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Fort Myers, FL

Developing a social app that curates and licenses professional content while enhancing user experience.

• Mission: Creating a social platform that showcases high-quality professional content, enabling users to explore, learn, share, and shop across diverse topics.  
• Innovation: Leverages AI technology to curate content from leading creators, organizing over 270 million professional photos, videos, and articles into an engaging user experience.  
• B2B & B2C Model: Offers both content licensing opportunities for businesses and personalized experiences for individual users, allowing contributors to monetize their work directly.  
• User Engagement: Introduces personalized accounts with the “My World” functionality, aimed at boosting interaction and fostering a deeper connection with content.  
• Growth Potential: Through strategic partnerships and influencer collaborations, World Illustrated is poised to expand its user base and compete with major social media platforms.  
• Content Diversity: Covers a wide range of topics, from arts and culture to science, sports, and health, providing in-depth, curated coverage for a broad audience.

World Illustrated is a social app designed to showcase professional imagery and provide a platform for users to see, learn, share, and shop high-quality content. With an extensive initial pool of over 270 million professional photos, videos, audio files, and articles, the company aims to enhance the user experience by organizing and curating content from leading creators.

The app targets individuals who are active on social media, while also incorporating B2B applications to cater to businesses. By leveraging AI technology, World Illustrated aims to deliver comprehensive, in-depth coverage across various topics, allowing users to create personalized accounts where they can interact with content.

The platform differentiates itself by offering both B2C and B2B content licensing opportunities, enabling contributors to monetize their work directly. The fundraising initiative seeks to complete the development of the “My World” functionality, which is expected to drive user engagement and revenue growth.

The company has already established a solid foundation through its existing B2B content licensing business and aims to expand its user base through strategic partnerships and influencer collaborations, ultimately aspiring to rival major social media platforms in terms of user engagement and content quality.

Company Info

A social media platform offering curated professional content with B2B and B2C applications.

World Illustrated is a social media platform designed to provide users with high-quality professional content across a variety of topics. The platform organizes over 270 million professional photos, videos, sound files, and articles into easy-to-navigate categories, allowing users to explore, learn, share, and shop. By using AI, World Illustrated curates content from top creators around the world, offering in-depth coverage on topics from arts and culture to sports, science, and health.

In addition to catering to individual users, World Illustrated integrates B2B applications through its content licensing business, Avalon, which generates $0.9 million annually. The platform aims to enhance user experience by offering additional features such as content licensing, merchandising, and personalized social media accounts. The user base is expected to grow through influencer partnerships and viral growth strategies, with plans to rival major platforms like Pinterest.