# The Creator Economy is headed to $480B. We're building the capital market for it. | GigaStar

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- Published at: 2026-08-13 19:15:55 UTC
- Updated at: 2026-08-13 19:15:59 UTC

## Author
Sarah McNabb

## Subject
GigaStar

## Content
From the desk of CEO, Hazem Dawani:To our Community,When we started GigaStar, the idea was simple: securitize Creators’ revenue streams. YouTube Creators generate recurring revenue, but they've never had a way to raise capital against it, and Investors have never had a way to buy into it. We built the financial infrastructure to make that possible: the first market where Creator revenue becomes a security, gets distributed to Investors, and is tradable.Last year, this Community backed that vision with nearly $4M. Since then, we launched GigaStar Trading, our SEC-registered digital Alternative Trading System, one of only ten platforms in the U.S. cleared to trade digital asset securities.Today, GigaStar is the only SEC-registered marketplace where Creator revenue becomes a security, is distributed monthly, and can be traded, built by a team that's exited to Robinhood and Disney, and backed by $9.8M in funding from institutional investors like Belvedere Strategic Capital and Nameless Ventures.Here's the opportunity ahead: Goldman Sachs projects the Creator Economy will reach $480B by 2027, and almost none of it is investable today. We're bringing institutional capital onto the platform, expanding liquidity on GigaStar Trading, and taking this model beyond YouTube to Creators on Substack, Twitch, and Instagram. We're still early in building this market. This raise is your chance to invest in the infrastructure itself.We built GigaStar so everyday Investors could own a piece of the Creator Economy, and we think GigaStar itself should be built the same way, with the people who use it as partners on the journey.Invest in GigaStar → wefunder.com/gigastarHere's to building the Creator Economy's capital markets, together.Hazem DawaniCo-Founder & CEO, GigaStar