{"slug": "read-47-pitch-decks-that-creator-economy-startups-used-to-raise-millions-of", "title": "Read 47 pitch decks that creator-economy startups used to raise millions of dollars", "summary": "Business Insider has compiled 47 pitch decks that creator-economy startups used to raise millions of dollars from venture capitalists and angel investors. The collection includes decks from companies like Hedra, which secured a $32 million Series A led by A16z in 2025, and ShopMy, which raised $147 million and reached a $1.5 billion valuation that same year. The decks offer a look at how startups in areas like AI, social commerce, and influencer marketing pitch their businesses to secure funding.", "body_md": "The [creator economy](https://www.businessinsider.com/promising-creator-economy-influencer-marketing-startups-per-top-vcs-2024-10?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp) has bred a generation of startups — from influencer-marketing companies to [new social-media](https://www.businessinsider.com/best-social-media-apps-worth-downloading-recommendations-2023-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp) experiences.\n\nThese startups have captured the attention and wallets of influential venture capitalists and [angel investors](https://www.businessinsider.com/angel-investors-funding-creator-economy-startups-vc-fundraising-investing-seed-2023-9?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp) over the last several years, giving rise to many unicorn valuations in the space.\n\n**Meet **__17 creator-economy startups to watch in 2026, according __to VCs\n\nAI is continuing to fuel investor interest in the creator economy. For instance, [Hedra](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-generative-video-image-hedra-startup-raise-a16z-pitch-deck-2025-5?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp), a generative AI startup used by some creators to make viral content, announced a $32 million Series A led by A16z in 2025.\n\n**These ****13 creator economy startups pulled in about $2 billion in funding in 2025**\n\nOther categories, such as [social commerce](https://www.businessinsider.com/creator-economy-trends-helped-startups-pull-in-funding-2026-1), are also top areas of interest for investors. ShopMy, which previously shared its Series A pitch deck with Business Insider, raised another $147 million in 2025 and was valued at $1.5 billion.\n\nCreators themselves, like [Emma Chamberlain](https://www.businessinsider.com/emma-chamberlain-coffee-expansion-plans-detailed-in-leaked-deck-2025-3) and [MrBeast,](https://www.businessinsider.com/mrbeast-pitch-deck-creator-marketplace-replicate-success-2025-3) are also raising venture capital for their businesses.\n\n**See the ****leaked pitch deck Chamberlain Coffee used**\n\nSo, how do creator-economy startups land those investments? Often, it starts with a pitch deck.\n\nLumanu, a creator-focused financial startup, [uses a simple pitch deck](https://www.businessinsider.com/lumanu-startup-creator-economy-paid-brands-influencers-pitch-deck-example-2021-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp) that's more of a \"conversation guider,\" its cofounder and CEO, Tony Tran, told Business Insider.\n\n\"My pitch is always why, what, how, and why now?\" Tran said. ([Read the full pitch deck here.](https://www.businessinsider.com/lumanu-startup-creator-economy-paid-brands-influencers-pitch-deck-example-2021-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp))\n\nEvery startup has a different approach.\n\nSome even ditch the pitch deck altogether and opt for an email or Notion document.\n\n**Check out** **16 VC firms investing in creator economy startups**\n\nWe talked with founders who've pitched their startups to investors about their process. They broke down the pitch decks they used to secure millions of dollars in funding.\n\n**Read the pitch decks that helped 47 creator-focused startups fundraise millions of dollars:**\n\n*Note: Pitch decks are sorted by investment stage and size of round.*\n\n### Series A\n\n[Restream, a livestreaming alternative to platforms like the Amazon-owned Twitch: $50 million Series A (14 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/livestreaming-startup-restream-pitch-deck-50-million-raise-2020-9?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Hedra, a generative AI video platform: $32 million Series A (9 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-generative-video-image-hedra-startup-raise-a16z-pitch-deck-2025-5?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Dub, a fintech startup that lets people copy influencers' stock trades: $30 million Series A (15 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-fintech-finance-influencer-startup-dub-raises-30-million-2025-4?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[ShopMy, an affiliate platform that lets creators earn commissions through shoppable landing pages: $26.5 million Series A (23 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/read-pitch-deck-affiliate-marketing-startup-shopmy-used-series-a-2024-6?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Posh, an IRL events startup: $22 million Series A (12 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/posh-raises-series-a-help-make-plans-friends-pitch-deck-2024-7?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Pearpop, a creator-marketing platform: $18 million Series A (18 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-creator-startup-pearpop-used-raise-18-million-2022-11?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Spoon Radio, a social-audio startup: $17 million Series A (15 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/read-the-pitch-deck-for-social-audio-startup-spoon-radio-2021-10?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Kyra, a content studio, talent-management firm, and influencer-marketing platform: $15 million Series A (20 pages](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-creator-platform-kyra-raise-15-million-series-a-2022-11?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp))[Allstar, a startup helping gamers become social-media creators: $12 million Series A (6 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-mark-cuban-backed-gaming-creator-startup-allstar-2023-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Lumanu, a business-solutions platform for creators: $12 million Series A (8 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/lumanu-startup-creator-economy-paid-brands-influencers-pitch-deck-example-2021-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Hype, a platform for link-in-bio and other creator-monetization tools: $10 million Series A (13 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-example-creator-startup-hype-fundraising-vc-series-a-2023-4?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Catch+Release, a startup that helps creators and everyday social-media users license their content to brands: $8.8 million Series A (12 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-content-licensing-startup-catch-release-raise-8-million-2023-8?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Slip.stream, a music startup focused on gamers: $7.5 million Series A (13 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-music-startup-slip-stream-series-a-sony-music-2022-6?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Brag House, an esports startup: $5 million Series A (24 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/brag-house-pitch-deck-example-college-esports-platform-2021-11?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[CreatorDB, an influencer marketing company: $4.7 million Series A (13 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/influencer-marketing-company-creatordb-ai-data-creator-economy-pitch-deck-2025-9)\n\n### Seed\n\n[Linguana, an AI video translation startup that is targeting YouTubers: $8.5 million (13 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/linguana-ai-translation-startup-youtubers-seed-funding-pitch-deck-2025-4)[AvatarOS, a startup building virtual avatars for social media, gaming, and other immersive experiences: $7 million (11 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-animation-virtual-influencer-startup-avataros-raises-seed-pitch-deck-2025-3)[Hypernatural, a generative AI startup that wants to be the Canva for video: $6.8 million (14 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/generative-ai-video-creator-startup-hypernatural-raised-seed-pitch-deck-2025-7)[Flick, an AI video generation startup for filmmakers: $6 million (10 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-filmmaking-startup-flick-lands-yc-seed-funding-pitch-deck-2026-5)[Scenario, a generative AI startup to create gaming art and assets: $6 million seed (8 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/notion-doc-ai-gaming-company-used-to-raise-6-million-2023-1?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Sesh, a music startup that connects artists and fans using their mobile wallets: $5 million seed (13 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-music-startup-sesh-fandom-superfan-raise-millions-2025-6#there-are-millions-of-artists-to-recruit-3)[Authoritive, an online course-development startup: $5 million seed (11 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/authoritive-pitch-deck-raised-5-million-creator-startup-conde-nast-2021-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Dstlry, a comic-book creator startup: $5 million seed (26 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/dstlry-pitch-deck-comic-book-startup-from-amazon-alums-fundraise-2024-8?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Dharma, a travel startup for creators and brands: $4.7 million pre-Series A (17 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/read-notion-memo-travel-startup-dharma-raise-4-million-2023-10?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Glystn, an AI-powered community-management platform: $4 million seed (15 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/ai-community-engagement-startup-glystn-4-million-seed-pitch-deck-2023-6?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Daisy, an influencer marketing startup that launched in 2024: $3.9 million (9 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-influencer-startup-daisy-raises-seed-funding-creator-economy-2025-3)[Anima, an augmented-reality startup: $3 million (15 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-ar-sugmented-reality-startup-anima-raise-3-million-2022-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Grandstand, a sports startup working with athlete creators: $2.75 million](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-slides-sports-creator-economy-startup-grandstand-subscription-fans-2023-10?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Seam Social, a new Web3 social-media platform: $2.5 million (10 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/read-pitch-deck-new-social-media-web3-platform-seam-seed-2023-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Spark, a digital art platform from the YouTuber Moriah Elizabeth: $2.5 million seed (9 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-spark-youtube-moriah-elizabeth-night-media-seed-funding-2022-11?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Insense, a startup helping e-commerce brands get low-cost ads: $2.5 million pre-Series A (9 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-that-helped-insense-ugc-startup-raise-round-2022-8?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Supercast, a podcast subscriptions startup: $2 million seed (20 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-podcast-startup-supercast-used-raise-2-million-example-2022-2?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Chartmetric, a music-data and -measurement company: $2 million seed (46 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-music-data-chartmetric-used-to-raise-2-million-2021-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Ultimate Playlist, a music-marketing startup: $2 million round (9 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-music-discovery-startup-unlimited-playlist-raise-2-million-2022-6?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Magroove, a music distribution and discovery platform: $1.6 million seed (21 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/read-pitch-deck-music-startup-magroove-used-raise-million-2023-5?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Stagetime, a professional-networking startup for performing artists: $1.5 million seed (13 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-raised-1-million-stagetime-linkedin-performing-artists-2021-11?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Jubilee Media, a content studio looking to expand beyond YouTube and TikTok: $1.1 million seed-plus (12 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-media-company-jubilee-startup-fundraise-raises-1m-2022-10?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)\n\n### Pre-Seed\n\n[Storiaverse, a startup for animators and writers: $2.5 million pre-seed (16 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/read-pitch-deck-creator-startup-storiaverse-raise-2-5-million-2024-4?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[July, a \"talent manager in your pocket\" for creators: $2.3 million pre-seed (9 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-creator-economy-startup-july-raise-2-million-ohanian-2022-12?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Squads, a startup that helps creators mint and sell crypto coins: $1.8 million pre-seed (12 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/read-pitch-deck-crypto-startup-creators-raise-million-pre-seed-2022-5?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Skye, a career-coaching platform: $1.6 million pre-seed (33 pages)](https://www.businessinsider.com/pitch-deck-coaching-startup-platform-raise-1-million-preseed-funding-2022-7?r=creator-economy-pitch-decks-lp)[Punchup Live, a comedy platform: $1 million pre-seed (19 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