Creator Economy

• With “the largest raise in live shopping,” Whatnot achieves $20 billion valuation
• MasterCard joins other traditional financial firms by banking on creators

  MasterCard and Manifest Financial have teamed up to launch a debit card that is catered to creator economy professionals.

  
• Creators are popping up all over India. A college program is training them.

  MICA, a college in Ahmedabad, is launching a program to train India's growing class of professional creators and influencers.

  
• Talent agency CAA and equity partner TPG launch company to spend $250 million on creator companies

  Talent agency CAA and private equity firm TPG are teaming up to launch Compound Creative Holdings, which will acquire creator businesses.

  
• For creators, the outfit of the day is a crucial choice, so ShopMy is introducing personal shopping
• Visa’s U.K. “creator card” aims to combat cashflow issues while upping TikTok Live payouts
• Khaby Lame’s $975 million stock deal isn’t looking nearly as lucrative as advertised
• Meta says “the era of link in bio is over.” Here’s what’s replacing it.
• The “future of the creator economy is now,” and you can learn about it at the Scalable Summit
• The Cannes Film Festival is buying into the creator economy in a big way
• Colin and Samir are giving L.A.-based creators an event where they can meet up and Press Publish
• “Creator TV” is a thing, and Spotter wants to sell it to big brands