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Patreon Raises $60 Million in Series D Funding Round

Patreon Raises Another $60 Million — and Projects $1 Billion in Creator Payouts by the End of This Year

Daniel Sanchez
July 16, 2019
Patreon has confirmed a new fundraising milestone. Co-founder and CEO Jack Conte announced that the crowdfunding platform has raised $60 million in a Series D funding round. Glade Brook Capital led the fu... Read More...
Kickstarter's Drip Rebooted Platform Scrapped Following Lack of Funds

The Death of Crowdfunding? Kickstarter’s Drip ‘Reboot’ Scrapped After Serious Business Model Issues Surface

Daniel Sanchez
June 17, 2019
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In a bid to better compete against Patreon, Kickstarter unveiled Drip. The crowdfunding platform first acquired Drip in March 2016.  Ghostly International had launched its independent patronage platform in 2... Read More...
Patreon Hits $500 Million in Payouts and over 3 Million Patrons

Patreon Has over 3 Million Patrons and Expects to Pay $500 Million in 2019

Daniel Sanchez
January 23, 2019
Patreon may have announced a new milestone, but competition continues to heat up. According to a report published early last year, content creators, including musicians, songwriters, and bands, should think ... Read More...
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Patreon Acquires Kit to Help Its Content Creators Better Sell Merch

Lennon Cihak
June 5, 2018
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Patreon's new acquisition of Kit, a New York-based e-commerce startup, will hopefully enable content creators to make more money. Patreon is a platform that allows supporters of an artist to "subscribe" to c... Read More...
Less Than 2% of Content Creators on Patreon Earn Monthly Minimum Wage

Less Than 2% of Content Creators on Patreon Earn Monthly Minimum Wage

Daniel Sanchez
January 2, 2018
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Think twice before quitting your day job if you’re on Patreon. 2017 was a wild ride for popular crowdfunding platform Patreon. Founded by musician (and former YouTuber) Jack Conte in 2013, the service rea... Read More...
Breaking: Patreon Apologizes and Scraps All Proposed Fees

Patreon’s CEO Issues an Apology, Scraps Proposed Patron Fees

Daniel Sanchez
December 13, 2017
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Patreon founder Jack Conte:  “We messed up. We’re sorry, and we’re not rolling out the fees change.” Several weeks ago, Patreon announced new service fees that quickly set off a firestorm. Under the new s... Read More...
Patreon Under Fire As Patrons and Creators Flee Service

Patreon Enters Crisis Mode as Patrons & Creators Start Bailing

Daniel Sanchez
December 8, 2017
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Instead of actually solving the problem, Patreon’s “fixes” seem to have further exasperated content creators and patrons. Jack Conte understands content creators on YouTube. As a musician on the popular v... Read More...
As YouTube Stars Jump to Patreon, Could Cryptocurrency Solve the Adpocalypse Problem?

The Solution to YouTube’s Payments Problem Is a Brand-New Cryptocurrency

Daniel Sanchez
November 17, 2017
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This startup promises to solve YouTube’s massive demonetization problems and get content creators paid. Tired of YouTube’s terrible payouts?  So are major stars on the platform. Controversial Singapore Yo... Read More...
Kickstarter Wants to Destroy Patreon — Starting With 'Drip'

Kickstarter Wants to Destroy Patreon — Starting With ‘Drip’

Daniel Sanchez
November 16, 2017
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To fight Patreon, Kickstarter has re-launched Drip, a subscription-based patronage platform for artists. Several years ago, rising YouTube musician Jack Conte became frustrated.  While millions watched his v... Read More...
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Is the Future of Music Fan-Supported? Patreon Raises $30 Million

Charlotte Hassan
January 19, 2016
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Patreon, a San Francisco-based patronage platform that supports artists, has now raised $30 million in Series B funding. Thrive Capital led the round with Allen and Company, Charles River Ventures, Index Ve... Read More...
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Music Industry on High Alert as Tunecore Gets Hacked

Paul Resnikoff
December 6, 2015
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  Updated: Monday, 12/7 9:00 am PT: Tunecore offers an official statement on the hack (updated below). Security breaches are sadly becoming routine these days, though hacks are suddenly spiking i... Read More...
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Patreon Users Receive Extortion Threats from Hackers

Paul Resnikoff
November 23, 2015
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Last month, Patreon suffered a security breach involving its user account database.  Patreon co-founder Jack Conte quickly downplayed the breaches involved, but now, a number of Patreon users are receiving ... Read More...
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