Hipset
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Hipset was a Y Combinator-funded startup (1-10 employees) operating a YouTube network for artists, active in media, advertising platforms, online video advertising and celebrity markets. It raised $88,000 across three rounds — a seed round in December 2011 and follow-ons in August and October 2012 — from investors including Menlo Ventures and angel David Wu.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
Events in the structured record
- Seed round
Hipset, a Y Combinator-funded YouTube network for artists, raised a seed round in December 2011.
- Follow-on rounds
Hipset raised two further rounds (August and October 2012), bringing total disclosed funding to $88,000 across three rounds.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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