funding

• Mansa has raised $8 million to build a streaming service for Black culture
• YouTube car guru Doug DeMuro soups up his auction platform with $37 million in fresh funding

  Cars and Bids, the automotive auction site launched in 2020 by YouTube star Doug DeMuro, is getting an investment from The Chernin Group.

  
• A planned Twitter alternative dubbed ‘T2’ just raised $1.1 million

  A platform tentatively titled T2 is trying to provide a Twitter alternative. It just announced a $1.1 million seed round.

  
• The Easy Company raises $14.2 million to create “an Instagram-like experience for NFTs”

  The Easy Company has raised a $14.2 million seed round to create a crypto wallet that doubles as a social media platform

  
• Revel.xyz raises $7.8 million to create “a cross between Instagram and Robinhood”
• NFT platform Bonfire is out of beta with $6.2 million in funding
• Jacksepticeye’s latest ‘Thankmas’ charity stream crossed the $10 million mark
• Rhett & Link’s Mythical is growing fast. Will the duo sell a stake in their company?
• Pearpop raises $18 million to create “the new standard in creator marketing”
• Fanfix has 10 million users on its funding platform. Now it’s getting into the link-in-bio game.
• MrBeast reportedly wants a $150 million investment in his businesses. Will he get it?
• UTA has invested in Cameo, Bounty, and Rally. It plans to keep funding the creator economy.