TikTok has revealed the first recipients of its creator fund, which was announced in July to support talent who have built followings on its platform
for the fund, it said that it would give away $200 million dollars. A few days later, TikTok said that, based on the "incredible response" to the program, it would increase the size of the fund to $1 billion, which will be given to U.S. creators over the next three years.
Other creators who were part of the first round of funding include chef Matt Broussard, photographer Alex Stemplewski, food creator Yumna Jawad, dancer Michael Le, comedian Justice Alexander, fashion creator Marissa Ren, entrepreneur Matt Gresia, factoid aficionado Isabella Avila, prankster Ross Smith and plastic surgeon Anthony Youn.
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