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• Jack Conte’s ‘Super Patron’ Endowment Will Again Bestow $50,000 To One Up-And-Coming Creator
• Patreon Raises $90 Million At $1.2 Billion Valuation: “The Stigma Of The Starving Artist Is Going To Fade Away”

  Patreon has announced a $90 million funding round that values the creator-focused subscription platform at $1.2 billion. This is the first time that Patreon has shared its own valuation, co-founder and CEO Jack Conte says, because in the past he has wanted to emphasize Patreon's creator community ahead of the company itself.

  
• Despite Sign-Up And Income Surge For Creators, Patreon Lays Off 13% Of Workforce

  Creator platform Patreon is the latest company to be beset by layoffs amid coronavirus-related economic hardships -- though the company says that its latest round of layoffs was also a partially-unrelated, strategic call.

  
• Patreon, Which Had 150,000 Pre-Pandemic Creators, Sees 30,000 Sign-Ups In March Alone

  Amid the economic uncertainties precipitated by the coronavirus pandemic, digital creators are flocking to Patreon as a prospective new revenue stream -- and fans appear to be following them there in a surge of support, according to new data shared by the subscription platform.

  
• Patreon Establishes ‘What The Fund’ Grant To Offset Economic Uncertainties Caused By Coronavirus
• Patreon To Host Rafi Fine, Jake & Amir, Epic Rap Battles At SXSW ‘Creativity’ Event
• Instagram’s Standalone IGTV App Has Clocked Just 7 Million Downloads To Date (Report)
• Patreon Now Counts 4 Million Patrons That Have Paid Creators $1 Billion To Date
• Patreon Founder Jack Conte Launches ‘Super Patron’ Endowment That Will Give Creators A Yearly Salary
• Gabbie Hanna, Hannah Hart, Killer Mike To Headline Inaugural ‘Patreon Assembly’, A Creator Summit
• Musician And Patreon Investor Serj Tankian Launches Page On Platform
• One Year After Acquiring Ecommerce Startup ‘Kit’, Patreon Sells It To Affiliate Link Company Geniuslink