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How Slow Ventures is giving the creator economy a rebrand

Last week, the team at early-stage VC firm Slow Ventures launched its new $60 million fund entirely focused on investing in content creators.Today on Equity () , Rebecca Bellan sits down with Lightcap to dive into YouTube remains the dominant platform for serious creators,how niche community trust translates into scalable businesses, and what this new…

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Last week, the team at early-stage VC firm Slow Ventures launched its new $60 million fund entirely focused on investing in content creators.Today on Equity () , Rebecca Bellan sits down with Lightcap to dive into YouTube remains the dominant platform for serious creators,how niche community trust translates into scalable businesses, and what this new fund means for the creator economy.

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• How this new asset class has the potential to scale.

• The parallels between backing creators and traditional seed-stage founders.

• The “key man risk” and how investors navigate the challenge.

Equity is TechCrunch’s flagship podcast, produced by Theresa Loconsolo, and posts every Wednesday and Friday. 

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  1. @DenizEkşioğlu-s1r

    February 19, 2025 at 8:05 pm

    Great content, as always! I need some advice: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). How can I transfer them to Binance?

  2. @gtleshow

    February 21, 2025 at 2:38 am

    Love the optimism here, and honestly, AI can be a game-changer if leadership actually invests in the right strategy (instead of just chasing the next shiny tool).

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