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FanTV raises $3 Mn to transform AI-powered content creation

EntrackrEntrackr · 1y ago
FanTV raises $3 Mn to transform AI-powered content creation
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FanTV, a content platform on the Sui blockchain, has secured an additional $3 million in strategic investment from Mysten Labs, Cypher Capital, CoinSwitch Ventures, and Illuminati Capital. Prior to this, the company had raised $5.5 million from Multicoin Capital, Woodstock Fund, Krafton, IOSG Ventures, Pravega Ventures, and Tykhe Block Ventures. Founded in 2023 by Prashan Agarwal, FanTV blends AI and blockchain technology to empower content creation. It operates on the Sui blockchain and has attracted over 8 million users, including 80,000 creators, with more than 30 million transactions and 1.2 million hours of AI-generated content processed each month. According to FanTV, creators produce music, videos, podcasts, web series, and vlogs using cutting-edge AI tools. The platform supports both emerging talent and established influencers, featuring creators like TrevinVSNFT, Sui’s top content creator, Bitcoin educator Kashif Raza, CryptoIndia, BlockFuel, and rising digital voices like MrBreadSmith. Beyond making content creation effortless, FanTV is redefining how creators monetize their work. Through AI-powered tools, digital tipping, and personalized Creator Coins, it allows users to support their favorite creators while giving creators direct ownership of their content. FanTV’s economic model combines paid AI-powered content creation features with engagement rewards, allowing users to purchase credits for premium AI tools, tip and gift creators, and even launch their own digital tokens to offer exclusive content and foster deeper community engagement. FanTV plans to develop advanced AI tools for creators, expand its global creator network, and enhance user growth strategies. The platform’s unique approach to merging AI with blockchain capabilities ensures a decentralized ecosystem that prioritizes creator ownership, fair value distribution, and new opportunities for digital creators worldwide.

Creator Economy Summit: Content creators are becoming the enterprises of today, say VCs

Money ControlMoney Control · 2y ago
Creator Economy Summit: Content creators are becoming the enterprises of today, say VCs
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Venture capital investors Elevation Capital and India Quotient expressed their interest in investing in content creators who are transitioning from personal brands to building new-age enterprises in the creator economy. Monetization channels such as microtransactions and subscriptions are providing real revenue potential for creators and helping diversify the creator economy beyond ad-driven models. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to increase productivity and open doors for more creators in content creation. However, it is acknowledged that content businesses can never be monetized similarly to services and that the majority of revenue will still come from a small percentage of paid users.

Wishlink raises $17.5 Mn in Series B round led by Vertex Ventures

EntrackrEntrackr · 3d ago
Wishlink raises $17.5 Mn in Series B round led by Vertex Ventures
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Wishlink raises $17.5 Mn in Series B round led by Vertex Ventures Creator-focused commerce startup Wishlink has raised $17.5 million in a Series B funding round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. Existing investors Fundamentum and Elevation Capital also participated in the round. The new round comes after a gap of two years. In February 2024, Wishlink had raised a $7 million round from The Fundamentum Partnership Fund and Elevation Capital. It also closed its seed round of $3 million in October 2022. The fresh proceeds will be used to expand its creator and brand partnerships and strengthen its technology stack across consumers, creators and brands. Founded in 2022 by Shaurya Gupta, Divyansh Ameta and Chandan Yadav, Wishlink operates a creator commerce platform that enables product discovery through influencers. The platform helps creators monetise content while allowing brands to drive sales and customer acquisition. Wishlink currently works with over 40,000 monthly active creators who generate more than 300,000 pieces of content every month. The platform facilitates over 6 million orders and drives more than Rs 350 crore in monthly sales for partner brands and e-commerce platforms. It uses data-driven tools to help brands track performance across the funnel while improving shopping experiences for consumers. It also enables creators to earn commissions through product-linked content. According to its annual financial statement, Wishlink saw its revenue from operations surge 356% YoY to Rs 53.80 crore in FY25 from Rs 11.79 crore in FY24, while losses remained nearly flat at Rs 18.79 crore, compared to Rs 18.22 crore a year earlier.

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