funding

• Laylo has raised $8 million to power “the dopest drop experiences around the world” (Exclusive)
• Creative Juice rolls out new products, including its take on catalog licensing

  Creative Juice has made two additions to its Juice Funds. Refresh is a catalog licensing program, and Reserve offers access to support staff.

  
• Jubilee has raised $1.1 million, signed with WME, and launched a new brand about love (Exclusive)

  Jubilee Media has raised a $1.1 million round, signed with WME, and launched Nectar, a new brand centered around love and relationships.

  
• Michael Mignano helped turn Spotify into a leading podcast platform. What will he do at a large VC firm?

  Michael Mignano is a podcasting expert whose company Anchor was acquired by Spotify. Now he's joining Lightspeed Venture Partners.

  
• A company that helps creators launch unique merch brands just raised $6 million
• After raising $12.9 million in fresh funding, Stacked wants to be Twitch for Web3
• Emma Chamberlain’s coffee company gets a $7 million pick-me-up
• Invisible Universe has raised $12 million and wants to be the “Pixar of the internet”
• Bounty, an influencer marketing company that caters to small TikTok creators, has raised a $5 million funding round
• “NFTV” company raises $3.25 million to crowdfund Web3 programming
• Blue Wire, which works with creators on sports podcasts, has raised $2.5 million
• Creators like CouRage and Nadeshot participated in a Web3 gaming platform’s $13.5 million seed round