World Illustrated

Innovative, disruptive platform combining social media, publishing, e-commerce

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Security Type
CAFES
Categories
Technology, Entertainment, Communication & Media
Min Investment
$100
Location
Fort Myers, FL
Expected Close Date
April 30, 2025
Target Raise
$50.00K-$124.00K
No. Investors
39
Security Price
$1
Number of Employees
15
Cash
$30,365
Revenue
$857,393
Short Term Debt
$271,622
Cost of Goods
$212,568
Long Term Debt
$281,832
Net Income
$12,001

Key Deal Facts

🤑 Multiple revenue streams: licensing & merchandizing, advertising & sponsorship
💸 We own a B2B content business with sales of $1.1 million & 25,000 users, reducing our burn rate
🥇 First social media network to lead with professional, curated, organized multi-media content
📈 Initial pool of 250m professional, high quality photos, videos, sound & articles. Growing daily
🔥 Our management team has over 100 years experience in professional content management and marketing
🌎 Our focused, quality content and tools will appeal to the world's 4 billion social media users
💡Our social media users can publish, license & merchandize their content to the media & all users
🌐 By using the platform, our investors can help us promote our stunning "window to the world"

Management Team / Advisory Board Bios

Charles Taylor CEO and Board MemberOriginally, an investment banker for 20 years. In 2001, he started a UK based content licensing business by acquiring 17 specialist collections & which is now owned by world illustrated. He was the publisher of a highly respected photography magazine, Lara Curci Head of Content and User EngagementAfter completing a degree in Communications, Lara worked for a large Brazilian media company variously in the TV, newspaper, radio, and corporate departments. She also holds a degree at Parsons School of Design and had her own design studio in Miami., Colin Finlay Board MemberHighly respected in the content licensing world, Colin is also MD of Avalon, our B2B content business; Previously he was Head of Image Resources - Natural History Museum UK and Global Sales Director, Archival Collections - Getty Images;, Lee Dalton Team Member Lee has over 20 years’ experience in the media licensing industry, recently as General Manager of Avalon Licensing where he managed Avalon’s 8,500 contributing photographers and partners. He is a third-generation, widely published wildlife photographer.
Amount Raised : $105,770
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