TikTok opens up its revamped creator fund to all eligible creators in the US

May 3, 2023

TikTok announced today that it’s opening up its revamped creator fund, called the “Creativity Program Beta,” to all eligible creators in the United States. The company initially began testing the new program with select creators in February. TikTok says the new program is designed to generate higher revenue and unlock more real-world opportunities for creators. […]

TikTok opens up its revamped creator fund to all eligible creators in the US by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

The outside advantage that your investor may be interested in

May 3, 2023

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a duo, think about their work and unpack the rest. This week, Natasha Mascarenhas interviewed Sam Chaudhary, CEO and co-founder of ClassDojo, […]

The outside advantage that your investor may be interested in by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch

Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition falls on UK antitrust radar

May 3, 2023

The U.K.’s competition authority is adding Adobe’s proposed $20 billion bid for digital design rival Figma to its ever-growing to-do list. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed today that it’s launching an initial “phase 1” merger inquiry, with the relevant stakeholders given a two-week period to provide comment. Adobe first confirmed it was tabling […]

Adobe’s $20B Figma acquisition falls on UK antitrust radar by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch

Stripe, a longtime partner of Lyft, signs a big deal with Uber

May 3, 2023

Growth at $50 billion fintech Stripe has been slowing this year, but one of its key strategies to reverse that course got a decent push today: Stripe is announcing that it has inked a “strategic payments partnership” with Uber. The pair will work together initially on selected services in eight of Uber’s biggest markets, including […]

Stripe, a longtime partner of Lyft, signs a big deal with Uber by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch