Read 47 pitch decks that creator-economy startups used to raise millions of dollars

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Flick pitchdeck
Flick, an AI filmmaking startup, included a YouTube sizzle reel in its seed round pitch deck.

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X is cracking down on content thieves

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A graphic depicting a thief in a file folder
X is reallocating impressions from reposts to the original creators to crackdown on aggregators.

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There's a new type of VC in Silicon Valley: the creator-investor

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Claire Zau, partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Claire Zau wants to use her social media acumen to help Lightspeed get an edge with founders.

Lightspeed

After trying to buy TikTok, adtech giant AppLovin launches its own social media challenger

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AppLovin's new app, Gist
AppLovin just launched a new social media app called Gist.

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Know an investor on the hunt for the 'next big thing' in social media? We want to hear from you.

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A young man uses a smartphone while walking across a zebra crossing in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany, on May 16, 2026. Smartphones and social media are part of daily communication and digital habits among young people. (Photo by Michael Nguyen/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Business Insider wants to know the names of the top investors hunting for the next big internet hit.

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We finally know how much Elon Musk's X is making in ad revenue — and how that's changed over time

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Elon Musk onstage at the World Economic Forum.
Elon Musk.

WEF

Stephen Colbert's 'Late Show' exit marks the death of the good celebrity interview

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Stephen Colbert.
Stephen Colbert.

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James Murdoch is buying a big chunk of Vox Media, including NY Mag. Read the memo to staffers.

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Jim Bankoff, CEO of Vox Media; and James Murdoch.
James Murdoch, right, is acquiring a big chunk of Vox Media, led by Jim Bankoff, left.

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TikTok's middle class is gaining power

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TikTok
Micro creators on TikTok are having a moment.

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Versant is the cable TV company Comcast didn't want to own. Here's what CEO Mark Lazarus wants to do with it.

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A TV plays CNBC on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange
Versant Media is a spin-off from Comcast, made up of cable TV networks like CNBC and MSNBC - now called MS Now.

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