator-recommended trips booking platform Steller at an undisclosed amount.
🟪 Turntable LIVE (2020 / USA 🇺🇸)
#Music / #SocialMedia: Social music streaming service social enabling music fans, coworkers and communities to DJ together and chat in a virtual setting
Undefined Business model / B2Creators/B2C Customer approach
Raised a $7M Seed round
Co-led by the VC firms Founders Fund and f7 Ventures.
🟪 Obviously (2014 / USA 🇺🇸)
#InfluenceMarketing: Enables creators to receive brand sponsorship opportunities
Agency Business model / B2Creators/B2B Customer approach
Acquired by UK-based creative transformation company WPP at an undisclosed amount.
🟪 Real MESSENGER (2018 / USA 🇺🇸)
#PropTech / #SocialMedia: IG-like social media enabling real estate professionals to promote real estate listings through photos & videos and generates leads
(Freemium ?) Business model / B2B/B2C Customer approach
Went public via SPAC financing, at a $150M value
🟪 Superfiliate (2021 / USA 🇺🇸)
#LinkInBio / #SocialCommerce / #Ecommerce: Enables creators to showcase their content & promote products through storefronts
Transactions-based fees business model / B2B/B2Creators/B2C Customer approach
Raised a $3.7M Seed round
Led by the US VC firm Hawke Ventures
And followed by the VC firms Ventana Capital, R2 Ventures, Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, and Sandbox Studios Investments.
🟪 Muverse (2022 / USA 🇺🇸)
#Music / #Web3: Enable music artists, investors, and fans to trade musics NFTs
Transactions-based fees business model / B2Creators/B2C Customer approach
Raised a $6M Seed round
Led by the VC firms Zonff Partners, Syndicate Capital; the crypto fund Knights Templar Capital, the DAO-based VC firm AvatarDAO, and other undisclosed business angels.
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🇪🇺 Who are the investors that put money in European startups?
For this week, let’s help the founders by highlighting the investors that could invest in specific geographical areas. For founders, especially in this niche where the Creator-Economy-focus investors are very few in number. At first, less than 15% of the global Creator Economy fundraising volume since 2022 were directed towards Europe. Besides, the majority of the investors participate or lead roundtables because Creator Economy is part much more larger investment thesis, covering consumer, media, web3 or gaming, it’s difficult to identify the most relevant investors for their fundraising round.
So let’s see who invests on a recurring basis in Europe.
📊 The Corporate VC firms
… that have invested in 2 european startups: Huobi Ventures, Animoca Brands
📈 The VC firms
… that have invested in 4 european startups: Coatue
… that have invested in 3 european startups: Shima Capital, Infinity Venture Crypto, Cherry Ventures, TQ Ventures, Left Lane Capital
… that have invested in 2 european startups: Makers Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bitkraft Ventures, CMT Digital Ventures, FJ Labs, LD Capital, Big Brains Holding, Softbank, LionTree Partners, Northzone, Firstminute Capital, Foresight Ventures
🏦 The Companies & DAOs
… that have invested in 2 european startups: Red DAO
👥 The Business Angels
… that have invested in 3 european startups: Sebastien BORGET (The Sandbox)
… that have invested in 2 european startups: Mario GOTZE (FIFA)
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