creators

• Creator-Focused Startup ‘Stir’ Raises $4 Million From Casey Neistat, YouTube Co-Founder Chad Hurley, Others
• Fintech Startup ‘Karat’ Raises $4.6 Million To Launch Credit Card Exclusively For Digital Creators

  A new startup called Karat -- which was co-founded by a former Instagram exec and counts the co-founder of Twitch as an investor - is looking to provide an upscale credit card specifically targeting online creators.

  
• Snap Poaches YouTube’s Francis Roberts To Oversee Relations With Digital Creators

  Snap has poached YouTube vet Francis Roberts, who has long served as a strategic partner manager for top creators, working in tandem with some of the Google-owned video giant’s biggest stars, including Liza Koshy, The Try Guys, and Jackie Aina.

  
• John Green’s Ominous Warning To Advertisers Is As Relevant Today As It Was 5 Years Ago

  John Green, the founder of Vidcon, YouTube star, and NYTimes best selling author, explained that YouTube creators were undervalued by advertisers. As a result, creators were developing alternative revenue sources. Rather than relying on brands they were launching events, publishing books, selling merchandise, and turning to crowdfunding.

  
• IGTV Redesign Puts Creators Center Stage, Adds New ‘Discover’ Tab, Hands-Free Recording
• Patreon Founder Jack Conte Launches ‘Super Patron’ Endowment That Will Give Creators A Yearly Salary
• Patreon Eyeing Providing Loans, HR Support, Health Care To Creators, CEO Says
• Instagram’s IGTV, BuzzFeed Launch Accelerator Program For 15 Vertical Video Creators
• Snapchat Content Chief Wants To Foster Creator Ecosystem Like On YouTube, Vine — And He’s Unimpressed By IGTV
• Patreon Acquires Memberful, Which Builds Self-Branded Membership Websites For Creators
• Patreon Launches Digital To-Do Lists To Help Creators Track Rewards Owed
• Snapchat Launches ‘Yellow’, A $1.5 Million Accelerator Program For Mobile Content Creators