FameBit operates a marketplace that helps brands find, hire and collaborate with YouTube content creators for paid endorsements. The platform uses a bounty model that allows brands to post products and services and have YouTube producers create video segments around those wares. The company is led by co-founder and CEO David Kierzkowski and is based in Santa Monica, California. Since launch FameBit has brokered 1,200 video campaigns for over 200 brands and works with about 3,000 active YouTube personalities producing roughly 500 videos per month. Investors and local backers view FameBit as part of a broader trend of startups building new channels for media and advertising on platforms like YouTube. The article positions the company within a growing investor focus on platform companies that connect brands with influencers.

Total raised

$1M

Funding rounds

1

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Seed

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Jun 2014