Early-stage VC fund investing in the passion economy and platforms that broaden access to work.
Location: United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2020
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 15
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| - | Stir | usestir.com | $16M | United Sta... |
| - | Dumpling | dumpling.us | $9.5M | United Sta... |
| - | Substack | substack.com | $82.3M | United Sta... |
| - | Vori | vori.com | $10M | United Sta... |
| - | Coding Blo... | lu.ma | $3M | India, Del... |
| - | Run The Wo... | runtheworld.today | $11M | United Sta... |
| - | Syndicate | syndicate.io | $20M | Canada, On... |
| - | Contra | contra.com | - | United Sta... |
| - | Patreon | patreon.com | $354.2M | India, Kar... |
| - | Dan Shippe... | every.to | - | United Sta... |
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Persons 1
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | |||
| - | Li | Jin | Founder &a... | linkedin.c... | - | - |
Mentions in press and media 6
| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.11.2021 | Will DAOs revolutionize media or just create playgrounds for the rich? | Over the past few weeks a virtual flash mob called the ConstitutionDAO, with thousands of cryptocurrency fans, crowdfunded almost $45 million to buy a copy of the U.S. Constitution. Although they lost the auction, they had already spun up a... |
| 19.10.2021 | Variant debuts a new $110M fund for crypto startups, announces Li Jin has joined as a general partner | While investors continue to question whether crypto will swallow up more traditional VC opportunities down the road, it certainly appears that today the blockchain space is eating up the attention of Silicon Valley’s buzziest early investor... |
| 25.08.2021 | Black creators say TikTok's algorithm fosters a 'consistent undertone of anti-Blackness.' Here's how the app has responded. | Insider spoke to several TikTok creators who felt the app has "censored" Black creators. TikTok said the company "recognize[s] and value[s] the impact" of Black creators. Professor Rob Reich said tension between social m... |
| 24.05.2021 | Beacons raises $6 million for its link-in-bio homepage builder that lets creators monetize | Mobile landing page builder Beacons has raised a $6 million seed round to expand its vision for empowering creators to make money beyond the cramped confines of their social media profiles. The company, co-founded by Neal Jean, Jesse Zhang,... |
| 06.02.2021 | 5 creator economy VCs see startup opportunities in monetization, discovery and much more | Everyone knows YouTubers and other creators are popular with internet users of all ages. But today, these influencers also have real businesses powered by a range of software tools and service providers who help weave videos, pictures, clip... |
| - | Creators, Influencers Turn Angel Investors To Join Indian Startup Funding Rush | A curious thing is happening in early stage startup funding in India. The angel investor pool has a new look to it, with creators and influencers now sharing space with startup founders and individual investors. From comedians to influencer... |