Funding

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

  Instagram has added Replies and Prompts to its broadcast channels to allow fans to respond to their favorite creators.

  
• The 2024 holiday shopping season is a pivotal moment for ecommerce. Black Friday will play a big role.

  Platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Amazon are pulling out all the stops to go big on ecommerce during Black Friday.

  
• 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
• YouTube’s ‘Bucket List Family’ Has Raised $10 Million To Establish Next-Generation Animation Studio
• French Social Video Purveyor ‘Brut’ Raises $75 Million From James Murdoch, Francois-Henri Pinault, More