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Welcome to the first edition of the Creator Economy newsletter from The Information.
Social media influencers have extraordinary power over culture and they are among the savviest entrepreneurs of our time. They are also multiplying: By late last year, some 50 million people considered themselves creators, according to venture firm SignalFire.Â
While the creator economy is booming, information about it is fragmented and sometimes hard to follow. This newsletter aims to cut through the noise with news, commentary and financial analysis on the creators and companies driving the industry. Weâll examine the biggest VC deals, go inside the big tech companiesâ strategies and highlight creators moving up the charts. And weâll keep you up-to-date on trends with short explanations (Curious why TikTokers are chanting âSheeshâ? Read on.)
Gina Biachinin s Mighty Networks scores $50M to help creators and brands grow communities bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mighty Networks, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based SaaS platform for creators and brands to start and grow communities, closed a $50M Series B funding round.
The round was led by Owl Ventures with Ziff Capital Partners and LionTree Partners joining existing investors Intel Capital, Marie Forleo, Gretchen Rubin, Dan Rosensweig, Reid Hoffman, BBG Ventures, Lucas Venture Group, and Great Oaks Venture Capital.
The company will use this new capital to fund rapid product development across media types, payment options, and movement into new markets.
Founded by Gina Bianchini, who was the CEO and co-founder of Ning, Mighty Networks is a SaaS platform for creators and brands to start and grow communities they own. It enables new creators to get started with memberships, events, and live online courses and established brands, organizations, and already successful creators to level up their business on their own branded iOS, iPad, and Android apps.