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The creator economy has bred a generation of startups \u2014 from influencer-marketing companies to new social-media experiences.<\/p>\n

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These startups have captured the attention and wallets of influential venture capitalists and angel investors over the last several years, giving rise to many unicorn valuations in the space.<\/p>\n

Meet <\/strong>17 creator-economy startups to watch in 2026, according <\/u>to VCs<\/strong><\/p>\n

AI is continuing to fuel investor interest in the creator economy. For instance, Hedra, a generative AI startup used by some creators to make viral content, announced a $32 million Series A led by A16z in 2025.<\/p>\n

These <\/strong>13 creator economy startups pulled in about $2 billion in funding in 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other categories, such as social commerce, are also top areas of interest for investors. ShopMy, which previously shared its Series A pitch deck with Business Insider, raised another $147 million in 2025 and was valued at $1.5 billion.<\/p>\n

Creators themselves, like Emma Chamberlain and MrBeast, are also raising venture capital for their businesses.<\/p>\n

See the <\/strong>leaked pitch deck Chamberlain Coffee used<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, how do creator-economy startups land those investments? Often, it starts with a pitch deck.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Lumanu, a creator-focused financial startup, uses a simple pitch deck that’s more of a “conversation guider,” its cofounder and CEO, Tony Tran, told Business Insider.<\/p>\n

“My pitch is always why, what, how, and why now?” Tran said. (Read the full pitch deck here.)<\/p>\n

Every startup has a different approach.<\/p>\n

Some even ditch the pitch deck altogether and opt for an email or Notion document.<\/p>\n

Check out<\/strong> 16 VC firms investing in creator economy startups<\/strong><\/p>\n

We talked with founders who’ve pitched their startups to investors about their process. They broke down the pitch decks they used to secure millions of dollars in funding.<\/p>\n

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Read the pitch decks that helped 47 creator-focused startups fundraise millions of dollars:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Note: Pitch decks are sorted by investment stage and size of round.<\/em><\/p>\n

Series A<\/h3>\n
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  • Restream, a livestreaming alternative to platforms like the Amazon-owned Twitch: $50 million Series A (14 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Hedra, a generative AI video platform: $32 million Series A (9 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Dub, a fintech startup that lets people copy influencers’ stock trades: $30 million Series A (15 pages)<\/li>\n
  • ShopMy, an affiliate platform that lets creators earn commissions through shoppable landing pages: $26.5 million Series A (23 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Posh, an IRL events startup: $22 million Series A (12 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Pearpop, a creator-marketing platform: $18 million Series A (18 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Spoon Radio, a social-audio startup: $17 million Series A (15 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Kyra, a content studio, talent-management firm, and influencer-marketing platform: $15 million Series A (20 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Allstar, a startup helping gamers become social-media creators: $12 million Series A (6 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Lumanu, a business-solutions platform for creators: $12 million Series A (8 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Hype, a platform for link-in-bio and other creator-monetization tools: $10 million Series A (13 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Catch+Release, a startup that helps creators and everyday social-media users license their content to brands: $8.8 million Series A (12 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Slip.stream, a music startup focused on gamers: $7.5 million Series A (13 pages)<\/li>\n
  • Brag House, an esports startup: $5 million Series A (24 pages)<\/li>\n
  • CreatorDB, an influencer marketing company: $4.7 million Series A (13 pages)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Seed<\/h3>\n
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    • Linguana, an AI video translation startup that is targeting YouTubers: $8.5 million (13 pages)<\/li>\n
    • AvatarOS, a startup building virtual avatars for social media, gaming, and other immersive experiences: $7 million (11 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Hypernatural, a generative AI startup that wants to be the Canva for video: $6.8 million (14 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Flick, an AI video generation startup for filmmakers: $6 million (10 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Scenario, a generative AI startup to create gaming art and assets: $6 million seed (8 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Sesh, a music startup that connects artists and fans using their mobile wallets: $5 million seed (13 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Authoritive, an online course-development startup: $5 million seed (11 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Dstlry, a comic-book creator startup: $5 million seed (26 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Dharma, a travel startup for creators and brands: $4.7 million pre-Series A (17 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Glystn, an AI-powered community-management platform: $4 million seed (15 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Daisy, an influencer marketing startup that launched in 2024: $3.9 million (9 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Anima, an augmented-reality startup: $3 million (15 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Grandstand, a sports startup working with athlete creators: $2.75 million<\/li>\n
    • Seam Social, a new Web3 social-media platform: $2.5 million (10 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Spark, a digital art platform from the YouTuber Moriah Elizabeth: $2.5 million seed (9 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Insense, a startup helping e-commerce brands get low-cost ads: $2.5 million pre-Series A (9 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Supercast, a podcast subscriptions startup: $2 million seed (20 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Chartmetric, a music-data and -measurement company: $2 million seed (46 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Ultimate Playlist, a music-marketing startup: $2 million round (9 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Magroove, a music distribution and discovery platform: $1.6 million seed (21 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Stagetime, a professional-networking startup for performing artists: $1.5 million seed (13 pages)<\/li>\n
    • Jubilee Media, a content studio looking to expand beyond YouTube and TikTok: $1.1 million seed-plus (12 pages)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Pre-Seed<\/h3>\n
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      • Storiaverse, a startup for animators and writers: $2.5 million pre-seed (16 pages)<\/li>\n
      • July, a “talent manager in your pocket” for creators: $2.3 million pre-seed (9 pages)<\/li>\n
      • Squads, a startup that helps creators mint and sell crypto coins: $1.8 million pre-seed (12 pages)<\/li>\n
      • Skye, a career-coaching platform: $1.6 million pre-seed (33 pages)<\/li>\n
      • Punchup Live, a comedy platform: $1 million pre-seed (19 pages)<\/li>\n
      • Spore, a content and community-building startup: $1 million pre-seed (17 pages)<\/li>\n
      • Hashtag Pay Me, a startup that helps creators price brand deals: $200,000 pre-seed (9 pages)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Other<\/h3>\n
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        • Humanz, an influencer marketing platform, raised $15 million for an M&A spree (28 pages)<\/li>\n
        • Our Future, a short-form video-news brand that targets Gen Z: acquired (15 pages)<\/li>\n
        • Rodeo, a social shopping platform, shared the pitch deck it used to get into an Andreessen Horowitz startup accelerator (11 pages)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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