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§ Private Profile · Englewood, NJ, USA
Digital media and publishing company acquiring, developing, and producing content for creators and readers, focused on community publishing.
Key people at Jerrick Ventures.
Jerrick Ventures, based in New Jersey, United States, acquires, develops, and produces content across various digital media and publishing platforms. The company operates a network of sites including Omni, Geeks, Longevity, Journal, Filthy, and Potent, and launched Vocal as a community publishing platform for creators. Jerrick Ventures focuses on creator-centric platforms with features like reader gifting and algorithmic monetization, generating revenue through sponsored content and a planned self-serve native ad platform. It secured six-figure funding to further develop Vocal's revenue streams, having managed six active sites in 2016. Key figures associated with the organization include CEO Jeremy Frommer and co-founder Rick Schwartz. Jerrick Ventures was founded around 2011-2013 by Jeremy Frommer. Its business model centers on makes money from sponsored content, with plans for a self-serve native ad platform, also secured funding for revenue streams like reader gifting on Vocal.
Key people at Jerrick Ventures.
Jerrick Ventures LLC is a privately-held company operating in the advertising and marketing industry, primarily as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jerrick Media Holdings, Inc. (later rebranded as Creatd, ticker $CRTD), focused on digital media, content creation platforms, and creator monetization.[1][3][4][6] It emerged from Jerrick Media's ecosystem, which fuses a hedge fund-style institutional approach with modern digital design to support platforms like Vocal—a community publishing tool for creators to share, monetize, and build brands through sponsored content, subscriptions, and a virtuous feedback loop.[1][2][5] Key sectors include digital publishing, creator economy, e-commerce (via acquisitions like Seller's Choice), and content verticals such as science, entertainment, and lifestyle sites (e.g., Omni, Geeks, Journal).[1][2][8] Jerrick Ventures contributed to Jerrick Media's growth, reaching nearly 100,000 creators by end-2017 and pursuing self-funding via creator subscriptions by 2019, influencing the startup ecosystem by democratizing publishing and enabling creators to evolve into scalable brands.[1][2]
Jerrick Media Holdings, the parent of Jerrick Ventures, was co-founded in 2013 by Jeremy Frommer (Chairman, former Wall Street executive) and Rick Schwartz (media producer known for films like *The Departed* and TV like *Lip Sync Battle*).[1][2] The idea stemmed from passions in design, entertainment, and finance, leading to Vocal's development in 2014 as a democratic publishing platform inspired by repurposing legacy media like Omni (acquired from Penthouse founder Bob Guccione).[1][2] Jerrick went public under ticker JMDA in February 2016, with Vocal launching in December that year; Jerrick Ventures LLC operated as its subsidiary, handling aspects like advertising, marketing, and later acquisitions.[1][2][3][6] Pivotal moments included rapid site expansion (from 5 to plans for 100), early traction with 100,000 creators by 2017, a 2020 PPP loan, and the 2019 acquisition of e-commerce agency Seller's Choice for $2 million.[1][6][8] This evolution shifted from traditional media revival to a creator-centric tech model.[1][2]
Jerrick Ventures stands out through its parent's hybrid model and operational focus:
These elements positioned it in advertising/marketing with $3.2M revenue (pre-2025 data).[3][4]
Jerrick Ventures rode the early creator economy wave, timing perfectly with the shift from IP-driven Hollywood to digital shorts and user-generated content amid declining theater attendance.[2] It capitalized on market forces like rising demand for authentic, community-driven publishing (bypassing traditional gates) and creator monetization, prefiguring platforms like Substack or Patreon.[1][2] By relaunching Omni and scaling Vocal to 100,000 users quickly, it influenced the ecosystem by empowering non-traditional creators in sci-fi, lifestyle, and e-commerce—fostering brands that tackle digital challenges.[1][2][8] This positioned Jerrick Media (and Ventures) as a bridge between finance, media, and tech startups, amplifying underrepresented voices while generating revenue through ads and acquisitions in a fragmented digital ad market.[3][5]
Jerrick Ventures could expand as Creatd ($CRTD) leverages its creator trust for AI-enhanced tools, Web3 monetization, or global verticals, building on Vocal's foundation amid booming creator economies (projected $500B+ by 2027). Trends like subscription fatigue and brand-creator partnerships will shape it, potentially evolving Ventures into a full VC arm for digital media startups. Its influence may grow by incubating the next wave of creator-led companies, tying back to its origins: fusing finance smarts with digital creativity for sustained alpha in a feedback-driven world.[1][2]
