Patreon’s CEO is launching a $50,000 annual grant for creators

Photo by Jerod Harris / Getty Images Patreon CEO and co-founder Jack Conte touts his crowdfunding platform (as Patreon describes it, “membership” platform) as a place where “creators get paid” instead of being subject to the whims of advertisers or recommendation algorithms. Today, Conte is announcing a much more individual attempt to fund creators that’s not formally related to Patreon but fits squarely into its vision for how artists work today.
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