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Beacons raises $6 million for its link-in-bio homepage builder that lets creators monetize Mobile landing page builder Beacons has raised a $6 million seed round to expand its vision for empowering creators to make money beyond the cramped confines of their social media profiles. The company, co-founded by Neal Jean, Jesse Zhang, Greg Luppescu and David Zeng, provides anyone who uses social media a single, mobile-optimized link hub to display to their followers. Like competitor Linktree, Beacon...

Beacons, a San Francisco, CA-based business platform for social media creators, raised $6m in seed funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz with participation from Li Jin’s Atelier Ventures, The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Fund, Night Ventures, Brazilian esports organization LOUD and Crush Music. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate product development and hiring across engineering, operations, marketing and product design. Founded in 2019 and led by Neal Jean, CEO...

Today, there are a number of website builders aimed at creators who want to point fans to a dedicated landing page from their social media profile. If you’ve spent any time on TikTok or Instagram, you’ve likely come across one of these simplified “link in bio”-style websites — like those hosted by Linktree, for example. […]