Creve

What Creve does

Creve (크레브) is a South Korean online platform, founded in 2019 and operated by Dino Studio Co., Ltd. (주식회사 디노스튜디오) under Representative Director Heo Jeong-bal (허정발), that connects YouTube content creators with brands for product sponsorships. The platform is organized around a "Brand Zone" (브랜드존), in which YouTubers receive free brand-supplied products in exchange for producing video content, supplemented by a personalized "For U" product request service and a "Challenge" (챌린지) campaign engine spanning categories such as beauty, fashion, food, electronics, and lifestyle. Sponsorship matching and creator acquisition are delivered through a self-serve, product-led model accessible at creve.co.kr, with Google SSO as the only disclosed third-party integration.

The product surface extends beyond sponsorship matching into a content resource business: "Creve Stock" (크레브스톡) provides a library of more than 400 video editing sources — thumbnails, subtitles, and effects — updated weekly, sold as an unlimited subscription at 9,900 KRW per month. Additional product modules include "For U" personalized product sourcing and a corporate member portal for brand-side onboarding. There is no evidence of proprietary AI/ML capabilities, no API or SDK, no patents or trademarks, and no disclosed mobile applications; the platform is web-only and operates exclusively in South Korea.

The business model combines (i) a recurring subscription revenue stream from the Creve Stock editing library, priced at 9,900 KRW per month, and (ii) brand-side monetization through product sponsorship facilitation, with revenue mechanics on the brand side not publicly detailed. The company is privately held, founder-controlled, with no disclosed institutional funding, no parent company, and no publicly available revenue or headcount figures. Customer base is split between long-tail individual Korean YouTube creators and an undisclosed set of brand partners, with no named enterprise customers in the input material.

Name

Creve

Legal name

주식회사 디노스튜디오 (Dino Studio Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://creve.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Creve is a Seoul-based, Korean online platform that connects YouTube content creators with brands for free product sponsorships, and sells a 9,900 KRW/month subscription to a 400+ asset video editing source library.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Influencer Marketing Platform

NAICS

Advertising Agencies (541810)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHDAEAFAB

Marketing Automation & Campaign Management CRM

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Platforms

SECONDARYHDAEAFAF

Social CRM & Community Engagement Platforms

Hardware, Technology & Telecom/Enterprise Platforms & Databases/Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Platforms

Keywords

• Creator sponsorship platform
• Influencer marketing
• Video editing resources
• Content creator marketplace
• Brand partnership platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Video Editing Subscription: Monthly subscription for unlimited access to video editing resources including thumbnails, subtitles, and effects. Priced at 9,900 KRW per month for unlimited sources.
2. Product Sponsorship Facilitation: Platform facilitates product sponsorships between brands and creators. Revenue likely generated through brand partnerships and transaction facilitation fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Creve operates an online platform connecting Korean YouTube content creators with brands for product sponsorships and collaborations. Its Brand Zone enables creators to receive free sponsored products in exchange for video content, while Creve Stock offers a subscription library of 400+ video editing resources (thumbnails, subtitles, effects) at 9,900 KRW per month, with weekly updates. The platform also runs For U personalized product sourcing and Challenge (챌린지) themed creator campaigns.

Product overview

Creve (크레브) is a unified creator platform that connects content creators with brands for sponsorship and collaboration opportunities. The platform operates as a multi-product ecosystem consisting of: Brand Zone for direct brand sponsorships where YouTubers receive free products; Crevestock providing stock content resources; For U personalized product recommendations for members; Video Editing Sources as a subscription add-on offering 400+ editing resources; and Challenge campaigns for brand-creator matching. The platform primarily serves Korean YouTube creators, facilitating product sponsorship deals across categories including beauty, fashion, food, electronics, healthcare, and lifestyle products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 브랜드존 (Brand Zone): Section where YouTubers can access free sponsored brand products
• For U
• 챌린지 (Challenge)

Products and services

• 크레브스톡 (Creve Stock) Subscription-based digital content library offering YouTube video creators unlimited access to 400+ editing sources, including thumbnail sources, subtitle sources, and effect sources, updated weekly at 9,900 KRW per month.
• 브랜드존 (Brand Zone) Brand sponsorship zone where Korean YouTubers browse and receive free brand-sponsored products in exchange for creating video content featuring those products, matched through categories including beauty/fashion, food, electronics, healthcare, and lifestyle.
• For U Personalized product request service for registered Creve members where creators request specific products they need and Creve sources them for use in video content.
• 챌린지 (Challenge) Campaign platform connecting Korean creators with brands through themed product sponsorship challenges and promotional programs across categories such as beauty/fashion, food, electronics, and lifestyle.

Quantifiable outcome

• 400+ video editing sources available with weekly updates

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 크레브 파트너스 (Creve Partners)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBrand partners section mentioned in navigation but specific partner companies are not listed in the source content. Refers to companies/brands that partner with Creve to offer sponsored products to creators.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CreatorIQ: CreatorIQ is an enterprise influencer marketing platform covering discovery, campaign management, and measurement. It overlaps with Creve on the brand-side workflow (managing sponsorship campaigns) but at a much larger enterprise tier.
• Klear: Klear (now part of Meltwater) is an influencer marketing platform with discovery, campaign management, and analytics. It targets the same brand-side sponsorship workflow that Creve's Brand Zone is built around.
• NeoReach: NeoReach is an influencer marketing and branded-content platform serving both enterprise brands and creator agencies. Its end-to-end campaign management overlaps with how Creve operationalizes brand-creator sponsorships.
• Storyblocks: Storyblocks is a subscription stock-content marketplace for video creators (footage, templates, audio), analogous to Creve Stock's 9,900 KRW/month subscription for thumbnails, subtitles, and effects. It addresses the same creator-tool monetization motion on a global English-language scale.
• Insense: Insense is a creator partnerships platform running whitelisted ad collaborations, gifting, and sponsored content workflows. Comparable to Creve for its focus on matchmaking brands with creators on short-form content.
• Aspire: Aspire (formerly AspireIQ) is a creator marketing platform that runs brand-creator partnerships, gifting, and ambassador programs. Its self-serve marketplace for product seeding directly mirrors Creve's core sponsorship-matching value proposition.
• Traackr: Traackr is an influencer marketing platform focused on creator discovery, relationship management, and campaign analytics. It addresses the brand-side of the same sponsorship workflow that Creve serves.
• Upfluence: Upfluence provides influencer search, outreach, and gifting/affiliate campaign tools to brands. Its product-seeding and creator-sponsorship mechanics map closely to Creve's Brand Zone model and self-serve brand onboarding.
• Grin: Grin is an influencer marketing platform that connects brands with creators for sponsored content and gifting campaigns. It is directly comparable to Creve's Brand Zone sponsorship model, operating a similar two-sided matching marketplace though at a larger global scale.

Broad incumbents

• IZEA: IZEA is a long-standing public creator economy marketplace and managed-services company running sponsored content and influencer campaigns at scale. Its broader portfolio and managed-services arm make it a broader incumbent to Creve's narrower self-serve sponsorship focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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