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• Bright Raises $15 Million Round Led By Guy Oseary And Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures

  Also participating in the round are Marc Benioff’s TIME Ventures, Globo Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Twilio CEO/cofounder Jeff Lawson, fashion mogul Rachel Zoe, Drew and Jonathan Scott, Judd Apatow, Leslie Mann, Amy Schumer, Bethenny Frankel, Ryan Tedder, Shawn Mendes and his manager Andrew Gertler’s AG Ventures, and Kutcher himself.

  
• Jake Paul’s Anti Fund Leads $30 Million Investment In Micro-Betting Platform ‘Simplebet’

  Jake Paul’s Anti Fund has made its next big bet. The controversial YouTuber-turned-boxer’s nascent venture capital firm has led a $30 million round in Simplebet, a business-to-business platform that enables sports-betting operators, media companies, and technology companies to offer micro-betting -- or wagers on small moments within sporting events, like who will make the next catch.

  
• TikTok’s Testing 10-Minute Uploads (Report)

  According to a screenshot tweeted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, TikTok is rolling out account updates to at least some creators allowing them to upload videos up to five minutes long.

  
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• How To Grow Your Brand On TikTok: Deconstructing e.l.f. Cosmetics’ Success
• OnlyFans Says Never Mind On NSFW Ban
• UTA Pacts With Crypto Startup ‘Rally’ To Help Creators Launch Their Own Digital Currencies
• Patreon Names Digital Media Vet Avi Gandhi Head Of Creator Partnerships (Exclusive)
• Insights: Will OnlyFans Still Have Fans Without Adult Content, And Other Content Conundrums
• Spotify Will Now Lets All U.S. Podcasters Sell Monthly Subscriptions
• TikTok Looking To Cultivate AR Developer Community With ‘Effect Studio’ Beta Test
• Seven-Year-Old YouTube Megastar ‘Like Nastya’ Launches NFTs With Gary Vaynerchuk
• Instagram Gets Another Venue For Ads Inside The ‘Shop’ Tab
• Facebook Reopens Applications For Its $10 Million Black Gaming Creator Program
• Josh Richards And Bryce Hall’s Ani Energy Scores Walmart Distribution
• Vox Acquires Cocktail-Focused Media Brand ‘Punch’, Reportedly Eyes Public Offering
• Taylor Swift Just Got A TikTok Account
• Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘Red Table Talk’ Forms Podcast Network With iHeartMedia
• Jellysmack Adds 3 Latin American YouTubers To Its ‘Creator Program’ Amid Global Buildout
• There Are Now 2 Million Creators In YouTube’s Partner Program
• Social Video Tune-In Trends: Which Creators Won Minutes Watched In July 2021?