founder + marketing @ creatormate — helping creators build their community join the waitlist, or else...
hey. so a year ago, i got laid off. and just a few weeks ago, i raised a $220k pre-seed for my startup. crazy, right? here's the story. at 18, i got the chance to run e-commerce at four amsterdam kids. the brand was just taking off with insane organic growth. felt like a dream. almost a year in, i felt like i deserved more—more opportunities, more money. so i started freelancing on the side. i was making about $1,300 a month at four, working 4-5 days a week. not enough to move out of my parents' house and get a place in amsterdam. as a freelancer, i pulled in an extra $2-3k a month. but i didn’t want to go full-time because the opportunities at four were too good to pass up. but things didn’t work out with my boss, so i quit. i had just signed a lease for my first apartment in amsterdam, bought a new setup (macbook, display, the works). then covid hit. and multiple clients laid me off. total chaos, financially and emotionally. since then... i started working with creators, built a small creator community, helped them grow and monetize their audience. then my partner and i founded creator mate. and now, i’m super excited to announce... we just raised $220k to help creators build, grow, and monetize their communities at creatormate.com. we’re making it easier for creators to build a community by optimizing their profiles & content with ai. we help creators find their "content market fit." in our first week, over 100 creators joined our waitlist. all organic. zero marketing. i truly believe the power is shifting from institutions to individuals. the global creator economy is worth around $156b now and is expected to hit $528b by 2030 with a 22.5% cagr. in the us alone, it’s going from $17.7b to $142.9b (an 8x increase). huge opportunity to become the best in helping creators. creators. not influencers 😂. if you’re a creator, join our waitlist and benefit from all the free resources we’re launching. www.creatormate.com ⚡️ this wasn’t the journey i expected, but man, i’m stoked about how far we’ve come.
Congratulations on the pre-seed! Can’t wait to see Creator mate all over my feed ⚡️
+1 on the waitlist.
Jens Glerum Congrats once again man! Excited to see it grow :)
Geweldig gedaan Jens! En is het een idee te delen wat de invloed op jouw succes was toen je besloot ook te investeren in je personal leadership development? Dat is voor jouw volgers misschien ook heel inspirerend om te weten. Je volgde immers niet voor niets de Lifetime Leadership Master 😊
Congratulations! It's so inspiring to see others slashing through difficulties and showing people how much can few guys achieve! <3
COO + Co-Founder @ dealmate | Connecting companies with their ideal service provider.
1moWell deserved! Now the adventure has just started, it's going to be a fun ride, rooting for you Jens!