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Next 10 Ventures is launching an incubator for YouTube personalities

TechCrunch LA

Los Angeles-based Next 10 Ventures , a $50 million fund focused on the creator economy, is launching an incubator program to support YouTubers. “I have three kids ages 9, 7 and 4 and I’ve seen it there too in how they are consuming media.

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Venture capitalists ‘like and subscribe’ to influencers

TechCrunch LA

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. Los Angeles-based funds, in closer proximity to the entertainment industry, have been quicker to invest in the creator economy. In fact, new funds have launched there with expertise in the category.

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This Week in Venture Capital – Episode 4

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Their purchases are limited to restaurants, bars, retail clothing outlets, travel and entertainment. Wildfire was one of the darlings of the fbFund incubator program. They focus on trying to drive engagbranded social media marketing campaigns (e.g. SV Angel / Ron Conway closes $20mm venture fund. Other News: 1.