FANBASIS Raises $20M Series A to Power the Operating System for Digital Creators
July 10, 2025
byFenoms Startup Research
FANBASIS, a creator economy infrastructure startup, has announced a $20 million Series A funding round to further scale its all-in-one operating system for digital creators and personal brands. The round was led by Left Lane Capital, with participation from Connexa Capital, Ryan Serhant, The Sidemen (via Upside Ventures), Gerard Piqué, and other strategic investors.
Founded by Yash Daftary, FANBASIS empowers creators to monetize, engage, and operate their digital brands through a unified platform - effectively serving as the back-office engine for modern internet entrepreneurs.
The Platform Behind the Creator Business Boom
FANBASIS enables creators to streamline everything from paid communities and premium content to affiliate tools, sponsorship workflows, and CRM-like fan dashboards. It’s a full-stack system designed for digital-first talent looking to operate as scalable businesses - not just personalities.
What sets FANBASIS apart is that it’s not another monetization widget. Instead, it combines the key building blocks creators need to run like startups - without sacrificing authenticity or control. Whether you're a YouTuber, athlete, educator, or niche influencer, the platform helps automate business ops, collect payments, manage subscribers, and build repeatable income systems.
Why This Funding Matters Now
The creator economy is no longer hype - it’s infrastructure. According to Goldman Sachs, the global creator economy is projected to reach $480 billion by 2027, with over 300 million creators now monetizing across platforms. However, only a small subset of those creators actually operate as structured businesses. Most still juggle income streams across scattered apps, buried analytics, and limited support.
FANBASIS solves that fragmentation by giving creators the tools to act like product companies, without needing a team of operators. The platform centralizes financial visibility, audience engagement, and growth levers - without forcing creators to leave their core content workflows behind.
And here’s where most founders building in SaaS miss the mark: they confuse feature depth with product gravity. FANBASIS gets this. The true differentiator isn’t being “full-featured” - it’s being deeply entangled in the creator’s income engine. If you want to build software that sticks, make it essential to your customer’s cash flow - not just their convenience. The insight here is simple but profound: he who handles revenue handles retention. Once a creator builds their business logic around your platform, switching is no longer optional - it’s a rebuild.
This is what FANBASIS nails: not just providing optional features, but embedding itself at the center of the creator’s daily business rhythm. The real win isn’t being used - it’s being relied on.
Meet the Founder: Yash Daftary
CEO Yash Daftary launched FANBASIS with a bold thesis: that creators don’t need another app - they need infrastructure. With experience in both consumer technology and startup scaling, Yash brings a product-led vision rooted in creator empathy and platform discipline.
His leadership has helped attract not only high-profile creators like The Sidemen and Ryan Serhant, but also a wide range of creators across coaching, fitness, gaming, fashion, and education. The platform's growth is being driven not by celebrity clout - but by solving for a deep operational gap that almost every serious creator experiences once they outgrow social platforms alone.
Industry Outlook: Creators Are the New Enterprises
The creator economy isn’t a niche - it’s the next evolution of modern business. According to a report by Adobe and Fiverr, over 165 million creators entered the market between 2020 and 2023 alone. Platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Patreon have collectively distributed more than $100 billion in creator payouts in the past five years.
However, most creators still struggle with fragmented tech stacks and revenue leakage. A 2023 Kajabi survey showed that over 58% of full-time creators use more than five tools to run their businesses, with the majority citing tool fatigue, workflow disconnection, and analytics gaps as major pain points.
FANBASIS addresses this reality by centralizing monetization, CRM, communication, and automation - all under one roof. As creators transition from side-hustlers to full-time business operators, platform consolidation is not just a convenience - it’s a necessity.
Additionally, VC funding in the creator economy surpassed $5 billion in 2022, with investors now seeking infrastructure plays over individual creator tools. Platforms like FANBASIS are emerging as prime targets because they offer long-term scalability, high switching costs, and recurring revenue models that align with SaaS fundamentals.
What’s Next for FANBASIS?
With $20 million in new capital, FANBASIS plans to:
- Expand integrations with social platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram
- Build deeper tools for fan segmentation, lifecycle marketing, and affiliate management
- Launch a mobile-first product suite for creators operating across devices
- Grow enterprise partnerships with talent agencies, management firms, and e-learning creators
The platform also aims to introduce automated revenue forecasting, group-level analytics, and a white-label tier for creators managing multi-brand portfolios or community-led ventures.
As creators professionalize, FANBASIS is ready to serve as their central nervous system - not just a tool, but a framework for building businesses that last.