Geoff Weiss

• Creator Website-Building Startup ‘Fourthwall’ Raises $17 Million, Taps Phil DeFranco For CCO
• Jellysmack Finds First Acquisition In Automated Video-Editing Startup Kamua

  Jellysmack, which helps top creators expand their presence across new platforms, has tendered its first acquisition of the A.I. video-editing company Kamua.

  
• J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Forms Podcast Unit, Inks First-Look Deal With Spotify

  Bad Robot, the illustrious production company formed by filmmaker J.J. Abrams in 2001, is launching an audio division -- and has inked an exclusive, multi-year, first-look pact with Spotify for all forthcoming shows.

  
• Like Nastya Crosses 250 Million YouTube Subscribers, Remaining Biggest Creator In Kids’ Field

  Like Nastya, the YouTube empire presided over by seven-year-old Nastya Radzinskaya, has reached unforeseen heights -- yet again -- crossing 250 million subscribers across her portfolio of channels.

  
• FaZe Clan Inks Wide-Ranging Sponsorship Pact With Sports Bettor DraftKings
• Pinterest Launches ‘TwoTwenty’ Experimental Products Division Amid Push Into Video
• Airrack Hosts Star-Studded Ping Pong Tournament, Auctions Creators’ Paddles As NFTs
• Instagram Expands ‘Badges’ Tipping Tool To U.S. Creators With 10,000 Followers
• TikToker Dylan Lemay Raises $1.5 Million To Open NYC Ice Cream Shop
• Preston Arsement, Rosanna Pansino, More Mimic One Another’s Talents In New YouTube Original
• ‘The D’Amelio Show’ Re-Upped For Second Season At Hulu
• Get Your “Illegally”-Flavored Potato Chips, Courtesy of MSCHF And Mythical