## Karat in the press

[**Karat Financial Raises $70 Million From Celebs Like Will Smith And Top VCs To Build A Bank For Creators And Artists**](https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmylucas/2023/07/19/karat-financial-raises-70-million-from-celebs-like-will-smith-and-top-vcs-to-build-a-bank-for-creators-and-artists/)

[**NYTimes**](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/25/business/content-creators-viral-taxes.html)

[**VAMPPED (Podcast)**](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-19-how-to-take-advantage-of-credit-card-rewards-w-eric-wei/id1530320727?i=1000504937882)

[**NBC**](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/coronavirus-pandemic-hammers-small-business-startups-learn-adapt-quickly-n1235929)

[**The Economist**](https://www.economist.com/briefing/2021/05/08/the-new-rules-of-the-creator-economy)

[**San Francisco Business Times**](https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2020/06/25/fintech-markets-credit-card-to-social-influencers.html?iana=hpmvp_sfbt_news_headline)

[**Forbes — Meet Karat**](https://www.forbes.com/advisor/credit-cards/meet-karat-the-credit-card-for-social-media-influencers/)

[**Business Insider — Seed**](https://www.businessinsider.com/fintech-startup-karat-charge-card-for-youtube-instagram-tiktok-influencers-2020-6)

[**Crunchbase — Seed**](https://news.crunchbase.com/news/meet-karat-creating-the-credit-card-for-influencers-and-creators/)

[**Tubefilter — Seed**](https://www.tubefilter.com/2020/06/25/karat-raises-4-6-million-credit-card-creators/)

[**TechCrunch — Seed**](https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/25/karat-black-card/)

[**Wired**](https://www.wired.com/story/karat-influencer-credit-card-social-media-stats/)

[**Modern Retail**](https://www.modernretail.co/retailers/fintech-startups-are-targeting-influencers-trying-to-launch-their-own-brands/)

[**NYTimes — LA Tech Week**](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/style/los-angeles-tech-week.html)

[**VentureBeat**](https://venturebeat.com/2021/07/01/karat-financial-raises-26m-for-corporate-cards-for-creators/)

[**Tubefilter — Series A**](https://www.tubefilter.com/2021/07/01/karat-financial-credit-card-digital-creators-26-million/)

[**Vogue Business**](https://www.voguebusiness.com/companies/navigating-the-creator-economy-gold-rush)

[**Axios**](https://www.axios.com/karat-a-credit-card-for-creators-raises-26-million-39027c79-2e81-4424-8cda-64ee5a10e339.html)

[**Crunchbase — Hot Startup VC**](https://news.crunchbase.com/news/hot-startup-vc-funding-sectors-2021-space-semiconductors-creator-economy-alternative-meat/)

[**Crunchbase — Series A Raise**](https://news.crunchbase.com/news/karat-raises-26m-series-a-to-build-financial-infrastructure-for-creators/)

[**TechCrunch — Series A**](https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/01/a-bank-for-the-creator-economy-karat-raises-26m-in-series-a-funding/)

[**Fast Company — Chase for the Creator Economy**](https://www.fastcompany.com/90649157/karat-financial-wants-to-be-the-chase-for-the-creator-economy)

[**Union Square Ventures**](https://www.usv.com/writing/2021/07/karat/)

[**CNBC**](https://www.cnbc.com/select/karat-black-card-the-credit-card-for-social-media-influencers/)

[**Business Insider — Creator Shark Tank**](https://www.businessinsider.com/startups-voidpet-daffy-receive-capital-from-creators-at-competition-2022-8)

[**Tubefilter — Creator Shark Tank**](https://www.tubefilter.com/2022/09/07/karat-supernova-shark-tank-creator-economy-funding-justaminx-marina-mogilko/)

[**The Information**](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/creators-judge-a-shark-tank-style-contest-instagram-tests-nfts)

[**Tubefilter — Podcasts**](https://www.tubefilter.com/2023/01/11/karat-podcast-creator-interview-jt-barnett-nas-daily/)

[**Tubefilter — Billboards**](https://www.tubefilter.com/2022/03/17/karat-financial-billboards-times-square/)

[**The Observer — Creator Economy Power List 2022**](https://observer.com/list/creator-economy-power-list-2022/)

[**Fast Company — Most Innovative Companies Finance 2022**](https://www.fastcompany.com/90724406/most-innovative-companies-finance-2022)

[**Forbes 30 Under 30**](https://www.forbes.com/pictures/61a658957d8a73f982166967/will-kim-27-cofounder-kar/?sh=239d1d9c78ff)

[**The Observer**](https://observer.com/2023/03/yes-creators-have-to-file-taxes-here-are-some-tips/)