Funding

• Investors deliver $265 million funding round to Whatnot as live shopping gets hotter
• TikTok CEO meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago in last-ditch effort to thwart U.S. ban

  With the U.S. law forcing ByteDance to divest or ban TikTok set to take effect, Shou Zi Chew is appealing to President-elect Donald Trump.

  
• YouTube will let creators consent to AI training (and opt them out by default)

  YouTube is letting creators choose whether their content is used to train AI models like Google's Veo. By default, consent will not be given.

  
• India to get big influencer boxing moment with Logan Paul/Conor McGregor fight

  Former UFC star Conor McGregor said that he has agreed to fight Logan Paul in a boxing match that will take place in India.

  
• Instagram turns creator-led channels into two-way streets
• The 2024 holiday shopping season is a pivotal moment for ecommerce. Black Friday will play a big role.
• Heygo raises $20 million so you can tip local travel guides from your couch
• Airrack Raises $3 Million For YouTuber Film School
• Dispo-Like, Photo-Sharing Startup ‘Lapse’ Raises $11 Million Seed Round
• Alexis Ohanian Invests In 25-Year-Old Entrepreneur Tiffany Zhong’s NFT Startup ‘Islands’
• Flip Raises $28 Million, Wants You To Buy Beauty Products From Its Creators
• Thatch Raises $3 Million So Travel Vloggers Can Get Paid