Softbank

• MrBeast hires VC vet to lead the company now known as Beast Industries
• Spotter raises $200 million led by Softbank at $1.7 billion valuation

  Spotter, the startup that licenses the back catalogs of YouTube creators and recoups ad revs over a set period of time, has raised a $200 million Series D funding round.

  
• Jellysmack Nabs Noted Media Executive Sean Atkins As President

  The noted media executive Sean Atkins, who has been in the business for 20 years, has joined creator company Jellysmack as its president.

  
• Jellysmack Adds 3 Latin American YouTubers To Its ‘Creator Program’ Amid Global Buildout

  Chilean Beauty creator Claudipia (5.8 million subscribers), Brazilian cooking channel Receitas de Pai (9 million subscribers), and Brazilian couple vloggers Thai e Biel (6 million subscribers) have joined Jellysmack’s so-called Creator Program.

  
• Super League, An Esports Company For Amateurs, Raises $15 Million From Nickelodeon, DMG, More
• Serialized Fiction App Radish Raises $3 Million From UTA, Author Amy Tan, Others
• Japan’s SoftBank Will Acquire Online Video Streaming Site DramaFever
• Quick Clicks: CoCo Web Show, ‘Riese’, Indie Soap Awards, Ustream