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Somebody Just IPO'd a Human

Oct 2, 2026

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9 min read

Somebody Just IPO'd a Human

This week: a $64M fund writing equity checks into creators' own holding companies, Coco Gauff taking an ownership stake in a relaunched tennis league where every player gets equity, and fitness creator Kendall Toole co-founding her own functional dressing brand instead of taking an endorsement check.

Jeff Frommer
Jeff Frommer
Watch our launch video!

Sep 28, 2026

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1 min read

Watch our launch video!

Nick Haney
Nick Haney
We’re live, but I need your help.

Sep 25, 2026

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7 min read

We’re live, but I need your help.

Jeff Frommer
Jeff Frommer
Creators Just Got a $400M Sugar Daddy

Sep 18, 2026

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7 min read

Creators Just Got a $400M Sugar Daddy

This week: creators got a $400M sugar daddy, a YouTuber joined the fund that got early into OpenAI and Anthropic, and Your Rich BFF turned 10 million followers into an app she built herself.

Jeff Frommer
Jeff Frommer
Kendall Jenner Went on a TRIP and Never Checked Out

Sep 11, 2026

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8 min read

Kendall Jenner Went on a TRIP and Never Checked Out

This week: Kendall Jenner takes equity in a $200 million calming-drink brand instead of a check, Sydney Sweeney cold-calls a prediction-market startup and walks out with a stake, and Chris Paul launches a sports media company he actually owns. Plus three founders we cannot stop watching.

Nick Haney
Nick Haney
Wonder Woman's Secret Identity Was Mac and Cheese All Along

Sep 4, 2026

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7 min read

Wonder Woman's Secret Identity Was Mac and Cheese All Along

This week: Barilla buys the mac and cheese Gal Gadot quietly built and never put her face on, Micah Parsons turns a customer habit into a co-founder seat at Good Candy, and Iggy Azalea buys into the AI plumbing that took Fanvue from $4M to $200M.

Jeff Frommer
Jeff Frommer
Drizzy Just Flipped the Owl for Nine Figures

Aug 28, 2026

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9 min read

Drizzy Just Flipped the Owl for Nine Figures

This week: Drake sells 51% of OVO and keeps the part that compounds, Chris Hemsworth buys into Australia's most awarded distillery, and Samsonite pays $178.5M for most of Shay Mitchell's BÉIS while she keeps the creative chair.

Jeff Frommer
Jeff Frommer
Your Favorite Athlete Just Fired Their Sponsor

Aug 21, 2026

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9 min read

Your Favorite Athlete Just Fired Their Sponsor

This week: 30 action-sports athletes launch a supplement brand they own instead of endorse (NORTH Performance), Travis Kelce quietly starts building the plumbing for every NIL deal in college sports, and Aliyah Boston turns a tampon sponsorship into an ownership stake.

Jeff Frommer
Jeff Frommer
Alex Cooper Killed the Cans to Feed the Company

Aug 14, 2026

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9 min read

Alex Cooper Killed the Cans to Feed the Company

This week: Alex Cooper winds down Unwell's drink line to fund what compounds, a $1.2M investor lawsuit puts a spotlight on how celebrity involvement gets pitched, and Alix Earle buys equity in the $150M wellness brand she actually uses.

Jeff Frommer
Jeff Frommer
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