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Year in review

2022 in creator-economy deals

9 transactions on record for 2022. Price public on 3. Coverage for this year is selective: the notable deals, not a census.

By segment
Agency3Software & Tools3Podcast & Audio1Creator Finance1Sports & Creator Media1
By quarter
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Records with only a quarter date sit in their quarter.
Value basis
Disclosed1 · 11%Reported2 · 22%Undisclosed6 · 67%

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Every record for 2022

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DateTargetBuyer / investorSegmentValue as publishedSource
Dec 5, 2022Influencer Response and Volt Agency
Acquisition
Acceleration Partners (backed by Mountaingate Capital)AgencyUndisclosed Not disclosed███████
May 23, 2022Team Coco
Acquisition
SiriusXMPodcast & AudioReported ██████ Pro███████
May 3, 2022Fanbytes
Acquisition
BrainlabsAgencyUndisclosed Not disclosed███████
Apr 27, 2022Later
Acquisition
Mavrck (backed by Summit Partners)Software & ToolsUndisclosed Not disclosed███████
Apr 11, 2022Dovetale
Acquisition
ShopifySoftware & ToolsUndisclosed Not disclosed███████
Mar 23, 2022Popular Pays
Acquisition
LightricksSoftware & ToolsUndisclosed Not disclosed███████
Feb 22, 2022Village Marketing
Acquisition
WPP (into Wunderman Thompson)AgencyUndisclosed Not disclosed███████
Feb 16, 2022Spotter (Series D)
Funding round
SoftBank Vision Fund 2 (lead)Creator FinanceReported ██████ Pro███████
Jan 6, 2022The Athletic
Acquisition
The New York Times CompanySports & Creator MediaDisclosed ██████ Pro███████