creator economy

• Spotter is bringing its Showcase back to New York to build buzz around “Creator TV”
• Syracuse University’s first-of-its-kind creator economy program takes shape

  Syracuse University is promoting new programs and academic initiatives as it builds its new Center for the Creator Economy.

  
• Whatnot breaks down $22 billion live shopping industry as ecommerce goes mainstream

  As social auction and streaming platform Whatnot celebrates $8 billion in annual GMV, it is preparing for live shopping to go mainstream.

  
• Artie is the newest firm “democratizing access to capital” in the creator economy

  A pair of YouTube and Google veterans have teamed up to launch Artie, a financing startup that will insert itself into the creator economy.

  
• In Congress, Ro Khanna proposes a “Creator Bill of Rights”
• A $50 million+ fund will bring a bigger slice of the creator economy to Abu Dhabi
• Tribeca Film Festival formall invites social media creators to hit the big screen
• With more than four million retail-related channels on YouTube, how do brands choose their partners?
• The creator economy is becoming a “must buy” — and a $37 billion industry in the U.S.
• Agentio raises $40 million to build the “infrastructure” that powers the creator marketing industry
• Baby Shark is everywhere, even on the stock market
• Whatnot announces a funding round north of $200 million for the second time this year