{"id":41637,"date":"2025-12-25T17:21:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T17:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/read-46-pitch-decks-that-creator-economy-startups-used-to-raise-millions-of-dollars\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T17:21:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T17:21:36","slug":"read-46-pitch-decks-that-creator-economy-startups-used-to-raise-millions-of-dollars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/read-46-pitch-decks-that-creator-economy-startups-used-to-raise-millions-of-dollars\/","title":{"rendered":"Read 46 pitch decks that creator-economy startups used to raise millions of dollars"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/681263a4c6ad288d147f9921?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Dub\"\/><figcaption>Dub, a fintech startup that lets people copy influencers&#039; stock trades, raised a $30 million Series A round in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Dub<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The creator economy has captivated notable VCs&#039; attention and checks.<\/li>\n<li>Some creator-focused startups are raising millions of dollars.<\/li>\n<li>Here are the pitch decks that 46 startups used in Series A, seed, and pre-seed rounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The creator economy has bred a generation of startups \u2014 from influencer-marketing companies to new social-media experiences.<\/p>\n<p>These startups have captured the attention and wallets of influential venture capitalists and angel investors over the last several years, giving rise to several unicorn valuations in the space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/vcs-investing-in-innovative-creator-economy-startups-2025-8\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>16 VC firms investing in creator economy startups<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even as the economy has weathered changing tides and investments have cooled across industries, some startups in this sector are still raising money.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, three trends drove some of the largest deals in the creator economy: AI, social commerce, and newsletters. Several startups raised at least $10 million in new funding last year, such as AI startup Captions or newsletter platform Beehiiv.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/creator-economy-startups-that-raised-millions-cameo-beehiiv-substack-ai-2024-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>17 creator-economy startups that raised more than $10 million in 2024<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>AI is continuing to fuel investor interest in the creator economy in 2025, too. 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 May.<\/p>\n<p>Creators themselves, like Emma Chamberlain and MrBeast, are also raising venture capital for their businesses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/emma-chamberlain-coffee-expansion-plans-detailed-in-leaked-deck-2025-3\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>leaked pitch deck Chamberlain Coffee used<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So, how do creator-economy startups land those investments? Often, it starts with a pitch deck. <\/p>\n<p>Lumanu, a creator-focused financial startup, uses a simple pitch deck that&#039;s more of a &quot;conversation guider,&quot; its cofounder and CEO, Tony Tran, told Business Insider.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;My pitch is always why, what, how, and why now?&quot; Tran said. (Read the full pitch deck here.)<\/p>\n<p>Skye, a career-coaching startup, had different pitch decks depending on the type of investor or fund they pitched to.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I had two different versions, depending on the fund,&quot; said Jessica Wolf, Skye&#039;s CEO and one of its cofounders. &quot;If I knew a fund was more into pre-seed, all about the founder, I had one deck. But if I knew that they were a numbers person, I would use another one.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Every startup has a different approach.<\/p>\n<p>Some, such as Throne, even ditch the pitch deck altogether and opt for an email or Notion document.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/read-pitch-email-creator-economy-startup-throne-used-raise-seed-2023-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>email template creator-economy startup Throne used<\/strong><\/a><strong> to secure its seed investment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We talked with founders who&#039;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<h2><strong>Read the pitch decks that helped 46 creator-focused startups fundraise millions of dollars:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>Note: Pitch decks are sorted by investment stage and size of round.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Series A<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Restream, a livestreaming alternative to platforms like the Amazon-owned Twitch: $50 million Series A (14 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Hedra, a generative AI video platform: $32 million Series A (9 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Dub, a fintech startup that lets people copy influencers&#039; stock trades: $30 million Series A (15 pages)<\/li>\n<li>ShopMy, an affiliate platform that lets creators earn commissions through shoppable landing pages: $26.5 million Series A (23 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Posh, an IRL events startup: $22 million Series A (12 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Pearpop, a creator-marketing platform: $18 million Series A (18 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Spoon Radio, a social-audio startup: $17 million Series A (15 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Kyra, a content studio, talent-management firm, and influencer-marketing platform: $15 million Series A (20 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Allstar, a startup helping gamers become social-media creators: $12 million Series A (6 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Lumanu, a business-solutions platform for creators: $12 million Series A (8 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Hype, a platform for link-in-bio and other creator-monetization tools: $10 million Series A (13 pages)<\/li>\n<li>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<li>Slip.stream, a music startup focused on gamers: $7.5 million Series A (13 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Brag House, an esports startup: $5 million Series A (24 pages)<\/li>\n<li>CreatorDB, an influencer marketing company: $4.7 million Series A (13 pages)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Seed<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Linguana, an AI video translation startup that is targeting YouTubers: $8.5 million (13 pages)<\/li>\n<li>AvatarOS, a startup building virtual avatars for social media, gaming, and other immersive experiences: $7 million (11 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Hypernatural, a generative AI startup that wants to be the Canva for video: $6.8 million (14 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Scenario, a generative AI startup to create gaming art and assets: $6 million seed (8 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Sesh, a music startup that connects artists and fans using their mobile wallets: $5 million seed (13 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Authoritive, an online course-development startup: $5 million seed (11 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Dstlry, a comic-book creator startup: $5 million seed (26 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Dharma, a travel startup for creators and brands: $4.7 million pre-Series A (17 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Glystn, an AI-powered community-management platform: $4 million seed (15 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Daisy, an influencer marketing startup that launched in 2024: $3.9 million (9 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Anima, an augmented-reality startup: $3 million (15 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Grandstand, a sports startup working with athlete creators: $2.75 million<\/li>\n<li>Seam Social, a new Web3 social-media platform: $2.5 million (10 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Spark, a digital art platform from the YouTuber Moriah Elizabeth: $2.5 million seed (9 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Insense, a startup helping e-commerce brands get low-cost ads: $2.5 million pre-Series A (9 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Supercast, a podcast subscriptions startup: $2 million seed (20 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Chartmetric, a music-data and -measurement company: $2 million seed (46 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Ultimate Playlist, a music-marketing startup: $2 million round (9 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Magroove, a music-distribution and -discovery platform: $1.6 million seed (21 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Stagetime, a professional-networking startup for performing artists: $1.5 million seed (13 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Jubilee Media, a content studio looking to expand beyond YouTube and TikTok: $1.1 million seed-plus (12 pages)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pre-Seed<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Storiaverse, a startup for animators and writers: $2.5 million pre-seed (16 pages)<\/li>\n<li>July, a &quot;talent manager in your pocket&quot; for creators: $2.3 million pre-seed (9 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Squads, a startup that helps creators mint and sell crypto coins: $1.8 million pre-seed (12 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Skye, a career-coaching platform: $1.6 million pre-seed (33 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Punchup Live, a comedy platform: $1 million pre-seed (19 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Spore, a content and community-building startup: $1 million pre-seed (17 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Hashtag Pay Me, a startup that helps creators price brand deals: $200,000 pre-seed (9 pages)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Humanz, an influencer marketing platform, raised $15 million for an M&amp;A spree (28 pages)<\/li>\n<li>Our Future, a short-form video-news brand that targets Gen Z: acquired (15 pages)<\/li>\n<li>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<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dub, a fintech startup that lets people copy influencers&#039; 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