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Fort Myers, FL

Building a social platform that curates professional multimedia content for users to explore, share, and monetize.

• Extensive content library: Over 270 million professional photos, videos, sound files, and articles.
• Integrated B2B and B2C marketplace: Users can license content and create merchandise directly on the platform.
• Established contributor and customer base: 8,500 professional contributors and 16,500 business customers.
• Multiple revenue streams: Monetization through licensing, advertising, merchandising, and sponsorship.
• Strong growth potential: Viral user acquisition strategy with influencer partnerships and scalable market reach.

World Illustrated is a social media and content platform designed to provide users with high-quality, curated professional imagery, videos, sound files, and articles from a vast pool of over 270 million assets. The platform aims to blend the best aspects of social media with a robust content licensing marketplace, enabling users to explore, share, and monetize multimedia content while enjoying a personalized and immersive experience. With integrated B2B and B2C functionalities, users can license content, create merchandise, and engage with an expansive community of creators and businesses.

The funds raised will be used to complete the development of the “My World” social media functionality, which will enable users to curate and share their favorite content, as well as expand the platform’s advertising, merchandising, and licensing capabilities. By leveraging its existing B2B licensing business, a pool of 8,500 professional contributors, and 16,500 business customers, World Illustrated is positioned to scale rapidly, attracting users and businesses alike. The platform offers multiple revenue streams, including content licensing, advertising, sponsorship, and merchandise sales, creating diverse opportunities for growth in a competitive market.

Company Info

World Illustrated is a social media platform that curates professional content, enabling users to engage, license, and merchandise multimedia while offering businesses a new revenue model.

World Illustrated is a social platform designed to showcase high-quality, professional multimedia content in a way that connects users with their interests while offering business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) applications. The platform curates images, videos, sound files, and articles, providing content that is organized into 16 channels covering topics like arts, culture, music, science, and more. Users can engage with content, share, license, and merchandise it while enjoying a personalized social media experience through their “My World” account.

With a solid foundation from its established B2B photo licensing business generating $0.9 million annually, World Illustrated is expanding its reach to individual users through a highly functional app. The company has already signed up thousands of professional contributors and business customers, with plans to scale rapidly through viral growth and partnerships with influencers. Multiple revenue streams, including content licensing, advertising, and merchandising, position World Illustrated to disrupt the traditional social media model and become a significant player in the multimedia content space.