Steven Bartlett's Steven.com secures Europe's largest creator investment round at €365M valuation

Entrepreneur and podcast host Steven Bartlett has secured an eight-figure investment for his company Steven.com, valued at approximately £320 million (€365 million), making it one of the largest creator economy funding rounds in Europe. The investment, led by Slow Ventures and Apeiron Investment Group, positions Bartlett’s company to lead the next era of the creator economy by integrating creator intellectual property, capital, and technology infrastructure. Bartlett aims to build "the Disney of the creator economy," creating an ecosystem where creators are treated as franchises, expanding influence across media and ventures globally. Steven.com owns multiple ventures, including FlightStory, FlightCast, and FlightFund, and plans to use the funding to scale its media and creator commerce operations while maintaining majority ownership. The success of Bartlett's podcast "Diary of a CEO," which has over one billion streams and millions of subscribers, has been a significant factor driving this growth. This investment marks a shift towards consolidation and scale in the European creator economy, with Steven.com emerging as a potential anchor firm in the industry.