Founded 2013 by Chris Pavlovski. NASDAQ: RUM. $95.5M 2024 revenue. $775M Tether investment Dec 2024. 67M peak MAU. The free-speech YouTube alternative that became a public company.
IZEA built the original influencer marketing platform — paid blog posts in 2006, before Instagram existed. Public company NASDAQ: IZEA. Ted Murphy. Survived every cycle.
The April 23 Schedule III order didn't unlock NYSE and NASDAQ for cannabis. It cracked the door for one category. The operators that move first will reset the public-market narrative — if their communications is ready.
