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StoryPop is being built from the intersection of production operations, story development, creator workflows, and AI-assisted media tooling. The wedge is practical: creators need an organized channel home for finished vertical shows, viewers need a faster way to find addictive one-minute series, and advertisers need brand-safe short-form inventory.
Investment Thesis
Four beliefs, one network.
Mobile-first storytelling has become a daily entertainment habit.
Creator channels unlock recurring inventory and audience retention.
Commercial-supported viewing enables scale without paywall friction.
Revenue-sharing aligns platform growth with creator upside.
Market Tailwinds
Audiences already watch in short mobile sessions. Advertisers are moving budget into digital video and creator-led media. StoryPop packages that behavior into a clean, ad-supported network built around serialized creator shows, not random clips.
$294.6B
U.S. internet ad revenue, 2025
$72B
Projected U.S. digital video ad spend, 2025
$37B
Projected U.S. creator ad spend, 2025
Investor Snapshot
50/50
Creator Ad Split
1 min
Core Episode Format
9:16
Primary Screen
Free
Viewer Entry
Current Status
Production website live on storypop.fun
Working app: watch player, POPs, channels, search, and creator flows
Creator beta intake live for finished or near-finished shows
Investor one-pager and pitch deck v7 available
Auth, media, admin, and email infrastructure moving into production wiring
Initial slate and launch partner conversations being prepared
Milestone Discipline
We are not building a full studio first.
The first milestone is a lightweight vertical story network MVP with seeded creator channels, retention testing, sponsor-ready inventory, and enough real usage to prove the model before scaling production spend.
First close target: $250K strategic angels. Full round: up to $1M.
The Model
How StoryPop earns.
Revenue Layers
50% of standard creator-channel ad revenue
50% of network sponsorships
Creator memberships and paid channel perks at scale
Creator Pro subscriptions
Featured campaign packages
Licensing top shows later
Core creator-channel ad revenue uses a 50% creator / 50% StoryPop platform split. Sponsorships, pro tools, creator memberships, featured campaigns, and licensing add upside on top.
Use of Capital
Product & Engineering40%
Creator Acquisition25%
Audience Growth20%
Ad Sales & Partnerships10%
Legal & Operations5%
Why This Can Win
Retention loop: serialized episodes drive repeat daily opens and higher ad session density.
Channel model: creators own audience relationships across multiple shows under one brand identity.
Monetization alignment: free viewer access + ad-supported scale + 50/50 creator-channel ad revenue share.
Brand-safe inventory design for agencies and direct advertisers seeking short-form premium environments.
Optional Creator Tools
Free$0
Upload shows and monetize
Creator Pro$9/mo
Analytics, thumbnails, scheduling, better channel tools
Studio$29/mo
AI trailers, script breakdowns, audience testing
Network PartnerInvite
Higher promotion, sponsor access, production help
Creator Memberships At Scale
Free Network
The core viewer experience stays free and ad-supported.
Creator Memberships
Fans can support channels, unlock extras, and fund bonus drops.
Studio Tools
Creators pay for deeper analytics, scheduling, packaging, and launch support.
Sponsor Upside
Top channels become sponsor-ready inventory with clearer audience segments.
Memberships are a scale layer, not the launch dependency. The launch thesis stays simple: free viewers, ad-supported sessions, strong creator channels, and premium tools once creators have a reason to pay.
What Proves The Pilot Works
Targets, not claims.
50
Creator Channels
pilot slate target
500+
Original Episodes
one-minute drops
4+
Episodes / Session
retention target
>70%
Completion Rate
genre proof target
5-10%
Follow Conversion
repeat audience signal
First
Sponsor Packages
brand-safe launch sales
Illustrative Channel Economics
1M
episode views / month
250K
ad breaks at 4 episodes/session
375K
paid impressions at 1.5 ads/break
$3.0K-$5.3K
gross ad revenue at $8-$14 CPM
$1.8K-$3.2K
StoryPop share before tools/sponsors
Illustrative only. Actual results vary by fill rate, geography, genre, completion, direct-sold sponsorships, and advertiser demand.
Execution Roadmap
The first 180 days.
Creator Beta
25-50 pilot channels with 3-10 episodes each across high-retention genres.
Audience Loop
Daily drops, social clipping, referral follows, watchlists, and genre pages.
Brand Packages
Launch sponsors, genre takeovers, and direct episode sponsorships.
Scale Supply
Creator Pro tools, production partners, top-channel licensing, and originals.
Diligence
Deck, model assumptions, and market narrative available under NDA.
Round Focus
Product velocity, creator supply growth, and ad-sales readiness milestones.
Partner Profile
Investors with media-tech, ad-tech, or creator-economy operating experience.
Investor Actions + Materials
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Sources referenced in the deck: IAB/PwC Internet Advertising Revenue Report 2025; IAB Digital Video Ad Spend & Strategy Report 2025; IAB Creator Economy Ad Spend & Strategy Report 2025; Carta State of Pre-Seed 2025; YC SAFE financing documents.
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One-minute stories
Creator-owned channels
Ad-supported scale