“My ultimate ambition is to build the Disney of the creator economy – and the strategic partners this funding round has brought on board has enabled me to take a big step in that direction.

For the last century, companies like Disney, from its starting point with Walt Disney himself, has demonstrated the power of a single piece of intellectual property.

He and his successors built a global empire by taking a character like Mickey Mouse and building a universe around him: films, theme parks, merchandise and more.

With my team, I think we are building the modern version of this model. But in our world, the IP is not a fictional character, the creator is the new franchise.”

“We’ve long believed that creators are the next great entrepreneurs, and Steven Bartlett is a first rate example.

We couldn’t be more excited to back him through the Slow Creator Fund as he scales Steven.com across media, products and technology”

“I have known Steven for several years now, and he is one of the brightest visionary entrepreneurs I’ve ever worked with – a true and rare asset to British entrepreneurship.

Him and his world class management team are building the infrastructure to transform individual creators into institutional-grade businesses through an integrated ecosystem of media, ventures, and technology.”